NORTH LIVERPOOL FED
NEWS FROM DARREN SMITH
Carentan 2 - June 2013
Hello folks,
North Liverpool Federation’s ninth race of the 2013 season took place from Carentan on Monday 10th June as part of the North West Combine liberation. Although the UK found itself gripped in the palm of a mini heatwave, coastal northern France was facing the brunt of volatile North East winds and there followed a weekend of frustration as news trickled out on Saturday of heavily overcast conditions at the race point. By mid morning it was official: make other plans.
Sunday could not come quick enough for most, but news of developments on site fell in synch with the leisurely pace generally associated with the day of rest. It was not until just after 1pm we were to learn our hopes of a race had succumb to the same fate as the day before and young birds, beer and barbecues became the order of the day.
And so to Monday morning. News duly arrived that the strings had been cut at 7.30am and the convoy cleared for home with the aid of an east south east wind which was forecast to turn south east later in the day around middle England. ETA’s of 5 and a half hours were perhaps a little optimistic but in the end, they were not too far wide of the mark and the leaders began touching down in Liverpool just shy of six hours.
Looking at the federation result sheet, it appears theat pigeons were arriving in small pockets and it took almost half an hour for the first thirty positions to be filled. Thanks must go to the efforts of Billy Reeves as most people I have spoken to since Monday have commented upon the condition of their returnees, no mean feat after 4 days in the confines of a basket, but our man on the ground had them well looked after. Let's crack on with the results.
Brian & Terry Snagg take 1st and 2nd positions at the Edgehill HS (9/71). The winner is a blue white flight yearling cock bred from their own family and this fella has channel racing in his blood as both parents have won 3x1st from France, with the dam also scoring 3rd, 5th & 12th NL Fed. The second timer is a blue yearling widower whose sire was bred by Mark & Dickie Evans and he is a full brother of Rolls Royce. The dam is bred out of Brian & Terry’s own family. Alan & Colin Baker take 3rd position with a 2 year old blue pied Vandenabeele cock also of Mark & Dickie Evans origins via Jimmy Mannion and this cock has previous with a 2nd at Bedhampton. Jimmy Melia takes 4th position with a 3 year old blue Hartog widower whose sire and dam were bred by Paul Hannon.
Joe Pearman’s great form continues at the Crosby (5/31) where he takes 1st 3rd and 4th positions, a result which also sees him land the coveted 1st North Liverpool Federation. The winner is a Soontjen x Janssen widower. Sire is a winner of 4x1st and 2nd NL Fed and he is a son of Joey’s number 1 breeder the National Cock. The dam is on loan from good friend Paul Stokes and was purchased on Joey’s recommendation from Premier Stud at Doncaster a few years back. The second timer is a Soontjen x Jos Thoné with previous form including 1st club Portland, 1st club, 10th NL Fed Carentan, 1st club, 3rd NL Fed Fougeres and Crosby bird of the year 2011. The third timer is last week’s winner, who also finished 4th NL Fed, 21st NW Combine and he is a 2 year old Vandenabeele x Van Reet cock with 5x1st to his credit and he was Crosby bird of the year 2012. He is bred from a pair of pigeons given to Joey by former club-mate Joey Lysaght. Velocities 1476, 1337 and 1233. Joe would like to dedicate this victory to the memory of his father Wilf, who passed on 10 years ago. I had a nice chat with Joe about his Dad and he told me channel racing was his passion and he passed this on to Joe. John Pugh times in a yearling widower of Gerry Clements origins for 2nd position and this cock is a previous winner of 2x1st, velocity 1346. Thanks Joe and congratulations mate.
Mr & Mrs Ted Davin senior and Jock McCafferty take spot at the Litherland (10/89) and go very close in the fed. The winner is a Busschaert cock bred by Ted Davin junior and he is from a son of Gerry Clements Bouncer when paired to a daughter of the Boss, that was purchased from Louella, velocity 1472. Mercer Brothers take 2nd and 4th positions with 2 Van Meldert widowers bred in the stock loft, velocities 1428 and 1386. Fred Lloyd and Kev Moran take 3rd position with a pigeon of John & John Gosling and Ian Gibb of Northern Ireland origins, velocity 1410. Congratulations from everyone at the Litherland to this week's winners, Mr and Mrs Davin and Jock. Thanks Ted.
Ted Davin senior, 1st Litherland HS Carentan 2
Roy Reid spends a second week in top spot and shuts out the first 4 positions at the Spellow (4/36) in the process. The winner is out of a son of the Amal Cock, a winner of 14x1st club and 3x1st Amal for Pat Smith of Stockport. The dam is a daughter of the 69 Cock a winner of 19x1st for John Kellett of Derbyshire. The second timer is a De Meester x Gevaert, sire is a son of the Number 1 stock pair of Mike Beck of Flint, when paired to a daughter of True Grit, a winner of 13x1st club, 4x1st Feds for Darren Norris of Birmingham. The third timer is out of a full brother of Robbie Thomas’ Olympia Cock, while the dam is a full sister to Rice & Gardner’s Turbo, a winner of 26x1st. The fourth timer is out of a son of Peter Bartley’s 30 Cock, a breeder of 32 x 1st prize winners and the nest-mate of this super breeder won 1st UNC from 29,000 pigeons. The dam is a daughter of Dave Washington’s the Bat, a winner of 18x1st. Velocities 1389, 1387, 1359 and 1341. Congratulations Roy, top flying. Thanks Darren.
Vinnie Maguire remains the undefeated king of Carentan at the Kirkdale (7/67) and clocks last week’s winner, ’81’ a yearling cheq pied hen, who is a daughter of ’22’ a gift bird bred by Ted & Steven Davin. Duffy Brothers take 2nd position on 1335. Croxton & White take 3rd position with a widoer bred by Mick Joyce of Darlington, velocity 1327. Caffery & Part take 4th position with a pigeon of Welsh origins, velocity 1286. Thanks Mark.
John & Gary Hartless and Paul Howard spend their fourth week in top spot at the Pirrie (10/105). The winner is a cheq white flight widower that has taken a number of prizes as a young bird. He is bred by good friend Ted Davin junior and was purchased at a Pirrie prize presentation young bird auction, velocity 1372. Jimmy Foley takes 2nd and 4th positions this week. The first timer is a 5 year old with 2x1st and other cards to her credit. She was lost at Niort and reported in Holland by a Dutch fancier who then brought her to London once she had recovered and released her. Jim would like to say thanks to the gentleman concerned, velocity 1358. The second timer is a 2 year old dark cheq hen which has previous form across the pond, with a 2nd club, 14th NL fed, 3rd club, 4th NL fed and 5th club, all in 2012. Jeff Bowman takes 3rd position with a 2 year old cheq Van Der Rhee widower tat has previously taken 2nd and 4th club, velocity 1343. Thanks Irene and congratulations to John, Gary and Paul, 4 combine races, 4 club victories, no mean feat. Thanks Irene.
Terry Hodson spends a second week on top at the Central (9/56) also taking 4th position. Both pigeons are widowers bred by Danny Regan, velocities 1397 and 1251. Kenny Boyle takes 2nd and 3rd positions with 2 yearling cocks bred by Mercer Brothers that were sent sitting eggs, velocities 1352 and 1277. Thanks Danny.
Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan & Sid Chapman notch up another win at the Princes Park (9/103) also taking 4th position. Both pigeons are Vandenabeele widowers bred via Louella stock, velocities 1416 and 1330. Davie Barrett takes 2nd position with a 2006 bred hen out of Jim Bartoon and Denduyver bloodlines, velocity 1349. Team Heague take 3rd position with a blue white flight yearling cock, that has previous turns earlier this season and from Carentan in the Taylor’s Arms breeder buyer. The sire has topped the fed for the Heague loft and the dam is bred from two Liverpool Amal winners, velocity 1334. Thanks Tom.
Billy Dooley holding 1st Princes Park Carentan 2
John McDowell & Son take 1st position at the Vauxhall (11/133) with a yearling Vandenabeele hen. Sire of the winner was bred by Graham Warman out of Silver Shadow and a daughter of Westkapelle, while the dam is a direct Mark & Dickie Evans pigeon out of Roman and Sissi 264, velocity 1414. John Rimmer takes 2nd place with a cock of various origins, namely Tommy Dagnall, Davey Burns, Tommy Hughes and Jimmy Weeder, velocity 1381. Stevie Williamson & John Murphy take 3rd position with a Manderlaert Janssen out of John Gerrard stock, velocity 1375. Danny & Danny Kelly & Thomas Devine take 4th position, velocity 1374, no further details to hand. Thanks Anthony.
The federation top ten looks like this:
1st W Pearman, Son & Duffy - 1476, 2nd Mr & Mrs Ted Davin sr and Jock McCafferty - 1472, 3rd Mercer Brothers - 1428, 4th Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan & Sid Chapman - 1416, 5th John McDowell & Son - 1414, 6th Fred Lloyd & Kev Moran - 1410, 7th Terry Hodson - 1397, 8th and 9th Roy Reid - 1389 / 1387, 10th Mercer Brothers 1386.
Congratulations to everybody who made the prizes this week, especially to our federation topper Joe Pearman who has them on blob just at the right time, keep it up Joe! Joe also wins the Carentan 1 and 2 Averages, velocity 1269.662.
There are a couple of photographs added to the report this week, thanks to Betty Davin, Tom Robinson and Irene Hartless. Keep them coming in please.
There were no other results received at the time this report was submitted.
Thanks for reading,
Darren Smith
