ROSE OF THE SHIRES
Sue & Nathan
Perth 23/5/09
Corby Town
This week Corby Town Pigeon Club had 3 members, sending 13 club birds. Mr and Mrs Stanton had another good race, with most of the result repeating over and over. They also recieved all 7 birds home that they sent. Their first bird came first doing 1053, this was a van reet blue cock. However, they missed 2nd place, losing it to another great partnership of The Murphy Bros, they were doing 1027 with a blue soonjen cock. But from 3rd to 7th they got the final places, with a mixture of hen and cock van reet birds. The third clocked club pigeon was doing 1000, going down into fourth doing 980, fifth 924, 6th and 7th 899. This week has proved to be another great week for the Stantons with their strong family of Van Reets. Well done guys. Also well done to Josh and Robert for beating them to the top 6. On behalf of our club we would like to congratulate Bob and Zena's daughter, Sally on her marriage to her partner Steve. We would like to wish them the happiest life as possible together. Congratulation guys. I would like to make a special thanks to all of our clubs members, who do a lot of work for the club. There are few members in our club and without their dedication to the the pigeon buisness, our club wouldn't be what it is today. Club reporter Aimee is so proud to be part of Corby Town; it is a great club with great members. Well done ladies and gents, keep up the good work.
Berwick - 6/51
Mr & Mrs Stanton took 1st club doing 1185.81. Their van Reet cock was also a club winner from Scotch Corner. Mr & Mrs Stanton also netted 2nd and 3rd club places, doing 1185.30/1147.58, both pigeons were Van Reets.
Wellingborough North Road
Berwick - 4/18
Out of W.N.R 4 members sent 18 birds to the race point. Dave "Darn Good" Gent took 1st, 2nd & 3rd club, doing 1122/1111/1096. Darn Good's 1st was a blue cock "200". His 2nd was "Tyson's Son", and his 3rd place was a cock, who is the brother to his 1st club. Dave "Darn Good" Gent is getting back in the swing, since he went away for a paddle. He also won the club pools and the snowball. A good start for the holiday fund Dave! W.F.Line/Son/G.Son took the 4th club place, doing 1050. "Laurel and Hardy's" was a 2yr old grizzle cock, which was 1st the week before from Morpeth.
Returns were pretty good in W.N.R. which suprised everyone.
Berwick Fed Results - 40/353
Desborough - J. Gateley 1st/7th/8th. N & A Marlow 2nd/4th/11th/12th. D.Hadley 17th. Raunds - A Webb 3rd. M Lawless 9th. R & P Hallybone 10th. W Madejczyk 14th. B & J Andrews 16th. M Hinde 18th. Corby Town - Mr/Mrs Stanton 5th/6th/13th. R Fairbairn 15th.
Brixworth
Scotch Corner
Out of Brixworth 8 members sent 98 birds to the racepoint. C Freeman (Wag) took 1st & 2nd club doing 1502.759/1477.742. Wag's 1st was a blue hen that was 2nd from Wetherby last week. His 2nd was a chq cock bred from his Alan McGlasson stock x a Honeysuckle Lofts bird. Wisken & Wigfall netted 3rd club doing 1439.805 with a blue chq Janssen cock. Well done Mickey, didn't quite make the cards, must try harder. Where have you heard that before? No racing this week for Barry (Nutty) Nutt, he's taken his wife on holiday.
Morpeth
Seven members sent 72 birds. C.Freeman (Wag) took 1st club, doing 1095.954. Club 2nd & 3rd places went to Wisken & Wigfall doing 1070.553/1060.440. Sorry for the lack of details, but Chris,Brixworth reporter, was let down by her assistant Wag. He forgot to take the notes for her. You just can't get the staff Chris, can you?
Perth 23-5-09
Wellingborough North Road
Out of W.N.R. 5 members sent 23 birds to Perth racepoint. Alan Neville took 1st club doing 1085. Pensioner Neville's 3yr old chq hen "Lucy" has netted her first 1st club card. She has won alot of other place cards and done Pensioner Neville proud. She was bred off Brian "Big Man" Lawrence stock. The 2nd club place went to Dave Gent, doing 957. "Darn Good" Gent's cheq hen, was bred from No 74 a blue cock. He has won the fed before. W.F.Line/Son/G.Son took 3rd & 4th club, doing 950/937. Laurel & Hardy's 3rd place was a cheq hen. Their hen has had 1st/3rd club-4th/12th fed this season. She was bred down from Mick Smith (Wymington Trio) stock. Their 4th was a red cock call "Roger the Red". This was his first time in the cards. Bred from cock they borrowed from A. Johnson/Son and a hen gifted by Shirley Pascoe from Truro. It was a long race from Perth, and felt even longer waiting at home. We had the better weather this end, by all accounts. We hope all of you got your birds home safe and sound. Did you all have a great Bank Holiday w/e? We hope so. Keep praying for the lovely weather for " Race Days", which we should be getting by now. Well guys and gals, until next week -keep well and take care.
Bye for now - Sue & Nathan.
