The South West of England Lerwick Club
The SWELC was at Darlington on the 8/6/24 and at 1030 am into a west north west wind the birds were liberated alongside the Welsh north road federation and international championship club birds.
Darlington Liberation
The top twenty positions in the SWELC are as follows winning the event plus 3rd and 8th open and 1st 2nd and 4th Longford club was the Walker Brothers flying 199 miles their winner a 1y blue hen being raced on the natural system sent sitting 16 day old nest eggs her breeding being Lambrechts crossed Franz Zwols her dam being their 2022 new north road amalgamation Futurity winner from Alnwick which lifted £10,000 prize money she also when on the road achieved 3 x young bird wins apart from her big win she was bred by Chris Templar of Bristol from his Adam Wetherall of Birmingham Lambrechts and her sire is bred from their Franz Zwols and when he raced on the road he was responsible for 1st club 12th West of England south road combine Chale and being a son off their ace breeding hen Bella which has bred numerous classic club federation and club winners for the brothers which ever cock she breeds with Bella was bred by Formula one lofts their next two being a 1y blue hen and a 1y blue cock again both flown on the traditional natural system the Walker Brothers velocities were 1563.664. 1562 and 1549.
Walker brothers Darlington winner
2nd open and 1st Sodbury vale club just behind the Walker Brothers was Percy Hatherell flying 213 miles with a 2y blue cock doing 1563.137 and close finish for first at the top.
4th, 11th and 16th open and 2nd Sodbury vale club was Dave smith flying 210 miles his first a 2y chequer cock being bred by Leighton Golledge of Newport south Wales this cocks had a string of prizes now for Dave his breeding being a Herman Cuesters flown on the roundabout system doing 1554 the next a 2y chequer hen followed by a 2y blue hen both being van Den Bulks flown on the roundabout system with velocities 1546.299 and 1542.117.
5th and 6th open plus 3rd and 4th Sodbury Vale club was the Adams Brothers flying 214 miles with two birds arriving together their first over the pad a 2y blue hen followed by a 1y blue hen both being Wall Lunt & Green based bred widowhood flown with velocities of 2 x 1553.
7th open plus 3rd Longford club was Orchard & Vincent flying 192 miles with a 2y chequer hen being a Dean Pallett Staff Van Reet crossed Mark Gilbert crossed Geoff & Catherine Cooper birds sent on the natural system sitting 10 day old nest eggs with a velocity 1551.
9th and 15th open plus 1st and 4th South Bristol club was Andrezj Stanowski flying 221 miles the first a 1y chequer hen being a Gabby Vandenbeale crossed Leon Bores crossed R & D Faber and the next a 2y chequer hen being a Leon Bores crossed August Jansen crossed Karl Heiz Groos crossed Jan Graundaliers originating from Mirek Chwedoruk pigeons of Somerset both were flown on the roundabout system with velocities of 1547 and 1542.302.
10th open was Steve Bennett flying 213 miles with a 2y blue cock being a Shaun McDonagh of Birmingham bird crossed a Porsche 911 bird being flown on Mark Sparey of Wales racing system method with a velocity of 1546.506.
12th open plus 2nd south Bristol club was Steve Moseley flying 222 miles with a 2y blue van Dyke cock flown on the widowhood system with a velocity of 1544.861.
13th open and 1st Oldland club was Barry Shinner flying 218 miles with a 2y blue hen being a Eric Ceulemans flying back to just her perch on the natural system doing 1544.663.
14th open and 3rd South Bristol club was Andrew George flying 221 miles with a 2y chequer hen being a Gabby Vandenbeale flown on the roundabout system with a velocity of 1544.409.
17th open was Alan Meacham flying 220 miles with a 5y blue cock being a Van den bulk flown on the widowhood system with a velocity of 1540.
18th and 19th open flying 224 miles was D & M Moore with a 1y chequer hen and a 3y blue hen being Bushart based on the roundabout system with velocities of 1539 and 1538.
20th open was Adrian Bishop flying 219 miles and achieving 2nd Oldland club with a 1y chequer hen of Brian Olver of Bristol Bloodlines flown on the natural system flying back to her perch with a velocity of 1537.
The Rat Man.
