SOUTH BIRMINGHAM FED & DISTRICT

Jeff Gleeson

THE BROMFORD NTH RD had their 2nd race which was from wetherby held on the 26/4/08 up at 9.15 in a south wind, 23 members entered 245 birds.in 1st & 2nd g.branfield & son with two 5.y.o cheq cocks with vels of 1128-1124 picks up £118.00 in pools in 3rd place j.moran a 2.y.o.blue cock vel 1123.also winning pools of £24.98.4th the secretary m/m keith brown a 6yr old belg rung pied cock vel 1123.the horse & jockey was also raced for and stuart barnfield won £135.00.and d.hewitt also won £135.00 in the horse & jockey.the ring raffle winners were stuart barnfield £20.00.j.moran £10.00,keith brown £10.00.mark collins £7.50.in conjunction with this race the bromford also run a 2 bird race so 9/18 g. barnfield &son stuart won 1st club with a 5.y.o.cheq cock winning £30.06 in pools vel 1128.in 2nd 2nd p.lowney a 2.y.o.belg rung blue cock vel 1094 winning £14.04 in pools.in 3rd d.hewitt a ylg blue cock vel 1080.in 4th graham wilkes & ptnr a ylg belg ch/wf hen vel 1066.

THE ERDINGTON & SUTTON racing with the tamworth fed 19/234.1st club 4th fed steve edwards a 2.y.o.lambrecht cock vel 2087.in 2nd tommy moss also 5th fed vel 2087.in 3rd sean hanna and 6th fed with the same velocity 2087.4th ken pountney vel 2076 winning the £10.00 nom of £100.00 and £19.97 in pools.barry cluely wins the last of the pools £5.00.

THE SOUTH B.HAM FED had their 3rd race from taunton [1] up at 11.00 in a s/w/wind 26/4/08 70 members from nine clubs entered 970 birds. starting with the SPARKHILL 8/95.taking the first three places is bernard carter & son a 4.y.o.cheq cock a 2.y.o.mly cock and a ylg blue cock all from the yskout breed vels 2014-2004-2001 also wins the £1.nom of £30.00.and £18.00 in pools.in 4th club joe fannin a blue cock which topped the fed on the first race from bath this year.this 4.y.o.has also won before vel 2000.joe picks up the last of the pools £5.00. at the TWIN GREEN 5/51.in 1st,2nd,& 3rd is l.street & dghtr a 2.y.o.busschaert cock a blue hen out of frank aldhouses birds which i think is a soontjen and a ylg pied cock bred out of bryan haddons birds vels 1993-1939-1934.well done sandra and next week lookout for the birds and leave the bloody washing on the line this time ha-ha.in 4th m/m.darren norris a 5.y.o.bl/ch gaevart cock which has won a stack of cards to date vel 1896. at THE STIRCHLEY 5/83.in 1st & 2nd also 1st fed is micky corke a 3.y.o.lt/ch cock is bred off a fed winner and is also a breeder of a fed winner the 2nd bird is a 4.y.o.blue cock which wins 7th fed.3rd & 4th club 10th fed is m/m k.a.larner a ylg bl/ch hen which topped the fed from taunton last year plus other cards vel 2018 and the 2nd bird is bred from a beaverdam cock and was bought from ken stanley vel 1998. at the KINGS HEATH 8/85 in 1st & 2nd club 2nd & 5th fed is that man again micky corke.a 2.y.o.lt/ch walter docx x jenssen on the roundabout and a bl/ch latebred ylg janssen cock also on the roundabout vels 2051-2037 in 3rd & 4th bernard carter & son a daul widowhood ylg blue hen from the yskout birds and a ylg soontjen x van loon hen.vels 2015-1991.bernard also wins the pools & nom.kevin haynes has had to call it a day due to his dad passing away and kevin not in the best of health has a 2.y.o.loft for sale and a few stock birds which has cost him a few bob or two.kevin has not raced for a couple of years so if your interested give peter carson a ring on 0121 436 6434 and he will give you more info. THE SOUTH B.HAM FC12/162 .in 1st & 3rd is malcom cooper a ylg blue cock and a 2 y.o bl/pd cock out of martin parkers birds both are vandenbeels vels 2033 1016 also 8th & 12th fed and wins pools of £40.00. In 2nd & 4th club 9th & 14 & 18th fed a ylg black/pd cock a direct sootjen vels 2027-2014. The point winners so far in the club is jim & lisa green 16 pts, Malcom Cooper 14 pts Billy Hocking 12pts Dave & Jayne Hughes 10 pts Darren & Jeff Gleeson 5 pts Steve Buck 2 pts Dave Hykin & son 2pts John Shields & son & dghtr 1 pt. John Kimberley 1 point. at THE MACKADOWN SOCIAL 5/76 1st Andy Lewis a ylg dk/ch jos thone x van loon cock the sire to this bird is a belgium bred bird which andy borrowed it bred four y/bs last year and three of them won and the other one , well that won this weeks race and the sire to the four winners has now been bought by andy and hoping for some more winners off him this season,vel 1982,2nd micky collins a ylg blue pied cock out of the phoenix lines 1972 john bate in 3rd a ylg vandenbeele cock vel 1963,in 4th micky collins again with another blue cock out of the phoenix lines.john harris won the grange & the austin b.l roy parker won the studley. the top ten in the fed this week. are 1st, 2nd, 5th, & 7th fed micky corke of the strichley/ kings heath clubs, 3rd & 4th john harris of the grange, in 6th m/m. brice & dghtr, grange, 8th fed malcom cooper of the south b.ham social, 9th jim & lisa green south b.ham social. 10th kevin & elaine larner strichley.

THE SOUTH B.HAM FED'S OPEN race which includes THE ASTON & DISTRICT and the ERDINGTON & SUTTON 2B. clubs 100/1164. at the ASTON & DISTRICT 21/199. 1st barry cluley a 2.y.o. louella busschaert cheq cock which has won 3-1sts for barry vel 2032. 2nd joe murphy a 2.y.o. bl/pd cock a wildie out of kenny batchs stock vel 1964, 3rd j.stevens a 5.y.o. janssen x krauth cock which has also won 3-1sts plus other cards vel 1961. in 4th joe murphey another wildie this 2.y.o. blue cock also out of kennys birds. joe also wins the £1 nom. vel 1954. at THE ERDINGTON & SUTTON 2 birds club 9/18. winning his 2nd race of the day is barry cluley with a blue cock which won as a y/b won as a ylg and now wins in its third year. barry also wins £77.40p in pools & prizes. 2nd sean hanna a 5.y.o. pd/cock which is a multipe prizewinner wins £21.60p in pools & prizes. 3rd steve edwards a cheq 2.y.o. cock which has won four times won the gold ring in the b/b south b.ham feds race last year in 4th r.hilstead no other details. the vels are 1970-1956-1932 in the top ten in the open its more or less the same as the feds top ten only change is barry cluley in 9th vel 2027. at THE SOLIHULL & KNOWLE racing with the south midlands fed 15/204 1st james & gary dutton a ylg blue van de marwe out of their jutla bros birds this cock won as a y/b last year and winning other cards vel 1950, 2nd tommy harold a 3.y.o. blue cock a van den bosch which is a full brother to tommys fed topper vel 1948. 3rd joe fannin a ylg busschaert blue hen which has won cards before vel 1940. in 4th john marshall a 5.y.o. s.v.r. hen which has won before and destined for the stock loft wins £22.00 in pools vel 1936. THE GLEBE FARM F.C also with the south midlands fed from wincanton 26/4/08 up at 10.00 in a s/w/wind 20/271. in 1st club winning for the 2nd week running is john butler & son a 2.y.o. bl/cock  out of his john spiers of evesham birds vel 1936, 2nd john bate a ylg blue vandenabeele hen vel 1909. in 3rd & 4th ben job a 3.y.o. bl/ch cock and a ch/pd cock vels 1898-1885. at THE LONGBRIDGE F.C racing with the b.ham sat fed from swainswick 12/149. 1st r.s.ebbitt 1876. 2nd g.forsyth 1866, 3rd b.walkley 1856. 4th. d.winfield & son vel 1851
 
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