POOR WEATHER IN DORSET SEES A HOLDOVER AND A SWITCH TO WINCANTON.

SATURDAY AUGUST 21ST SAW OUR YOUNG BIRDS AT BLANDFORD FOR THE FIRST OF TWO RACES, SOME FEDS DID PUT MARKING BACK 24 HOURS, BUT WE MARKED AS USUAL ON THE FRIDAY, AS THE FORECAST FOR THE SATURDAY WASN’T ACTUALLY THAT BAD, IT DID OFFER A CHANCE OF A LIBERATION EARLY MORNING OR PERHAPS AROUND THE EARLY AFTERNOON? THIS DIDN’T MATERIALISE, AND WITH THE FORECAST FOR DORSET NOT TOO GOOD FOR SUNDAY, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO MOVE TO WINCANTON. THIS PROVED A VERY GOOD DECISION, AS AN EXCELLENT RACE WAS HAD, SO WELL DONE TO THE FED OFFICIALS.

DAVE WADDINGTON WINS A TIGHT FINISH FROM AN EXCELLENT WINCANTON RACE.

SUNDAY AUGUST 22ND SAW 2005 BIRDS, (AN EXCELLENT ENTRY WITH THE FORECAST AND THE NORTH MIDLANDS C.C RACE THE SAME DAY) LIBERATED AT WINCANTON AT 08-45 IN VERY LIGHT WINDS. THE WIND HERE IN BURTON WAS A LIGHT W.N.W. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FANTASTIC RACE WITH THE DERBY AND BULLS HEAD LOFTS DOMINATING THE RESULT.

DAVE WADDINGTON OF DERBY SR (AND “THE BAT” FAME) HAS HAD A FANTASTIC SEASON, AND HE TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1498.4 WITH A CHEQUER PIED HEN, WELL DONE DAVE. TONY DURKIN OF THE BULLS HEAD, HAD MADE A RE- ENTRY INTO THE SPORT WITH THIS YEARS YOUNGSTERS, AND HE HAS NOW WON TWO RED CARDS IN THE CLUB, AND TAKEN A 1ST AND 2ND FED. THIS WEEKS BIRD ON 1498.2 WAS A JANSSEN COCK.

John Harris & Daughter Sue

JOHN HARRIS OF ASHBY WAS 3RD FED ON 1498.1 WITH A WELSH RUNG BLUE COCK. THAT’S THE FIRST THREE IN THE FED 17 MILES APART AND SPLIT BY DECIMALS!!! JOHN & STEVE HICKS OF DERBY ENGINEERS WERE 3TH & 10TH FED ON 1494; 1491, WITH A RED COCK AND A CHEQUER HEN.

GREGG JOHNSON

NO DOUBTING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY, KEVIN & GREG JOHNSON OF THE BULLS HEAD TIMED IN FIVE BIRDS IN 13 SECONDS TO TAKE 5TH; 6TH; 7TH; 8TH ; AND 9TH FED ON  1493; 1492.8; 1492.5; 1492.3; 1491; 1490; THE FIRST WAS A GEERINCK X SOONTJEN COCK,  FOLLOWED BY TWO JANSENNE HENS. GOOD FLYING LADS FROM 140 MILES.

AROUND THE CLUBS,

STARTING AT STRETTON, THE POOR FORECAST AND THE NORTH MIDLAND RACE MEANT A DROP IN BIRDAGE THIS WEEK. 8 SENT 135 AND TONY & DIANE GREEN TAKE THE FIRST THREE, TO MAKE IT BACK TO BACK WINS.

TONY & DIANE GREEN

THEIR CLEAR WINNER ON 1475 WAS A PETER FOX CROSS ANGEL BROS COCK OFF JOHN STRETTON STOCK. THE RUNNER UP ON 1437 WAS ANOTHER COCK, OFF A JOHN STRETTON PETER FOX CROSS NOBBY PRESTIDGE. THE DAM OFF NOBBY WAS A PETER FOX X PETE WIGHTMAN SOONTJEN. THEIR THIRD BIRD WAS A RED COCK OFF A TONY McCOMISH AND MAXINE COOK BELGIAN STOCK, WHEN PAIRED TO AN ANGEL BROS HEN OFF JOHN STRETTON. ALAN BRASSINGTON WAS 4TH ON 1435 WITH A CAMPHIUS X PETER FOX HEN.

INTO DERBY NOW, AT THE OSMASTON PARK H.S. 10 SENT 150 AND REUBEN HOUGH TOOK 1ST AND 3RD ON 1464; 1429; BOTH SOONTJEN X STAF VAN REET HENS. RON HALL WAS 2ND ON 1450 WITH A VAN DEN BOSCHE HEN, AND MICK STONE WAS 4TH ON 1427 WITH A CEULEMAN X RENE NAUWELEART.

AT DERBY SR, 9 SENT 176 AND  DAVE WADDINGTON GOT A REAL GOOD UN ON 1498. FARRAR & PETERS TOOK THE NEXT FOUR ON 1483; 1482; 1479 (2).

AT DERBY ENGINEERS, 7 SENT 158 AND JOHN & STEVE HICKS TOOK THE TOP TWO ON 1494; 1490. FARRAR & PETERS TOOK THE NEXT THREE ON 1483 (2) AND 1479.

AT ETWALL, 8 SENT 99 AND STEVE BILLINGS WAS 1ST; 2ND; AND 4TH ON 1425; 1422; 1381. SAM PHILLIPS WAS 3RD ON 1408.

AT THE NELSON, 7 SENT 159 AND MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS TAKE THE TOP TWO ON 1475; 1459. WADSWORTH & PATTERSON STILL KNOCKING ON THE WINNERS DOOR TOOK 3RD ON 1458; AND MASSEY & HOLLIS WERE 4TH ON 1457.

UP AT THE BULLS HEAD, 7 SET 88 AND  TONY DURKIN IS ENJOYING HIS RETURN TO THE SPORT, TAKING HIS SECOND RED CARD ON 1498 WITH A JANSSEN COCK. LOOKS LIKE TONY MAY BE PIPPED ON A DECIMAL BY WADDO FOR FIRST FED? KEVIN & GREG JOHNSTON TOOK THE NEXT THREE SPOTS ON 1493; 1492 (2); WITH A GEERINCK X SOONTJEN COCK; AND TWO JANSSEN HENS.

KEVIN JOHNSON

OVER AT HILL RIDWARE, 8 SENT 162 AND  SPINK & BARKS ARE STILL UNBEATEN WITH THEIR YOUNG BIRDS, TAKING THEIR 5TH RED CARD ON 1474 WITH “THE HIDEAWAY HEN” A BRIAN MURRAY JANSSEN THAT MADE IT TWO WINS ON THE BOUNCE. SHE GETS HER NAME FROM THE FACT THEY CAN NEVER SEEM TO FIND HER IN THE PEN? R.SOUTHWELL WAS 2ND & 3RD ON 1464; 1460; BOTH DESMETS. DEREK EVANS & SON WERE 4TH ON 1453 WITH A JANSSEN.

ON THE OVER SIDE OF THE FED AT APPLEBY MAGNA, 5 SENT 133 AND MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1462; 1460; 1458; 1457; THE FIRST TWO WERE A NEST PAIR OF VAN DE RHEES X KIRKLAND, FULL SISTER TO JOHN’S 2ND SECTION M.N.F.C. ALENCON WINNER. JOHN’S THIRD ARRIVAL WAS A CHEQ COCK OFF HIS OLD KIRKLAND STOCK, FOLLOWED BY A GRIZZLE COCK, A ROLAND JANSSEN X M/M WORKMAN.

DOWN AT BARTON, 7 SENT 87 AND SHEASBY & WATSON TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1486; 1475; WITH A STAF VAN REET AND A BRASSPENNING. TREVOR BIRD WAS RUNNER UP ON 1477 WITH A LAMBRECHT, AND M/M KNIGHT 4TH ON 1448 WITH A STAF VAN REET.

AT WINSHILL, 5 SENT 107 AND MELVIN WILLIS HAD A CLEAR WINNER ON 1448 WITH A DARK GRIZZLE POUW BROS COCK. JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 2ND ON 1426 WITH A JANSENNE HEN. RON TILT WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1421; 1419.

AT THE MINERS ARMS, 8 SENT 131 AND MICK & NEIL HARVEY TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1454; 1442; 1426; THE WINNER WAS A JANSSEN X INCKLE & TOWE, FOLLOWED BY AN INCKLE & TOWE, AND A JANSENNE X STEVE FOSTER VANDENABEELE.

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