BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION

STEVE & LINDA TREECE OF O.P.H.S.

1ST FED OUT OF HULLAVINGTON.

SATURDAY APRIL 26TH SAW 171 MEMBERS SEND 3014 BIRDS TO HULLAVINGTON; THEY WERE LIBERATED AT 09-45 IN A S.S.W. WIND.

THE BIRDS MADE LIGHT WORK OF THEIR JOURNEY, WITH THE LEADING BIRDS EXCEEDING THE 1950 YPM MARK. IT WASN’T ALL PLAIN SAILING THOUGH; THERE WERE A FEW EMPTY PERCHES AT NIGHTFALL, MAINLY YEARLINGS?

BACK TO THE RESULT, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO STEVE & LINDA TREECE OF OSMASTON PARK H.S. IN DERBY, THEY TOPPED THE BUMPER ENTRY ON 1952 WITH A 4YO BLUE PIET VALK COCK OFF LARRY GAUNT STOCK. THIS COCK IS NO STRANGER TO WINNING, AND HAS NOW WON THE TWO OPENING RACES OF THIS SEASON. WELL DONE STEVE & LINDA.

RUNNER UP AT OSMASTON PARK AND IN THE FED WAS RUEBEN HOUGH; HE TIMED IN A 2YO CASSEART X SOONTJEN X VAN REET COCK WITH A VELOCITY OF 1951.GOOD START TO THE SEASON RUEBEN.

TOP DOGS IN TAMWORTH AGAIN, WERE ELMORE & SMITH OF DOSTHILL. THEY TOOK 3RD & 4TH FED ON 1944; 1939; WITH THEIR STAR 5YO SLATEY GERVAERT COCK AND A 3YO BLUE COCK OFF CHRIS KNOWLES STOCK FROM STOCKPORT.

CLIFF SANDERS OF DOSTHILL WAS 5TH ON 1936.7, NO DETAILS TO HAND?

STEVE JOHNSON OF THE BULLS HEAD WAS 6TH ON 1936.5 WITH A 3YO BUSCHEART COCK.

ALAN BRASSINGTON OF STRETTON WAS 7TH ON 1933.89 WITH A 3YO JANSENNE VAN DEN BOSCHE X MARCELLIS COCK.

DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS OF THE NELSON CLUB WERE 8TH FED ON 1933.80 WITH A 3YO BLUE PIED STAF VAN REET ROUNDABOUT HEN. THIS HEN HAS NOW WON 4 X 1ST’S AND 3 X 2ND’S (TWICE BEATEN BY LOFTMATES)

TONY & DIANE GREEN OF STRETTON WERE 9TH ON 1915 WITH A YEARLING RED COCK OUT OF A G/SON OF SUPER SPRINTER X CAMPHIUS JANSENNE. THIS WAS THE ONLY YEARLING IN THE TOP 20? WHY DIDN’T THE YEARLING BIRDS SHOW MORE PROMINENTLY IN THE RESULT? LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE MAJORITY OF THE ABSENTEES AT NIGHTFALL WERE YEARLINGS.

COMPLETING THE TOP TEN WERE ROGER & MARK DUFFIELD OF THE BULLS HEAD, THEY TOOK 10TH SPOT ON 1911 WITH A 2YO JANSENNE COCK.

HAS SUMMER STARTED?

SUNSHINE ALL THE WAY FROM WINCANTON

SATURDAY MAY 3RD SAW THE BIRDS AT WINCANTON, LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER GOOD BIRDAGE?

AT LAST, SOME WARMTH IN THE AIR, AS SUNSHINE GREETED THE BIRDS AS THEY WERE LIBERATED AT 09-50 INTO A SOUTH EAST WIND.

THE BIRDS MADE LIGHT WORK OF THE JOURNEY, WITH THE LEADING BIRDS EXCEEDING THE 55MPH INTO BURTON, AND ONE WOULD EXPECT THE HILL RIDWARE LADS TO BEAT THESE TIMES?

AROUND THE CLUBS,

STARTING AT STRETTON, 17 SENT 302 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON MADE IT BACK TO BACK WINS,TAKING TOP SPOT ON 1641 WITH “FEDERER” A 4YO BLUE COCK, BRED OUT OF ALAN’S PETER FOX STOCK. THE SON OF “33” AND VERBREE LINES. THIS COCK, SIMILAR WAY BRED AS “BLUE PETER” IS ONE OF THOSE BIRDS, WHICH WHEN FIRST TO THE LOFT, USUALLY TAKES SOME BEATING AT CLUB LEVEL, AND USUALLY TAKES PROMINENT FED POSITIONS AS WELL?

JUST 18 SECONDS BEHIND WERE PETE WIGHTMAN & SON ON 1638 WITH A 3YO SCHELLENS X VAN LOON X JANSENNE VAN DENBOSCHE. IT’S SIRE WAS A SON OF THEIR GOOD LIER MARKET SCHELLENS COCK, WHEN PAIRED TO A MR & MRS DUCKERING OF HORNCASTLE VAN LOON. THIS PAIR COST £30!!! AND HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY, MANY PRIZEWINNERS.

THE DAM WAS OUT OF “THE DUSTBIN COCK” A MULTIPLE RED CARD WINNER OUT OF CATH LYCETT & SON STOCK, AND A HEN FROM BARTLETT & JONES OF SOUTHAMPTON.

PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE ALSO 3RD ON 1608 WITH THEIR GOOD SOONTJEN COCK “32”, OUT OF ANSLOW FARRAR STOCK.

SEAN & IVAN SMITH WERE 4TH ON 1601 WITH A 2YO MUELEMAN X VAN HOEKE COCK.

AT APPLEBY MAGNA, 10 SENT 191 AND KEITH BURTON ALSO MADE IT BACK TO BACK WINS. KEITH’S WINNER ON 1584 WAS A 5YO PENCIL WILDEMEERSCH COCK, A PREVIOUS WINNER, INLAND AND FROM OVER THE CHANNEL.

A.J.PASSEY & SONS WERE 2ND & 4TH ON 1572;1567; THEIR FIRST WAS A YEARLING FLOR ENGEL COCK FROM GEOFF KIRKLAND STOCK, FOLLOWED BY A 4YO WILLY THAS COCK, AGAIN FROM GEOFF KIRKLAND STOCK.

BOTH THESE BIRDS WERE BRED FROM BROTHER JOHN’S STOCK PEN; YOU BREED ‘EM JOHN, AND ALAN WILL FLY ‘EM?

PETE SMITH WAS 3RD ON 1572 WITH A BLUE DEMEESTER X HARTOG COCK. THIS COCK WON THIS YEARS OPENING RACE FROM CHELTENHAM.

AT THE NELSON, 13 SENT 283 TO HULLAVINGTON, AND IT WAS A BLUE PIED HENS DAY!!

DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1933 WITH A 3YO STAF VAN REET HEN; SHE WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN 8TH FED.

MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 2ND ON 1903 WITH A WELL FANCIED 2YO SOONTJEN HEN, AND THIRD ON 1879 WITH ANOTHER 2YO SOONTJEN HEN.

MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS WERE 4TH ON 1859 WITH A YEARLING TONY & ANNE MARDON VAN REET HEN.

ALL FOUR BIRDS WERE?  YES, BLUE PIEDS!!

FROM WINCANTON, ANOTHER GOOD TURNOUT, 13 SENT 272 BIRDS.

RATHER SURPRISINGLY WITH EAST IN THE WIND, MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS, WHO FLY INTO OVERSEAL, TOOK THE FIRST FOUR. THEIR WINNER ON 1609 WAS A YEARLING WIDOWHOOD COCK, AND GUESS WHAT, A BLUE PIED!! THIS COCK TOOK GRAHAM’S EYE AS A YB, AND WAS POOLED.

RUNNER UP WAS A 3YO COCK ON 1588, THIS COCK WAS FLOWN NATURAL, SENT FEEDING A BIG YB ON HIS OWN AFTER THE HEN WAS REMOVED EARLIER IN THE WEEK. THIS COCK ALSO WON THE NOMINATION. THIS COCK WON OUT OF YELVERTON AT DONISTHORPE UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

NEXT WERE TWO YEARLING COCKS ON 1564.7; 1564.3.

A SPECIAL MENTION TO REG HINKS OF THE HINKS & STALEY PARTNERSHIP, THEY WERE 5TH ON 1562 WITH A RED COCK SENT SITTING. REG HAS BEEN PULLING HIS HAIR OUT TRYING TO GET AMONGST ‘EM, WELL REG IS FINALLY THERE, BOLD BUT PROUD.

AT DOSTHILL, 18 SENT 290, ANOTHER CRACKING ENTRY?

ALAN SMITH OF ELMORE & SMITH MADE IT THREE OUT OF THREE. THEY TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1616 WITH A 2YO K. BOECKX FROM SIMEON TURNER OF SHEFFIELD.

Alan Smith of Dosthill, winner of 3 x 1st on the trot

MR & MRS BOB CAWLEY WERE 2ND ON 1610 WITH A VANDENABEELE COCK.

CLIFF SADERS WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1602; 1598, BOTH NATIONAL RUNG BIRDS.

AT ETWALL, WILLIE HORTON WAS WELL CLEAR ON 1583, NOT CONTENT WITH THE RED CARD, WILLIE ALSO TOOK 3RD & 4TH ON 1507; 1506.

DAVID WILLIAMS & SON WERE 2ND ON 1555 WITH A BUSCHEART.

AT OSMASTON PARK, STEVE & LINDA TREECE LAST WEEKS FED TOPPERS, DID IT AGAIN, TAKING THE RED CARD ON 1593 WITH A YEARLING BLUE PIED COCK BRED BY ALAN HOULDSWORTH.

MICK WILLIS & FAMILY WERE 2ND ON 1578 WITH A 5YO CHEQ COCK.

TOM CHADWICK WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1569; 1554; WITH TWO 3YO HERMAN COCKS, BOTH OUT OF REECE EVANS STOCK.

AT THE BULLS HEAD, KEVIN & GREGG JOHNSON HAD A GOOD DAY, TAKING 1ST – 3RD & 4TH ON 1579; 1561; 1553. THEIR WINNER WAS A 2YO SMITS VAN WINCLE X RENE VAN DE WEYER COCK, THIS COCK WAS 2ND CLUB, 4TH FED FROM CHELTENHAM.

THEIR SECOND ARRIVAL WAS A 4YO SOONTJEN COCK, THIS COCK CAME BACK FROM A RACE IN 2006 SO BADLY INJURED THAT KEVIN THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE TO DISPOSE OF HIM. BUT GREGG STEPPED IN, STITCHED HIM UP AND NURSED HIM BACK TO HEALTH. THIS COCK IS ALSO SIRE TO A PICAUVILLE WINNER.

THE THIRD HOME WAS A 3YO SOONTJEN COCK, THIS COCK WAS 1ST CLUB, 3RD FED FROM PICAUVILLE.

STEVE JOHNSON NEARLY MADE IT BACK TO BACK WINS, BUT HE HAD TO BE CONTENT WITH 2ND CLUB ON 1566, WITH A 2YO BUSCHEART COCK.

FINALLY, AT THE MINERS ARMS, 7 SENT 98 AND MICK HARVEY & SON HAD A COMFORTABLE WIN ON 1619. THEIR WINNER WAS AY YEARLING PETE INCKLE X GEORGE LITHERLAND COCK.

M.HOOGENDYK WAS 2ND & 4TH ON 1608; 1588 WITH A 3YO DE VADDER OFF TREVOR COLLINS STOCK, AND A YEARLING JANSENNE X JANSENNE VAN DEN BOSCHE OFF MICK HARVEY STOCK. THESE TWO COCKS WERE 1ST & 2ND FROM WINDRUSH THIS YEAR.

MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 3RD ON 1592 WITH A SOONTJEN WIDOWHOOD HEN.

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by Pete Wightman