BICC

Falaise Young Birds - 28th August 2010

The birds were liberated at 7.30am

Report by Pam Gladwin

1st. Open and Central Section. Mr J Davies & Son from Hackney.

Jimmy is 55 and has had pigeons all his life. He flew as partners with his Farther up to two years ago when he died of cancer. He still carried on racing at his mother’s house up until this year when she sadly died in February. He had to get rid of all his racing birds because he did not have access to the garden. Jimmy decided to give racing a rest for a year, but having had birds all his life it was very hard to be without them. He had a stock loft at his own house in Walthamstow.  On the spur of the moment he went with his wife to Louella Lofts and bought 13 young birds just to keep his mind ticking over, just for a bit of sport as it were. Unfortunately the first young bird race he sent to he ended up with only four left. He was going to call it a day for the season but the pigeon bug got to him again and he decided to train these four birds and send them to the BICC. They have had three tosses from Brighton and a few from Basildon. The bird he got was a Louella Staff Van Reet, Blue cheq H. It is a darkness youngster sent unpaired. Unfortunately, He only had one cock and three hens to send. Jimmy’s garden is not very big and this is only the second time he has raced from there. He only fed these youngsters once a day gradually increasing the carbohydrates as the week progresses.

Jim Davis

2nd. Open and Central Section P & L Gorringe from Brighton.  Their Mealy Hen is a Louella Kirkpatrick sent racing to the perch. The henhas had two young bird races from 80 and 130 miles prior to going across the water, she will probably race the rest of the Young bird programme.  As always, the pigeon from the BICC was in excellent condition on the return from the race. This is a Father, Son partnership, Paul has been racing pigeons for 35 years, and his son Luke started racing assoon as he could pick up a scraper. They race from there back garden and the Pigeons are fed as much as they want twice a day. Corn comes from Melvin Barton of Brighton. They would also like to thank Chris Mears for helping them train the pigeons while their vehicle was off the road.

2nd Open

P L Gorringe

3rd. Open and 1st north section Clayton Oxborough from Gorleston.

He has been racing at his present address for ten years, before that he raced in partnership with his Dad and Brother. The young bird hen is of Soontjen bloodlines of Frank Sheader, which is now called (Eddie's Girl), as his Dad bred the young bird. The young bird was sent to the race after four Chelmsford’s with Browston flying club, approx 80 miles, Basingstoke with East Anglian fed, 150 miles, and St Albans with Norfolk and Suffolk 100 miles. The hen had been coming steady and was sent sitting 10 days and in good feather hopefully, she will go to the St Malo NFC race.  Clayton would like to thank Keith for all of his help through the year and his dad for coming over and pointing him in the right direction, it was nice to have a good result after a quiet season. He wouldalso like to thank both Gorleston and Browston station secretaries Bob Hodger and Tony Batterbee for all the work they do for the clubs.

Clayton Oxborough

4th. open and 1st East section Charlie Simmons from Basildon.

The bird he clocked is a blue Soontjen hen; she has had three club races with the Estuary flying club prior to this race. She came back in excellent condition; He sent fifteen and had ten on the night. Charlie would like to congratulate the winner, as this was a testing race for the birds.

5th. open and 2nd. East section Gosling & Jarvis. From Mountnessing.

Following last week’s success from Guernsey where the partnership was 1st section from falaise, today they timed two birds in one second the first being a red hen she is the Daughter of Matt he has won 11th Classic Pau 13th Alencon 18th Tours 24th Tarbes 27th Alencon 30th Tours 47th Bergerac and Astra who was purchased from Ron Ball.  She has won 4th BBC Bordeaux 15th NFC Bordeaux 18th NFC Nantes 19th NFC Guernsey plus many other prizes, winning over £5000.  The second a blue hen, who’s Sire was Grandson of 1st NFC Saints bred by J Biss and Dam is half sister to 1st NFC Guernsey.  The young birds are raced on darkness they have been very well trained twice daily in July and twice weekly to Portsmouth since.  The two hens were sent to Lulworth and Guernsey prior to falaise.  The young birds are fed 50% per depurative 50% per liege with widowhood mix added towards the day of the race.  The cocks and hens are exercised and trained separately and see one another on the day of basketing.  The next race for the partnership will be the classic and NFC in two weeks time

Gosling & Jarvis

6th. Open and 2nd. North section. D G Glover from Norwich.

Chequer darkness hen, Sire bred by T McGeechan of Scunthorpe, and Dam bred by Alan Hacon of Bradwell. He has been racing for - 21 years. He races on his own with a lot of help from his daughter, Tammy Clover, wife Sue Clover and his friends. His Garden, is 30 x 40 ft, of which the pigeon loft takes up most of the room, loft is 24 x 8 ft. His youngsters have a lot of protein so it is mainly peas and they are given maize on a Thursday.

Dave Clover

7th. Open and 3rd. North section Peter Mallett from Bury St. Edmunds

8th. Open and 3rd. East section, M J Harvey from Bowers Gifford.

Micky came down to see us and brought me a lovely bunch of flowers; we had a chat and put the world to rights with a cup of tea, before I took his photo.  He came armed with the breeding of this young Hen. The sire being a nine-year-old cock and the Dam is a seven year old. This pair has bred many winners, being half brother and sister. Both being bred from the Golden cock who is a full brother to “Beckham” first Combine and 4th. NFC amongst his many wins. A fantastic stock cock sire and Grandsire of many winners including “Baby Beckham” a champion race cock for the late Brian Long. Micky says he has five full brothers all bred this way. All have bred very good channel winners. They are all bred from direct J. L. N. Houben pigeons. Micky wants to thank Mike Greighton for all his help and advice over the years.

Micky Harvey

9th Open and 4th. North section Trevor Wilson from Bishops Stortford.

With a blue cheq hen, she is called "Lost and found" she was out for 8 days on her first race, but has found her way now. He expects great things from this hen. Her sire is pure Koopman called "Jimmy Mac" purchased at Jim Magees sale along with his sire "Verius", he is a winner of 9th from 10,000 birds, 31st 12,000 birds, 28th 10,000 birds, 94th 18,500 birds, 79th 13,000 birds. Paired to two hens last year and from four bred he bred a hen to win 27th section 48th open Mid Nat Treble Chance Lessay winning £650.00. 2nd sec 85th open Mid Nat Falaise winning £140.00 and E.T.S and a sire of a cock to win 22nd sec 43rd open Lessay Mid Nat Treble chance a 13th sec 174th open Mid Nat Falaise. Various's father is a half brother to "Magic Man", first National Le mans and a grandson of "Kleine Dirk" and full sister to "Annelies" who have won  first nationals three times, and two second nationals plus many other top performances between them with up to 18,000 birds competing. Dam of Lost and found is his Yearling hen "Ugly Betty," first club little Hampton 13th sec 98th open B.I.C.C Falaise, 44th sec 446th open Mid Nat Alencon and her dam was "Betty" bred by Kim Sparrow raced by himself, she won 40th open, High Littleton Tours Y/B and 32nd sec 71st open B.I.C.C Guernsey plus 3rd, 4th and 6th in club racing. he did send an email earlier in the season about his good hen "Jess" who has scored in all four B.I.C.C races this year she went on to win 2nd sec 10th open Mid Nat Tours, He only raced 3 hens this season to his 8 x 4 old bird loft and only has 7 young birds which race to his 4 x 4 young bird loft. Lost and Founds next race will be Saturday the 4th of September with the Midland National Chale.  His other hen "40 pence" won 30th open Midland National Bordeaux doing it in 13 hours 20 mins on the day, who said the small team flyers could not compete with the mob flyers.

10th Open and 4th. East section D Wilton & Son from Chadwell St Mary.

The pigeon was a cheq hen bred from two gift birds from Mark Bulled of Harlow, which were bred from his Lerwick combine winners. Three of the pigeon’s grand parents were Lerwick combine winners. Preparation for the race was trained twice a week to Portsmouth with the Tilbury training club. It was a darkness baby raced on the semi widowhood system. Just let to run together with cocks before basketing. He would like to thank Mark Bulled for the parents of the pigeon and also John Norris of Norban for the supplements he sends down.

11th. Open and 5th. East Section L A Parrott from Chelmsford.

Had a long chat with Len, what he does not know about pigeons is not worth knowing, he has been around for a good many years always in the top flight. An unassuming gentleman, who does not broadcast his skills but everyone who knows him, respects his knowledge. He tells me it is a small hen, its Grandmother is a Kroft Janssen and sire is a Janssen.

12th. Open and 6th. East section D Heywood and Son from Laindon.

Their pigeon is bred from last years NFC winner paired to BICC winner “74” they are half Hartog pigeons. They had two drop together there second bird is from the “Son of Tours Lad”

15th. Open and 3rd. Central section D Staplesjones & Son from Croyden.

He has been racing pigeons for 30+ years. The last four years he has only been racing in the national and Classic and use the Bromley midweek club in preparation for these races.  There pigeon is a Louella Brasspenning Chequer cock, having its third race of the season and was flown on the darkness system. They had two out of there six birds home in good condition and there next race will be with the NFC.

19th. Open and 4th. Central section R Brunger from Billingshurst.

Richard had two birds drop together the first a young bird was a pied Busschaert bred Hen; his second was a yearling Maurice Matheeuws bred Hen; this was raced to a fourteen day youngster. He flies widowhood and this is the only time he can race his hens, he was second open and second section in the BICC from ALENCON with the Maurice Malteew cock on the 15th may 2010.  He has had a good young bird season winning, Lyndhurst 1st and 2nd club and 1st and 2nd fed with ten young birds dropping together out of 417 birds in the club. He flew Kingsdown with 415 birds in the club and was 1st club and 5th fed, he feeds Gems feed and his own secret recipe. He had five old hens home out of nine in good condition; they will be flying in the LSECC on the 11th September. 

R Brunger

21st. open 5th. Central section G R Seeney from Harwell. With a Five months old, Blue bar, Belengie Delbar X Brian Clayburn Soontjen hen, raced on the natural system.  Gordon has raced on his own for forty plus years in his garden. He feeds Gerry plus 50% and Irish ruby 50%.  This pigeon has had all of the BB&O Young bird programme. He is hoping to send it to St Malo next with the NFC. He sent 10 and had four home.

G R Seeney

26th. Open and 6th. Central section P Abrook from Cowes.

17th. open and 5th. North section Roy Etherden from Lowestoft

The young cock bird was hatched in March and kept on the darkness system up until 21st June. Raced to the perch only.On sending to the race, it had cast its second flight. The sire of the bird is a direct Jim Biss pigeon and the Dam was a gift pigeon from his very good friend John Barber of”Barber & Wilkinson" which in turn was bred from two direct Jim Biss pigeons. Roy has been racing since 2008 only after being out of the sport for over 20 years, but being retired, when he became 70 years old the old pigeon bug got him again and he was keen to get back in the sport. When he last had pigeons he specialised in the short and middle distance races but this time he wanted to graduate to the extreme-distance i.e. Barcelona, but at 70 he thought you have not got enough years left to go to be able to achieve your ambition. Fortunately, we do not know how long we have to go, so he decided in 2008 to have a go at achieving his latest ambition, because if he didn't and lived to say 85 he would look back and say what an idiot he was for not going for it. Getting back to the pigeon in question it has had every young bird race, flown with the Norfolk and Suffolk SRCC and has been very consistent but not actually winning. One ofthe reasons for sending this bird was that they had a hard race from St Albans and this bird was one of his first birds home and looked as fresh as a daisy on arrival as it did from Falaise, you would not have known it had been in a race by looking at it. Roy thinks that it has earned its perch for another year.

Roy Etherden

34th. Open and 1st. west section Mr Mrs Gardner from Caldicot.

Once again the only bird home in the West section, they do it race after race. They are fantastic flyers. Be it old bird or young bird there name is always there. There dark chequer cock was sent flying to perch. Its uncle was 1st section 7th. open BICC Falaise. Its Grandmother was 3rd. National 4,750 birds. and the last Central Southern Classic race 200 miles its Grandfather won. This loft is full of winners.