AROUND THE UP NORTH COMBINE
Chapman & Sons of Seaham, Three Times UNC Bird of the Year
By Good Corn
I have watched the top racing performances of Chapman & Sons of Seaham for a very long time and I have to say that their top class winning performances are up there with the very best fanciers in the Up North Combine. I will highlight just a few of the lofts previous very impressive winning performances. In 2011 4 x 1st North East Counties Federations were won including 1st Club, 1st Fed, 1st Section and 2nd Up North Combine Clermont winning a UNC Silver Medal out of 10,299 birds, 8th North of England Homing Union “Queens Cup” from a convoy of 13,961 birds. In 2012 Chapman & Sons were the winners of 9 x 1st North East Counties Federations which included winning 1st Club, 1st Fed, 1st Section and 3rd Up North Combine Lillers (2) winning a UNC Bronze Medal from a convoy of 11,875 birds. Moving onto 2015 where 4 x 1st North East Counties Federations were won, including winning 1st Club, 1st Fed, 2nd Section and 2nd Up North Combine Eastbourne (1) National winning a UNC Silver Medal from a convoy of 18,418 birds, 2nd North of England Homing Union when there were 24,881 birds competing. The partnership was also runners-up Up North Combine Channel Average, which was a fantastic achievement. In 2016 the partnership of Chapman & Sons were the winners of 13 x 1st Clubs, 7 x 1st North East Counties Federations and 2 x 1st Section 4, which included them winning 1st Club, 3rd Fed, 4th Section and 11th Up North Combine Eastbourne (1) National from a convoy of 7,474 birds. Who knows what the future holds for the loft of Chapman & Sons of Seaham? But whatever is achieved, will be well-deserved due to the fact Colin puts a lot of hard work and dedication into his Pigeons.
“DOREEN’S LAD”
UNC Bird of the Year 2006
And
Joint Winner of the NEHU Buckton’s Trophy 2006
Chequer Cock
WORKSOP
1st Club 404 birds, 2nd Fed 2,333 birds, 3rd Section 7,813 birds
NORTH WEALD
1st Club 187 birds, 7th Fed 1,177 birds, 13th Section 3,944 birds, 88th UNC 20,721 birds.
NORTH WEALD
1st Club 196 birds, 1st Fed 1,310 birds, 2nd Section 4,929 birds.
HUNTINGDON
1st Club 199 birds, 2nd Fed 1,216 birds, 3rd Section 3,647 birds.
BROOKSLANDS
1st Club 160 birds, 1st Fed 815 birds, 1st Section 2,534 birds, 10th UNC 16,625 birds.
Property of Gippert, Henry & Chapman of Seaham
“FREDDY’S BOY”
UNC Bird of the YEAR 2007
Chequer Cock
HUNTINGDON
2nd Club 437 birds, 4th Fed 2,271 birds, 11th Section 7,926 birds.
FOLKESTONE
1st Club 223 birds, 1st Fed 1,479 birds, 1st Section 4,403 birds, 49th UNC 24,199 birds.
RIVENHALL
1st Club 192 birds, 1st Fed 1,301 birds, 1st Section 3,714 birds.
HUNTINGDON
2nd Club 144 birds, 15th Fed 1,242 birds.
MELTON MOWBRAY
1st Club 125 birds, 3rd Fed 1,153 birds, 9th Section 3,430 birds.
Property of Gippert, Henry & Chapman of Seaham
“HEATHER’S JOY”
Section 4 Ace Pigeon 2015
Joint Up North Combine Bird of the Year 2015
Chequer Hen
WORKSOP
2nd Club 341 birds, 4th Fed 1,329 birds, 15th Section 5,816 birds.
LILLERS
1st Club 138 birds, 6th Fed 543 birds, 15th Section 2,626 birds, 90th UNC 14,062 birds.
RIVENHALL (2)
1st Club 205 birds, 2nd Fed 780 birds, 2nd Section 2,653 birds
PETERBOROUGH (3)
1st Club 151 birds, 1st Fed 724 birds, 2nd Section 2,859 birds.
OAKHAM (3)
2nd Club 102 birds, 10th Fed 456 birds, 25th Section 1,707 birds.
BURBURE
1st Club 111 birds, 1st Fed 475 birds, 2nd Section 1,774 birds. 12th UNC 10,617 birds.
Also winning 1st North of England Championship Club and £319.26 in pools and prizes.
2016
BUBWITH
31st Section 4,333 birds.
PETERBOROUGH
3rd Fed, 11th Section 5,360 birds.
RIVENHALL
1st Club, 3rd Fed, 10th Section (then Colin decided to stop her after the Rivenhall disaster)
Property of Chapman & Sons, Seaham
“Heather’s Joy” was raced natural as a young bird, where she competed in four of the nine 2014 young bird races. The top performing chequer hen is a daughter of “Luke” the winner of
1st Club, 1st Fed and 11th Up North Combine Eastbourne Yearling National from a convoy of 7,030 birds in 2010. In the same season “Luke” won 3rd Club, 3rd Fed and 31st Up North Combine Lillers (2) when beaten by a loftmate that won 1st Club, 1st Fed and 19th Up North Combine from a convoy of 11,706 birds. “Luke” was also the winner of 1st Club, 1st Fed, 2nd Up North Combine 10,299 birds and 8th North of England Homing Union “Queens Cup Clermont in 2011 from a convoy of 13,961 birds. The outstanding “Luke” was also the winner of a 1st Fed inland; then put to stock when paired to top Daughter of “Rachael”. So what about “Rachael”? She is the Dam or G/Dam of an incredible 4 x 2nd Up North Combines, 2 x 2nd NEHU Opens and 3 times Up North Combine Bird of the Years, plus many more top Pigeons.
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