“The Original” Around The Up North Combine

Good Corn

 

Before I go onto the young bird report I will give the Marske & New Marske Ypres report, where Geoff Bavin won 1st Club with a 14 day sitting 4y chequer pied hen from Rutland Lofts. Jimmy Reed filled a couple of chambers to lift 2nd and 4th Club with the blue card being awarded to a blue roundabout hen from Brian Maude stock, while the yellow card went to a yearling blue roundabout hen from Graham Jones of Guisborough fame stock. I would like to wish Graham a full and speedy recovery after his hospital stay. The late Jack Brown & Tony Hunt filled two cells to lift 3rd and 5th Club with the green card being awarded to a 2y blue Seppers/Van Gompel cock who is the previous scorer of many positions. Tony's second timer was a 3y red cock who like the green card potter, is a frequent scorer.

The Up North Combine nine race young bird programme was due to start on Saturday 28th July but on the morning of Friday 27th July the majority of the weather committee voted to delay basketing for 24 hours, which was very puzzling for a number of fanciers for they believed we would have got a race on the Saturday. On the Saturday morning the majority of the weather committee once again voted to delay basketing for another 24 hours, this resulted in a number of fanciers asking “What about the working man who will be working Monday?”. As it panned out after looking at Monday's weather forecast the majority of the committee voted to cancel the race. Thinking we had lost the race due to the ruling “If a race is cancelled it will not be re-instated”, we would be going to the second race the following weekend. But on Monday morning the members were asked to vote on either to put the young bird race programme back a week or continue down the race programme, which resulted in putting the race programme back a week just like they did for the start of the old bird season. We all have our opinions but I believe it's only right that we stick with the programme that was passed at the UNC AGM, members will have booked holidays after racing and now the race programme has been changed. I know its only a weeks difference but the day light hours are getting shorter with the working man struggling to get his birds out before leaving the loft for work. The same as on a night with the nights taking in, it really hits home the further we get down the race line when we suffer a later liberation because if the weather turns it shortens the time for the birds to make it home before dark. And don't say it doesn't because we have had it before and just to jog your memory, it happened in 2016 when the Maidstone National birds were brought back closer to home and liberated from Peterborough at 10 minutes to 2  resulting in the top end flyers youngsters dropping at the loft on dark, with a number of birds still missing at the end of the day.

So the East Cleveland Federations first race was from Bubwith (1) on Saturday 4th August when the 75 members convoy of 2,092 birds were liberated at 9.30am flying into a light variable wind for the 50 - 53 miles fly home. Starting at Skelton Green the partnership of the late Peter Winspear & son Derek and his son Mark timed no  less than four of their young bird squad to win a top notch 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th Club from a nine members entry of 351 birds. With Derek & Mark the 1st Club, 1st Fed old bird Oakham (1) winners from a convoy of 1,606 birds, red card winning youngster recording a top vel of 1342 to win a brilliant 1st Fed. While the lads who won the Club Young Bird Average in 2017, yellow card scoring baby racking up a vel of 1326 to go onto chalk up a notable 5th Fed. Bowden Bros Mick & Boss and loft helper Trevor Mitchell the 1st UNC Ypres Gold Medal winners, potted 3rd Club on 1219, while Alan & David Wright took 5th Club on 1208.

It was no surprise to see the loft of Mr & Mrs Bob & Babs Moore topping the Brotton H/S charts as the duo have flown a very consistent young bird in both Brotton H/S and the Brotton Six Bird Club for a number of years now. The young bird specialists Bob & Babs timed three of their squad to win a most impressive, 1st and 4th Club out of a fourteen members entry of 397 birds, 2nd, 6th, 20th Fed with vels of 1333. 1323, 1226. Mr & Mrs Golly “Graham” & Linda Peirson & Tubby “Graham” Purver and loft helpers Evo “Ian” Everington & Frankie Rolands also had three of their entries on the clock to chalk up a belting 2nd, 3rd, 5th Club, 3rd, 4th, 7th Fed with vels of 1330, 1328, 1315. With the blue card being awarded to a blue hen through a Dino John Soderlund cock paired to a granddaughter of Porter & Stevens double 1st UNC Gold Medal winning “Village Lad”. Six seconds after the blue card potter in the green card position came a blue De Rauw Sablon/ Rietvink cock, and he was followed by a chequer Rietvink/Koopman of Galaxy Lofts bloodlines. Dave “Rooster” Storr picks up a Club point after taking 6th Club, 17th Fed on 1257.

Lifelong member and mate Brian “Brunks” Laity wins the red card at Skinningrove from a twelve members muster of 484 birds, with pole position being won by a chequer cock recording a chart-topping vel of 1296 which was enough to score a notable 8th Fed. The sire of the winning cock    is a grandson of Dirk Leekens Lucky Luke x Gaston Van De Wouwer, while the dam is a De Neve Marnick x Antoine & Rudi De Saer Vandenabeele. Brian started racing at a very young age when flying in Skinningrove with his late father, Brian flew in the Club for a number of years before moving house to Carlin How. It was at Carlin How when Brian flying as Albert Breckon & Laity won the Up North Combine “Danish Cup Of Friendship” for the best two bird performance from the Eastbourne National in 1983 when they won a most impressive 3rd and 11th UNC from a convoy of 18,609 birds. Carling How disbanded a few years back due to lack of membership, so the members rejoined Skinningrove H/S, where Brian flew with Albert on the Carlin How allotments until he decided to race on his own. Brian won a very impressive 4th UNC Maidstone Yearling National in 2012 when there were 7,125 birds competing. Brian moved from off the allotments and now has his loft in his house garden, where space is very limited but he is happy where he is.

Brian “Brunks” Laity of Skinningrove H/S holding his chequer cock, winner of 1st Club, 8th East Cleveland Federation Bubwith (1) 2,092 birds competing.

B & K Simpson timed a couple of flying to the perch darkened down youngsters to lift 2nd Club, 9th and 14th Fed on 1293 and 1285, with Brian & Keith's blue card scorer being a Louis Cooreman bred by Bob “Lightning  Fast” Fenech of Norfolk fame. Second on the clock was a well-fancied home-bred Louis Cooreman who won the Club £5 Nom. Ian Stafford & Mark Wilson timed four birds to lift 3rd, 4th, 5th Club, 10th, 11th, 12th 13th Fed; while Mr & Mrs I & E (Ian & Liz) Purver potted 16th Fed with a blue Gaby Vandenabeele hen doing 1260, with the sire of the timer is the “Jutla Cock” who is a grandson of “James Bond” the winner of 1st National for Gaby Vandenabeele on one side and a grandson of “Bliksem” on the other. While the dam of the youngster is a granddaughter of “Shadow”, so the young blue hen has the same sire of the hen that won 1st Club, 1st Fed, 1st £2 Fed Nom potting £51.00, 1st Section 7 winning £148.19, 8th Up North Combine Reims from a convoy of 3,265 birds and 3rd North Of England Championship Club banking another £177.85 for Ian & Liz this season. Keith Wren & Margaret Stone notched up 19th Fed on 1251 with the duo's timer being a home-bred darkened down blue white flight hen bred out of a cock who is a son of Terry Elliot & John Watson of Gateshead fame 1st Up North Combine Ypres Gold Medal winning “Passhendaele Poppy” out of 7,905 birds, 1st North Of England Homing Union Open from a convoy of 14,325 birds in 2014. While the dam of the hen is a sister of Terry Elliott & John Watson 2014 1st Up North Combine Reims Gold Medal winning “Day Lady” when there was 5,195 birds competing, 1st North Of England Homing Union “Queens Cup” from a convoy of 7,102 birds.

Mr & Mrs Bob & Babs Moore achieved the daily double after winning the Brotton Six Bird Club where ten members sent 63 birds, with the red card winning baby achieving a chart-topping vel of 1253 which was enough to chalk up 18th Fed to round of a great days racing.

Chris Cooke comes out on top at Staithes after timing three birds to win 1st, 4th, 5th Club out of a four members entry of 40 birds, with pole position being won by a chequer hen recording a winning vel of 1265 to lift a nice 15th Fed. The red card winning hen is sister to the mealy cock bred by Francois Leys of Belgium who won Chris 2 x 1st and 1 x 2nd Clubs, 2 x 1st and 1 x 16th Feds. The dam of Chris's chart topper was bred by Armand Van Looy, with Chris having a number of winners and prizewinners from the two lofts the past few seasons. The yellow card was chalked up by a dark chequer cock bred by Wayne Chew of Hornsea, while third on the clock was a chequer white flight Franz Fran x Francois Leys hen to round off a notable start to the young bird season. Like Chris, Club Secretary Deano Ward had three birds in the frame, to lift 2nd, 3rd, 6th Club.

Moving onto Marske & New Marske where Jimmy Reed won with the old birds the previous race and has continued the winning with the youngsters, after timing a couple of his entries to win 1st and 3rd Club from a six members entry of 162 birds. With the red card being won by a blue hen bred out of Jimmy's Geoff Kirkland stock, the chart-topping hen who was sent sitting eggs racked up a leading vel of 1223 to go onto score 21st Fed. In cell two in the green card position was a dark flipey cock bred out of Graham Jones stock. Tony Hunt of the Brown & Hunt partnership are in second spot with Tony who enjoyed a great old bird season, blue card potter being a middle of April late-bred blue Seppers/Van Gompel/De Klak cock doing 1212 for 27th Fed. The loft of Paul Longstaff, Jeff Moore & Ron Mackay chalk up 4th Club with a dark chequer Heremans Ceusters hen from Anth Moore of Guisborough. Geoff Bavin clocked a blue hen out of his Evo Everington x Tony Hunt stock to notch up 5th position.

The Teesside Federation entry of 595 birds were liberated from Worksop from a distance of 84 to 88 miles at 9.30hrs in a light variable wind. It turned out to be a disaster race for the members, for it  took almost 2 hours to fill the first 20 Fed positions which is heart-breaking for the fanciers and their birds. The Beechwood & Easterside partnership of Bunney, Pedelty & Hudson were the well out in front winners after timing a blue pied cock achieving a chart-topping vel of 1072.4 to win a brilliant and well-deserved 1st Federation. The pole position winners was the only Beechwood & Easterside loft to feature in the Feds top 20, which must have been soul-destroying for the rest of the Club members for they must have been wondering when they were going to get their first bird. Congratulations to the partnership on their Federation winning performance.

Young Nathan Bonar hits the winners' enclosure at Haverton Hill after timing a couple of youngsters to win a top notch 1st and 6th Club, 2nd and 19th Fed with vels of 891.2 and 622.6. With Nathan in his first season with the young birds red card winner being a chequer cock bred by Clubmates Stewart Lewis, Coby & Amber McCabe. Nathan the son of Paul Longstaff second timer was a chequer cock, Nathan really took a hammering in his first race and like a lot of other fanciers, this will not only be a knock-on effect for the rest of the young bird season but also for future racing. The loft of Andrew “Jappa” Appleton & Paul “Skunky” Longstaff timed three very well split up babies to lift 2nd, 3rd & 4th Club, with the blue card being awarded to a blue Germicidal hen of P & D Lofts bloodlines doing 758.8 to go onto chalk up 5th Fed. The green card went to a blue Colin Atkinson of Billingham fame hen on 722.5 for 11th Fed with the hens parents breeding winners every year. Jappa & Skunky the Federation Channel Average winners yellow card scorer was a red hen achieving 653.0 to pocket 15th Fed, with the hen who is of P & D Lofts bloodlines sire containing the “Goede Roodie” lines while the dam is a grizzle hen of Pit Bull lines. Stewart Lewis, Coby & Amber McCabe timed a blue hen doing 623.2 to notch up 5th Club, 18th Fed.

The Billingham T U H/S loft of Geoff & Michael Huggert and the late Keith “Greg” Gregory, the winners of 1st Club, 1st Fed old bird Bubwith, timed a chequer hen and a blue cock 31 seconds apart to win a top-notch 1st and 2nd Club, 3rd and 4th Fed with vels of 779 and 777. With Geoff & Michael's blue card scoring youngster winning 1st £5 Fed Rings. Tommy Clark & son Gary who won back-to-back old bird races from the Eastbourne National when they won a fantastic 1st Club, 1st Fed, 1st Section 5 and 4th UNC out of 18,545 birds and 1st Club, 1st Fed Oakham (1), timed a white cock doing 664.9 to notch up 3rd Club, 13th Fed. Shaun Smith is in 4th spot with the yellow card potting blue hen doing 634.3 to go onto net 17th Fed. While Butto Bell of the Bell & Weedall partnership the previous winners of 1st Club, 1st Fed Pontefract (3) in 2017 chalked up 5th Club, 20th Fed with a blue hen knocking out a vel of 621.8 to claim 20th Fed.

Moving onto Middlesbrough H/S where the loft of Mr & Mrs Stephen & Jeanann Wheatley the winners of 1st Club, 1st Fed Nom, 1st Fed old bird Oakham (5) claims first blood after timing a couple of their babies to win 1st and 6th Club. With Stephen & Jeanann's red card winner that topped the Club charts by over six minutes being a blue hen recording a top vel of 753.6 to go onto score a useful 6th Fed. The winning duo's second timer was a chequer cock who racked up a vel of 722.2 to notch up 12th Fed. Paul & Carol Smith timed no fewer than four of their entries in the space of 39 seconds to chalk up a top notch 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Club, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Fed with the blue card being awarded to a young chequer cock achieving 730.3. The husband & wife partnership who won a brilliant 1st Club, 1st Fed Nom, 1st Fed and 39th UNC out of this years Bourges from a convoy of 1,360 birds, green card potter was a blue hen making 729.4. Fourteen seconds later in the yellow card position came a chequer hen doing 728.6, while Paul & Carol's fourth timer that was clocked 10 seconds after the yellow card claimer being a dark hen who racked up a vel of 728.0 to round off a cracking performance on a day the members will never forget. The partnership of the late Wyn Cole, Ste “The Video” Wheatley & grandson Connor timed a blue hen doing 658.7 to collect 14th Fed, while the loft of the late Les Wellburn & sons Les & Derek the winners of 1st Club, 1st Fed old bird Oakham (4) clocked a blue cock on 650.8 to pick up 16th Fed.

The Tees Valley Federation were also at Worksop and were liberated the same time as the Teesside Federation and suffered the same heartache, the Stockton Hardwick awards points for the first ten positions but sadly only six of the members 145 bird entry were timed. Hayes Bros recorded their first win in their new Club after timing three birds to win a cracking 1st, 3rd, 5th Club with vels of 1122, 850.4 and 556.8. The loft of S & D Wilton chalks up 2nd Club on 1045, while the partnership of Lister Bros Craig & Gary and the late Iky Walter timed a couple of their entries to pot 4th and 6th Club on 686.4 and 555.9. Once again my heart goes out to the members who suffered big losses, I hate to think where their season goes from here.

The Teesside Federation was at Pontefract on Saturday 11th August when the entry of 542 birds were up and away at 8.30hrs flying into a light South-West wind. Colin Atkinson who won a brilliant 1st Club, 1st Fed, 1st Section 5 and 9th Up North Combine Burbure 2 (sub Roye) from a convoy of 4,051 birds provided the thrills at Billingham T U H/S after timing no fewer than four of his squad to win a top notch 1st, 3rd and 4th Club, 1st 3rd, 4th and 20th Fed with pole position being won by a chequer cock recording a chart-topping vel of 1582. The blue card was chalked up by a second chequer cock achieving 1565.9, two seconds later came a imported chequer hen racking up a vel of 1565.2. While Colin's fourth youngster on the clock was a chequer Louis Cooreman hen doing 1514.1, with the hen being bred by B & K Simpson for the Tees Valley & Teesside Federation breeder/buyer.

Colin flew a very good young bird last season when flying as Atkinson & Alby “Simply The Vest” Woodward, with the lads being runners-up Young Bird Federation Average. The duo won a most impressive 1st Club, 1st Fed and 4th Section 5 Pontefract (2) from a convoy of 5,795 birds, the same youngster a chequer cock of “Harry” & “Ruby” bloodlines hit the heights again the following race out of Worksop (1) when he won an earth-shattering 1st Club, 1st Fed, 1st Section when there were 5,285 birds competing. Colin & Alby recorded their third young bird win of 2017 at Rivenhall when they won 1st Club, 2nd Fed and 4th Section when there was 2,954 birds away.

Tommy Clark & Son Gary timed five babies to lift 2nd and 5th Club, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 10th and 11th Fed with the blue card being awarded to a blue cock knocking out a vel of 1577. Second on the clock came a blue hen doing 1563 and one second later came a mealy cock on 1562, while Tommy & Gary next timer doing 1548 was the white cock that took 3rd Club, 13th Fed Worksop, and two seconds later came a black hen on 1547.1.

The Haverton Hill partnership of Andrew “Jappa” Appleton & Paul “Skunky” Longstaff opened the floodgates after timing no fewer than eight of their squad to win a fantastic 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th Club, 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th Fed on 1552, 1551.6, 1551.3, 1537, 1534, 1532, 1531 and 1523. With Jappa & Skunky's pole position winner being a blue hen out of a Ali “Mac” McLeod of Billingham fame Vandenabeele cock that was best young bird last season, and a Ian Stafford hen. Two seconds later in the blue card position was a blue pied cock who is out of a P & D Lofts Geerinckx cock, while the dam of the blue pied cock is of Ian Stafford bloodlines. The young cock put an even bigger smile of Skunky's face after winning 1st £5 Fed Ring banking £55.00 prize money. The green card was awarded to a chequer hen purchased at a breeder/buyer that was timed one second after the green card scorer. The yellow card was chalked up by a blue pied Geerinckx hen with both parents bred by P & D Lofts and she was followed by a grizzle cock, blue pied cock, blue cock and a chequer pied cock to round off a very good clocking day. Nathan Boner followed up his brilliant 1st Club, 2nd Fed Worksop by clocking the chequer cock take took 6th Club 19th Fed the same race to pocket 5th Club, 13th Fed on 1536.

John Chaplin, Steve Bannon, Simon Cole & Good Corn at the Rhyl Hotel, Blackpool Show 2018.

There was very popular winners at Middlesbrough H/S when the loft of Mr & Mrs Goddinson & Daughter clocked a well-fancied dark hen recording a top vel of 1518 to win a brilliant 1st Club, 2nd £5 Fed Ring pocketing £35.00 and 18th Fed. The partnership of the late Wyn Cole, Ste Wheatley & grandson Conner timed a blue cock racking up a vel of 1514.7 to chalk up 2nd Club, 19th Fed. Ste then shot a short video for Facebook before clocking his well fancied blue hen to win the Fed Nom.

The birds were at Bubwith (2) on Saturday 11th August when the East Cleveland Federation 59 members entry of 1,575 birds strings were cut at 9am in a North-West wind. Ian Stafford & Mark Wilson timed four birds to win 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Club at Skinningrove. B & K Simpson timed a darkened down flying to the perch chequer Dirk Van Den Bulck hen bred by Bob Fenech of Norfolk achieving a vel of 1535 to chalk up 2nd Club, 7th Fed. Sayers Bros Dave, Kenny, Brian and loft helper Richard notch up 13th Fed on 1522.9.

Close behind was the loft of the late Gordon “Shang” Peirson MBE & sons Sack & Jim and loft helpers Trevor & Bobby McConnell on 1522.3 to net 14th Fed. With the lads timer being a well-fancied blue Dirk Van Den Bulck cock bred by Stuart Watson that wins the £5 Club Nom. The cock was Trevor's fancy birds just like it was out of Bubwith (2) when he notched up 31st Fed, Trevor also won the lofts garden nom for the second week running which works out at £35.00 for each race. Mr & Mrs I & E Purver timed a blue Peter Fox Syndicate Loft hen doing 1511 for 19th Fed, with Ian & Liz's timers sire being a son of “Mario” who is off “Di Caprio”, while the dam of the blue hen is a daughter of “Brave” who is off the Leo Heremans dream pair “Niewe Rossi” and “Eengooske. Tich Richards & Alice Marsay notched up 20th Fed on 1510.

Deano Ward timed no less than five of his entries to win 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th Club at Staithes with the winner knocking out a vel of 1543 to score a very impressive 2nd Fed, while Deano's blue card potter that was clocked 12 seconds after the winner achieved 1538 to net 6th Fed. Chris Cooke stopped the dry-rub by timing a Reg Wilson, Ray Mole & Partners of Brotton H/S fame blue hen to lift 3rd Club.

Mr & Mrs Golly & Linda Peirson, Tubby Purver and loft helpers Evo & Frankie hits the winners' enclosure in great style at Brotton H/S after timing three of their young bird team to win a cracking 1st, 2nd, 5th Club. With top spot being won by a blue hen through “Big Smithy” & “Mucking Fagic” from Ian Stafford recording a top vel of 1533 to go onto score a very nice 8th Fed. Three seconds later in the blue card position came a blue hen of John Soderlund & John Maddison x Ian Stafford “Harry Vita” bloodlines making 1531 to pocket a nice 9th Fed. Golly, Linda, Tubby, Evo & Frankie s third timer was a De Rauw Sablon/Rietvink bred out of Evo's stock  Frank & Brenda Reilly & son Wayne had a couple of babies on the clock to lift 3rd and 6th Club with the green card scorer racking up a vel of 1524 for 12th Fed. While Mick Smithies claims 4th Club.

Bowden Bros Mick & Boss and helper Trevor Mitchell wins pole position at Skelton Green knocking out a vel of 1515 for 15th Fed. The late Peter Winspear & son Derek and his son Mark had three birds in the frame to lift 2nd, 3rd, 6th Club with the blue and green card potter that were zapped one second apart going onto pot 16th and 17th Fed on 1512.5 and 1512.0. Former Lingdale member Terry Stonehouse timed a couple of babies one second apart to notch up 4th and 5th Club. Mr & Mrs Bob & Babs Moore makes it two young bird wins out of two at the Brotton Six Bird Club with their red card winner being the same baby that chalked up 4th Club Brotton H/S, 6th Fed Bubwith (1).

The East Cleveland Federation was at Worksop (1) on Saturday 18th August, the weather forecast was showing no signs of an early liberation like we had from the previous two young bird races. If truth be known a number of fanciers were looking at an afternoon lib, as it panned out the weather cleared earlier than expected as the 64 members convoy of 1,650 birds were up and away at 11.10am flying into a South-West wind. Ian Stafford & Mark Wilson timed three birds to win 1st, 3rd, 4th Club at Skinningrove H/S from a eleven members entry of 398 birds. Mike Prokopowicz & son Lee chalk up an impressive 2nd Club, 2nd Fed on 1729. B & K Simpson were in 5th spot with Brian & Keith's well-fancied timer being the same chequer Dirk Van Den Bulck hen bred by good friend Bob Fenech of Norfolk that scored 2nd Club, 7th Fed the previous week from Bubwith (2). This week the hen wins the £5 Club Nom

The Brotton H/S loft of Mr & Mrs Golly & Linda Peirson, Tubby Purver and loft helpers Evo & Frankie racked up their second win on the trot after clocking no less than four babies to win a top-notch 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th Club. With the gangs pole position winner being the same blue hen through “Big Smithy” & “Mucking Fagic” from Ian Stafford that won 1st Club, 8th Fed the week before, this time with a leading vel of 1723 the double winning hen went onto score a very impressive 3rd Fed. The green card potter achieved a vel of 1691 for 20th Fed with the youngsters being out of Golly & Linda's good blue cock the winner of 6 x 1st Clubs when paired to a hen through Ian Stafford's Primus Blue Prince Freya. Fourth on the clock was bred by Evo. Dave “The Rooster” Storr comes back into the frame to lift a nice 2nd Club, 12th Fed on 1702, while W “Bill” & Shaun Ward claims 5th Club.

Chris Cook recorded his second win in three starts at Staithes after timing five of his squad to win 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th Club, with the red card winner recording a vel of 1721 to score a notable 4th Fed while the blue card potter achieved 1715.7 to lift a useful 6th Fed. Deano Ward put a halt to the whitewash by pocketing 5th Club.

Bowden Bros Mick & Boss and helper Trevor Mitchell knocked out their second consecutive with at Skelton Green after timing no less than six of the team to win a brilliant 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Club, with the red card winning racking up a vel of 1703 to score 11th Fed. The lads next five timers that were clocked in the space of 15 seconds chalked up 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Fed on 1699.8, 1699.5, 1696.0 (2), 1695.0. The late Peter Winspear & son Derek and his son Mark potted 2nd Club, 13th Fed on 1700.

Mr & Mrs Golly & Linda Peirson, Tubby Purver and helpers Evo & Frankie achieved their second win of the day by winning 1st Club, 19th Fed on 1692 at the Brotton Six Bird Club, with the winner being a mealy Lambrecht hen bred by Evo. Frank & Brenda Reilly & son Wayne potted 2nd Club while Mr & Mrs Bob & Bars Moore chalked up 3rd Club, and W & S Ward nets 4th Club.

Moving onto Marske & New Marske where Tony Hunt of the late Jack Brown & Hunt partnership achieved his second young bird win on the belt to record his eighth win of the season. With Tony's well-fancied red card winning youngster being a blue Koopman x Kees Bosua/Tournier hen who also wins the Club Nom. The partnership of Paul Longstaff, Jeff Moore & Ron Mackay enjoyed a good clocking day after timing three babies to chalk up 2nd, 3rd, 5th Club with the blue card being awarded to a grizzle cock from Anth Moore of Guisborough. While the green card was netted by a blue hen out of Wade Bros Richard & Martin of West Auckland fame stock, and she was followed by a pied cock bred from stock bought at the late Roly Seaton of Guisborough fame clearance sale. Jimmy Reed timed a blue hen bred down from Geoff Kirkland stock x Gaby Vandenabeele from Jimmy's own family to pocket 4th Club.

The Teesside Federation entry of 576 birds were up and away at 10.50hrs flying into a West-South-West wind and like always I start at the top where Colin Atkinson of Billingham T U H/S is still perched on the top of the Club and Federation tree after timing three of his thirteen entries to win a brilliant 1st Club, 1st, 12th and 15th Fed. With Colin's pole position Federation winner being a blue cock recording a top vel of 1647, the lads second and third timers that were clocked within two seconds of each other were a chequer cock doing 1596.7 and a chequer pied hen making 1596.2. The double Federation winning Colin timed a later bird, one of his Tees Valley Federation & Teesside Federation breeder/buyer bred by Terry Elliott & John Watson of Gateshead doing 1531 to chalk up 2nd banking £250.00 for each loft.

The partnership of Brian Atkinson & Keith Perkins enjoyed a cracking clocking day after timing no fewer than five of their team to score an impressive 2nd, 4th, 5th Club, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 11th, 14th Fed. With the blue card going to a dark hen achieving a vel of 1645 and the yellow card potting dark pied hen doing 1619, while the duo's third timer was a chequer hen knocking out a vel of 1617.8. Fourth on the clock for Brian & Keith was a chequer hen on 1596.8 and she was followed four seconds later by a blue pied hen on 1595.7 to round off a very satisfying performance for the boys.

Tommy Clark & son Gary clocked four birds to pocket 2nd, 6th Club, 3rd, 8th, 18th, 19th Fed with vels of 1637, 1601, 1587 and 1585; with the blue card going to a blue cock. Tommy & Gary's second timer was their fancied white cock that that is scoring for the third race running after lifting 3rd Club, 13th Fed Worksop (1) and 10th Fed Pontefract, this time the cock wins the Fed Nom. The next couple of timers that were clocked within six seconds of each other were a black hen and a chequer hen.

Onto Haverton Hill where Jappa Appleton & Skunky Longstaff record their second win on the trot after timing a trio of birds to win a belting 1st, 2nd, 4th Club, 5th, 7th, 17th Fed with vels of 1618, 1617 and 1657.4. Jappa & Skunky timed a couple of money-spinning later birds, the red hen that netted 4th Club, 15th Fed, 1st Fed Nom Worksop (1) to win 1st £5 Fed Rings on 1574 netting £55.00. And the blue pied cock who chalked up 2nd Club, 8th Fed, 1st £5 Fed Rings out of Pontefract, to lift 2nd £5 Fed Rings on 1573 lifting another £35.00 this time around.

The loft of Paul Gatley, Bob Harrod & son Dale are in 3rd spot with the green card going to a blue cock doing 1592 for 15th Fed. Stewart Lewis, Coby & Amber McCabe takes 5th Club, 1st £5 Ring on 1582 banking a very nice £65.00, Stewart, Coby & Amber also takes 2nd £5 Ring on 1577  pocketing another nice £35.00 to round off a very profitable day.

Next stop is Middlesbrough H/S where the loft of Keith Hodge & Dennis Potter who enjoyed a very good old bird season hits winning form after timing a chequer hen and a blue hen one second apart to win a top-notch 1st and 2nd Club, 9th and 10th Fed with vels of 1600.6 and 1600.3. The partnership of the late Wyn Col, Ste Wheatley & grandson Connor are in 3rd spot with Ste & Connor's green card potting blue cock racking up a vel of 1590 to pocket 16th Fed.

Derek Gibson & Burnip comes out on top at the Beechwood & Easterside with the red card winning blue hen achieving a chart-topping vel of 1583 for 20th Fed. Fred Postill of Stockton wins first Tees Valley Federation & Teesside Federation breeder/buyer banking £350.00 with a youngster bred by Ian Snaith on 1599 who also pockets £350.00 prize money. Lister Bros Craig & Gary Lister and the late Iky Walker of the Stockton Hardwick takes 3rd on 1502 with a baby bred by B Scott with both lofts claiming £150.00 each.

That's me up to date with the young birds, I'm still not 100% so have not been around the lofts to take photos other than Brian Laity. I will have to see what I can do for my next report. Any news to Good Corn 6 Boulby Drive Loftus Saltburn Cleveland TS13 4JN. Tel: 01287 643624 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.