Burton & South Derbyshire Federation.

D. Nesbitt & Sons take 1^st fed

out of Salisbury.

Saturday May 14^th saw 87 members from 10 clubs enter 1658 birds for the first visit to Salisbury of this season.

On another glorious day, blue skies; light cloud and plenty of sunshine, Alys cut the strings at 08:35 in a light S.W. wind and the leading birds fairly romped home reaching speeds of 55mph; with good returns.

Congratulations to D. Nesbitt & Sons of Hill Ridware on gaining 1^st fed on 1639. Mark timed in a yearling cheq hen, a granddaughter of “Isla” his champion Leo Hereman hen. A full sister to this yearling hen won the Tividale breeder buyer scooping over £4000 and she had also topped the fed. Well done Mark.

2^nd & 3^rd fed on 1631.3; 1631.1; were Davis, Wright & Sons of Swadlincote Town. There first was a yearling blue hen out of a Gordon Bros Kris Wijnants cock when paired to a Gaby Vandenabeele hen out of their prolific “31616” lines.  She was closely followed by a yearling CWF cock; his sire out of the “Best Kittle Junior” lines; his dam a Staf van Reet who won 7 x 1^st and a 1^st fed out of Kingsdown. The nestmate to this CWF cock topped the fed last year as a yb.

Over the last 3 races this loft has won 1 x 1^st; 1x 2^nd; and 2 x 3^rd feds, good work lads, well done.                     

4^th fed on 1627.7 was Phil Bourke of Stretton; Phil’s first bird was the same 3yo M/M Lycett cock that won the week before out of Marlborough, he is a nephew of the Lycetts great racer “Eddy”.

5^th fed on 1627.3 were D. Nesbitt & Sons, Mark timing in a yearling Jos Cools cock out of the “Winnetou” lines.

Two more Hill Ridware birds filled the next 2 spots, Anthony Probert 6^th on 1626.4 with a 4yo N.W.H.U. Leo Hereman cock bred by Mick Bradley of Cumbria, this cock is a previous winner.                

He was closely followed by the 3^rd bird to the lofts of D. Nesbitt & Sons in 7^th fed on 1626.2; this one a yearling Leo Hereman cock, his half-sister won the fed breeder buyer race.                                                                                                      

Phil Bourke of Stretton was 8^th fed on 1626.1 with another out of his M/M Lycett stock; a yearling cheq cock out of “Well ‘Ard” and “Relentless” lines.        

Kev Southall of Etwall was 9^th fed on 1623 with a 2yo Van Den Bulk cock.

10^th fed on 1622 was Mr & Mrs Graham Evans of Castle Gresley with a 2yo blue WF cock, a gift bird off Spink & Barks. It is a Leo Heremans out of a grandson of “Man O’ Chester” and “Better than Bolt”.                                                                                    

Around the clubs,

At Stretton, 9 sent 191 and Phil Bourke took the first seven, the first 2 appear in the fed open report above. Taking 3^rd & 4^th club on 1614.7; 1614.5 was a 2yo nephew of “Eddy” and another yearling cock out of the “Well ‘Ard” x “Relentless” lines.  It’s great to see Phil’s two children Sophie and Jack getting involved with the birds. Jack is keen as mustard and he manages the hens and Sophie lets the birds out for exercise when she gets home from school. On the photo, Jack is holding “Mo” and Phil is holding “59” both these cocks have won 2 x 1^st this season.

At Hill Ridware, 10 sent 194 and again details of the first 4 all appear in the fed open report above.

At Holbrook, 13 sent 260 and Kev Matthews took 1^st & 2^nd club on 1602 with a yearling Freddy Vandeheede cock; and 1595 with a yearling premier stud Cuester cock. Trevor Jennings was 3^rd on 1590 with a 4yo Cooreman hen, a winner of 5 x 1^st.                            

D & A Swift & Son were 4^th on 1561 with a 3yo grandson of “Blue Leo” that won at Heage 2 weeks earlier; bred at Dragonfly Lofts.

At Swadlincote Town, 18 sent 406 and Davis, Wright & Sons were 1^st and 2^nd, with Mr & Mrs Alan Stretton 3^rd, details above in fed open result above.                                           

Mr & Mrs Graham Evans were 4^th on 1613 with the same dark cheq Wildemeersch hen from Dixon & Son of County Durham that was 4^th club, 4^th fed the week before from Salisbury.

At Osmaston Park, 10 sent 120 for fed honours only, and Brian Dyjas made it back to back wins on 1576 with a 3yo dark cock. S & H.W. Hall were runners up on with a yearling cock; Shenton Bros 3^rd on 1523 with another yearling cock and the Johnson family 4^th on 1522 with a 2yo cock.

At Etwall, 8 sent 140 and Kev Southall ably assisted by loft manager Moira, took the first five; the winner on 1623 a 2yo blue Van Den Bulk cock; runner up on 1614 was the nest mate to the winner, a 2yo mealy cock. This pair were followed by a 2yo Vandenabeele hen on 1584 and a 2yo Cooper Bros hen on 1548 in 4^th spot.

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