Burton & South Derbyshire Federation.

Fantastic race from Hullavington (1) sees Stan Hall of Osmaston Park HS take 1^st fed.

Saturday April 22^nd saw 60 members from 9 clubs enter 1170 birds for the first trip of the season to Hullavington in Wiltshire.

Alys, our convoyer, had a patient wait whilst the early mist and fog burnt off, but the patience paid off as it turned out to be a great race, well done Alys. The birds were liberated at 1-20 pm in a south wind turning sw up country.

Congratulations to S & H. W. Hall of Osmaston Park Homing Society in Derby, Stan took 1^st fed on 1908 with a yearling cheq hen off Dave Stone stock.  Her sire is a cheq wf cock out of Mark Williamson’s “Stan the Man” x Harry lines. “Stan the Man” is a son of Mark Williamson’s “Bullet”; a winner of 1^st fed Salisbury 3093 birds and 1^st fed Marlborough 2472 birds. “Bullet” is a son off Mark Williamson’s super breeder “Justus” who was bred by Hans & Evert Jan Eijerkamp off their incredible racer and breeder “Dion” when paired to “Noralia”. The dam of the fed topper is the “555” hen; a winner of numerous prizes she is a granddaughter of Dave Stones top stock cock “Alfie”. Well done stan.

STAN HALL WITH GRANDSON SEBASTIAN, 1ST FED HULLAVINGTON & Stan The Man

Glynn Stone of Holbrook had a cracking race, racing under his late father’s name, Glynn sent 11 yearling widow hens, and had 4 together to take 2^nd; 3^rd; 4^th; and 5^th fed on 1905.4; 1905.1; 1904.8; 1904.4.

GLYNN GLENDA AND THE LATE MICHAEL STONE

First over the pad was a blue pied off a pair from Simon Parkinson, both grandmothers are MNFC winners. Next was a grizzle off Ronnie Evans x Kev Lawson Lambrecht stock. She was followed by a Hereman Cuester off Stu Knowles stock, a full sister to the Potteries Cock that was 2^nd in their one loft final 2022.

5^th fed was a Hereman Cuester hen off John Ellerby x Wright Bros stock. These 4 hens all scored in the fed as ybs; the 4^th bird was their best yb in 2022 winning 3 fed cards. Well done once again to Glynn and his mum.

D. Nesbitt & sons of Hill Ridware were 6^th; 7^th; and 8^th fed on 1897; 1896.9; 1896.1 with a yearling cheq Hereman hen out of a son of his champion “Isla” when paired to one off Adam Wealthall, followed by a 2yo blue Hereman hen and his good 4yo Belgian rung Hereman hen.

Back to Holbrook and Fred Turner took 9^th fed on 1893 with a yearling,  Dave Stone bred Frank a silver cheq hen out of his 1^st club Carentan yb winner; she is a daughter of “Alfie” x “Hoss 20”; she is the mother of this yearling hen.

Mr & Mrs Clamp & sons of Swadlincote Town were 10^th fed on 1889 with a yearling blue hen bred by Ann Smith of Ashbourne.

Around the clubs,

At Stretton, 4 sent 76 and Phil Bourke took the top four; the winner on 1883 was the same 2yo cheq cock off M/M Lycett “Relentless” x “Well ‘Ard” stock; that won the previous week out of Cheltenham.

Runner up on 1881 was another 2yo cheq cock; full brother to winner. 3^rd on 1860 was “Thiago” another 2yo cock; bred off a full brother of “Eddy” x the M/M Lycett old “Assassin” lines.

4^th on 1844 was a yearling bwf cock; again off the M/M Lycett champion “Eddy” lines x A & L Painter.

At Swadlincote Town, 14 sent 386 and Mr & Mrs Clamp & sons took top spot on 1889 with a yearling blue hen. That took 10^th fed.  Davis, Wright & sons were 2^nd & 4^th on 1887; 1869; the first a 3yo blue wf cock who won 1^st club; 2^nd fed last year. His sire is a Staf van Reet x A & L Painter; his dam is out of their great pigeon “31616”x A & L Painter. He was followed by a yearling cheq pied hen; out of cock from Tony & Lee Painters “Best Kittle 463” x “Lady Diana”. The dam is “Best Kittel Junior” lines x Staf van Reet; she topped the fed from Honiton as a yb and was then put to stock.                                                                                                                       

T & D Fearn was 3^rd on 1886; Debbie timing in a yearling blue cock; he is a full brother to Davis, Wright & sons two brothers who were 1^st & 4^th club the previous week. He is out of “King of the Rode” x a Stefaan Lambrecht of Debbie’s. This Stefaan Lambrecht hen is a dam and grand dam of many prize winners.

Up at Holbrook; 7 sent 135 and details of the top five appear in the fed report above.

Over at Hill Ridware, 7 sent 152 and D. Nesbitt & sons took the first three on 1897; 1896(2); with his Hereman hens, details above in the fed report. Last weeks fed topper Kevin Johnson was 4^th club on 1884 with the same 2yo blue Hereman cock that was 3^rd fed out of Cheltenham the week previous, he is a grandson of “Wildwind” and “Better than Bolt”.

MARK NESBITT TOP LOFT 2022(r)

At O.P.H.S. 11 sent 130 and S & H W Hall took 1^st and 4^th club on 1908; 1844; the winner proving to be the fed topper, details above. Stan’s second arrival was a yearling cheq wf cock, again out of Dave Stone stock. Runners up on 1868 were Mr & Mrs Alan Houldsworth with a 2yo cheq hen bred by Kev Southall of Hilton. Mick Stone was 3^rd club on 1865 with a yearling blue cock.

At Etwall, 6 sent 113 and for the second week running Kev Southall took the top three. This week’s winner on 1870 was a 2yo blue hen off the good Hereman Cuester cock who is responsible for 14 x 1^st prize winners; he’s a grandson of “Wild Wind” and Shane Readings “Houdini” line; the dam of the winner is a Van den Bulck hen off Alfie Hawthorn stock. Runner up was a 2yo red hen on 1869.7; she’s off Shane Reading “Red Destroyer” x a red Lambrecht hen off Phil Whetton.

KEV SOUTHALL ETWALL WINNER

3^rd club was a yearling mealy hen on 1869.3; her sire is from Jackpot Lofts; her dam an Alfie Hawthorn Van den Bulck.

Secretary Alan Peach was 4^th club on 1854 with a 3yo blue wf Delbar hen.

The previous week from Cheltenham, Kev Southall took the first three, with the winner again out of the top Hereman Cuester cock that bred the winner from Hullavington (1). The runner up was out of Cooper Bros stock x a Vandenabeele, and 3^rd club was a Hereman Cuester x Alfie Hawthorn Van den Bulck.

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