BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
ION PIRVU GOES NAP IN HIS FIRST RACE IN THE UK.
FOR THE FIRST YB RACE OF THE SEASON, THE FEDERATION LIKE MANY OTHER ORGANISATIONS, PUT THE RACE BACK 24 HOURS. THE TURNOUT WAS POOR, ALOT OF MEMBERS OBVIOUSLY DECIDING THEIR YBS WEREN’T READY, FOUR MEMBERS CLUBS DIDN’T SEND AT ALL. THE 784 BIRDS ENTERED BY 39 MEMBERS WERE LIBERATED AT TEWKSBURY ON SUNDAY JULY 21ST AT 09-40 INTO A W.S.W. WIND. IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN EXCELLENT RACE WITH GOOD RETURNS, AND QUITE A STORY UNFOLDED!!
Ion Pervu
TOPPING THE FEDERATION, IN FACT TAKING THE TOP FIVE POSITIONS, WAS ION PIRVU OF THE NELSON, ION IS A RUMANIAN WHO LIVES AT TAMWORTH, NEAR TO CLIVE YATES, AND THIS WAS HIS FIRST RACE IN THE UK. HE WORKS IN I.T. AND WORKS ABROAD 3 OR 4 DAYS A WEEK, HE HAS CCTV INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HIS LOFT, AND VIA AN APP ON HIS MOBILE PHONE HE CAN OPEN AND CLOSE HIS TRAP ON THE LOFT, AND EVEN FEED THE BIRDS. HE HAS HIS VOICE RECORDED, WHICH HE PLAYS FOR 30 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE CORN BEING DISTRIBUTED FROM A HOPPER FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. ION TOOK THE TOP FIVE POSITIONS IN HIS CLUB AND IN THE FED ON 1691; 1689; 1687; 1684; 1683; WINNING £100 PRIZE MONEY AND £18 POOLS AT THE NELSON; SOME START ION, WELL DONE.
CLIVE YATES OF THE NELSON WAS 6TH AND 8TH FED ON 1681; 1677. ALAN BRASSINGTON OF STRETTON WAS 7TH & 9TH FED ON 1676; 1673; WITH A JACK WALKER HEN AND A DE MEYER HEN. TONY & DIANE GREEN, ALSO OF STRETTON WERE 10TH FED ON 1672 WITH A DE MEYER / SOONTJEN X PETER FOX HEN, THE SIRE CAME FROM AN EGG GIFTED TO THEM BY ALAN BRASSINGTON.
AROUND THE CLUBS,
AT STRETTON, 5 SENT 90 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK THE TOP TWO ON 1676; 1673; BOTH HENS, THE WINNER OFF JACK WALKER STOCK, THE RUNNER UP A DE MEYER OFF ERNIE RIGBY STOCK. TONY & DIANE GREEN WERE 3RD AND 4TH ON 1672.4; 1672.0; WITH A DE MEYER/SOONTJEN X PETER FOX HEN AND A VANDENABEELE X DE MEYER/SOONTJEN COCK; THE DEMEYER/SOONTJENS CAME FROM EGGS VIA ALAN BRASSINGTON.
Alan Brassington
Diane Green
5 MEMBERS SENT 33 BIRDS TO SAINTES WITH THE N.M.C.C. AND RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL TOOK 1ST; 2ND; AND 4TH ON 831; 686; 512; ALL WILLY THAS HENS, THE WINNER TOOK 3RD SECTION AND OPEN WINNING CLOSE ON £700, SHE ALSO WON 1ST SECTION; 10TH OPEN N.F.C. OUT OF GUERNSEY. BARRY ODOM WAS 3RD ON 641 WITH A HEN OUT OF AN IAN AXE DELBAR FROM ALAN PEACH X JOHN GENDERS HEN.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 5 SENT 100 AND LEE DAVIS TOOK 1ST; 2ND; AND 4TH ON 1655; 1653; 1647; LYNDON ROWLAND WAS 3RD ON 1652.
AT OSMASTON PARK, 8 SENT 168 AND HALL & TORREY TOOK THE TOP SPOT ON 1656 WITH A HEN BRED BY MICK WILLIS. STAN & H.W. HALL WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1646 WITH A BLUE COCK, AND MICK RICHARDSON WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1645.4; 1645.1; THE FIRST A MEALY LAMBRECHT COCK OFF DAVE WADDINGTON, FOLLOWED BY A COOREMAN HEN OFF TOM BANNISTER.
AT THE NELSON, 4 SENT 141 AND ION PIRVU TOOK THE TOP FIVE ON 1691; 1689; 1687; 1684; 1683.
AT ETWALL, 6 SENT 69 AND ALAN PEACH TOOK 1ST AND 2ND ON 1543; 1522; THE WINNER A ROLAND JANSENNE X M/M G EVANS, RUNNER UP WAS A FED BREEDER BUYER PURCHASE FROM RAY & JEAN LEES. SAM PHILLIPS WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1517; 1481.
AT HILL RIDWARE, SPINK & BARKS TOOK THE TOP FOUR ON 1628; 1627(2); AND 1624; THE WINNER A LEO HEREMAN X JOHN SHEASBY; FOLLOWED BY TWO LEO HEREMANS, THE FIRST OFF FORMER PREMIER STUD STOCKMAN SHANE READING OF HULL;THE SECOND BRED BY ANTHONY PROBERT. FOURTH WAS A JANSENNE DE BRUIN HEN, A SISTER TO THEIR TOP TWO HENS “94” AND “95”.
FINALLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO MARTIN HOOGENDYK ON WINNING 1ST SOUTH CENTRE SECTION IN THE M.N.F.C RACE FROM BORDEAUX; AND MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY ON GAINING PROVISIONAL 2ND SECTION I, AND 9TH OPEN N.F.C. SIGOGNE RACE
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