BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION

by Pete Wightman

MR & MRS BOB CAWLEY OF DOSTHILL,1ST & 2ND FED OUT OF KINGSDOWN(2)

Bob Cawley, pictured right

SATURDAY MAY 17TH SAW OUR BIRDS AT KINGSDOWN FOR THE SECOND WEEK RUNNING, BUT DUE TO POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS A DECISION NOT TO LIBERATE WAS MADE ROUND ABOUT THE 1PM MARK. THIS PROVED TO BE THE RIGHT DECISION, AS RACING ON THE SATURDAY WAS POOR, AND THE SUNDAY PROVED A FANTASTIC RACING DAY, WITH BLUE SKIES, SUNSHINE, AND A FRESH NORTH EAST WIND. THE 1772 BIRDS WERE LIBAREATED BY GREGG AND JON AT 09-15.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MR & MRS BOB CAWLEY OF THE DOSTHILL CLUB, THEY TOOK 1ST; 2ND; AND 8TH FED ON 1276; 1275; 1256.4; THE FIRST TWO WERE VANDENABEELES, THE THIRD WAS A STAF VAN REET, ALL COCKS. WELL DONE AGAIN BOB.

MR & MRS TONY CHILDS AND SON JOHN, OF STRETTON, WERE 3RD FED ON 1271.8 WITH A 2YO BUSCHEART COCK OFF RICHARD & KIM MOLE STOCK.

A.J.PASSEY & SONS OF APPLEBY MAGNA WERE 4TH & 9TH FED ON 1271.1; 1255 WITH A 3YO RED COCK, A MULTIPLE RED CARD WINNER INLAND, AND A CONSISTENT PIGEON FROM OVER THE CHANNEL. HIS SIRE IS KIRKLAND DESMET MATTHYS X STAF VAN REET; THE DAM ORIGINATES FROM JACK WHITEHOUSE OF DERBY.

THE RUNNER UP IS ANOTHER GEOFF KIRKLAND PIGEON, IT’S SIRE WAS ALSO THE G/SIRE OF THE WINNER, THE DAM IS A M.N.F.C. SECTION WINNER FOR BROTHER JOHN.

BRIAN COLLINS & SON HAD THE BEST BIRD INTO SOUTH DERBYSHIRE ON 1261, THEIR YEARLING BLUE W.F. COCK TAKING 5TH FED.

INTO DERBY NEXT, AND W.BRAILSFORD HAD THE TOP BIRD IN THE CITY, WINNING THE SOUTH ROAD CLUB AND TAKING 6TH FED ON 1260.

J.HICKS & SON OF DERBY 102 WEREN’T FAR BEHIND, TAKING 7TH FED ON 1256.6.

COMPLETING THE TOP TEN WERE ELMORE & SMITH OF DOSTHILL ON 1254, WITH A YEARLING VAN DE RHEE COCK OFF STEVE GORE STOCK, TAKING 10TH FED.

FERRY STRIKE FORCES THE LESSAY RACE TO BE REPLACED BY YELVERTON

DUE TO THE FRENCH FERRY WORKERS STRIKE ACTION IN THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE SPRING BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, OUR BIRDS WHICH WERE BEING CONVOYED BY THE NORTH DERBYSHIRE FED, WERE UNABLE TO GET A FERRY, SO A DECISION WAS MADE TO RE-ROUTE TO YELVERTON. NOT TO EVERYONES SATISFACTION, BUT SURELY THE CORRECT DECISION.

WITH THE STRONG E.N.E. WIND, YELVERTON WOULD PROBABLY PROVE TO BE AN HARDER TASK THAN LESSAY MAY HAVE BEEN?

THE BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 08-00, AND THE E.N.E. WIND IF ANYTHING GOT STRONGER AS THE BIRDS MADE THEIR WAY UP COUNTRY, FORTUNATELY THERE WERE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE EN ROUTE. I ESTIMATED 5 HOURS INTO BURTON WOULD TAKE SOME BEATING?

AT STRETTON, 17 SENT 115 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON GOT BACK IN THE WINNERS ENCLOSURE ON 1078 WITH A 2YO JANSENNE VAN DEN BOSCHE X PETER FOX COCK. THIS COCK’S FLYING TIME WAS 5 HOURS 16 MINUTES.

PETER & JACKIE COX WERE 2ND ON 1050 WITH A YEARLING BLUE COCK OUT OFF ALAN BRASSINGTON.

PAUL WILLIAMS WAS 3RD ON 1046 WITH A 2YO BLUE COCK, A JAN AARDEN X DAVE JOHNSTON. THIS COCK HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT FOR PAUL THIS SEASON.

BARRY ODOM WAS 4TH ON 1032 WITH A 2YO HEN OFF ALAN BRASSINGTON AND BRYN NEWBOROUGH STOCK, THIS HEN WON LE MANS LAST YEAR.

Alan Brassington

AT OSMASTON PARK, RUEBEN HOUGH IS PROVING A HARD MAN TO BEAT; HE TOOK 1ST ON 1018 WITH A 3YO CELIBATE HEN, A CASSEART X SOONTJEN X VAN REET.

THE RUNNER UP WAS A YEARLING CELIBATE COCK, AGAIN A CASSEART X SOONTJEN X VAN REET.

JACK WHITEHOUSE WAS 3RD ON 999 WITH A 3YO HEN AND STEVE & LINDA TREECE & SON WERE 4TH ON 997 WITH A 4YO JANSEENE COCK.

I MUST APOLOGISE TO JOHN CHADWICK, OVER MY PAST COUPLE OF ARTICLES I MISTAKENLY PUT JOHN DOWN AS TOM CHADWICK. SORRY JOHN.

AT ETWALL, MR & MRS CHILDS & SON WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1018; 1016. THE WINNERA DELBAR X SILVER TOYE COCK, THE SIRE IS 18 YEARS OLD!!!

THE RUNNER UP WAS A VC LOUGH X NEIL INGER SILVER TOYE COCK.

WILLIE HORTON WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 989; 961.

AT THE NELSON, 10 SENT 80 AND WELL DONE TO RAY MASSEY & ROSS HOLLIS. THEY TOOK THE RED CARD EASILY ON 1050 WITH A 2YO MARCELIS X MEULEMAN HEN. NOW CHRISTENED “KAREN’S LASS” AFTER ROSS’S MUM. SHE WAS 2ND CLUB, 17TH FED FROM PICAUVILLE LAST YEAR.

2ND CLUB ON 1009 WAS RAY’S NEIGHBOURS MR & MRS DAVE HARRISON WITH A 3YO BUSCHEART HEN.

MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 3RD ON 999 WITH A YEARLING SOONTJEN HEN.

MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS WERE 4TH ON 988.

DOWN AT DOSTHILL, 9 SENT 74 AND MR & MRS BOB CAWLEY TAKE THE TOP TWO SPOTS, THE WINNER, WELL CLEAR ON 1046, WAS A 2YO RED VANDENABEELE COCK, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER VANDENABEELE COCK ON 1002.8.

BRIAN WINSTON WAS 3RD ON 1002.3 WITH A RED BUSCHEART COCK, AND GEORGE COLLET 4TH ON 993 WITH A 2YO JANSENNE COCK.

AT APPLEBY MAGNA, PETE SMITH CARRIES ON HIS GOOD FORM, TAKING 1ST CLUB COMFORTABLY ON 1064 WITH A 2YO WILDEMERSCH FROM LEADBEATERS OF RUGELEY STOCK. THIS COCK WAS GIFTED TO PETE BY HIS FRIEND JOHN BARBER OF SHUTTINGTON, AS A YB THIS COCK WON THE LOVELL YATES TROPHY IN OUR FED.

2ND CLUB ON 1023 WERE RAY & JEAN LEES, FLYING UNDER THE BANNER OF LEES & MILLER.THEY TIMED IN A YEARLING BLACK HERMAN X STAF VAN REET COCK.THE HERMANS ORIGINATE FROM S & R LYNCH OF UPTON, WHICH IS IN THE DONCASTER AREA I BELIEVE? THE VAN REET CAME FROM PETE SMITH. NOW PETE IS A GOOD FRIEND OF RAY & JEAN, BUT I BET THEIR FRIENDSHIP WAS TESTED ON SATURDAY NIGHT, AS PETE’S WINNER STOPPED RAY WINNING £140 IN NOMINATIONS?

3RD ON 1009 WERE AUBREY PHIPPS & CRAIG BETTERIDGE WITH A 6YO CHEQ HEN THAT WAS GIFTED TO THE PARTNERSHIP BY MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS WHEN THEY STARTED OUT. THIS HEN WON MESSAC LAST YEAR AND HAS OTHER RED CARDS FROM THE INLAND. AUBREY & CRAIG ARE SONS OF TWO WELL KNOWN LOCAL FLIERS, GEORGE PHIPPS & LANCE BETTERIDGE.

KEITH BURTON WAS 4TH ON 1003 WITH A 4YO VAN DEN BOSCHE COCK OFF THE LATE CLIFF SARSON. THIS COCK WON PICAUVILLE LAST YEAR.

AT THE MINERS ARMS, MICK & NEIL HARVEY TOOK THE FIRST SIX!! THEIR BEST FOUR MADE 1086; 1064; 1010; 1004. THE WINNER, WHO I THINK WILL NOT BE FAR OFF TOPPING THE FED? WAS A 2YO COCK OFF WALL-LUNT & GREEN, AND PETE INCKLE LINES. THE RUNNER UP WAS A 2YO GERVEART COCK OFF PETE INCKLE STOCK, AND WON KINGSDOWN THE WEEK PREVIOUS. THE THIRD WAS A 4YO WALL-LUNT & GREEN COCK, AND THE FOURTH A 4YO JAN AARDEN X JANSENNE. MICK WAS IN SCOTLAND, SO NEIL WAS IN CHARGE, LOOKS LIKE YOU MIGHT BE GETTING A FEW MORE HOLIDAYS MICK?

AT HILL RIDWARE, GRAHAM PRINCE HAD A CLEAR WINNER ON 1021 WITH A SON OUT OF “DOUBLE GOLD”, WHICH ORIGINATES FROM THE STOCK OF BRIAN DENNEY OF STRENSALL NEAR YORK.

KEITH “RINGO” ELSTONE WAS 2ND ON 1000 WITH A STAF VAN REET HEN.

SPINK & BARKS WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 999; 964; BOTH YEARLING HENS, THE FIRST A DAUGHTER OFF “APACHE” WHICH ORIGINATES FROM ALAN WHITE. THIS HEN WAS 2ND FED FROM KINGSDOWN (1) AND ALSO WON THE MIDWEEK CLUB. SHE WAS FOLLOWED IN THE CLOCK BY A SOONTJEN HEN OFF MR & MRS CRUTCHLEY OF UTTOXETER.

FINALLY, UP AT THE BULLS HEAD, KEVIN & GREGG JOHNSON TOOK THE FIRST FOUR. THE WINNER A YEARLING VANDENABEELE COCK MADE 1065, THIS COCK WAS 2ND CLUB; 3RD FED NEWBURY AND 1ST CLUB 10TH FED PORTLAND AS A YB. THE RUNNER UP ON 1035 WAS A SOONTJEN; A 2YO SMITS VAN WINCKLE X VAN DE WEYERCOCK WAS 3RD ON 1005 AND 2YO RENE DE MAN X WILDEMEERSCH COCK WAS 4TH ON 990, THIS COCK WON PORTSMOUTH LAST YEAR.

GOOD CLUB RACING FROM HULLAVINGTON IN THE STRONG E.N.E. WIND

ON THE SAME DAY AS OUR BIRDS WERE AT YELVERTON, THE FED RAN CLUB RACING FROM HULLAVINGTON. THE BIRDS WERE AWAY AT 09-00 INTO A STRONG E.N.E. WIND.

AT STRETTON, 11 SENT 181 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON MADE IT TWO RED CARDS ON THE DAY, WINNING ON 1256 WITH A 3YO COCK, A HALF BROTHER TO THE YELVERTON WINNER, THE DAM WAS A VAN HOEKE. ALAN WAS ALSO 3RD ON 1250 WITH A JANSENNE VAN DEN BOSCHE X PETER FOX COCK.

PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE 2ND & 4TH ON 1254; 1248; BOTH SOONTJENS. THE FIRST A 2YO, A SON OFF “32”, THE SECOND WAS “32” HIMSELF. THESE TWO COCKS WERE 2ND & 3RD CLUB LAST WEEK, BUT IN REVERSE ORDER. OBVIOUSLY LIKE THE HEAD WINDS?

AT ETWALL, STEVE BILLINGS WAS 1ST & 2ND ON 1135; 1079. BERT PEACH & SON WERE 3RD & 4T HON 1071; 1070; WITH TWO DELBARS.

AT OSMASTON PARK, MICK WILLIS & FAMILY WERE 1ST; 3RD & 4TH ON 1140; 1120; 1114. THE WINNER WAS A 3YO BELGIAN COCK. HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A 4YO BUSCHEART COCK AND A 5YO COCK OFF JOHN SHEASBY STOCK FROM LICHFIELD.

AT THE NELSON, 6 SENT 91 AND TERRY FEARN MADE IT TWO WINS IN A WEEK, THE SAME 3YO LAVENDER COCK THAT WON FROM KINGSDOWN, DOING THE BUSINESS AGAIN ON 1193.

MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS WERE 2ND ON 1181 WITH A 2YO HOUBEN COCK.

RAY MASSEY & ROSS HOLLIS 3RD ON 1163 WITH A 4YO COCK, AND TO CAP A GOOD DAY FOR “ROSS THE RUPTURE”, HE COLLECTED THE POOLS & NOM.

MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS WERE 4TH ON 1160 WITH “THE DEVIL” A YEARLING WILDEMEERSCH COCK.

AT DOSTHILL, 10 SENT 154 AND ELMORE & SMITH WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1236; 1233; THE WINNER WAS ALAN’S GOOD BLUE COCK OFF CHRIS KNOWLES STOCK. HE WAS FOLLOWED HOME BY ANOTHER ONE OF ALAN’S FAVOURITES, THE 5YO GAY PIED COCK OFF JOHN GILBERT’S “PROWLER”. THIS COCK HAS WON NUMEROUS RED CARDS INLAND, PLUS 2ND CLUB, 3RD FED FROM SAINTES.

GEORGE COLLET WAS 3RD ON 1231 WITH A HEN, AND KEITH CHAPMAN 4TH ON 1200 WITH A DE VADDER.

AT APPLEBY MAGNA, 5 SENT 52 AND MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY WERE WELL CLEAR ON 1228 WITH A GEOFF KIRKLAND DESMET MATHYS COCK, BRED BY RAY & JEAN LEES.

A. PASSEY & SONS WERE 2ND ON 1209 WITH ANOTHER KIRKLAND PIGEON, THIS TIME A DESMET X ALFON BAUWENS, BRED BY BROTHER JOHN.

PETE SMITH WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1189; 1176 WITH A 3YO DEMEESTER X HARTOG COCK, A PREVIOUS WINNER THIS SEASON. HE WAS FOLLOWED HOME BY HIS SON.

AT HILL RIDWARE, MAURICE ELSMORE GOT A GOOD ‘UN, HE TIMED IN A SOONTJEN ON 1277.

ALAN JOHNSTON WAS 2ND & 4TH ON 1265; 1252, THE FIRST A WILDEMEERSCH, THE SECOND A MARC POLLIN, BOTH OFF HIS BROTHER IN LAW C.LEADBEATER.

MR & MRS GEORGE HODGKINSON WERE 3RD ON 1260 WITH A JANSENNE.

BEFORE SIGNING OFF, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALAN BRASSINGTON, WHO WON THE TAURIS OPEN RACE ON MAY BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO MR & MRS CHILDS & SON WHO I BELIEVE ARE PROVISIONALLY 13TH & 24TH OPEN FROM THE N.M.C.C. OPENING RACE OF 2008.

BANG UP TO DATE NOW, BOTH THE N.F.C. AND M.N.F.C. DECICSION TO LIBERATE FROM FOUGERES AND FALAISE ON TUESDAY MAY 27TH DID THE BIRDS (OR FANCIERS) NO FAVOURS AT ALL. HERE IN BURTON THE LOW CLOUD, DRIZZLE AND POOR VISIBILITY DIDN’T LIFT ALL DAY. THE BEST I’VE HEARD IN THE M.N.F.C. LOCALLY WERE MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY OF APPLEBY MAGNA, AND IN THE N.F.C. TREVOR BIRD GOT THE BEST IN STRETTON, BEATING STEVE WAIN AND RAY GRIMSDELL. YOU CANNOT CONDEMN PIGEONS ON DAYS LIKE THAT, I JUST HOPE FOR THE ORGANISATIONS, AND THEIR MEMBERS, THAT THE BIRDS DO RETURN?

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