The South West of England Lerwick Club
The SWELC was at Leicester race course in the East Midlands on the 11/8/23 at 08.30am into a south west wind the birds were liberated on their way and the top twenty open positions are as follows; continuous great form is flowing in the loft of Ray Bevan were he comes over the winners line again claiming 1st & 2nd plus 7th & 8th open SWELC plus 1,2,3,4 in the Longford club Ray flying 68 miles his first two being brother and sister nest bowl mates the first the blue hen followed by a mealy cock their sire being bred by Dave Peeters off Klein Genopte crossed Het Vaal Genopte and the mother coming from P & D Stud bred from Expensive Kittle and Geode Red and her mother down from blue Kittle Rays next two being a blue hen and a mealy hen are bred down from birds off Ken Tovey an ex local club mate and ex pigeon fancier Ray said the birds are left together to do as they please pair or not to pair on the Darkness system Rays velocities were 1244, 1241.704, 1227 & 1226.
Ray Bevan with 1st & 2nd SWELC Leicester
3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th open was the Walker Brothers also claiming 1,2,3,4 in the Nailsworth club flying 81 miles their first a pretty grizzle hen being a daughter of their Adam Wealthall Champion Snowball champion pair and also she’s a granddaughter of opal she’s previously achieved a 1st Nailsworth club and 2nd open SWELC from Coventry this season their second is their own bred New North Road Amalgamations Futurity chequer hen being a Herman Cuesters and the sire being bred by Leon Hall and the dam from M & J Adcock & Son from the famous mistake hen that bred the brothers ample winners south road and north road their next a blue hen being a Franz Zwols crossed Lambrechts and the mother being the brothers 2022 new north road amalgamation £10,000 winning hen from Alnwick being the Lambrechts from Chris Templar via Adam Wealthall Famous Grizzly Bear lines and the sire being the brothers best south road racing cock of for consistency and also responsible for winning Coutances, Chale and also a breeder buyer winner for them with club cards and federation cards also won and their final arrival a blue chequer cock being a Herman Cuesters again from Leon Hall lines of the famous The Den Ass lines when crossed with the M & J Adcock & son mistake hen this cock has previously achieved a 2nd club 3rd open SWELC Coventry for the Brothers all were flown on the Darkness system flying back to the perch with velocities of 1241.023, 1240, 1239, & 1237.
The Walker Brothers scoring Grizzle hen
9th open was Andrez Stanowski flying 103 miles plus also winning 1st south Bristol club with a red hen in which is Andrez’s own bred new north road amalgamation Futurity bird being a Van Den Bulk strain and was flown on the traditional young bird natural system with a velocity of 1213.
10th, 16th & 17th open plus 2nd & 4th south Bristol club was Steve Moseley flying 104 miles his first a blue hen origin being a Van Dyke followed by a blue hen being bred by Steve being his New North Road Amalgamations Futurity bird being a Wildesmersch Crossed Van Dyke then his final a blue white flight Van Den Bulk hen bred by Chris & John Adams purchased at the New North road amalgamations Futurity sale all were flown on the Darkness system flying back to their loft perches with velocities of 1209, 1153.372, & 1153.251.
11th, 12th & 18th open was D & K Bullingham flying 75 miles with velocities of 1182.064, 1181 & 1153.125.
13th & 20th open plus 3rd South Bristol club was Steve Bryant flying 103 miles his first a chequer hen being a South Bristol club winner and 13th open SWELC from Coventry the week previously her breeding being her father a son off the triple X and the mother is direct from Steve Wheatley of the north east. His second a blue white flight hen being bred off a pair of stock birds that originate and were bred at the Bristol lofts of Steve Bennett for Steve both were flown on the Darkness system flying back to their perches his velocities were 1175 & 1149.
14th open was T Ball flying 97 miles with a blue chequer hen that also achieved 1st Sodbury Vale club doing 1162.
15th open plus 2nd Sodbury Vale club was Chris & John Adams flying 95 miles with a Van Den Bulk blue chequer cock on the Darkness system flying back to his perch doing 1156.
19th open was Mr & Mrs Ken Davey flying 96 miles and also achieving 3rd Sodbury Vale club with a chequer pied hen doing 1152.
The SWELC committee would like to wish all its members and all pigeon fanciers a happy 2024.
The Rat Man.