DERBY NOTES

Alan Houldsworth

Saturday 25th August and The Derby Burton & District South Road Federation were at Sailsbury and the pigeons were liberated at 08-05 in a west wind.
In Derby Premier L.D.S.Johnson took the red card with a mealy cock doing 1454 followed by a blue hen doing 1420 to take fourth.In second & third was Paul & Lynda Todd with two cheq hens doing 1431 & 1430.

L D S Joohnson

In Kilburn Welfare Keith Cresswell takes three of the first four positions with a with a blue cock taking the red card doing 1413 followed by two blue hens doing 1401 and 1366 to take second & fourth.In third position was Keith Foulke with a red hen doing 1394.

Keith Cresswell

The Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Frome and the pigeons were liberated at 09-45 in a west north west wind.

In Osmaston Park Homing Society leading the way and taking the red card was the partnership of Glew & O'Donnell with a cheq w/f hen doing 1423.7.Taking the next three positions was Dave Waddington with a blue cock doing 1423.5 then a cheq cock doing 1423 followed by a mealy hen doing 1422.

S O'Donnell

Dave Glew

In Ilkeston Bulls Flying Club John & Pamela Dowd take three of the first four positions with a cheq cock doing 1423.2 taking the red card followed by a cheq hen doing 1416 and a blue hen doing 1415 taking third & fourth.In second was F & T Salt Brothers & Son with blue cock doing 1418.

John & Pamela Dowd

In Etwall & District Flying Club Steve Billings gets the winner with a cheq hen doing 1403 followed by last weeks winners Tony & June Whitehurst in second & third with a blue cock doing 1395 and a cheq hen doing 1345.In fourth was Sam Phillips with a mealy cock doing 1341.

It was the breeder buyer races for both Osmaston Park Homing Society and Etwall & District Flying Club.In Osmaston Park Homing Society club secretary Steve Stone got the winner with a youngster bred by Jake Harcup and in Etwall & District Flying Club Sam Phillips got the winner with a youngster bred by Tony & June Whitehurst.

Jake Harcup

Tony & June Whitehurst.

L.D.S.Johnson Derby Premier winners.
Dave Glew. } Dave Glew & Shamous O'Donnell Osmaston Park Homing Society winners.
Shamous O'Donnell }Dave Glew & Shamous O'Donnell Osmaston Park Homing Society winners.
Keith Cresswell Kilburn Welfare winner.
John & Pamela Dowd Ilkeston Bulls Head Winners.
Steve Billings Etwall & District Flying Club winner.
Sam Phillips Etwall & District Flying Club Breeder buyer winner.
Tony & June Whitehurst breeders of the Etwall & District Flying Club breeder buyer winner.
Steve Stone Osmaston Park Breeder buyer winner.
Jake Harcup breeder of the Osmaston Park Homing Society breeder buyer winner.