BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.
Russ Bailey goes 7 up out of Bath as Holbrook lofts dominate.
Saturday August 15th was one of them days; it looked a great day for racing with a light northerly wind, blue skies at the lib site, dry and warm with some cloud, but also some blue sky. What materialised was not what we were expecting; the fed top ten will look very good as there was a good kit of birds into Holbrook; but there were some very poor returns to many lofts. By all accounts we were not on our own, loads of feds had difficult racing, and so what proved so difficult for our youngsters?
We know there was no rain around; it was not down to high temperatures; there was some cloud yes, but not dark heavy clouds, and there was still plenty of blue sky. So we can only presume it was something in the atmosphere? We had the solar eclipse 3 days earlier; were GCHQ using their radars, there was the European Athletics at Birmingham; did the wild fires across the country cause a problem, we are just clutching at straws, looking for answers?
There were 2 One loft races Sunday which didn’t fair any better, but what was noticeable was that in the WDW OLR there were more birds home second day than the first, like someone said to me ”It’s as if something has been switched off after the weekend” ?
Inexperienced youngsters seemed to suffer most? As far as where the missing birds are; I know of birds reported in Somerset on the morning of the race, a couple in the Bristol / Bath area, in between Newark and Lincoln; Doncaster; Stoke; Stafford; Chesterfield and Oldbury; so all over the place. It’s heartbreaking for the birds; fanciers; clubs and federations. If anyone has any other explanation as to what caused such poor racing; I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Also, we pay £38 RPRA annual subscription; this is increasing to £40 next year I hear? I don’t think it’s out of order to ask the RPRA to look into (a) Young Bird Sickness prevention; and (b) on days like this, is there anything out of the ordinary affecting the atmospheric conditions. Fanciers, clubs and federations need all the help they can get.
Back to the race, where 52 members from 8 clubs sent 1083 birds; Alys cut the strings at 09-25 and the birds were away in a North wind.
A great performance by Russ Bailey of Ripley; flying in the Holbrook club. Russ took the first seven in the fed; the fed topper on 1316.5 was a blue cock from Woodroffe Bros stock. 2nd fed on 1316.5 was a blue hen; again from Woodroffe Bros stock. 3rd fed on 1316.5 was a cheq hen from Woodroffe Bros stock. 4th fed on 1316.4 was a blue cock from M/M Lycett x Kev Matthews stock. 5th fed on 1316.4 was a cheq wf cock from Richard Wolverson. 6th fed on 1316.4 was a blue hen from Woodroffe Bros stock; and 7th fed on 1315.9 was a cheq hen from Mark Williamson stock, well done Russ. After this kit of seven, Russ went nearly 9 minutes before his next little kit of four; and these took 18th to 21st positions in the fed result.
Russ Bailey top seven out of Bath
Kev Matthews completes the top ten; another good performance after taking the top five in the fed the week before. 8th fed on 1311.1 was a blue Jos cools cock, nest mate to the previous weeks fed topper, both parents bred by Andrew Wilton. His sire is a son of “Golden Cools1” so a brother to “Super Cools lady”. The dam is off a son of “Cher Ami” when paired to a daughter of “Super Cools Lady” x The “Rossi” cock. 9th fed on 1311.0 was another blue Jos Cools cock, he was 2nd fed the week previous out of Marlborough (2). His sire is a grandson of “Primus” and his dam a granddaughter of ”Super Lady” and the “Rossi” cock, all off Andrew Wilton stock. 10th fed on1310.9 was a blue Jos Cools hen; her sire is a grandson of “Super Lady” bred by Andrew Wilton. Her dam is a granddaughter of a brother to “Octavia”. Good flying Kev.
Kev Matthews of Holbrook
All in, Holbrook lofts totally dominated the fed result.
Around the clubs,
At Stretton, 10 sent 163 and Phil Bourke took top spot on 1218 with a cheq cock out of “Well’ard” the Leo Hereman x Daughter of “Lateman” the best of the Gordon Bros.
Phil Bourke winner at Stretton
Phil Whetton was hot on his heels taking 2nd club on 1216 with a dark cheq hen; her sire a Stefaan Lambrecht from P & S Hares of South Wales x with a Cyriel & Carl Lambrecht out of a daughter of the “NWHU” cock from Matt Munslow.
Alan Brassington was 3rd club on 1185 with a blue wf cock bred out of birds from club mates Pete Cox and Phil Bourke.
Young Jack Bourke still trying hard took 4th club on 1184 with a blue Wildemeersch x Buscheart hen, her sire from Clive Yates, and her dam from Quarry lofts.
It was the clubs Gold Ring race too, and Chairman Phil Whetton took 1st & 3rd on 1216; 1123; winning £108-50; the winner was runner up in the club race; well done Phil.
Phil Whetton winner of Stretton Gold Ring
Phil Bourke was runner up on 1148 winning £46-50.
At Holbrook, 10 sent 373 and details of their leading birds appear in the fed result above.
At Chaddesden Jubilee, 12 sent 166 and Stan Hall took top spot on 1218 with a mealy hen bred by Mick Fearn.
Mick Willis & Family were runners up on 1211 with a blue pied cock bred from John Angwin stock.
Mick Stone was 3rd & 4th on 1210; 1209; both Ceuleman hens
At Winshill, 5 sent 94 and Liam Clamp loft 1 took 1st and 3rd club on 1186; 1069; with a blue hen and a blue pied hen.
Debbie Fearn was 2nd & 4th on 1077; 1013; the first a blue wf cock, his sire is a grandson of “Hideaway”, his dam out of a son of A & L Painter’s “Van Persie” x with a daughter of “Freak” x “Golden Eggs” from the Gordon Bros.
He was followed by a mealy pied cock; his sire is out of “King of the Rode” x the good Stefaan Lambrecht; and the dam is out of a daughter of the good Stefaan Lambrecht hen when paired to a son of “Tiger”.
At Swadlincote Town, 6 sent 162 and Davis, Wright & Sons took 1st club on 1201 with a mealy cock; his sire is on loan from Debbie Fearn, he’s out the “Broken wing” and “Hideaway” lines crossed with a Jan Theelan, so all the best of Debbie’s old family. His dam is a Kris Wijnant she’s a daughter out of “Champ” x “Golden Eggs”.
Charlie Murfin was runner up on 1180 with a blue cock; he’s off a Lavender cock from Debbie Fearn x Van den Bulck.
Mark Collins was 3rd on 1169 with a blue cock; this one a fed futurity bird bred by Kev Matthews of Holbrook.
Davis, Wright & Sons back again in 4th spot on1168 with a mealy hen, she’s a NMCC Futurity bird bred by club mates M/M T Collins & Son.
At Etwall, 6 sent 82 and Kev Southall took 1st & 3rd club on 1207; 1177.3; the winner a Leo Hereman x Tony & Lee Painter; followed by one bred by Victor Dyjas, who lives near Heanor.
Kev Southall (L) winner at Etwall
Secretary Alan Peach was 2nd & 4th on 1177.5; 1125; the first off Russ Bailey; followed by one bred off a pair purchased from the Who Dares Wins One Loft Race sale.
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