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Burton S D Fed Prize Pres 2018 05-11-18

BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.

2018 PRIZE PRESENTATION SEES ROB HORTON TOP OF THE PILE.

 

SATURDAY OCTOBER 20TH SAW 69 MEMBERS AND GUESTS ATTEND THE 2018 PRIZE PRESENTATION EVENING AT A COLD GRESLEY INDOOR BOWLS CENTRE.

 

GUESTS FOR THE EVENING WERE THE R.P.R.A. PRESIDENT DAVE BRIDGES, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. 

 

AFTER THE 5 COURSE MEAL THE PRIZE PRESENTATION FOLLOWED;

FIRST TO BE CALLED WAS ONE OF THE LEGENDS OF OUR AREA, JOHN GILBERT, JOHN TOPPED THE FED 4 TIMES AND PICKED UP THE TOP LOFT YB TROPHY AND YB OF THE YEAR TROPHY, WON BY A MEALY LAMBRECHT COCK “60”. 

JOHN GILBERT (L)

       

NEXT WERE DOUG NESBITT & SONS OF HILL RIDWARE, THEY TOPPED THE FED 5 TIMES WITH THEIR OB’S, WINNING THE FRED CLARK TROPHY, AND INLAND BIRD OF THE YEAR, AND BIRD OF THE YEAR, THEIR 2YO BELGIAN RUNG HEREMAN HEN “93” TOPPING THE FED THREE TIMES.

DOUG AND MARK NESBITT

NEXT WERE ELMORE & SMITH OF BIRCH COPPICE, THEY TOPPED THE FED TWICE AND FINISHED THIRD IN THE CONVOYERS RACE WINNING £10.   

DEAN ELMORE (L)

RAY & JEAN LEES & MILLER WERE NEXT; THEY WERE 4TH IN THE BREEDER BUYER RACE, WINNING £125. 

JEAN LEES (L)      

DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE NEXT; MALC, MICHAEL AND MATT WON £105 POOLS IN THE KINGSDOWN YB SR AND £102 IN THE KINGSDOWN OB SR, TOAL OF £207.

MICHAEL WRIGHT (L)    

MR & MRS K HASLAM & SON OF THE BULLS HEAD HAD A NICE PICK UP, THEY WON £50 POOLS IN THE KINGSDOWN YB SR, AND WERE 2ND & 3RD IN THE BREEDER BUYER RACE WITH THEIR OWN BIRDS, WINNING £1250, TOTAL WON £1300.

MR & MRS K HASLAM

TREVOR BIRD OF STRETTON WAS NEXT UP; HE PICKED UP £156-74 PRIZE AND POOL MOMEY OUT OF CARENTAN (1). 

TREVOR BIRD (L)

ALAN PEACH ALSO ENJOYED THE CARENTAN (1) RACE, HE PICKED UP £166-74 PRIZE AND POOL MONEY. 

ALAN PEACH (L)

BRIAN WINSTON OF BIRCH COPPICE ENJOYED THE CHANNEL RACING; HE PICKED UP £183-74 IN PRIZE AND POOL MOMEY OUT OF THE TWO CARENTAN AND FIRST MESSAC RACE.

BRIAN WINSTON (L)

JIM & MATT PARKER OF WINSHILL HAD A FANTASTIC YB SEASON AGAIN, THEY PICKED UP £358-24 IN THE KINGSDOWN YB SR, ADD TO THIS £82-50 POOLS IN THE CARENTAN (1) RACE AND £125 FOR BREEDING THE 4TH PLACED BIRD IN THE BREEDER BUYER RACE, GRAND TOTAL WON £565-74.

JIM PARKER (L)

   DEBBIE FEARN WAS NEXT TO BE CALLED, DEBBIE WON £27-49 PRIZE MONEY AND £15 FOR RUNNER UP IN THE CONVOYERS RACE, TOAL OF £42-49.  

DEBBIE FEARN (L)

NEXT WAS MARTIN HOOGENDYK OF THE MINERS ARMS, WHO WON £388-74 PRIZE AND POOL MONEY IN THE CARENTAN (2) RACE.

MARTIN HOOGENDYK (L)

 

 MR & MRS JOHN DOWD OF THE BULLS HEAD WERE NEXT, THEY WON £46-73 IN PRIZE MONEY.

JOHN DOWD (L)  

THE EVER PRESENTS SPINKS & BARKS OF HILL RIDWARE WERE THERE AGAIN, PHIL AND DAZ WON £436-47 IN PRIZE AND POOL MONEY FROM  THE TWO CARENTAN RACES AND MESSAC (2), ADD TO THIS £25 FOR WINNING THE CONVOYERS RACE, AND ALSO PICKED UP THE CHANNEL AVERAGE .

DAZ BARKS (L)

RICH & GORDIE JONES & BATT OF HILL RIDWARE ARE ANOTHER LOFT THAT IS PROVING HARD TO BEAT, INLAND OR CHANNEL. THEY WON £497-97 IN PRIZE AND POOLS FROM CARENTAN (2) AND MESSAC (1); ALSO WINNING £14 IN THE KINGSDOWN OB SR. THEY WON THE CARENTAN (2) RACE AND THETOP LOFT TROPHY AND TOPPED THE FED TWICE IN 2018.

GORDIE JONES (L)       

FED SECRETARIES GRAHAM & ELEANOR EVANS OF CASTLE GRESLEY WERE NEXT UP, THEY WON £938-86 IN PRIZE AND POOL MONEY OUT OF CARENTAN (2) AND THE TWO MESSAC RACES, ALSO WINNING £30 IN THE KINGSDWON OB SR, AND PICKED UP THE MESSAC (1) TROPHY; MESSAC (2) 2 BIRD TROPHY; MESSAC (1) AND (2) AVERAGE; AND CHANNEL BIRD OF THE YEAR.

GRAHAM EVANS (L)

   MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON OF SWADLINCOTE TOWN WON THE CARENTAN (1) RACE AND PICKED UP £392-16 IN PRIZE AND POOL MONEY. 

ALAN STRETTON (L)  

  

NEXT WAS ANOTHER LOFT THAT APPEARS AT THE TOP END OF THE PRIZE LIST EVERY YEAR, MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON GARY. THEY PICKED UP £689-85 IN PRIZE AND POOL MONEY, ADD TO THIS £50 FOR WINNING THE YB LADIES RACE, AND ALSO PICKED UP THE MESSAC 2 BIRD TROPHY. TREVOR AND GARY WERE THIRD IN THE PRIZE MONEY LIST.  

GARY COLLINS (L)  

     

TOP PRIZE AND MONEY WINNER IN 2018 WAS ROB HORTON OF BIRCH COPPICE, ROB CAME TO THE PRESENTATION, BUT HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER PRIOR ENGAGEMENT BEFORE THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED. ROB WON £167-69 IN PRIZE MONEY, PLUS £379-90 IN POOLS FROM THE KINGSDWON YB SR, AND £50 FOR WINNING THE OB LADIES RACE AND £34 FROM THE KINGSDOWN OB SR. TO CAP IT ALL, ROB ALSO WON THE FED BREEDER BUYER RACE WITH HIS OWN BIRD ADDING ANOTHER £1000, TOTAL WON £1631.59. ROB WON THE KINGSDOWN YB SR TROPHY AND TOPPED THE FED 4 TIMES IN 2018, WELL DONE ROB.

ROB HORTON TOP OF THE PILE 2018

 

CLUB OF THE YEAR FOR 2018 WAS BIRCH COPPICE, WHO HAD A BATTLE ROYALE WITH HILL RIDWARE WHICH WENT TO THE WIRE. ALAN SMITH THEIR SECRETARY COLLECTED THE TROPHY FROM DAVE BRIDGES.

ALAN SMITH (L)

 

THE MALTSTERS TROPHY WAS WON BY DOUG NESBITT & SONS OF HILL RIDWARE, WHO FOUGHT OFF THE LIKES OF ROB HORTON, MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON, R & G JONES & BATT AND JOHN GILBERT. MARK NESBITT RECEIVED THE TROPHY FROM DAVE BRIDGES.

MARK NESBITT (L) WITH THE MALTSTERS TROPHY

 

THE FEDERATION SECRETARY ELEANOR EVANS THEN PRESENTED THE GUESTS WITH AN ENGRAVED DECANTER AND GLASSES; AND A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS.

MR & MRS DAVE BRIDGES WITH ELEANOR EVANS

 

THANKS WENT OUT TO OUR CONVOYER ALYS AND RACE CONTROLLER ALAN FOR THEIR EXCELLENT WORK THROUGHOUT THE SEASON; AND TO SECRETARIES GRAHAM AND ELEANOR FOR THEIR HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND IN ORGANISING THE PRIZE PRESENTATION.THE ONLY THING MISSING WERE OUR PRESIDENT JIM SUMMERS AND HIS JOKES, APPARENTLY JIM IS RECOVERING FROM AN OPERATION, GET WELL SOON JIM.

 

TOTAL MONEY PAID OUT DURING THE SEASON WAS £9476-95, NOTABLE ABSENTEES WERE RUNNER UP TOP PRIZE WINNERS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY WINNING £713-79 AND SID WINCUP, WINNER OF THE MESSAC (2) RACE AND £266-23.

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