by Pete Wightman

MARK WILLIAMSON OF ASHBOURNE TAKES 1ST FED OUT OF KINGSDOWN (4).

Mark Williamson

SATURDAY JUNE 29TH SAW 101 MEMBERS ENTER 1341 BIRDS FOR THE KINGSDOWN (4) RACE, ALYS CUT THE STRINGS AT 07-15 AND THE BIRDS WERE AWAY IN A LIGHT S.E. WIND. THE BIRDS WERE UP EARLY DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES FORECAST FOR LATER ON IN THE DAY, AND THE BIRDS CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE EARLY RELEASE, BUT THEY WERE SPLIT UP, PROBABLY CAUSED BY PREDATORS AGAIN? MEMBERS SHOULD REALLY START THIKING ABOUT GETTING AWAY FROM THE WEST COUNTRY, I KNOW THAT PEREGRINES ARE EVERYWHERE NOW, BUT SURELY WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR THE SAFER ROUTES FOR OUR BIRDS, I KNOW OF BIRDS THAT RETURNED HOME WITH DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE A FEW BIRDS OUT STILL AT NIGHTFALL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MARK WILLIAMSON OF ASHBOURNE F.C. ON TOPPING THE FED FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON. MARK’S WINNER ON 1500 WAS A 2YO BLUE COCK.

ONCE AGAIN HILL RIDWARE HAD MOST OF THE SPOILS, WINNING 10 OF THE TOP 15 POSITIONS; THE CONSISTENT MR & MRS KEN LYCETT TOOK 2ND & 3RD FED ON 1482; 1480; THEIR FIRST WAS A 3YO BLUE HEN, A FULL SISTER TO CHAMPION “EDDY”, SHE HAS WON 1ST CLUB 2ND FED AND 2ND CLUB 8TH FED PREVIOUSLY. SHE WAS FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING BLUE HEN, HER SIRE CHAMPION “EDDY” WHO WON 11 X 1ST AND 5 X 1ST FED PLUS RPRA WEST MIDLAND SPRINT CHAMPION IN 2013; THE MOTHER WAS “THE SANDRA HEN “ HER SIRE WAS A FULL BROTHER TO “SANDRA” WHO WON THE KBDB GREAT MIDDLE DISTANCE IN 2015.  D.NESBITT & SONS WERE 4TH & 6TH FED ON 1474; 1471.9; BOTH YEARLING LEO HEREMAN HENS; THIS LOFT WERE ALSO 11TH & 12TH FED, AGAIN BOTH YEARLING HENS, WELL DONE MARK. TWO REALLY GOOD PIGEONS TO THE WINSHILL LOFTS OF JIM & MATT PARKER, THEY TOOK 5TH & 7TH FED WITH THEIR STRETTON AND WINSHILL WINNERS RESPECTIVELY ON 1472; 1471.2. THERE FIRST OVER THE PAD WAS A 2YO CWL DRAPA / HEREMAN COCK, A GRANDSON OF “EUROVISION” CROSSED WITH THEIR “THOR2 AND “SHELBY” LINES; HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING SON OFF THE STRETTON WINNER, AND THIS WAS HIS SECOND 1ST PRIZE OF THE SEASON. ANOTHER EVER PRESENT LOFT IS THAT OF R & G JONES & BATT OF HILL RIDWARE, THIS WEEK THEY TOOK 8TH & 9TH FED ON 1468 (2); BOTH YEARLING HENS, THE SECOND OFF GRAHAM JONES OF GUISBOROUGH. COMPLETING THE TOP TEN WAS T. JENNINGS OF HOLBROOK F.C. ON 1462 WITH A YEARLING COCK, THIS LOFT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT ALL OB SEASON.

AROUND THE CLUBS,

AT STRETTON, 10 SENT 151 AND JIM PARKER & SON TOOK 1ST & 4TH ON 1473; 1412; BOTH CWL DRAPA / HEREMAN COCKS. PETE & JACKIE COX WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1437 (2) BOTH OUT OF THEIR JOHN SHEASBY X ANN SMITH STOCK, THEIR FIRST A 3YO COCK WON THE PREVIOUS WEEK OUT OF YEOVIL.

Matt & Jim Parker

AT BIRCH COPPICE 9 SENT 129 AND JOHN GILBERT TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1435 WITH A MEALY LAMBRECHT COCK. JOHN CRAVEN FILLED THE NEXT THREE SPOTS ON 1422; 1421 (2).

AT THE NELSON, 9 SENT 152 AND SID WINCUP & SON TOOK 1ST AND 4TH ON 1412; 1401; WINNING £50 PRIZE MONEY; £33 POOLS AND £30 GOLD RING SPECIAL. THE FIRST ARRIVAL WAS A 2YO BLUE COCK, A GIFT BIRD FROM MR & MRS LOCK OF LEEDS. HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING M & D EVANS GABY VANDENABEELE COCK; GOOD DAYS WORK THAT, WELL DONE. ALBERT BABBINGTON WAS 2ND & 3RD ON 1409; 1405; BOTH 2YO COCKS, WINNING £50 PRIZEMONEY.

AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, 13 SENT 171 AND MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON CONTINUE THEIR REMARKABLE SEASON TAKING 1ST CLUB ON 1393 WITH A 3YO COCK FROM A PAIR OF SYNDICATE LOFT BIRDS, THE SIRE CAME FROM PETE WATSON.  MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1382 WITH A YEARLING COCK; T & D FEARN WERE 3RD ON 1368, DEBBIE TIMING A 2YO LAVENDER COCK, THIS COCK OFF “TIGER” AND “BROKEN WING” LINES WON OUT OF HULLAVINGTON EARLIER ON IN THE SEASON. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 4TH ON 1364 WITH A 3YO STAF VAN REET X DE MEYER COCK, A WINNER OF 3 X 1ST.

AT OSMASTON PARK, 16 SENT 159 AND MR & MRS PAUL TODD TOOK THE TOP THREE ON 1451; 1430; 1378; THE WINNER A 2YO CHEQ PIED LAMBRECHT HEN; FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING HEN OFF JAKE HARCUP AND A 2YO LAMBRECHT COCK. L.D. & S JOHNSON WERE 4TH ON 1356 WITH ONE OUT OF AN UNCLE OF “MAISIE” WHEN PAIRED TO A GEOFF BEBBINGTON HEN, THIS COCK WON EARLIER ON IN THE SEASON.

AT WINSHILL, 4 SENT 29 AND JIM & MATT PARKER SWEPT THE BOARD TAKING THE TOP FOUR ON 1471; 1386; 1376 (2).THE WINNER A YEARLING CURTIS, WALL & LUNT DRAPA / HEREMAN COCK; FOLLOWED BY A 2YO WLG/ HUYBRECHT HEN, A GRAND DAUGHTER OF “MOONRAKER” SHE WON THE CLUB THE WEEK PREVIOUS. TWO YEARLING CWL DRAPA / HEREMAN HENS COMPLETE THE TOP FOUR.

AT ETWALL, 10 SENT 102 AND ALAN PEACH TOOK 1ST & 2ND ON 1380; 1373; THE WINNER A JANSENNE FOLLOWED BY ONE OFF ALAN BRASSINGTON PURCHASED AT THE HILL RIDWARE BREEDER BUYER SALE. ALAN & LIZ HOULDSWORTH WERE 3RD ON 1351 AND PETE HARRISON WAS 4TH ON 1334.

AT HILL RIDWARE, THE TOP FOUR APPEAR IN THE FED TOP 6 AND DETAILS ARE IN THE REPORT ABOVE.

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