SMITH & MASSEY OF ASHBOURNE TAKE 1-2 IN A BLANKET FINISH OUT OF YEOVIL.

FIRST OF ALL, CREDIT TO OUR RACE CONTROLLER ALAN SMITH, JOHN PASSEY AND ALAN HOULDSWORTH IN MAKING THE DECISION TO DELAY THE YEOVIL RACE BY 24 HOURS.  RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WERE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY JUNE 8TH, WITH THE SUNDAY FORECAST VERY GOOD.            

 

THE 1395 BIRDS ENTERED BY 98 MEMBERS WERE LIBERATED AT 08-45 IN A LIGHT S.W. WIND BY ALYS, AND A GREAT RACE ENSUED, WITH 25 SECONDS COVERING THE TOP 10 BIRDS IN THE RESULT.THERE COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MUCH WEST IN THE WIND AS THE WEST SIDE CLUBS AT ASHBOURNE AND HILL RIDWARE TOOK THE TOP 12 POSITIONS AND 15 IN THE TOP 20, WITH HILL RIDWARE BEING THE PROMINENT CLUB.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO SMITH & MASSEY OF ASHBOURNE F.C. THEY TOOK 1ST & 2ND FED ON 1755.0; 1754.3, BOTH 3YO COCKS; THE WINNER A LINE BRED VANDENABEELE OFF “SHADOW” LINES X “YOUNG COUPLE” LINES, THIS COCK HAS NOW WON 5 X 1ST AND HAS BEEN 2ND NORTH DERBYSHIRE FED THREE TIMES, SO HE DEFINITELY DESERVES THIS FIRST FED.HE WAS FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER VANDENABEELE BRED OFF THE “WITTENBUIK” LINES, WELL DONE ANNE, GREAT PERFORMANCE.

 

 A BATCH OF 10 PIGEONS HIT THE RUGELEY AREA, AND THESE BIRDS TO THREE LOFTS TOOK THE NEXT TEN POSITIONS IN THE RESULT, SPLIT BY 16 SECONDS? R & G JONES & BATT TOOK 3RD; 11TH; AND 12TH FED ON 1752; 1749.1; 1748; THEIR FIRST A YEARLING STEVE PRICE HEN. MR & MRS KEN LYCETT TIMED IN FIVE IN A 10 SECOND BLITZ TO TAKE 4TH; 5TH; 8TH; 9TH; AND 10TH FED ON 1751.8(2); 1750.0(2) AND 1749.6. THE FIRST OVER THE PAD WAS A 2YO HEN OUT OF “THE LUCKY HEN”. HER SIRE IS “SUPER FRANK”, A DIRECT SON OUT OF “PALE RIDER”, “FRANK” WAS PRESENTED BACK TO THE LYCETTS BY DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS, “FRANK”  IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BREEDING OVER 20 X 1ST PRIZE WINNERS TO FEDERATION LEVEL. THEIR GOOD YEARLING CHEQ HEN “545” TOOK 5TH FED, HER SIRE IS “TARZAN” FROM TONY & LEE PAINTER, THE DAM “THE LUCKY HEN” A KRIS WIJNANT FROM THE GORDON BROS. THIS HEN HAD WON 1ST CLUB, 2ND FED YEOVIL AND 1ST CLUB 2ND FED BLANDFORD THIS YEAR AND 1ST CLUB 2ND FED. HULLAVINGTON AS A YB. THESE TWO HENS, HALF SISTERS, WERE 2ND & 3RD FED BLANDFORD TWO WEEKS PREVIOUS, AND AGAIN CROSSED THE PAD TOGETHER. THE HEN IN 8TH SPOT IS NESTMATE TO “545”, SO THAT’S THREE DAUGHTERS OF “THE LUCKY HEN” IN THE FED TOP EIGHT. SPLITTING THE LYCETTS FIVE WERE MR & MRS JIM WHITEHOUSE & SONS, JIM TOOK 6TH & 7TH FED ON 1751.7; 1751.5; BOTH YEARLING STAF VAN REET HENS,

 

Rich Jones

Ken & Cath Lycett

 

AROUND THE CLUBS,

STARTING AT STRETTON, 9 SENT 142 AND PETE WIGHTMAN & SON TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1747 WITH A YEARLING LAMBRECHT X VANDENABEELE COCK. MR & MRS PETE COX HAD EM FOLLOWING UP NICELY, PETE & JACKIE FOLLOWED UP THE PREVIOUS WEEKS WIN BY TAKING 2ND & 3RD ON 1741; 1726; BOTH YEARLINGS OFF ANN SMITH STOCK. THE FIRST A COCK OUT OF ANNE’S “YOUNG COUPLE” AND “DRUM” LINES; FOLLOWED BY A HEN OUT OF THE “DRUM” LINE. JIM PARKER & SON WERE 4TH ON 1717 WITH THEIR GOOD 3YO CHEQ HEN “78” OFF DEREK FLOWERS “WELSH GEM89”.

 

AT THE NELSON, 9 SENT 159 AND TREVOR & GARY COLLINS WERE 1ST & 4TH ON 1744; 1738; BOTH YEARLING LAMBRECHT COCKS, WINNING £50 PRIZE MONEY AND £42 POOLS. MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1741; 1740; BOTH YEARLING COCKS; THE FIRST OFF TWO M.N.F.C. WINNERS “MAX” X “THE MACHINE”, HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A MICHAEL & JO GAUNT LEEKENS X “MAX” LINES; THEY WON £50 PRIZE MONEY. CLIVE YATES WON THE £30 GOLD RING SPECIAL.

 

AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, 10 SENT 131 AND MICK & NEIL HARVEY TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1745 WITH A YEARLING GARY COX CUESTER HEN. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1743; 1742.2 BOTH YEARLING HENS, THE FIRST OFF “31616” X TONY & LEE PAINTER. NIGEL CAWSER WAS 4TH ON 1742.1 WITH A 2YO COCK.

 

AT BIRCH COPPICE, 9 SENT 168 AND ROB HORTON TURNED THE TABLES ON JOHN GILBERT. ROB TOOK THE TOP TWO SPOTS ON 1727; 1726; THE WINNER A 2YO HEN FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING VAN DEN BULK COCK. JOHN GILBERT WAS RIGHT ON HIS TAIL, TAKING 3RD & 4TH ON 1725(2) WITH HIS LAMBRECHT / WILDEMEERSCH COCKS.

 

AT OSMASTON PARK, 18 SENT 173 AND MICK FEARN WAS TOP OF THE PODIUM ON 1731 WITH A 3YO LAMBRECHT HEN. JOHN & STEVE HICKS WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1724 WITH A 3YO DE KLAK COCK. DAVE WADDINGTON WAS 3RD ON 1722 WITH A YEARLING LAMBRECHT HEN AND MR & MRS PAUL TODD WERE 4TH ON 1720 WITH A 2YO LEO VAN RIJN COCK.

 

AT ETWALL, 8 SENT 87 AND STEVE BILLINGS CAPPED A FINE DAY TAKING HIS SECOND RED CARD ON 1695. SAM PHILLIPS WAS AGAIN THE BRIDESMAID; TAKING 2ND CLUB ON 1693. MR & MRS TONY WHITEHURST WERE 3RD ON 1686 WITH MR & MRS ALAN HOULDSWORTH 4TH ON 1676.

 

AT APPLEBY MAGNA, MR & M,RS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY WERE 1ST & 3RD ON 1730; 1716; THE WINNER A YEARLING MEALY PIED COCK OFF GEOF KIRKLAND X PAT FRISBY STOCK VISITING THE PRIZE LIST FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A GRIZZLE COCK OUT OF GEOF KIRKLANDS “THE SNAKE” LINES, THIS COCK WAS 4TH IN THE FEDS YB SPECIAL RACE LAST YEAR. GERALD WOOD WAS 2ND & 4TH ON 1718; 1716; WITH A YEARLING VANDENABEELE COCK CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING FLOR ENGELS COCK.

 

AT HILL RIDWARE, THE LEADING BIRDS DETAILS APPEAR IN THE OPEN RESULT ABOVE.

 

AT WINSHILL, 5 SENT 39 AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK 1ST; 2ND; AND 4TH ON 1708; 1700; 1699.6; THE WINNER A YEARLING CWL DRAPA / HEREMANS COCK OFF “EUROVISION” AND “MISS MAGIC” LINES, HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING LEO HEREMANS COCK, A GRANDSON OF “EUROVISION” AND A DRAPA / HUYBRECHTS HEN. P & M STRINGER WERE 3RD ON 1699.8 WITH A STICKERS DONCKERS COCK.

 

 

SOME LATE NEWS OF THE KINGSDOWN OB INLAND SR HELD ON JUNE 1ST, 24 MEMBERS ENTERED 85 BIRDS, AND CLIVE YATES TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1802 WITH “5G” HISYEARLING WILDIE COCK THAT ALSO TOPPED THE FED FROM THIS RACE TO ADD TO THE 1ST FED THE WEEK PREVIOUS OUT OF BLANDFORD. DEBBIE FEARN WAS RUNNER UP ON 1762; ROB HORTON 3RD ON 1747; TREVOR & GARY COLLINS WERE 4TH ON  1731; AND 7TH ON 1714; THEIR FIRST A YEARLING HEN ALSO WON THE LADIES RACE. ALAN BRASSINGTON WAS 5TH ON 1728; ELMORE & SMITH 6TH ON 1725; ALAN PEACH 8TH ON 1713; PHIL WHETTON 9TH ON 1707 AND MARK WILLIAMSON 10TH ON 1701.

 

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