BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION

by Pete Wightman

BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.

ROB HORTON OF TAMWORTH IN DEVASTATING FORM OUT OF KINGSDOWN WITH HIS YOUNGSTERS.

Saturday September 19th saw the final race of the 2015 season, the YB special race out of Kingsdown. After a murky start to the day patience was a virtue, and our race controller Alan smith gave the ok to liberate late morning onwards. 73 members entry of 940 birds were released at 12-00 in no wind; blue skies and sunshine. It was a marvellous race, with the in form lofts totally dominating the result. Three lofts took 20 out of the top 21 positions, this is how YB racing is nowadays, darkness youngsters then put on the light system and trained hard all the way through the season, it’s a lot of hard work to obtain results like this, all I can say to the fanciers’ concerned is congratulations.

Rob Horton of the Belgrave club in Tamworth had an unbelievable season last year with his youngsters, along with Rob Pearson up at the Bulls Head.  2015 had not reached the heady heights of last year for Rob, but he had still managed to take 1st and 2nd Fed out of Hullavington and Blandford, but out of Kingsdown he went up another level, taking the first eight on 1573; 1572.9; 1572.6; 1571.5 (2); 1571.3; 1571.0; 1570.8; timing in the eight birds in 14 seconds, the winner a cheq. cock, followed by seven cheq. hens. Add to this, rob picked up £347-50 with his third bird, and another £247-50 with his ninth bird in 16th spot, winning a grand total of £595-00 in pool money alone, fantastic flying. Completing the top ten were Elmore & Smith of Birch Coppice, Alan and Dean timed in a Jansenne Van den Bosche cock, and a Cuester hen to take 9th & 10th fed on 1570.6; 1567. They also picked up £22-50 with a later timing.

Rob Horton of The Belgrave Club.

To summarise, Rob Horton had 11 in the first 21; Elmore & Smith 3 in the top 21, and Mick & Neil Harvey had 6 in the top 21; their best in 11th spot on 1563.3. The only other loft in the list was that of Mr & Mrs Trevor Collins & son in 12th fed on 1562, winning £97-50. Other notable pool money winners were; Mr & Mrs John Passey & family with £431-50; Neil Inger with £102-50; F. Richardson & son £52-50 and Alan Brassington with £11; total pools paid out was £1313-00.

Mick and Neil Harvey.

John Passey

Spink & Barks win the federation breeder buyer race out of Kingsdown.

This year breeder buyer birds were liberated at 11-30 in no wind, flying for £2928. Spink & Barks of Hill Ridware had a clear winner on 1478 with a bird bred by Mick Willis & family of Derby, both lofts win

£585-60. Denny Neale of Birch Coppice had a good race, taking 2nd & 4th on 1454.6; 1453; with birds bred by Melv Willis of Winshill and Mick Sale of Tutbury fc respectively. Denny wins £439-20 and £146-40 giving him a total of £585- 60. Melvin wins £439-20 and Mick £146-40. Mr & Mrs Jim Whitehouse & sons of Hill Ridware were 3rd on 1454.3; with one of their own golden gabby Vandenabeeles, also winning £585-50.

Well done to all concerned, a great little race.

Around the clubs,

Dean and Alan - The Elmore and Smith Partnership  

Starting at Birch Coppice, where 7 sent 87 and Elmore & Smith took the first four on 1570; 1567; 1560; 1530; the winner a van den bosche cock was bred by Ashley Marshall, he was followed by three Cuesters off their Kerry Mellondby stock.

At The Nelson, Mick & Neil Harvey has a great race, taking 1st; 3rd and 4th on 1563; 1560; 1559. Mr & Mrs Trevor Collins & son were runners up on 1562.

At The Cornishman, 2 sent 21 and Mr & Mrs Jason Phillips had the winner on 1459 with a cheq. hen off Dave Swift. Rueben Hough took the next two on 1453; 1399; both Kevin Spiers Ceulemans.

At Stretton, 7 sent 71 and Alan Brassington wins a tight finish on 1521.9 with a Soontjen x daughter off “the nutter”. Ray & Jean Grimsdell were 2nd & 3rd on 1521.0; 1498; with a de kuyser x meuleman, and a Brian Denney. Tony & Diane Green were 4th on 1459 with a Peter Fox off Alan Brassington and John Stretton stock.

At Etwall, 7 sent 47 and David Williams & son took the red card on 1420; Mr & Mrs Tony Whitehurst were runners up on 1419; and Sam Phillips was 3rd & 4th with two on 1412.

Finally, at Tutbury, 8 sent 112 and F. Richardson & son took the first four on 1531 (3); and 1528; the winner was a wildemeersch, followed by a vandenabeele off a Roy Gregory & son cock; a hongaloot and another wildie, the nest mate to the winner.

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