BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
ROB HORTON DOES IT AGAIN, TAKING 8 OUT OF TOP FROM FROME (1)
SATURDAY AUGUST 23RD SAW 121 MEMBERS ENTER 2406 BIRDS FOR THE FIRST OF TWO FROME RACES. THEY WERE LIBERATED AT 10-00 IN TO A WEST WIND. FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE OPENING FIVE RACES, ROB HORTON OF THE BELGRAVE CLUB IN TAMWORTH TOPPED THE FED, WITH ANOTHER INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE. HE HAD 8 BIRDS IN 2 MINUTES TO TAKE 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 5TH, 6TH, 7TH, 9TH, AND 10TH ON 1587.948 (3), 1584, 1583,1582,1561, 1560. I AM PRESUMING ROB HAD THE FIRST 6 TOGETHER AS THEY WERE ONLY SEPERATED BY 24 SECONDS? THE ONLY THING I PERSONALLY FIND HARD TO SWALLOW IS HOW ANYONE CAN JUSTIFY HAVING 3 BIRDS ON EXACTLY THE SAME SECOND, BUT THAT’S DOWN TO THE ETS MANAFACTURERS NOT THE FANCIER. THAT’S MY OPINION AND I’M AFRAID NO ONE WILL CHANGE IT, YOU CAN CALL ME OLD FASHIONED IF YOU WANT!! LIKE I SAID EARLIER, AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE YET AGAIN. IF I CAN RECOLLECT, ROB HAS TAKEN 35 TOP 20 POSITIONS IN THE FIRST 5 RACES, WELL DONE ROB.
THE ONLY BIRDS NEAR TO THESE WERE THOSE OF CLUBMATE ALAN PRESTON, ALAN FLIES 3 MILE LESS THAN ROB, AND HE HAD TWO NWHU RUNGB BIRDS IN 4TH & 8TH SPOTS ON 1586, 1572.
THESE TOP TEN WERE ANOTHER MINUTE AND A HALF CLEAR OF THE NEXT BIRDS IN THE RESULT.
Rob Horton
AROUND THE CLUBS
STARTING AT STRETTON, 11 SENT 215 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK TOP SPOT YET AGAIN ON 1466 WITH A BLUE COCK OUT OF “THE NUTTER” X A DAUGHTET OUT OF “FEDERER”. RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL WERE 2ND ON 1456 WITH A WIIY THAS X ROLAND JANSENNE X DE KEYSER HEN. TONY & DIANE GREEN WERE 3RD ON 1435 AND PETE WIGHTMAN & SON 4TH ON 1419 WITH A VANDENABEELE HEN.
AT THE NELSON, 8 SENT 199 AND MARTIN HOOGENDYK & CHRIS PARKER TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1521 WITH A VANDENABEELE OFF JAMES HORNE. MICK HARVEY & SON WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1520, 1517, AND MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 4TH ON 1512.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 9 SENT 168 AND ELMORE & SMITH TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1520, 1516, 1509(2), THE WINNER WAS A CUESTER COCK, FOLLOWED BY THE GUST JANSENNE COCK THAT WON HULLAVINGTON (2), A CUESTER HEN AND A GUST JANSENNE COCK.
AT THE MINERS ARMS, MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE 1ST, 3RD & 4TH ON 1491,1446, 1444, AND MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS WERE 2ND ON 1449.
Mick and Neil Harvey
AT THE CORNISHMAN, 3 SENT 60 AND RUEBEN HOUGH WAS 1ST, 3RD & 4TH ON 1351 WITH A CUELEMAN OFF K SPIERS THAT WON HULLAVINGTON, 1333 WITH A CUELEMAN X J FRETWELL SANGERS, AND 1331 WITH ONE OF HIS SOONTJEN X CASSEART X VAN REETS. TOM CHADWICK WAS RUNNER UP ON 1335 WITH ONE OFF MRS BUDD.
AT WINSHILL, 8 SENT 157 AND JIM & MATT PARKER CONTINUE TO DOMINATE, THEY TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1490, 1455, 1401, 1358, THE FIRST TWO WERE NESTMATES OFF WALL-LUNT& GREEN X HUYBRECHT STOCK. THE SIRE IS A G/SON OFF “TAME 21” X “GORGEOUS” (A FULL SISTER TO GREY GEM), BOUGHT FROM ANT ARNOLD OF SUTTON COLDFIELD. THESE TWO YOUNGSTERS HAVE WON 2 X 1ST AND 2 X 2ND SO FAR. 3RD WAS A JANSENNE X HUYBRECHT AND 4TH A JANSENNE OFF MELV WILLIS.
AT ETWALL, 8 SENT 119 AND MR & MRS CHILDS & SON WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1388, 1387, DAVE WILLIAMS & SON 3RD ON 1364, AND SAM PHILLIPS 4TH ON 1327.
AT TUTBURY, 10 SENT 227 AND SHEASBY & WATSON HAD A CLEAR WINNER ON 1505 WITH A BRASSPENNING OFF GRAHAM WARREN, THIS WAS ALSO NOMINATED INTH E CLUB. JOHN McPHILLIPS WAS 2ND ON 1438 WITH A DE MEYER X LAMBRECHT, THIS ASL OWON THE £5 NOMINATION RACE PICKING UP A VERY NICE £150. F RICHARDSON & SON WERE 3RD ON 1437 WITH A FRANKIE FAULKENER WILDIE, AND ALBERT BABBINGTON WAS 4TH ON 1422. SHEASBY & WATSON COMPLETED A GOOD DAY BY PICKING UP THE 2ND PRIZE ON THE £5 NOM RACE, WINNING £100.
AT HILL RIDWARE, SPINK & BARKS TOOK THE TOP FOUR ON 1510, 1477, 1476, 1453, THE WINNER WAS A BRIAN MURRAY JANSENNE OUT OF THE B69 AND 70 LINES. RUNNER UP WAS A BRIAN MURRAY JANSENNE X M/M K LYCETTVANDENABEELE X SOONTJEN. 3RD WAS ANOTHER M/M LYCETT BIRD, OUT OF A & L PAINTER AND McGIMPSEY BROS LINES, INCLUDING “WILLENHALL WARRIOR” AND “MEGS”.4TH WAS A NIGEL TAPLIN JANSENNE.
FANTASTIC RACE FROM FROME (2) SEES ROB PEARSON TAKE 8 OUT OF TOP 10
SATURDAY AUGUST 30TH SAW 105 MEMBERS SEND 1845 BIRDS TO FROME (2), THE BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 09-00 INTO A LIGHT WEST WIND. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A TOUCH OF SOUTH IN IT SOMEWHERE AS THE LEADING BIRDS EXCEEDED 57 MPH. THIS WEEK PROVED THE TURN OF ROB PEARSON OF THE BULLS HEAD TO TAKE THE SPOILS. IN WHAT IS TURNING OUT TO VIRTUALLYBEING A TWO LOFT RACE EACH WEEK BETWEEN THE TWO ROBS, HORTON AND PEARSON, THIS WEEK WITH THE TOUCH OF SOUTH, ROB PEARSON AT THE BACK END OF THE FED MADE HAY. HE HAD 12 BIRDS IN 48 SECONDS, TAKING 1ST,2ND , 3RD , 4TH ,5TH ,7TH ,8TH & ,9TH WITH HIS FIRST 8 ON 1689.5, 1689.1, 1688.7(2), 1688.5, 1687.7, 1687.3, 1687.1. STOPPING THE DOMINATION WERE MICK & NEIL HARVEYS WINNER AT THE MINERS ARMS ON 1688.0, TAKING 6TH FED, AND MR & MRS JOHN DOWD OF THE BULLS HEAD WHO TOOK 10TH , 11TH , & 12TH ON 1684, 1683, 1682.
AROUND THE CLUBS
STARTING AT STRETTON, 12 SENT 217 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON WINS YET ANOTHER RED CARD, HIS BLUE HEN OUT OF HIS “SUPER 33 VERBREE” LINES WINNING A TIGHT FINISH ON 1644. RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1641.9, 1641.4, WITH A DE KUYSER COCK AND A PHIL BOURKE STAF VAN REET COCK. BARRY ODOM WAS 4TH ON 1641.2, WITH A CHEQ PED HEN OUT OF STEVE & MATT BURKES WALL, LUNT & GREEN STOCK.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 7 SENT 145 AND ELMORE & SMITH WERE 1ST, 2ND, AND 4TH ON 1642, 1639, 1617, ALL CUESTERS, THE RUNNER UP BRED BY KERRY MELLONDBY. JOHN GILBERT WAS 3RD ON 1621 WITH HIS GOOD MEALY LAMBRECHT COCK.
AT THE NELSON, 6 SENT 119 AND MICK & NEIL HARVEY HAD THEIR TEAM ON FORM, TAKING THE FIRST THREE ON 1660, 1643, 1638. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 4TH ON 1631.
AT THE MINERS ARMS, MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE 1ST, 2ND, AND 4TH ON, HOOGENDYK & PARKER WERE 3RD ON
AT WINSHILL, 7 SENT 112 AND JIM & MATT PARKER CONTINUE ON THEIR MERRY WAY, TAKING THE TOP FOUR ON 1630, 1621, 1601, 1595, THE WINNER A WALL, LUNT & GREEN X HUYBRECHTS COCK HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE TOP 10 ALL SEASON AND HAS NOW WON 2 X 1ST AND 2 X 2ND. THE RUNNER UP WAS A MATTHEUWS OUT OF SHEASBY & WATSON STOCK. 3RD WAS A WALL, LUNT & GREEN COCK, WINNING £54GOLD RING FIRST PRIZE. THIS COCK IS A G/SON OFF “GREY GEM”. 4TH CLUB WAS THE NESTMATE TO THE WINNER, HE WON THE CLUB LAST WEEK. T & P LOFTS WON 2ND GOLD RING PRIZE OF £36.
ACROSS AT HILL RIDWARE, SPINK & BARKS HAVE THEIR YB TEAM IN TIP TOP FORM. THEY TOOK THE TOP FOUR AGAIN, ON 1649, 1645, 1621, 1620, THE WINNER OFF ALAN WHITE X BRIAN MURRAY STOCK, FROM “THE TANK” AND “B69” LINES. RUNNER UP WAS A BRIAN MURRAY DE KLAK, AND 3RD & 4TH WERE M/M LYCETT VANDENABEELE X SOONTJENS.
AT ETWALL, 7 SENT 118 AND DAVID WILLIAMS & SON TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1543, 1529, 1528.SAM PHILLIPS WAS 4TH ON 1516.
AT THE CORNISHMAN, 2 SENT 42 AND TOM CHADWICK GOT A GOOD WINNER, HIS G/DAUGHTER OFF PETER FOXS’ “DRUM” TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1666, THIS IS HER 2ND WIN OF THE SEASON. RUEBEN HOUGH TOOK THE NEXT THREE ON 1561, 1556, 1517, WITH TWO OF HIS SOONTJEN X CASSEART X VAN REET FAMILY, SPLIT BY AN ERIC CUELEMAN COCK OFF KEV SPIERS.
AT TUTBURY, 8 SENT 169 , AND PETE & JACKIE COX TOOK 1ST & 2ND ON 1625, 1624, WITH A VANDENABEELE OFF ANN SMITH STOCK AND A VANDENABEELE X ALAN BRASSINGTON. SHEASBY & WATSON WERE 3RD ON 1615, WITH A STAF VAN REET, BROTHER TO THE PREVIOIS WEEKS WINNER. NIGEL CAWSER WAS 4TH ON 1598, WITH A HOFKENS.
Pete Cox
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