BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
ROUND UP OF CHELTENHAM (1) & (2)
AFTER HEAVY LOSSES OVER THE CHANNEL IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, MEMBERS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO REBUILD THEIR TEAMS, SO THIS YEARS PROGRAMME WAS DESIGNED TO TRY AND HELP THE MEMBERS DO THIS. WITH FOUR RACEPOINTS DOUBLED UP, I.E. CHELTENHAM, HULLAVINGTON, FROME, BLANDFORD, AND THEN FINISHING OFF WITH THE SPECIAL RACE FROM PORTLAND. THIS SHOULD HOPEFULLY ALLOW MEMBERS TO GET THEIR BIRDS TRAINED UP MORE, AND ALSO ALLOW FOR GETTING THEM BACK IN THE PROGRAMME IF THEY ARE UNFORTUNATE TO GET THE DREADED YOUNG BIRD SICKNESS. ALL WE NEED NOW IS GOOD WEATHER.
ROB HORTON OF BELGRAVE SWEEPS THE BOARD FROM CHELTENHAM (1)
SATURDAY JULY 26TH SAW THE OPENING YB RACE OF THE YEAR FROM CHELTENHAM, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK AND AGAIN FORECAST FOR THE SATURDY, MEMBERS WERE VERY CAREFUL WITH THEIR ENTRIES, EITHER LEAVING THEM AT HOME OR SENDING PART OF THEIR TEAMS, VERY SENSIBLE.
THE BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 07-30 TO AVOID THE HEAT LATER ON IN THE DAY, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A TYPICAL OPENING YB RACE, SOME BIRDS MADE THE SPEEDS EXPECTED, OTHERS NOT UNEXPECTEDLY MAKING THE MISTAKES AND MAKING IT HOME A LOT LATER THAN EXPECTED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ROB HORTON OF TAMWORTH, ROB JOINED THE BELGRAVE CLUB FOR THIS SEASON, AND HAS JUST RESTARTED WITH HIS YOUNGSTERS, AND DIDN’T HE MAKE HIS INTENTIONS CLEAR, HE TOOK THE FIRST 13 IN THE FED!!! NOT SURE WHAT ROB IS FLYING NOW, HE FLEW THE DUCKWORTH LAMBRECHTS WITH GREAT SUCCESS, THEN TOOK A BREAK FROM THE SPORT AND HAS NOW RESTARTED, I HAVE HEARD HE HAS HAD SOME CUESTERS? NO DOUBT MORE INFO WILL FILTER THROUGH.ROB TIMED IN THE 13 BIRDS IN 57 SECONDS WITH THE WINNER RECORDING 1448.4 AND THE 13TH 1426.3. THE NEAREST BIRD TO ROBS WAS ALAN BRASSINGTONS WINNER AT STRETTON IN 14TH FED ON 1401.
AROUND THE CLUBS
AT STRETTON, 6 SENT 80 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK 1ST & 2ND ON 1401, 1399, THE WINNER A BLUE HEN OFF THE “SUPER 33” LINES. PHIL BOURKE WAS 3RD ON 1386 WITH A WILLY THAS X STAF VAN REET, AND TONY & DIANE GREEN WERE 4TH ON 1381.
AT THE NELSON, 3 SENT 55 AND DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1309, 1303, 1301, WITH THEIR BLEND OF STAF VAN REET AND VANDENABEELES. JAMES HORNE WAS 4TH ON 1272.
AT WINSHILL, 8 SENT 240 AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1359, 1350, 1344.1, THE WINNER A WALL-LUNT-GREEN POUW BROS X HUYBRECHT COCK , FOLLOWED BY TWO DRAPA COCKS OFF CURTIS-WALL-LUNT. MR & MRS P. STRINGER WERE 4TH ON 1344.0 WITH A SOONTJEN.
AT THE CORNISHMAN, 5 SENT 113 AND FRED STEVENSON TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1259, 1256, 1223, THE WINNER A WHITE HEN OFF MICK WILLIOS’ GRIZZLE FAMILY, FOLLOWED BY A SCHALLIE HEN OFF MICK WILLIS’ RED FAMILY X COLIN NICHOLSON CAMPHIUS. HIS THIRD WAS A BLUE HEN OFF STEVE TREECE. RUEBEN HOUGH WAS 4TH ON 1102 WITH A SOONTJEN X VAN REET X CASSEART HEN.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 3 SENT 31 AND JOHN GILBERT TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1220, 1219, 1206, ALL LAMBRECHTS. GEORGE COLLOETT WAS 4TH ON 909 WITH A JANSENNE.
AT ETWALL, 6 SENT 85 AND DAVID WILLIAMS & SON TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1261, STEVE BILLINGS TOOK THE NEXT THREE ON 1258, 1254, 1248.
FINALLY, OVER AT HILL RIDWARE, SPINK & BARKS TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1398 WITH A DE BRUIJN JANSENNE OFF BRIAN MURRAY STOCK. MR & MRS KEN LYCETT WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1384 WITH A VANDENABEELE X SOONTJEN, A DAUGHTER OFF “EDDY”. DOUG NESBITT & SONS WERE 3RD ON 1366 WITH A STAF VAN REET AND SPINK & BARKS WERE 4TH ON 1360 WITH A BRIAN MURRAY X TONY BATES JANSENNE.
JOHN GILBERT TOPS THE LIST FROM CHELTENHAM (2)
WITH A POOR FORECAST FOR THE SATURDAY, THE RACE FROM CHELTENHAM (2) WAS PUT BACK 24 HOURS AND WAS FLOWN ON SUNDAY AUGUST 3RD. 99 MEMBERS SENT 2155 BIRDS AND THEY WERE RELEASED AT 08-30 INTO A STRONG SOUTH WEST WIND. IT WAS A TYPICAL YB RACE WHERE THE FORM TEAMS CAME TO THE FRONT AND IF YOU DIDN’T GET EM IN THE EARLY FLURRY THEN IT WAS A LONG DAY WAITING FOR THE OTHERS TO RETURN MAINLY DUE TO OVER SHOOTING THEIR LOFTS. FOUR LOFTS DOMINATED THE RESULT TAKING 19 OUT OF THE TOP 20, BUT THE MAIN POSITION 1ST FED WAS TAKEN BY JOHN GILBERT OF BIRCH COPPICE ON 1975 WITH A MEALY LAMBRECHT COCK, THIS COCK WAS JOHNS NOMINATED BIRD IN THE CLUB, HE IS ONLY RACING 9 YOUNGSTERS, WELL DONE JOHN. MR & MRS ALAN & HELEN STRETTON OF NEWHALL IN SOUTH DERBYSHIRE HAD A GREAT RACE, THEY TOOK THE TOP FOUR AT THE MINERS ARMS AND 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, AND 8TH FED ON 1967, 1962, 1956.5, 1952.3 TIMING THEIR FOUR BIRDS IN 26 SECONDS.
JAMES HORNE OF THE NELSON HAD A MARVELLOUS RACE, HE TOOK THE FIRST TEN IN HIS CLUB AND THE FIRST NINE ALL ENDED UP IN THE FED TOP TWENTY. HE WAS 5TH, 6TH, 7TH, 9TH FED ON 1956.4, 1954.6, 1954.1, 1952.3, JAMES HAD HIS 9 BIRDS IN JUST 17 SECONDS. LITHERLAND & BAILEY OF APPLEBY MAGNA HAD TO BE SATISFIED WITH JUST 2 BIRDS IN THE TOP 20, THEIR BEST WAS 10TH FED ON 1951.8.
ROB HORTON OF BELGRAVE WAS THE OTHER LOFT CONCERNED, AFTER LAST WEEKS EXPLOITS HE HAD TO BE CONTENT WITH JUST 4 BIRDS IN THE TOP 20, HE TOOK THE FIRST FIVE IN HIS CLUB AND THE BEST WAS 11TH FED ON 1951.4, HE HAD HIS 4 BIRDS IN 5 SECONDS.
AROUND THE CLUBS
AT STRETTON, 8 SENT 126 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1898, 1890, 1875, 1866, ALL COCKS OFF HIS SYNDICATE LOFT BLOOD LINES.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 3 SENT 35 AND JOHN GILBERT TOOK THE FIRST FOUR WITH HIS LAMBRECHT COCKS ON 1975, 1784, 1783, 1781.
AT THE CORNISHMAN IN DERBY, 3 SENT 67 AND TOM CHADWICK TOOK 1ST, 3RD, AND 4TH ON 1677 WITH ONE OFF ERNIE BARKER, 1599 WITH ONE OFF STEVE TREECES “LARRY GAUNT” COCK, AND 1567 WITH A JANSENNE COCK. ALA N BEASTALL WAS RUNNER UP ON 1604 WITH A SOONTJEN OFF JASON PHILLIPS.
AT ETWALL, 8 SENT 146 AND ALAN PEACH TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1739 WITH A JANSENNE COCK OFF JOHN STRETTON STOCK. ARTHUR & CAROL PERRY WERE 2ND ON 1722, AND MR & MRS CHILDS & SON 3RD & 4TH ON 1702, 1680.
AT WINSHILL, 8 SENT 160 AND JIMMY OTTEWELL CONTINUED HIS SUCCESSFUL SEASON TAKING THE RED CARD ON 1880 WITH A CAMPHIUS X VAN REET HEN. JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK THE NEXT THREE ON 1858, 1850, 1822, THEIR FIRST WAS THE SAME CURTIS, WALL & LUNT X DRAPA COCK THAT WAS 2ND CLUB THE WEEK BEFORE. ANOTHER CWL X DRAPA COCK WAS 3RD AND A WALL, LUNT & GREEN X HUYBRECHTS COCK WAS 4TH.
AT TUTBURY, 7 SENT 182 AND JOHN McPHILLIPS TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1886 WITH A JANSENNE, 1882 WITH A DE MEYER X LAMBRECHT, AND 1827 WITH A LAMBRECHT, WELL DONE JOHN. ALBERT BABBINGTON WAS 4TH ON 1819 WITH A BREEDER BUYER CHEQ HEN OFF ELMORE & SMITH.
OVER AT HILL RIDWARE, SPINK & BARKS TOOK THE FIRST FOUR, PHIL AND DARRENS WINNER ON 1889 WAS A VANDENABEELE X SOONTJEN X VAN REET X CATTRYSSE OFF STOCK FROM MR & MRS KEN LYCETT, EDDIE McGIMPSEY AND A & L PAINTER. THREE JANSENNES FILLED THE NEXT PLACES ON 1875, 1874, 1872.
James Horne
John Gilbert
Rob Horton
Daz Barks
Phil Spink
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