BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION

by Pete Wightman

J.HICKS & SON OF DERBY TOP THE FED IN A TIGHT FINISH FROM FROME

SATURDAY MAY 10TH SAW 144 MEMBERS SEND 2375 BIRDS TO FROME. THEY WERE LIBERATED AT 10-15 IN A STRONG SW WIND. ALTHOUGH THE FORECAST GAVE HEAVY SHOWERS THE BIRDS ROMPED HOME, SO WELL DONE TO THE OFFICIALS WHO GAVE THE GO AHEAD TO RACE ON THE SATURDAY RATHER THAN DELAY THE RACE 24 HOURS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO J. HICKS & SON OF DERBY SR, THEIR 5 YO DARK CHEQ COCK TOPPED THE FED BY 9 SECONDS ON 2104.

MICK WILLIS & FAMILY OF OSMASTON PARK, ALSO IN DERBY, TOOK 2ND FED ON 2101 WITH A 3YO BLUE COCK.

THE FARRAR & PETERS PARTNERSHIP OF DERBY SR AIDED BY LOFT MANAGER SEAMUS, TOOK 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH FED ON 2098, 2097, 2094. THEY ALSO HAD 3 MORE IN THE TOP TWENTY WITH THEIR BLEND OF SOONTJENS AND PETER VAN DE MERWES.

ELMORE & SMITH OF BIRCH COPPICE HAD THREE GOOD UNS. THEY TOOK 6TH, 7TH AND 10TH FED ON 2087.3, 2087.3, 2083 WITH TWO CUESTER COCKS SPLIT BY A GUST JANSENNE COCK.

THE TOP TEN WAS COMPLETED BY CLIVE YATES, WINNER AT BELGRAVE IN 8TH SPOT ON 2084.9 AND JOHN GILBERT’S LAMBRECHT COCK AT BIRCH COPPICE ON 2084.0. GOOD ENOUGH FOR 9TH FED.

AROUND THE CLUBS

STARTING AT STRETTON, 10 SENT 228 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK THE RED CARD ON 2081 WITH A YEARLING BLUE COCK OFF “PREMIUM BOND”. THIS COCK WAS TOP YB IN THE CLUB LAST YEAR. RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL WERE 2ND ON 2079 WITH A 3 YO WILLY THAS COCK. PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 2075, 2074 WITH A 3YO LAMBRECHT COCK OFF MR & MRS JIMMY GREEN STOCK AND A 3YO SON OFF “PORTLAND BILL” A VANDENABEELE X SOONTJEN.

AT BIRCH COPPICE, 11 SENT 221 AND ELMORE & SMITH TOOK 1ST, 2ND AND 4TH ON 2087.8, 2087.3, 2083, THE FIRST AND THIRD CUESTER COCKS OFF KERRY MELLONDBY STOCK, SPLIT BY A GUST JANSENNE COCK. THIS COCK ALSO TOOK 2ND CLUB THE WEEK BEFORE. APOLOGIES TO BIRCH COPPICE MEMBERS. OUT OF HABIT I HAVE BEEN PUTTING YOUR RESULTS DOWN AS DOSTHILL FOR THE FIRST FOUR RACES. OLD HABITS DIE HARD!!

AT THE NELSON, 10 SENT 150 AND DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS TOOK 1ST & 2ND ON 2057, 2056 WITH A YEARLING VAN REET X VANDENABELLE HEN. THIS HEN WAS THEIR BEST YOUNGSTER LAST YEAR. HER SIRE A VAN REET X VANDENABEELE WON 3 X RED CARDS AND IS A DIRECT SON OF BERT HESSION’S DIKKE ADAM. THE DAM IS FROM THE LOFTS BEST VAN REET PAIR WHO HAVE PRODUCED BIRDS TO WIN OVER 30 X 1ST. THEIR SECOND ARRIVAL, A YEARLING VANDENABEELE COCK IS A G/SON OF THEIR N.M.C.C. MESSAC WINNER. JAMES HORNE WAS 3RD ON 2055 AND STEVE ELEY 4TH ON 2051.

AT THE SILVER GHOST, 10 SENT 95 AND RUEBEN HOUGH WAS 1ST & 3RD ON 2072, 2039, THE WINNER A CELIBATE SOONTJEN X VAN REET HEN, FOLLOWED BY A CELIBATE SOONTJEN X VAN REET X CASSEART HEN. WOOLLEY & ROGERS WERE 2ND ON 2047 WITH THEIR 4YO COORENMANS  “THE RUNAWAY COCK”. MICK WILLIS & FAMILY WERE 4TH ON 2037 WITH A LAMBRECHT COCK.

AT WINSHILL, 9 SENT 145 AND JIMMY OTTEWELL WAS 1ST & 2ND ON 2037, 2018, BOTH CAMPHIUS COCKS. MELV WILLIS WAS 3RD ON 2016 WITH A 4YO WILDIE HEN, AND JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 4TH ON 2014 WITH A YEARLING CURTIS, WALL & LUNT COCK.

AT ETWALL, 10 SENT 143 AND DAVID WILLIAMS & SON TOOK THE RED CARD ON 2058 WITH OFF JOHN ROBERTS FROM WALSALL. DAVE WAS ALSO 4TH ON 2031. STEVE BILLINGS WAS 2ND & 3RD ON 2035, 2033.

OVER AT HILL RIDWARE, HICKMAN, MASON & JONES WERE TOP ON 2042 WITH A JANSENNE OFF I & B JONES. SPINK & BARKS WERE RUNNERS UP ON 2039.4 WITH A HALF SISTER TO “GIZMO” OFF ALAN WHITE AND BRIAN MURRAY STOCK. J & F PARK WERE 3RD ON 2039.3 WITH A SPINK & BARKS JANSENNE, AND J. MADGIN & SON WERE 4TH ON 2028 WITH A JANSENNE.

AT APPLEBY MAGNA, 7 SENT 132 AND GERALD WOOD TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 2063, 2055, BOTH VAN DEN BOSCHE COCKS. GEOFF BUCK & SON WERE 2ND ON 2060 WITH A YEARLING HEN OFF WALL, LUNT & GREEN STOCK. KATH & BILL GRAY WERE 4TH ON 2031 WITH A YEARLING VAN DEN BOSCHE HEN. THIS WAS A TONIC FOR BILL WHO WENT IN TO HOSPITAL FOR AN EYE OPERATION ON THE FRIDAY, GET WELL BILL FROM ALL THE MEMBERS.

AT THE MINERS ARMS, BRIAN AYRE WAS 1ST & 4TH ON 2042, 2036. MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON WERE 2ND ON 2038.6 WITH GRAHAM & ELEANOR EVANS A WHISKER AWAY IN 3RD ON 2038.4.

AT TUTBURY, 12 SENT236 AND ALBERT BABBINGTON WAS 1ST & 2ND ON 2078, 2076, WITH TWO 2YO COCKS. THE FIRST A STAF VAN REET X VAN DEN BOSCHE, THEN A VAN DEN BOSCHE. SHEASBY & WATSON WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 2062, 2061, BOTH STAF VAN REETS. THE FIRST WON 5 X 1ST’s AS A YEARLING. MR & MRS PETE COX WON THE WEEKLY NOM.

CLIVE YATES

ALAN BRASSINTGTON

SEAMUS, LOFT MANAGER OF FARRAR & PETERS

ANSLOW FARRAR

THE MALTSTER

01283-568000

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