The Yorkshire Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire SR combine

The Combines last old bird race of the 2021 restricted season was again at the channel island of Guernsey were the birds, as always, were in the hands of Yorkshire’s finest Mr William Ward with the support of the Steve Teasdale pigeon transport team. The team had previously visited the island and liberation site this season a few weeks prior so they knew the drill of the ferry and en-route trip so the pigeons welfare were attended on the stops and on arrival that they knew back at the furthest south road flying race point in the UK and this race took place on Friday and the ferry crossing booked a day earlier due to the access of the liberation site being limited with all the south coast south road organisations booked onto the site for a Saturday liberation and the site only being able to accommodate three transporters at a time. 

The YND combine had the liberation site all to themselves on the Friday of the liberation so on the 16/7/21 3,919 birds were liberated at 06.30am into a north wind.  The top 22 positions in the Combine were as follows; taking 1st spot & 2nd was the Doncaster Donny Sky Devil of Gary Beaumont.  Gary is already a previous YND combine winner from across the channel and participates with the Doncaster South Road Federation.  This old bird season he has topped the federation six times in the old bird season and in his local club of Moorends Comrades FC, he has won 10 out of the 11 old bird races.  Gary only races 16 widowhood cocks and he says they have done him so proud this season and could ask no more from them with their performances and Gary being in Ill health at times with his condition the birds kept their own at the top as quality naturally dose.  Both Gary’s birds were Leo Hermans from Brian Johnson’s Stock and are both already multiple club and federation scoring birds and are both blue widowhood cocks his first a 3y his second a 4y were they flew 293 miles with velocities of 1372 & 1279.  Gary also achieved 1st & 2nd Doncaster SR Federation & 1st & 2nd Moorends Comrades FC with these two cocks.


Gary Beaumont (double bubble)

3rd Combine plus achieving 1st Derbyshire SR Federation & 1st Selston FC was Mr & Mrs Darren Johnson and wife Vicky & Daughter Ellie-Ann flying 248 miles with a stunning looking big 3y Belgium rung Grizzle cock flown on the widowhood system and was bred by Jules Vanherck and was sourced for Darren by Mark Darby and is of the Pitbull line breeding he has won numerous prizes for Darren including 3 x 1st prizes his scoring velocity was 1265.


Vicky & Ellie-Ann Johnson

4th, 12th & 16th combine flying 256 miles with the North Derbyshire federation was Mr & Mrs J Hodgson with velocities of 1262, 1215 & 1210.


Kevin Hodgson

5th combine was Dave Broxup (Dart Player) where Dave also achieved 1st Big Barnsley Federation & 1st Rothwell HS the bird a 1y cock flown on the roundabout system and this his second trip this season to Guernsey as he homed back on the second day from the first combine Guernsey.  He is bred from a son of Proper Rik of the famous Syndicate lofts paired to one of Dave’s own bred good channel flying hen that has topped the federation on land and the channel from Falaise and she’s been in the top 10 of the Mid Yorkshire Combine twice now for Dave.  The Cock, Dave tells us, was fed on Vanrobeys corn for this race with high fats added. Dave flew 295 miles doing 1247.

    
Dave Broxup (dart player)                             The sire to Dave Broxups Big Barnsley Fed topper (Guernsey 2)

6th combine was Mr & Mrs Adrian Duggins of the North Derbyshire federation flying 256 miles with a velocity of 1232.

7th Combine was Weston & Cox also achieving 1st Stocksbridge SR Federation & 1st Wadsley Bridge FC flying 273 miles with a Blue pied 3y Herman Cuesters widowhood flown cock that has already achieved prizes for the partnership their velocity was 1229.


Dennis Weston

8th combine flying in the Nottingham SR Federation was A Fairfield & Grandson flying 263 miles with a velocity of 1224.

9th Combine was Alan Atkinson & Scott Grayson flying 277 miles were they also achieved 2nd Big Barnsley Federation & 1st Thrybergh HS with a 1y red cock flown on the traditional widowhood system he is bred out of two birds from Close friend of Mark Farmer of Rawmarsh Rotherham his father a Lambrecht’s from Mark and his mother that is a little dark hen that was purchased by the partnership at one of the big Barnsley Federation’s Futurity young bird pen sales and this hen for the partnership flew exceptionally well but most importantly bred some winning birds that are throughout their race team presently and Mark asked Alan & Scott could he have her back one day after he knew what quality winners she bred so Scott & Alan being friends with Mark gave her back to Mark were Mark offered and breeds Alan & Scott a few young birds as a friend. Their velocity was 1222.274.

10th combine was Richardson Bros & Thompson flying 277 miles and achieving 3rd Big Barnsley Federation & 2nd Thrybergh HS with a 1y blue hen flown on the roundabout system which is a Herman Cuesters X Stickers Donkers and is a hen that is showing future promises already carding for the partnership her velocity was 1222.061.

11th combine plus 4th Big Barnsley Federation was the Clarkson Brothers flying 288 miles doing 1216.

12th Combine was Mr & Mrs Bowater Son & Grandchildren of the North Derbyshire federation flying 261 miles doing 1212.

13th Combine was Kevin Hodgson & Ogden where Kevin also achieved 1st Little Barnsley Federation 2nd Mid Yorkshire Combine & 1st Stairfoot HS with a 4y blue widowhood hen which is a Stickers Donkers were her parents are both from Mick Betts of Doncaster she is already a consistent bird for Kevin and has achieved club cards for Kevin. Kevin is the Landlord of the Keel Inn of Stairfoot Barnsley which is the home of Stairfoot HS and is the headquarters facilities for the Little Barnsley Federation and all pigeon fanciers are welcome with the Big Barnsley Tykes Football club supporters all under one roof come on in for a pint and a good old chat and social. Kevin flew 283 miles doing 1211.

15th combine was J M Haigh & Son flying 287 miles were also achieved 1st West Ridding Federation was achieved and 1st Stainland & District FC & 1st Huddersfield & District FC was achieved with a 1y blue pied widowhood flown hen which is a Shaun Madonna of Walsall Wildesmersch her velocity was 1210.100.


J M Haigh & Son

17th combine was F Olbison & Son of the Big Barnsley Federation flying 289 miles doing 1209.

18th combine was P & J Elliott in the Northern Classic flying 256 miles doing 1208.

19th Combine was Rob Richmond flying 284 miles Rob also achieved 2nd Little Barnsley Federation & 1st MonkBretton FC & 1st Carlton FC with a 2y Dark Chequer cock flown on widowhood which is a Soojen based bird bred out of the stock loft he already this season achieved 1st MonkBretton FC from Eastbourne at the coast and is a regular card picking up cock for Rob Rob’s velocity was 1205.767.

20th combine was Simon Schofield & McCormick flying 303 miles were they also achieved 1st Leeds Amalgamation & 1st Harehills FC with a 2y blue widowhood flown cock that was also their Leeds winning Pooler he has been a consistent cock for Simon as a young bird winning 4 x 1st plus many other cards scoring in his career and a 4th Leeds Amal from Chale this year and is a medium sized bird of the Marijke Vink Strain.  His grandfather is a high performing cock for Peter Wells of Dunstable Simon’s velocity was 1205.


Simon Schofield’s scoring cock

21st combine was D Underwood & partnership of the Northern Classic flying 296 miles doing 1204.

22nd combine was Gary Handley plus claiming 2nd West Ridding Federation flying 291 miles doing 1201.

Some up and coming local events now in the area Pinxton NR HS open shows always a good turn out and decent prize money shows are as follows 28/11/21 matched pairs through the wires 5/12/21 old cocks & old hens through the wires 12/12/21 young cocks & young hens through the wires 19/12/21 likeliest to fly 500 miles handling all penning 11-12 at Pinxton miners welfare wharf road Pinxton NG166LG call rose Lander on 07804733676.

Next Thrybergh HS open shows these are 8 x shows all the same which are any age any sex altogether through the wires penning 1230-1330 dates 6/11/21, 14/11/21, 20/11/21, 27/11/21, 4/12/21, 11/12/21, 18/12/21 & 26/12/21 At Thrybergh working men’s club Hollings lane Ravenfield Thrybergh Rotherham S654JE call Alan Atkinson on 07921401875.

Next Calverton NR HS open Shows 6/11/21 old cocks through the wires 13/11/21 old hens through the wires 20/11/21 young cocks through the wires 27/11/21 young hens 4/12/21 any age any sex best in show through the wires  penning 11-12 At Calverton Geordie working men’s club Collyer Road Calverton NG146JX call Andy kemp on 07505105332.

Next Brotherton HS open shows first eye sign on the 21/11/21 old hens through the wires 28/11/21 old cocks through the wires on 5/12/21 young hens through the wires on the 12/12/21 then young cocks through the wires on the 19/12/21 penning is 11-12 at Byram park social club Old Great  North road Knottingley WF119FF call john Booth on 07780516050.

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