Yorkshire Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire SR Combine Prostrate Cancer Race
The YND held its supporting Cancer charity race from Guernsey in the Channel Islands where their supporting charity, now for a number of flying seasons, has been the Prostrate Cancer charity. This race ran alongside the main YND combines Guernsey (2) race already reported on but this was a separate event and birds had to be activated by the fanciers for this great charity and this raised a cheque to the value of £1,800 that will be paid to the well-deserved Charity.
These birds were liberated together with the main Combine Birds and some great prizes for these achieving birds that took positions are waiting at the presentation evening event which will soon be announced and the venue booked with hospitality prizes, leisure prizes, food & drink prizes, pigeon products and many, many other prizes are on offer to support those achieving birds that aided a great cause.
To the result now and the top twenty two birds in the Guernsey Prostrate Cancer Race 2021. Claiming first Spot was Mr & Mrs Darren Johnson with his grand handsome Belgium rung Grizzle widowhood cock flying 248 miles which is a direct Jules Vanherck (Pitbull based bred 3y this adds more winning cards to his collection his winning velocity was 1265 the cock also achieved 1st Derbyshire SR Federation, 1st Selston FC & 3rd YND combine.
Darren Johnson Charity race winner
2nd was Mr & Mrs Adrian Duggins of the North Derbyshire SR Federation flying 256 miles that also achieved 6th YND combine with a velocity of 1232.
3rd was Weston & Cox flying 273 miles plus achieving 1st Stocksbridge Federation 1st Wadsley Bridge FC & 7th YND combine with a 3y blue pied Herman Cuesters widowhood flown cock doing 1229.
4th was A Fairfield & Grandson of the Nottingham SR Federation flying 263 miles plus also achieving 8th YND combine with a velocity of 1224.
5th flying 256 miles was Mr & Mrs J Hodgson doing 1215.
6th was Mr & Mrs Bowater Sons & Grandson of the North Derbyshire SR Federation flying 261 miles doing 1212.
7th was Kevin Hodgson & Ogden flying 283 miles were they also achieved 1st Little Barnsley Federation 2nd Mid Yorkshire Combine 1st Stairfoot HS & 13th YND combine with a 4y blue widowhood hen which is a Stickers Donkers bred from out birds obtained from Mick Betts of Doncaster their velocity was 1211.
8th was Rob Richmond flying 284 miles plus 2nd little Barnsley Federation 1st MonkBretton FC & 19th YND combine with a 2y Dark Soojen widowhood cock doing 1205.767.
(left) Rob Richmond
9th was Simon Schofield & McCormick flying 303 miles and also achieving 1st Leeds Amalgamation 1st Harehills FC & 20th YND combine with a 2y blue Marijke Vink widowhood cock achieving 1205.
Simon Schofield
10th & 12th was Mr & Mrs Dennis Underwood flying 299 miles with 2 x widowhood flown cocks that are half-brothers that also achieved 1st Normanton Federation and 1st Pontefract SRFC & 21st & 26th YND combine their first bird a 1y blue cock which is bred from the same father of their second bird in this race which was bred from Ronnie Evans of the north east out his distance family of birds obtained from his entire clearance sale which is crossed with a hen that won Poitiers in the big Barnsley Federation for Mel Hartley of Castleford this young cock flew the previous Guernsey and this race his second channel crossing their second scoring bird a 2y blue cock has the same Ronnie Evans Distance cock as his father paired to another hen purchased from Ronnie both these cocks have previously scored for the partnership their velocities were 1204 & 1195.
Dennis Underwood
13th was Mick McGrath of the Leeds Amalgamation plus 27th YND combine flying 299 miles doing 1194 with a 1y blue pied widowhood flown cock he has been consistent for Mick and has flown the previous YND combine Chale & Guernsey races his breeding is a Bramley lofts cock paired to a hen from fellow Leeds Amalgamation member Tony Adamson he is a Coopman, Van Dyke X Jansen.
14th was Matt Jagger of the Stocksbridge Federation plus 29th YND combine flying 280 miles with a 1y Grizzle widowhood cock that was a gift bird from Don Parkin of Barnsley and as a young bird last season he flown Carentan over the channel his velocity was 1192.
15th flying 250 miles was Ralph Jepson of the Derbyshire SR federation plus 40th YND combine with a velocity of 1179.
16th was the Tunningley Brothers flying 295 miles plus achieving 1st Central Yorkshire Federation and 1st Knottingley HS & 41st YND combine with a 4y red hen that is unfortunately barren and does not lay eggs. She is a Lambrecht’s that was bred by Alan Postlethwaite of Kendal Cumbria purchased in a kit of 6 young birds she has achieved many club and federation cards for the brothers including another 1st federation in the Central Yorkshire federation and is a good loyal hen for them and is such a shame they cannot breed from her their velocity was 1178.
The Tunningley Brothers
17th was Pat Helliwell of the Stocksbridge Federation flying 275 miles and also achieving 43rd YND combine with a 3y chequer widowhood flown cock that is of the Scottish Macaloney line bred bird this cock has achieved ample Minor cards for Pat but has never won yet and on many occasions dropped with winners and has been second to trap but a consistent bird his velocity was 1176.659.
18th was Lee Bird & Partner flying 285 miles in the little Barnsley Federation plus also achieving 44th YND combine doing 1176.169. Lee’s bird a 2y chequer pied widowhood flown cock is a full brother to his cock that topped the little Barnsley Federation twice from over the channel at Falaise & Carentan and is bred from Foxwood loft Stud purchased birds 
Lee Bird
19th was R & K Hodkinson of the Stocksbridge Federation also achieving 47th YND combine flying 278 miles with a 5y Blue chequer roundabout flown Dutch rung hen that was purchased as a baby in 2016 at the Blackpool show with another youngster from a Dutch trade stand of Visser Meijboom this hen has previously scored from over the channel for the Partnership and Richard informs us she’s always a hen you can depend on and always turns up her velocity was 1173.
Richard Hodkinson with his Dutch Hen
20th was the partnership of B & J Potts & Varley of the Nottingham SR Federation flying 269 miles and achieving 50th YND combine with a 2y blue roundabout system flown hen which is of their own breeding that is based from the old Morris Mathews x Jansens and her grandfather won Poitiers twice for the partnership when they flew in the Derbyshire SR Federation and won them the prestigious Poitiers trophies her velocity was 1172.
20th combine Charity race
21st was Terry Hague of the Stocksbridge Federation flying 275 miles with his 6y blue chequer widowhood cock which is a Herman Cuesters X the Machine bird from Marshall Marshall & Smith of the North East and this cock always scores for Terry from over the channel in federation and combine and has achieved a hat full of cards for Terry and has previously achieved a 3rd open YND combine from Falaise in 2019 and has flown the channel 20 times now a good genuine honest pigeon this cock is his velocity was 1168.
22nd was Paul Fletcher of the North Derbyshire SR Federation flying 254 miles with a 1y chequer pied hen flown on the roundabout system which is bred from a grandson of the Foxy Lady a Lambrecht’s from Ronnie Evans of the North East Paul’s velocity was 1167.
Prizes will be available at the annual presentation once arranged. Well done to all who supported a great event.
Diary fillers now, the annual Pinxton North Road HS bonanza shows with good show money and pigeon prizes available here we go
28/11/21 matched pairs through the wires
5/12/21 old cocks & old hens through the wires
12/12/21 young hens & young cocks through the wires
19/12/21 likeliest to fly 500 miles handling class venue at Pinxton miners welfare penning 11-12 wharf Road Pinxton NG166LG call Rose on 07804733676.
Bristol South North Road FC Show race event birds entered fly for all money raised from Hexham (old bird 2022) at £5 per pen maximum 5 pens per person the show is on the 28/11/21 penning 11-12 at the Sartan Club Bishopsworth Road Bristol BS138lf. Always a good pay out and event booking of pens only call Mike on 07413383425.
Calverton North Road 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 through the wires
4/12/21 any age and sex best in show through the wires penning 11-12 venue at Calverton Geordie working men’s club Collyer Road Calverton Ng246jx call Andy on 07505105332.
Brotherton SR HS open Shows Eye sign 21/11/21, old hens through the wires 28/11/21,old cocks through the wires 5/12/21 young hens through the wires 12/12/21 young cocks through the wires 19/12/21 penning 11-12 at Byram park social club old Great North Road Knottingley Wakefield WF119FF call John on 07780516050.
Thrybergh SRHS open Shows there are 8 x shows all the same that are any age any sex 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 on 07921401875.
The Rat Man.