The Derbyshire North Road Federation

The DNRF held its third old bird race of the season this took place with a second visit to the Darlington cattle market in County Durham on the 13/5/23 at 11am into a north east wind Cameron, Clarance and Kai released the birds on their way the top ten in the federation are as follows and another fast tight one was on the cards again with the leading birds cutting down the Erewash valley to finish winning first Federation and 8th federation was Mr & Mr Guilford flying 114 miles with their widowhood cock team the winner a 1y blue cock being a Rudi De Saar from the late David Oakes of Eastwood crossed with the partnership’s NRCC Perth winner their velocities were 1580 and 1562.

Brian Guilford 1st Fed Darlington

2nd and 10th Federation was Keith Orton & Son and their helping agent Alan Wayman flying 104 miles with two 2y chequer widowhood flown Herman Cuesters hens doing 1575 and 1530.

3rd Federation was Steve Devine flying 108 miles with a 2y blue white flight cock doing 1570.

4th federation was Rick Shelton flying 111 miles with a 1y chequer cock being from the late Neil Inger of Kimberly Herman Cuesters stock lines flown on widowhood doing 1569.90.

5th Federation is John Jackson flying 109 miles with a 2y blue Soojen cross Gaston Van De Wouwer widowhood flown cock doing 1569.60.

John Jackson

6th and 9th federation was Derek and Ryan Nuttall flying 104 miles their first a 2y blue Cock Crow Stud of Ireland widowhood flown cock followed by a 1y blue widowhood flown hen being Stuart Wilcox of Bristol bird crossed a Syndicate loft bird with velocities of 1566 and 1531.

7th federation was Ralph Jepson flying 105 miles with a 2y blue cock doing 1565.

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