The Derbyshire North Road Federation
The DNRF kicked off its 2024 race programme off with its first race with the old birds visiting Wetherby race course on the 27/4/24 when Clarance liberated the birds at 9am into a north east wind the top open twelve positions in the federation are as follows; claiming 1st, 4th, 5th and 7th was Mr & Mrs D Lee flying 71 miles Dave informs us all four scoring birds are of Louella stud birds as every season for many many years Dave purchases a small kit from the stud to race and try and has had much success and has his own created blended Louella family all were flown on the roundabout system with velocities of 1719, 1718.19, 1717 and 1693.
Dave Lee Wetherby winner
2nd, 8th and 9th federation was Glynn Tryner flying 58 miles his first a 1y blue cock being a Dean Skuse syndicate lofts line bred this cock was also achieved a 2nd Nottingham NR federation as a Youngbird and already has had 2 x 1st clubs this season winning Pinxton club in this race and previously winning Harrogate in the other Pinxton club that operates his second a 1y chequer hen being from Mark Darby of Walsall and his third a 2y dark chequer cock being a Dean Skuse Syndicate lofts bird all were flown on the roundabout system Glynn's velocities were 1718.79, and 2 x 1692.
Glynn Tryner’s 2nd fed cock
3rd federation was Ralph Jepson flying 61 miles with a 3y chequer cock doing 1718.67.
6th federation was Mr & Mrs Guilford flying 70 miles with a 1y blue cock being a Dean Skuse syndicate lofts bird cross one of their own family strain flown on the widowhood system with a velocity of 1712.
10th and 11th federation was Darren Oakley flying 57 miles his first a 2y red cock that's now achieved 3 x 1st cards on the south road and north road route his breeding being a Alex Dockx crossed Lambrechts crossed Herman Cuesters flown on Darren's jealousy system and his second a 2y blue cock being a previous club winner and 2nd fed carder and 3rd open the New north road amalgamation from Perth 2023 and is a syndicate lofts bred bird flown on the jealousy system all being fed on Beyers corn with velocities of 2 x 1689.
12th federation was Mr & Mrs Haslam & Son flying 63 miles with a 1y blue Herman Cuesters based hen doing 1683.
Well that's the first race done and dusted and the top twelve from Wetherby.
The Rat Man .