The New North Road Amalgamation

The NNRA third race event to report on was being flown from Thornton Park in Fife on the 7/7/24 at 06.50 am into a west south west wind the birds were liberated with £833 on the table the top ten in the three competing sections are as follows first up the north section winning the amalgamation open of 1st open and 1st north section plus 3rd open 3rd north section was Aubrey Baker of Worksop flying 215 miles Aubrey's winner a 2y blue chequer cock was bred by Paul West of Grantham and this cock as a 1y achieved 1st Worksop miners welfare club and 17th Nottingham North road federation from Fraserburgh over 300 miles and this season two weeks before being sent to this event achieved 4th Worksop miners welfare club 15th Nottingham North Road federation from Dunbar his second a 1y chequer pied hen being bred out of one of the NFC legends of Eric Higginbottom of Bolsover Chesterfield pair of birds Aubrey has off friend Eric as Aubrey has no stock birds and only breeds off birds that race on the road for him and are there at the end of the race season and Eric over the years has bred friend Aubrey a few to race and try the parents of the chequer pied hen being a pair of these the birds were flown on the roundabout system and were clocked into a manual T3 clock as Aubrey does not use ETS Aubrey's scoring velocities were 1405 and 1375. 3rd north section 3rd open was Mr & Mrs Moakes of Selston flying 226 miles with a 2y blue hen being a granddaughter of Kittel when paired to a Lambrechts cock from fellow club member and friend Darren Hadfield were she's been flown on the roundabout system but had paired up to another hen were they had both laid eggs and started to sit so Lyndon just left them to sit eggs and sent her to this event  her scoring velocity was 1395.

Aubrey Baker

4th north section and 4th open was Richard Oldham of Hucknall flying 229 miles with a 2y blue cock being a Wildesmeersch his sire coming from the Late Ray Lander of Pinxton and his dam from Alan Bamford of Lancashire the same cock achieved 4th open 4th north section TNNRA 3rd Derbyshire North road federation and 2nd Pinxton north road HS Perth 2023 the cock was raced on Richard's own created roundabout system with a velocity of 1366.

5th, 6th and 7th open and 5th, 6th and 7th north section was P & J Elliott of Sutton in Ashfield flying 222 miles with 3 x cocks of their own successful racing team strain with velocities of 1365, 1364 and 1362.

8th open and 8th north section was Glynn Tryner of Pinxton flying 224 miles with a 1y grizzle cock being bred by fellow club mate Lyndon Moakes from birds Lyndon obtained from Josbury & Darby of Walsall West Midlands flown on the roundabout system with a velocity of 1353.

Lyndon Moakes

9th open and 9th north section was Mr & Mrs Lee of Long Eaton flying 238 miles with a 3y chequer cock being a Louella stud line bred bird from seasons of purchasing race kits to race blended together flown on the roundabout system with a velocity of 1349.

10th open and 10th section was Keith Orton & Son of Newstead flying 226 miles with a natural flown 1y blue Herman Cuesters hen doing 1347.

Well that's the top ten of the North section next the West Sections top ten claiming 1st west section 64th open flying 318 miles was Dave Smith of Thornbury with a 1y blue hen which was a new north road amalgamation 2023 Futurity bird being a Hardy Kruger crossed Soojen the mother being a hen on loan to Dave from the Adams brothers of Bristol were her herself when racing topped the south west of England Lerwick club twice from Creiff over 300 miles and was 2nd open south west of England Lerwick club Perth plus scoring in the international championship club and new north road amalgamation over 300 miles paired to a good Soojen cock of Dave's she was sent on the natural system sitting ten day old nest eggs with a velocity of 1213.

Dave Smith

2nd west section 68th open was Steve Moseley of Bristol flying 329 miles with a 2y blue Van Dyke widowhood flown cock with a velocity of 1204.

Steve Moseley

3rd, 4th, 6th and 8th west section plus 84th, 97th, 99th and 103rd open was the Walker Brothers of Dursley flying 309 miles with their natural flown old bird team their first a 1y blue cock which half way through the season decided to start living in the second race team section loft since then he's performed well for the Brothers his breeding being a Franz Zwols crossed Clique crossed Hooymans their second a 2y chequer hen sent sitting her first eggs being a Deweert crossed Franz Zwols her dam being their 1st section 6th open CSCFC Messac hen and her father Stan the Man their good channel cock responsible for 10th open NFC Messac plus many other cards for the Brothers their next a 1y chequer cock being a Syndicate lofts bird bred from Mick Carricks blood lines and their final a 1y blue pied Franz Zwols cock with velocities of 1161, 1121, 1114.757 and 1102.825.

5th west section and 98th open was Barry Shinner of Bristol flying 325 miles with a 2y blue cock being a Eric Ceuleman flown back to his perch only doing 1114.891.

7th and 9th west section plus 100th and 104th open was Trevor Cooke of Gloucestershire flying 298 miles his first a 1y blue hen followed by a 5y chequer cock both being Platteeuws flown on the roundabout system with velocities of 1107 and 1102.477.

10th west section and 106th open was Ray Bevan of Gloucestershire flying 300 miles with a 1y chequer cock flown on the natural system sitting ten day old nest eggs his sire was bred by Ashley Marshall of Birmingham and his dam being one of Rays old original Bonoff strain crossed a Franz Zwols his scoring velocity was 1099.

Over to the top ten positions in the central section claiming 1st and 8th central section and 18th and 49th open was the father and son Duo of Les Berry & Son of Desborough flying 262 miles with a 2y blue hen that was also their first bird from Perth achieving 4th central section her breeding is her sire being a Jan Theelen crossed Pier Dordin crossed Gabby Vandenbeale and her dam a Jim Biss Muller Jan Arden crossed  Brian Shepherd bird she was flown on the widowhood system with a velocity of 1331. The picture in this article is this hen with her cock mate which achieved 2nd central section 22nd open Elgin 362 miles in the amalgamation a wonderful pairing. Then followed by a 5y chequer hen doing 1239.

Les Berry’s scoring hen with her cock

2nd and 7th central section plus 24th and 46th open was Ian Jarratt of Raunds Northampton flying 283 miles his first a 1y dark cock being bred out of good prize winning retired race birds of a Lambrechts crossed a Ace loft line bred bird this cock was also in the top ten from the amalgamations Perth event he was flown on the widowhood system and was followed by a 2y dark pied widowhood flown cock from Billy Calver blood lines Ian's velocities were 1308 and 1254.

3rd and 9th central section plus 28th and 51st open was John Havens of Leicestershire flying 247 miles his first a 2y blue Soojen cock followed by a 1y chequer cock being Jansen based from johns old original Jansens of a now Jansen based family he's created with racing many years both were flown on the widowhood system with velocities of 1294 and 1233.

4th, 5th and 6th central section plus 36th, 37th and 42nd open was Mr & Mrs Thorpe of Desborough flying 273 miles their first a 3y blue cock being off Frank Bristow stock and is a previous winner on the road the next which arrived at the loft with the first bird over the ETS pad is a 2y blue pied cock being a Staff Van Reet and the third a 3y mealy cock that's a Lambrechts that's achieved 6 x 1st cards for the partnership all were flown on the roundabout system with velocities of 1274, 1273 and 1260.

Mr & Mrs Thorpe

10th central section and 52nd open was Kevin Walker of Shepshed Leicestershire flying 246 miles with a 4y chequer cock being a Van Den Bulk crossed Herman and flown on the chaos system and has previously flown south road his scoring velocity was 1231.

Well that's Thornton park reported on next report and stop is Thurso.

The Rat Man.