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The Millbridge North Road Federation - 14-11-24

The Millbridge North Road Federation

The Millbridge North Road federations last old bird race to report on after a successful old bird season with classic events flown from Perth, Elgin, Thornton Park and Thurso with the old birds the final stop was at Thurso at the far northern tip of Scotland on the 21/7/24 at 06.35am into a light west south west wind the birds were liberated on their way the top Twelve positions in the federation are as follows claiming trophy handles of first finish plus 12th federation was Paul & Gary Cooper flying 344 miles their winner a 2y blue cock and the second a 2y chequer cock with both birds being full brothers and are of home bred Herman Cuesters both being flown on the widowhood system and both flew south road as young birds and yearlings and were fully switched north road this season the 12th scoring brother has topped the federation on the south road route and was 2nd Millbridge north road federation and 2nd open IFC this season from Elgin 280 miles and the winner has flew very consistently all season before ending the season with the blue ribbon in hand the brothers velocities were 1324.720 and 1230.

P G Coopers Thurso winner

P & G Coopers Thurso winner

2nd federation was S Speight & Son Flying 342 miles with a 1y blue chequer pied hen and her being a half-sister to their RPRA award winning cock crossed with a Ross Thackeray cock from out his successful pied cock she was sent to Thurso on the natural system sent chipping nest eggs with a velocity of 1324.581.

3rd, 8th and 10th federation was the Castello Family & Leach flying 346 miles their first a 1y chequer hen followed by  a 2y red cock then the final a 1y mealy hen being of their own created family strain crossed with Leach Brothers birds of Hebden Bridge with velocities of 1305, 1249 and 1246.

4th federation was Lister & Smith flying 343 miles with a 1y chequer cock being a Bushart bred by Mr & Mrs Smith being flown on the widowhood system with a velocity of 1277.

5th federation was Bennett & Spedding flying 346 miles with a 1y blue hen her sire being a son of Tray Brothers 500 mile west Durham amalgamation winner and her dam coming from Coulson & Son of Sunderland she was sent on the natural system sitting 7 day old nest eggs with a velocity of 1269.

6th federation was Ron Kitching flying 344 miles with a 1y dark cock being a Gabby Vandenbeale flown on the widowhood system that's been very consistent for Ron as a young bird and as a 1y his velocity was 1263.

7th federation was Frank Armitage flying 356 miles with a 1y chequer hen being bred as a gift bird by  S Gill & Son of Castleford and being a Gabby Vandenbeale crossed Van Dornic and has achieved a 1st club 3rd federation 13th combine on the south road also for Frank his velocity was 1257.

9th federation was Craigside lofts flying 337 miles with a 1y chequer cock of Jane Mitchell bloodlines with a velocity of 1247.

11th federation was Nigel Clarke flying 339 miles with a 2y chequer cock being a Van Brauane crossed Brian Shepard based bird bred from Oxley & Wilkinson stock being flown on the natural system sitting 10 day old nest eggs with a velocity of 1233.

The Rat Man.