ENFIELD CONTINENTAL FLYING CLUB  

In the last write up I gave the results of our first 2 shows of the 2019 Show Season, with this continuing on from there. The next show arrived at the Cabbage Patch which was OCTTW, and our judge this week was Paul Treanor of Luton who brought along an assistant with him Nicky Hawes, who is the Son of the Harlow Aces Brian & Karen Hawes. For this show there was 54 birds entered with the winner being Georgie Dole with a Blue Janssen. 2nd place went to Jamie Turner with a Deweerdt x Jan Aarden bred by Dave Ramsay of Hazelmere. 3rd place went to Mihai & Roxanna Piper with a Marijke Vink. Fourth was Paul Stone with a Tist Eyssen. Reserve went to John Lamprell with a Chequer Pied Busschaert Cock who has flown and scored from Thurso & Lerwick in the NRCC. VHC was John Pennell with a Marijke Vink Cock, a winner of 1st UBI Combine Poitiers. HC was Club Secretary Steve Sheffield with a Louella Busschaert. Finally Commended goes to Jamie Turner with a Chequer w/f Van Lint Cock, a winner of 4x1st Club, 2x1st Fed as well as other positions who was bred and raced by Dave Ramsay of Hazlemere.

Our next Show was OHTTW and for this show our Judge was Terry Haley of Watford who has just had a fantastic season with a 1st Open BBC National Fougeres in the Old Hen Race as well as scoring in several over National races. Terry is rated that highly as a Judge that he has judged at the Olympiad in the past. At the end of Penning 47 birds had been entered. Taking 1st & 2nd is Russ O’Cuneefe with 2 of his Van Loons. Taking the 3rd is John Pennell with one of his Marijke Vink x Koopmans. 4th Went to Billy Watkins with one of his Wells Fargo pigeons bred from his Peter Wells Family, with Reserve going to Russ O’Cuneefe with another one of his Van Loons. Taking VHC was Adam Wilton with a Van Loon. HC was Steve Sheffield with a Busschaert Stock Hen. Finally Commended was John Pennell with another Marijke Vink.

The next Show soon arrived which was YCTTW, and we had another top fancier in the Name of Peter Wells of Dunstable. Peter raced the fantastic Champion “Super Lou” who was purchased from Louella in a kit of 8 Pigeons for £80. In his racing Career he went on to win 52x1st Prizes including 16x1st Fed as well as winning a Combine before being brought back by Louella. At the end of penning 49 birds had been entered with the winner being Russ O’Cuneefe with a Wilton Van loon who took 48th LNRC Young Bird Combine. Second place went to John Pennell with a Marije Vink. 3rd Place was George Dole. Fourth place went to Adam Wilton with a Van Loon. Reserve was John Pennell with a Marijke Vink x Koopman. VHC went to Adam Wilton with a Van Loon. HC was Steve Sheffield with a Corbett Busschaert. Finally Commended was Russ O’Cuneefe with a Wilton Van Loon.

The next show soon came which was YHTTW and we had another Brilliant Judge for us this week, Mark Bulled a past 1st Open LSECC winner from Tarbes with “Sergeant Cecil” as well as being a 3 time National winner with 2x1st Open BBC Nationals From Fougeres with Champions “Eastbourne” & “Rocky” as well as a 1st Open NFC Tarbes with “Legacy” who has now gone on to become one of the best Long Distance Stock Cocks in the Country.  For this show 49 birds were entered and having a Field day was Russ O’Cuneefe who took the First 4 Positions with a mixture of Van Loons and De Klak Janssens. Taking Reserve was Adam Wilton with one of his Van Loons. VHC was Geoff Barker with a Red Maarten Vinkenborg. HC was John Pennell with a Marijke Vink. Finally taking Commended was George Dole.

With the Show season nearly over for another year we were down to our last 2 Shows. This one was a Pied Class and once again we had another excellent Judge in the Name of Micky Jarvis of the Gosling & Jarvis Partnership. This Partnership are also past National Winners as well as having 6x2nd National Positions. At the end of Penning we had 60 Pigeons entered with the winner being Bryan Cowan with a Leo Van Rijn. Second spot went to Mihai & Roxanna Piper with a Braade de Joode x Marijke Vink. 3rd Place went to John Pennell with a Koopman. 4th Place was Brian Cowan with another Leo Van Rijn. Reserve went to Mihai & Roxanna Piper with a Marijke Vink. VHC was John Pennell with one of his Marijke Vink x Koopmans. HC went to Russ O’Cuneefe with a De Klak. Finally Commended went to Billy Watkins with a Pigeon bred by Simon Schofield.

Our last show of the season arrived which was on the 22nd of December and for this show I had spoken to a former member of ours to Come and Judge for us, Don Stocking who no longer races pigeons at the present time but used to race in the Partnership of Stocking & O’Donnell.  The Class for this Show was Handled and all of the birds taking part had scored in the previous shows.

After I wrote the results down and added them to the computer, the laptop had a bit of a melt down and I lost all of the details of the final show. I then text the members 3 times but didn’t get the details of all of the birds entered so there are 2 positions not taken in this write up.

Taking First Place was George Dole with a Blue Janssen Cock. Second place was Billy Watkins with a pigeon bred by the Watford Wizard “Terry Haley”. Third place was Jamie Turner with a Dark Chequer Deweerdt x Jan Aarden. Fourth was Billy Watkins with a Peter Wells Janssen. Reserve was Billy Watkins with a Simon Schofield Special. VHC HC not known. Finally, with Commended is Billy Watkins.

Now that the show season is over for another year I would like to thank the members who entered the shows which made it a Success, also to members from other Clubs who put in our shows, Brian Cowan, Billy Mustafi, Adam Wilton, John Lamprell, John Pennell, Keith Wint & Russ O’Cuneefe. Also, I would like to thank all of our Judges Johnny Black, Bernie McDermott, Paul Treanor, Terry Haley, Peter Wells, Mark Bulled, Micky Jarvis & Don Stocking.

Finally, before I end these notes, I would like to say Get Well Soon to one of our Former members Pat O’Sullivan who has been a bit under the weather of late, and we hope that he is back on the mend soon.

In the next write up.

Our Prize winners for the 2019 season.

Until next time

Take Care

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