The South West of England Lerwick Club
The last few races of 2023 to report on and then all 2023 events flown have been reported on the furthest flown with the young birds event of the 2023 season was at Wetherby on the 2/9/23 at 11am the birds were liberated into a light north east wind the top twenty positions in the SWELC were as follows claiming 1st, 9th, 16th and 20th open plus 1,2,3,4 Thornbury club was Dave Smith flying 169 miles all his scoring birds were sent paired up sitting nest eggs or feeding nest babies on the darkness system Dave's winner a blue cock being bred by mark Pitman of Bristol and being purchased at the new north Road amalgamations 2023 Futurity sale his second another Mark Pitman bred new north road amalgamation purchased Futurity baby of a dark cock his third a dark cock of Bushart decent of Dave Boxford and Ray Lander lines from Gregg Johnson and his fourth a Paul Stobbs Soojen blue hen with velocities of 1413, 1276, 1237 and 1211.
2nd, 3rd, 5th and 15th open plus 1,2,3 Sodbury Vale club was Percy Hatherell flying 172 miles with velocities of 2 x 1307, 1298 and 1247.
4th and 6th open was Adrian Bishop plus 1st and 2nd Oldland club flying 178 miles with his own created Herman Cuesters based natural flown young birds with velocities of 1300 and 1297.
7th, 10th and 11th open was the Adams brothers of big John and Chris plus achievement of 4th Sodbury vale club flying 173 miles with their darkness flown wall Lunt and Green Corenan based birds flying back to their perches with velocities of 1283, and 2 x 1260.
Chris Adams
8th open was the Walker Brothers plus also achieved 1st Nailsworth club flying 158 miles with a blue chequer hen being bred from birds of syndicate lofts based from Mick Carrick flown on the darkness system flying back to her perch with a velocity of 1277.
12th and 19th open plus 1st and 4th south Bristol club was Steve Moseley flying 181 miles with 2 x Van Dykes flown on the darkness system flying back to their perches with velocities of 1257 and 1226.
13th open plus 2nd South Bristol club flying 181 miles was Andrez Stanowski with a chequer hen flown on the traditional young bird natural system being a gift bred bird from Team UK of Nottingham with a velocity of 1256.
14th open plus 3rd south Bristol club was Steve Bryant flying 180 miles with a blue hen doing 1249.
17th open and 2nd Nailsworth club was Nick Orchard flying 151 miles with a blue chequer cock doing 1234.
18th open plus 1st Longford club flying 147 miles was Ray Bevan with a blue cock being a Gabby Vandenbeale crossed Bonof strain raced on the darkness system flying back to his perch with a velocity of 1228.
Over to Coventry on the 9/9/23 and at 08.40am into a no wind morning the birds were liberated on their way the top open twenty positions are as follows claiming 1st, 7th, 8th and 18th open plus 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nailsworth club was Dave Ford flying 70 miles his winner a blue cock being bred by Mike Hathaway of Bristol purchased at the new north Road amalgamations Futurity sale and Dave's next three scoring birds being home bred Herman Cuesters and all being raced on the darkness system flying back to their perches with velocities of 1365.488.,and 2 x 1322 and 1298.
Dave Ford
2nd ,12th and 13th open was Dave Smith flying 76 miles plus 1,2,3 Thornbury club his first a blue chequer Herman Cuesters cock sent feeding a big nest baby his second a blue Herman Cuesters hen being bred by Leighton Golledge & Son of Newport sent sitting nest eggs tightly and his third a blue white flight Herman Cuesters hen being bred by Shaun Pilgrim of Hucknall all were flown on the darkness system with velocities of 1365.215, 1308 and 1306.515.
3rd ,19h and 20th open plus 1st and 4th Sodbury Vale club flying 78 miles was Percy Hatherell with velocities of 1335, 1295 and 1294.
4th and 9th open plus 2nd and 3rd Sodbury Vale club was the Adams Brothers flying 79 miles with two blue wall Lunt & Green based birds flown on the darkness with velocities of 1334 and 1315.
5th open plus 1st Cheltenham Parklands club was Else Lofts flying 46 miles with a blue cock doing 1333.
6th open plus 1st Lydney club was Mark James flying 65 miles with a blue cock doing 1325.
10th and 11th open plus 1st and 2nd Oldlands club was Adrian Bishop flying 84 miles with 2 x natural flown own created strain birds with velocities of 1310 and 1309.
14th, 16th and 17th open was Stuart Luff flying 65 miles his first a dark cock being a Jellema crossed own family followed by a Mr & Mrs Cooper crossed own family blue cock then his final a Rob Kerr of Gloucester crossed own strain chequer cock all flown on the traditional young bird natural system with velocities of 1306.084, 1302 and 1300.
Stuart Luff
15th open plus 1st Longford club was Trevor Cooke flying 52 miles with a blue cock being a Platteeuw being bred by Peter Hornby of Leeds and was purchased at the new north road amalgamations Futurity sale and was raced on the darkness system flying back to his perch with a velocity 1304.
Peter Hornby
The Rat Man.