The South West of England Lerwick Club

The SWELC was at Wetherby race course on the 31/8/24 and at 07.45 into a north east wind the birds were liberated the top open twenty positions are as follows 1st, 2nd, 6th, 8th and 14th open plus 1st and 2nd Longford club was Stuart Luff flying 159 miles the winner being a blue cock being a G W & P Macaloney crossed Geoff Cooper bred bird the second a multiple already scoring bird of a blue hen being a gift bred bird given by the successful north road and south road and one loft event flier of Steve Bennett of Bristol the next a chequer hen being a Jellema of Dean Pallett crossed a Mark Gilbert and the next a chequer hen being another gift given bird bred by Steve Bennett of Bristol and the final a blue hen of Jellema blended breeding Stuart velocities were 1565, 1564, 1454.373 ,1436 and 1401.

Morning at Wetherby

3rd, 5th, 7th and 16th open plus 3rd and 4th Longford club was the Walker Brothers flying 159 miles their first a blue cock that's carded previously and was purchased at the new north road amalgamation Futurity sale and was bred by Luis Palocious Ribes of Yate being a Van Den Bulk crossed a Joe Thompson bird of Bristol the next a blue hen of Jellema crossed De Weerdt followed by a chequer pied hen of pure Jan Hooyman and their final a blue pied hen of Franz Zwols crossed Lambrechts the brothers velocities were 1501, 1454.517, 1452 and 1397.

4th open and 1st Sodbury vale club was Mr & Mrs Ken Davey flying 173 miles with a blue cock doing 1460. 9th open was Ray Bevan flying 147 mile with a mealy cock being a David Peeters crossed Van Den Bulck via P & D Stud and this cock also achieved 2nd 2Bird nom for Ray he was raced to his perch with a velocity of 1420.

10th open and 2nd Oldland club was Dave Tyrer flying 173 miles with a blue cock doing 1412.

11th open was Andrezj Stanowski flying 181 miles and achieving 1st south Bristol club with a blue white flight hen being a Jansen of Eijerkamp crossed U & K Mazepa PL bird with a velocity of 1410.

12th and 18th open plus 1st and 4th Sodbury vale club was Percy Hatherell flying 172 miles with 2 x chequer hens doing 1408.795. And 1381.

13th and 15th open plus 2nd and 3rd Sodbury vale club was Dave smith flying 170 miles with 2 x cocks sitting nest eggs being bred from Mark Pitman of Bristol birds with velocities of 1408.233 and 1399.

17th open plus 2nd Oldland club was Adrian Bishop flying 178 miles with a chequer white flight Brian Olver cock doing 1382.

19th open was Robert Organ flying 166 miles with a chequer Bushart based cock doing 1379.

20th open and 2nd South Bristol club was Barry Chaplin flying 175 miles with a blue cock being bred down from Wile & Lias of Bristol birds of Van Dykes and the birds already achieved a 4th club card at Penkridge for Barry his velocity was 1376.

The new north road Amalgamations south section grand Alnwick race young bird sales are underway and is a great success anyone interested in this please contact Graham on 07896835465

Also, Dave Smith of Thornbury of Smithy's one loft race is now complete ready for the first arrivals in April the loft is open for people to view and inspect and ask David any questions Dave can be contacted on 07836792681.

The Rat Man .