The Derby Burton & District South Road Federation were at Marlborough for their final old bird inland race of the season where 63 members sent 997 birds which were liberated at 08-00 in a light north wind.
Congratulations to Selston members R & M Duffield on topping the fed with a five year old blue cock doing 1365.7.In second was Poolsbrook members Jepson & Bennett with a yearling blue hen doing 1365.5.Taking the next three were Swallownest members with D.Trow taking third with a yearling cheq cock doing 1361 with E.Pearson taking fourth & fifth & eighth with a two year old blue cock doing 1359.7 a yearling b/pied cock doing 1358.2 and a yearling blue cock doing 1336.8. Poolsbrook members M & L Herbert took sixth with a two year old blue hen doing 1354.2.with Woodhouse members B & C Brelsford & Son taking seventh with a yearling blue cock doing 1353.6. Broughtons,Geelan & Goodwin were ninth with a yearling b/pied cock doing 1336.5 with Storey Arms member J.Barker in tenth with a yearling blue cock doing 1334.2.

R & M Duffield Derby Burton & District South Road Federation fed toppers & Selston club winners.

South Section.

R & M Duffield Selston top the south section with their fed topper a five year old blue cock doing 1365.7.With J.Barker Storey Arms in second with a yearling blue cock doing 1334.2.The next four positions went to Selston members with B & A Evans in third with a yearling hen doing 1332.4 followed by Monty Buxton in fourth & fifth with two yearling hens doing 1329.1 & 1309.2 with Mr & Mrs John Dowd in sixth doing 1298.9 with a yearling cock.

J Barker Storey Arms winner.

North Section.

Topping the north section were Poolsbrook members Jepson & Bennett with a yearling blue hen doing 1365.5.Taking the next three were Swallownest members D.Trow in second with a yearling cheq cock doing 1361 with E.Pearson taking third & fourth with a two year old blue cock doing 1359.7 and a yearling b/pied cock doing 1358.2 . Poolsbrook members M & L Herbert took fifth with a two year old blue hen doing 1354.2, with Woodhouse members B & C Brelsford & Son taking sixth with a yearling blue cock doing 1353.6.

Club News.

In Selston R & M Duffield were clear winners with their fed topper a five year old blue cock doing 1365.7 with B & A Evans in second with a yearling hen doing 1332.4.Third & fourth went to Monty Buxton with two yearling hens doing 1329.1 & 1309.2.

Poolsbrook winners were Jepson & Bennett with a yearling blue hen doing 1365.5 with M & L Herbert in second & third with a two year old blue hen doing 1354.2 followed by a with a two year old blue cock doing 1326.4.Taking fourth was S.Tongue & Orme with a two year old b/pied hen doing 1322.7.

In Swallownest D.Trow takes the top spot with a yearling cheq cock doing 1361.8 with E.Pearson taking the next three with a two year old blue cock doing 1359.7 followed by two yearling cocks doing 1358.2 & 1336.8.

B & C Brelsford & Son took the first two in Woodhouse with two yearling blue cocks doing 1353.6 7 1323.9 followed by S.Carder in third & fourth with a two year old blue hen doing 1322.5 and a yearling cheq cock doing 1322.0.

In Park Broughtons,Geelan & Goodwin take the first two with two yearlings, the first a b/pied cock doing 1336.5 then a blue hen doing 1319.7.In third was T & H Garner & Morton with a yearling blue cock doing 1317.9 followed by W O'Brien & Son in fourth with a two year old blue cock doing 1306.5.

J.Barker took three of the first four positions in Storey Arms with three yearling blue cocks doing 1334.2,1268.3 & 1218.5.In third with a four year old cheq cock doing 1266.1.was Abd Spiby.

In Kilburn club K.Foulke takes the top three with a three year old slatey hen taking the red card followed by a two year old slatey hen doing 1248.1 then a yearling red cock doing 1239.0 followed by K.Cresswell in fourth with a yearling blue hen doing 1219.2.

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