THE RACING PIGEON 27 OCTOBER 2023
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BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION SPINK & BARKS TAKE TOP TWO OUT OF HULLAVINGTON (1)
bred by good friend Alan Devlin of Workington, Cumbria. She is a daughter of Alan Johnson’s cock which came from Brian Johnson. The ‘Johnson Cock’ is a son of the famous ‘610’ hen and a grandson of ‘Olympiade 003’. Runner up was a blue hen off Mr & Mrs Jim Whitehouse & Sons stock, which originates from Simon Parkinson, the sire is a full brother to ‘Sunday Girl’ and the dam is a daughter of ‘Paula Radcliffe’. Taking 4th Fed was another blue hen, which won the previous week from Cheltenham (2), her sire is off Mark Nesbitt, a full brother to Fed winners, the dam is out of a son of the De Buijn hen ‘95’, when paired to a Louis Thijs from Jim Whitehouse. The previous week’s Fed toppers, Mr & Mrs Alan Stretton of Swadlincote Town, were 3rd Fed on 2018 with a blue cock. The sire is
Saturday 12th August saw 53 members from 9 clubs send 1,034 birds to the first of two Hullavington races. Young bird sickness has raised its ugly head again, not only in our area, but across the Midlands and further afield. Not only is this upsetting for the birds and their owners, the knock on effect is that
Ron Dakin of Stretton.
Alan Stretton back to back wins at Swadlincote Town.
Around the clubs At Stretton (5/145), the top four all appear in the Fed report above. At Holbrook (4/180), Brian & Sue Stone took the top six, the first taking 9th Fed, details above. Second Club was a Janssen cock, a son of Brian & Chris Guilford’s NRCC winner. In 3rd Club on 1972 was a Van den Bulck and 4th on 1963 was a son off Brian & Sue’s top Macaloney cock. At Etwall (7/86), Kev Southall made it a hat-trick of wins with his young birds, taking 1st & 3rd Club on 1910 & 1827, both Van den Bulck cocks from stock of Jackpot Lofts in Ireland. Steve Billings was a close runner up on 1909 with a blue hen and J & J Lofts were 4th on 1815 with a blue cock. Into Derby now, at Osmaston Park (14/211), the Shenton Bros took top spot on 1927 with a chequer cock off their stock from Mr & Mrs Childs & Son of Stretton. Alan & Liz Houldsworth were 2nd & 3rd on 1906 & 1905 with a red cock and blue hen, both off stock from Spink & Barks of Armitage. Mick Stone was 4th on 1882 with a blue Eric Ceuleman hen. At Swadlincote
Spink & Barks 1st & 2nd Fed Hullavington (1).
birdage is down for Federations, in races where numbers are normally at their peak. Fingers crossed the young birds get through this quickly and they can build up fitness again ready to resume racing. Back to the race, and with showers again forecast to arrive here at the home end around lunchtime, Alys managed to get the strings cut and birds released at 0935hrs into a strong south south west wind. A fast race was on the cards, with the majority of birds going over, but in general the returns were good. Congratulations to the Armitage loft of Spink & Barks, who fly in Hill Ridware. Phil & Daz took 1st, 2nd & 4th Fed on 2029, 2026 & 2002. They actually had three arrive together, but the second bird over the pad didn’t register on the ETS. Their winner is a cheq Leo Hereman x De Bruijn hen. Her sire is a son of Phil & Daz’s top de Bruijn hen ‘95’, and the dam was
Shenton Bros, OPHS winners.
Alan’s top Wall, Lunt & Green cock, who is 18yo and still filling his eggs, the dam came from Geoff Farmer out of birds he purchased from Ray Lunt. Liam Clamp of Winshill was 5th Fed on 1997 with a blue w/f hen. Phil Bourke of Stretton had three together to take 6th, 7th & 8th Fed on 1995, 1994 & 1992. The first over the pads was a blue cock, his sire a brother to ‘Eddy’, the dam a full sister of ‘Mr Fahrenheit’, so steeped in the best of Mr & Mrs Lycett bloodlines. In 7th Fed was a blue
Brian & Sue Stone, Holbrook winners.
Heremans hen bred by Excelsior Stud, the sire a son of Champion ‘Better Than Bolt’, a winner of 14x1st, the dam a full sister of Curtis, Wall & Lunt’s ‘Super 65’, a winner of 4x1st Fed. In 8th was a blue Stefaan Lambrecht x ‘Pitbull’ hen, bred off one of Mick & Adam O’Hara’s top pairs, ‘Mealy Mick’ and ‘Blauwe Pitbull’. This pair from the Liverpool lofts has bred multiple winners who have then gone on to breed further winners at Federation level. Taking 9th Fed on 1974 were Brian & Sue Stone of Belper, flying at Holbrook. They took the first six in the club, the best coming off stock from Danny de Voogd of Yerseke in Holland. In 10th Fed on 1973 was Ron Dakin & Son of Stretton FC, Ron timed in a white cock off a Busschaert x Phil Whetton Lambrecht. The Lambrecht hen is off a cock from the late Trevor Bird when paired to a granddaughter of ‘De Zot’ from Matt Munslow.
‘The Johnson Cock’.
Town (8/169) Mr & Mrs Alan Stretton were 1st, 3rd & 4th on 2018, 1928 & 1925. The winner, a blue cock, was 3rd Fed and details are above. The next two to the Newhall lofts were a chequer pied hen off stock from Sean McDonough x with a Steve Foster Lambrecht, then a chequer cock off Sean McDonough stock, the sire out of Sean’s National winning lines, the dam a granddaughter of ‘Magic Pie’. This young cock is the same way bred as Alan’s Fed runner up the previous week from Cheltenham (2). Charlie Murfin was runner up on 1932 with a chequer cock out of a Ponderosa Janssen x Sylvain Verhestraeten. Across at Hill Ridware (5/111), Spink & Barks took the top three which all appeared in the Fed top 10 report above. Mr & Mrs Jim
Kev Southall, Etwall winner.
Whitehouse & Sons continue their good form with the young birds, taking 4th Club on 1967 with a blue Johan den Hartog & Son cock bred by Barry Jones and is nestmate to the blue w/f cock which was runner up in the club the previous week. Any news to ‘The Maltster’ 01283-568000 petethemaltster@tiscali.co.uk
Phil, Sophie & Jack Bourke.
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