THE RACING PIGEON 3 NOVEMBER 2023
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DEWSBURY & DISTRICT FEDERATION
and would not let the cock sit on the Friday she was basketed, earlier in the season she went down with the young bird sickness but all came good after a visit to Sandhill Vets who is very good and not over expensive. Third Club & 3rd Federation Eric Moorhouse with a Leo Heremans based cock on 1214, the parents were a gift from the late Paul Hardman of Warrington who sadly passed away just before racing started. In 4th & 10th positions in the Federation the partnership of Birkett & McGlenn with two young cocks on 1211 & 1147. These two birds was bred by Colin Taylor and was purchased by the partnership earlier in the season, these two youngsters are out of a good loft as when Colin was flying he flew a good bird topping the West Yorkshire Federation with his birds. Incidentally the youngster taking 4th Federation was duplicated in to the Dudley Hill club where he took the top spot and the red
Dewsbury & District Federation flew their final race of the 2023 season on Saturday out of the Littlehampton race point, this was their Championship young bird race with 43 Federation members sending 462 birds with all members flying over 200 miles. This race shows just how the wind can dominate a race, usually with a west wind the lofts over in the east take the lion’s share of the top positions but with the wind being north east six of the top ten positions was won over in the west side of the Federation in the Bradford area. Taking top spot and the red card was Steve Horner (C Horner & Son) also winning the New Bradford club on 1218 with a young cock, sire to this cock was 4th in the Waterloo 2-bird specialist club last season at the same young bird race point. Dam was 1st Club, 7th Dewsbury Federation as a young bird also from the coast on the same day, so this young cock was bred for the job. All four grandpar-
Peacock & Nelson 5th Fed.
and taking 6th place was to the lofts of Julian Shaw with a Fran Zwols cock on 1170 bred out of Ivan Stirling’s stock. Having a very good race and taking both 7th & 8th Federation was Geoff Wild on 1169 & 1156, his first bird was a grizzle hen which already has 2x1sts and 1x4th in the Morley club this season. She was a gift from Damian
Nicky Walker & Son 9th Fed.
A real family concern taking 9th Federation with a young cock on 1155, Nicky Walker, Son & Grandson. the sire is out of his ‘Donkere Leo’ lines, the dam out of his ‘Pitbull’ lines, the
Mick Blake 2nd Fed.
Eric Moorhouse 3rd Fed.
Birkett & McGlenn 1st Club DH 4th Fed.
Julian Shaw 6th Fed.
sister to this young cock was flying in the RPRA one loft race and at the time of the notes going out she was 55th Open and 1st school pigeon flying under Woodkirk Academy this is Nicky’s grandsons school. Any prize money won goes to the school, she has been in four hot spot races and collected prize money in three of them. “KYE”
card also winning the Young Bird Coast trophy at Dudley Hill. Taking 5th Federation was the partnership of Peacock & Nelson with a Stefaan Lambrecht bred by Dave Ward of New Bradford on 1199, this partnership have had an excellent season picking up over £2,000 in winnings. The first bird in to the east of the Federation
Furness out of his old lines paired to Mark Speight’s RPRA award winner, she has flow well all season picking up the pools on many occasions. Geoff’s second bird is from Derek Parr of Northern Ireland and is a Bertie Fletcher Wildemeersch out of direct birds from Wildemeersch himself. Geoff has had a good season with the youngsters winning 18 prize cards so far.
ents was obtained from Frank Bristow. Taking 2nd Club & 2nd Federation was Mick Blake with a young hen on 1216, this Busschaert was bred by Roy Walker of Bradford and was a Federation Breeder/Buyer bird winning the 1st prize of £1,000 to be split between Mick and Roy. The youngster has flown very steady all through the young bird programme, she was sent sitting 16 day eggs
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