THE RACING PIGEON 3 NOVEMBER 2023
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BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION GREAT RACE OUT OF HULLAVINGTON (2) SEES DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WIN 1ST FED FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS SEASON
Durham and on 2070 with a blue Leen Boers hen off Tumley Lofts stock. Around the clubs Starting at Stretton (6/178) and a great win for Mr & Mrs Pete Cox who live on the west side of
off Geoff Farmer. In the last three races Alan and Helen have won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th Fed, not bad for an octogenarian Alan. Mr & Mrs Trevor Collins & Son were 5th, 6th and 8th Fed on 2075.7 (2) with a dark chequer cock off the ‘Kittel’ lines and a blue cock, a
Saturday 19th August saw 62 members from 9 clubs enter 1,378 birds to the second Hullavington race of the young bird season. Once again the south west wind blew meaning another fast race was on the cards. Alys was patient, liberating the birds at 1135hrs and a
the club. They timed in a pied Vandenabeele cock out of the best ‘Wittenbuik’ lines from Ann Smith of Ashbourne on 2046. Phil Bourke kept up his good form taking 2nd on 2016 with a blue Van den Bulck x Jos Cools cock, bred by Kev Matthews of Holbrook and purchased in the Fed Breeder/Buyer; 3rd on 2015.9 with another blue cock, this one a son of ‘Mr Fahrenheit’, a nephew of Mr & Mrs Lycett’s Champion cock ‘Eddy’, and 4th on 2015.5 with a chequer Andre Roodhoft cock from the best of the Gordon Bros, the parents being ‘Big Gun’ and the ‘Sandra Hen’. Holbrook (224 birds) 1st, 2nd and 4th Mick Fearn on 2079, 2077 and 2068.7 with two Lambrecht hens either side of a mealy
grandson of their good Heremans-Ceusters hen ‘21’ and on 2074.8 with a blue hen, again out of the ‘21’ hen line x John Soderlund. Completing the top ten were Pete Brown & Son in 9th and 10th on 2073 with a chequer hen off Gary Thompson of Wingate in Co
great race followed. As expected a lot of birds went whizzing past but returns were very good and it produced a very close finish with 24 seconds separating the top ten. Congratulations to the top South Derbyshire loft is Davis, Wright & Sons of Swadlincote Town, they took 1st Fed for the third time this season. Their winner on 2081 is a mealy cock, the sire a direct son of ‘The Champ’ and ‘Golden Eggs’. The Kris Wijnant pair obtained from the top Northern Ireland lofts of the Gordon Bros. This cock was badly hawked last year so they decided to retire him to the stock pen, looks like a good decision. The dam of the winner is a mealy pied on loan from Debbie Fearn, she is line bred to ‘Broken
Sigogne earlier this year. The dam is out of a son of ‘Man O Chester’ and ‘Dark Delilah’ when paired to a daughter of ‘Supersonic Mike’ and ‘Dark Secret’. This pair has bred numerous winners including 1st Fed Cheltenham this year, a winner for R & G Jones and also one for the Burntwood lofts of Westly & Son, which was
Mick Fearn.
Pete Cox, winner at Stretton.
Van den Bulck cock; 3rd D & A Swift on 2068.8 with a blue cock gifted to them by the top part- nership of Eric & Ashley Burdett. At Etwall (9/133) Kev Southall made it four wins out of four races with his young birds, he was 1st, 3rd and 4th on 1883, 1864 and 1863, the first two are nestmates, a blue hen and a mealy cock, followed by a mealy cock, all Van den Bulck’s from Jackpot Lofts stock. Secretary Alan Peach was runner up on 1867 with a red hen. At Osmaston Park (18/286) Dave Waddington took 1st on 2048 with a dark cheq hen out of his Alan Brassington and ‘The Bat’ stock; 2nd Steve Stone on 2029 with a blue Van den Bulck hen; 4th Mr & Mrs Paul Todd on 2016 with a blue cock bed by T & D Poole of Poolsbrook. At Swadlincote Town (10/301) the top eight appear in the Open result above. Across at Hill Ridware (3/87) Kev Johnson got another win under his belt, he timed in a Jan Aarden x Heremans-Ceusters cock on 1974, this cock was sent sitting four days, his sire is a full brother to ‘Angel’, 1st Section, 48th Open NFC
Dave Waddington, OPHS winner.
purchased in a Breeder/Buyer sale. Another young bird team in good form is that of Mr & Mrs Jim Whitehouse & Sons, Jim took 2nd, 3rd and 4th Club on 1970 with a blue pied Johan den Hartog & Son cock; 1965.7 with another blue pied cock, this on off the best of Simon Parkinson, the sire is full brother to ‘Sunday Girl’, the dam a daughter off ‘Paula Radcliffe’, one the same way bred was 2nd Fed for Spink & Barks the previous week. Then came a grizzle Johan den Hartog & Son hen on 1965.3. These Johan den Hartogs all come from Barry Jones. Any news to ‘The Maltster’ 01283-568000 petethemaltster@tiscali.co.uk Kev Johnson with ‘Angel’ 1st Section NFC Sigogne 2023.
Wing’, her sire is ‘88’, a breeder of multiple winners and her dam is a granddaughter of ‘Hideaway’, when paired to ‘Sweetie’. This pair is responsible for multiple prize winners from 60 to 400 miles. Mick Fearn of Holbrook was 2nd and 3rd Fed on 2079 and 2077 with a Lambrecht hen followed by a mealy Van den Bulck cock. Back to Swadlincote Town now for the rest of the top ten. The in form team of Mr & Mrs Alan Stretton were 4th Fed on 2075.8 with a chequer cock, the sire from Shaun McDonough, the dam loaned by Brian Ayre, she’s a granddaughter of John Gilbert’s great Wildemeersch cock, ‘The Saint’. Alan followed up with another in 7th on 2075.3, this one is a blue cock, his sire is Alan’s best Louis Thijs, his dam off the top Wall, Lunt & Green stock
Gary Collins.
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