BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION. A FAST AND FRANTIC FINISH TO THE OB INLAND PROGRAMME, AS SPINK & BARKS TAKE 1-2-3 FROM FROME. Phil Spink Daz Barks
SATURDAY JULY 4 TH SAW THE FINAL INLAND RACE OF THE 2015 OB SEASON FROM FROME. IT WAS A FANTASTIC RACE, AS THE BIRDS MADE LIGHT WORK OF THE JOURNEY HOME, THANKS TO A BRISK SW WIND, AND CLEAR SKIES AND SUNSHINE. THE 1353 BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 10-00 AND SPINK & BARKS OF HILL RIDWARE PRODUCED A STUNNING PERFORMANCE TAKING THE FIRST THREE IN THE FED ON 1998; 1997; 1994; ALL THREE WERE YEARLING HENS, THE WINNER A BRIAN MURRAY JANSENNE X KOOPMAN, THIS HEN WON TWICE AS A YOUNGSTER, ALSO TOPPING THE FED FROM BLANDFORD. THE NEXT TWO WERE DE BRUIN JANSENNES, THE SECOND ONE ALSO WON AS A YOUNGSTER, SHE HAS ALSO WON 3 X 2 ND FEDS. THE HILL RIDWARE LOFTS DOMINATED THE RESULT, POINTING TO THERE BEING MORE SOUTH IN THE WIND. THEY TOOK 9 OUT OF THE FIRST 11 POSITIONS. TAKING 4 TH FED ON 1988 WERE D.J. HARVEY & SONS WITH A 2YO ADRIAN DUGGINS COCK. IVOR & BARRY JONES WERE 6 TH ; 8 TH ; AND 9 TH FED ON 1983.18; 1982; 1980; ALL YEARLINGS, AND DOUG NESBITT & SONS WERE 7 TH FED ON 1983.12 WITH A YEARLING COCK. Doug Nesbitt
STOPPING THE RIDWARE DOMINATION WERE ALAN BRASSINGTON OF STRETTON WHO WAS 5 TH FED ON 1983.3 WITH A YEARLING RED COCK OFF HIS MARCELIS X SYNDICATE LOFT STOCK, AND ALAN & HELEN STRETTON WHO HAD THE BEST BIRD INTO SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, A YEARLING LOUIS THIJS X LES GREEN COCK ON 1979, GOOD ENOUGH FOR 10 TH FED. AROUND THE CLUBS, Alan Brassington STARTING AT STRETTON, 12 SENT 164 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK THE TOP TWO SPOTS ON 1983; 1958. THE WINNER WAS HIS GOOD YEARLING RED MARCELIS X SYNDICATE LOFT COCK 200. HE WAS FOLLOWED INTO THE CLOCK BY A YEARLING HEN OUT OF BROADBAND LINES, SISTER TO ALANS CARENTAN WINNER. PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE 3 RD & 4 TH WITH THEIR TWO GREAT 5 YO COCKS, THE FIRST ON 1955 WAS THE CATH LYCETT & SON VANDENABEELE X ANSLOW FARRAR SOONTJEN 86, WHO HAS
TOPPED THE FED THIS YEAR. HE WAS FOLLOWED ON 1940 BY THE ANSLOW FARRAR SOONTHEN COCK 91. AT BIRCH COPPICE, 6 SENT 87 AND ELMORE & SMITH DID THE 1-2-3 ON 1936; 1923 (2); THE WINNER WAS A KERRY MELLONDBY 3YO CUESTER COCK, WHO HAS NOW WON 3 X 1 ST. SECOND OVER THE PADS WAS AN EDDIE KEYTE VANDENABEELE, THEN ANOTHER CUESTR, THIS ONE OFF ANT ARNOLD. ATKINSON & JACKSON WERE 4 TH ON 1917 WITH A YEARLING GRIZZLE HEN OFF LYNDON ROWLAND. AT THE NELSON, TREVOR & GARY COLLINS TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1970 WITH A YEARLING VAN REET HEN; SHE WAS BRED OFF A BERT HESSION COCK, PURCHASED AT HIS FINAL BLACKPOOL SALE. JAMES HORNE TOOK THE NEXT THREE WITH HIS YEARLING VANDENABEELE COCKS ON 1926; 1925; 1920. AT WINSHILL, 5 SENT 81, AND MELV WILLIS TOOK EM TO THE CLEANERS, TAKING THE FIRST FOUR ON 1940; 1933; 1028; 1926; ALL WILDIE HENS. AT THE CORNISHMAN, 6 SENT 48 AND BRYAN DYJAS TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1955; 1936; 1905; THE WINNER A VAN LOON COCK OFF ALAN BRASSINGTONS BROADBAND ; FOLLOWED BY A 2YO JANSENNE COCK OFF KEN HODGSON OF CHESHIRE AND A 3YO COCK OFF RALPH JEPSON STOCK VIA BILLY BEASTALL. RUEBEN HOUGH WAS 4 TH ON 1890. AT TUTBURY, 5 SENT 87 AND F. RICHARDSON & SON WERE 1 ST AND 2 ND ON 1969.9; 1969.5, THE WINER A WILDIE COCK, FOLLOWED BY THE HONGERLOOT COCK THAT WON FROME EARLIER IN THE SEASON. SHEASBY & WATSON WERE 3 RD & 4 TH ON 1961; 1960; WITH A VAN REET AND A VAN REET X PEARSON & DRANSFIELD. AT APPLEBY MAGNA, 6 SENT 87 AND GEOFF BUCK & SON WERE 1 ST ; 2 ND ; AND 4 TH ON 1932 WITH A 2YO WALL, LUNT & GREEN HEN, 1895 A GEOFF KIRKLAND CUELEMAN HEN, AND 1870 WITH A ROLAND JANSENNE COCK, BRED BY ROBERT BURBRIDGE.
PHIPPS & BETTERIDGE WERE 3 RD ON 1877 WITH A GRIZZLE HEN OFF ALAN PASSEY STOCK. AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, ALAN & HELEN STRETTON FINISH OFF A GREAT SEASON IN FINE STYLE, TAKING ANOTHER RED CARD, ON 1979, WITH A YEARLING COCK OFF A LOUIS THIJS X DAUGHTER OFF LES GREENS SIRIUS. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1960 WITH A YEARLING VAN REET HEN OFF BERT HESSION, JOHN MUNNS AND DEREK WILSON STOCK. T & D FEARN WERE 3 RD ON 1942, DEBBIE TIMED IN TIGER A 3YO COCK OFF TERRYS BROKEN WING AND HIDEAWAY X MARCELIS X JAN THEELEAN. HE IS A WINNER OF 2 X 1 ST. TREVOR & GARY COLLINS WERE 4 TH ON 1940 WITH A 3YO LAMBRECHT HEN, A WINNER OF 7 X 1 ST AND TOPPED THE TAMWORTH FED. AT ETWALL, 12 SENT 75 AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MR & MRS ALAN HOULDSWORTH WHO HAVE A GREAT RUN TOWARDS THE END OF THE OB SEASON, THEY TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1967.3, JUST EDGING OUT MR & MRS CHILDS & SON WHO WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1967.2 WITH THE BWF COCK OUT OF NO TAIL AND ALSO 3 RD ON 1959 WITH A SON OFF THE RUNNER UP. ALAN PEACH WAS 4 TH ON 1923. AT HILL RIDWARE, THE FIRST FOUR WERE THE FIRSTFOUR IN THE FED, SO DETAILS ABOVE. THE MALTSTER 01283-568000 petethemaltster@tiscali.co.uk
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