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mr mrs shane and Kelly lewis
1st welsh national Battle young birds
the welsh national flying club staged its penultimate young bird race from battle near hastings in the county of east sussex recently an average distance of 160plus miles to most lofts within the principality ,and after yet another rearranged race plan for sat basketing for a sunday liberation , the birds had a trouble free journey to the site after which ,on arrival they were left to settle in preparation for an early liberation
sunday morning and after a slight holdup for both the weather to improve and to allow federations ahead of us to clear the strings were cut and the the birds were homeward bound at 0900 with clear blue skies and a light south westerly wind
following on from maidstone a week earlier just a few miles shorter the pigeons were expected to be recorded on welsh soil on or around the three hour forty ,however this was a different day with different conditions and after taking advantage of the slightly helping wind the pigeons made light work of the distance with arrivals recorded just over three hours
taking 1st open welsh national was this years fourgeres winning partnership of mr & mrs shane lewis of abergavenny timing in a blue cock at 12.09.50 to record a winning vel of 15.13 ,this gallant pigeon comes down through the lines of a pigeon purchased from the original Poortvliet Sale on the sires side . which is reasponsible for many winners club & Fed inland and over channel.He is inbred to Aladin the sire of Tips very best of the old Koopmans lines,when paired to an alan maul hen another great breeder inbred to Branco again the very best of the old Koopman line she bred winners from the off inc 13th UNC over 16.000 birds .
for 2nd open we head north to one of our furthest flyers ,being the williams bros son and j burgham partnership from tredegar ,who timed in a young blue hen sent sitting 7days on eggs. This hen had had 2 x Newbury wnrf 1x bedhampton wsrf in build up to battle. Her sire is from a son of Di Caprio x daughter of Olympiade 003. Damis from a brother of De Jan x a daughter of 426. Both parents bred by their good friend john weatcroft Nottingham who they thank him for the cuester pair. Also we would like to congratulate shane and kelly on they national win.
for 3rd and 4th with velocities of 1441 and 1439 ,is the winning loft of shane and kelly lewis who rounded off an outstanding performance with another young blue cock bred from a continuous line of winners . He is from a son of Van dyke 49 & a 1st Fed winning G dtr of Kannibaal whilst paired to a hen another top breeder of winners inland & Channel She is a Janssen and a direct dtr of 2 x 1st Ace Pigeons for Gerrard & Birgit Leuking through the famous Pilot line 1st Ace Pigeon closely followed over the line by a cheq hen again from the welsh lofts of alun maul this time a koopmans x van loon
rounding off the top pigeons in 5th we go to the bargoed loft of hall& macullam on a vel 1435of with a young dark cheq hen bred by graham cooper of bargoed from pigeons obtained from retired fancier mel mayo, john indicated that he didnt put his young birds on darkness this year and has struggled to hold the moult however the same pigeon also rewarded him with 1st in the phillipstown breeder buyer race a second arrival at this loft on 1439 also takes 6th this being a premier stud cheq pied hen of bosua lines
so we have one more race to face from ramsgate an approx. distance of 190 miles ,which will bring the curtain down on an awkward yet rewarding season ,due to the good old british weather not playing ball by dominating when and where we will be going and liberating ..so lets hope for a good turnout and successful race to close on
as always this weeks top ten positions
PosOpenNameVelocityAFTDistanceRingPrizeOpenPoolsOpenPoolMoneyOpenTotal
157Mr&mrsLewis,.1513.6173:9:50163,455W16T05427£100.00ABC£25.75£125.75
2102WilliamsBrosSon&Burgh,1445.5643:27:52170,1291NW16S6110£60.00 £60.00
357Mr&mrsLewis,.1441.4803:19:20163,455W16T05497£35.00 £35.00
457Mr&mrsLewis,.1439.4343:19:37163,455W16T05523£25.00ABC£1.00£26.00
538Hall&Macullam,.1435.0583:26:42168,964NW16B8638£20.00 £20.00
638Hall&Macullam,.1434.8273:26:44168,964NW16C8826£10.00 £10.00
786Scammell&Peploe,.1433.1503:20:8162,1701W16N03177
84Bainton&Evans,.1430.6273:18:46161,1001GB16X70730
97Mr&MrsBeresford&son,.1430.5223:14:27158,85GB16Z25711
107Mr&MrsBeresford&son,.1428.4413:14:44158,85NW16B1340
tom harris
1st welsh national Battle young birds
the welsh national flying club staged its penultimate young bird race from battle near hastings in the county of east sussex recently an average distance of 160plus miles to most lofts within the principality ,and after yet another rearranged race plan for sat basketing for a sunday liberation , the birds had a trouble free journey to the site after which ,on arrival they were left to settle in preparation for an early liberation
sunday morning and after a slight holdup for both the weather to improve and to allow federations ahead of us to clear the strings were cut and the the birds were homeward bound at 0900 with clear blue skies and a light south westerly wind
following on from maidstone a week earlier just a few miles shorter the pigeons were expected to be recorded on welsh soil on or around the three hour forty ,however this was a different day with different conditions and after taking advantage of the slightly helping wind the pigeons made light work of the distance with arrivals recorded just over three hours
taking 1st open welsh national was this years fourgeres winning partnership of mr & mrs shane lewis of abergavenny timing in a blue cock at 12.09.50 to record a winning vel of 15.13 ,this gallant pigeon comes down through the lines of a pigeon purchased from the original Poortvliet Sale on the sires side . which is reasponsible for many winners club & Fed inland and over channel.He is inbred to Aladin the sire of Tips very best of the old Koopmans lines,when paired to an alan maul hen another great breeder inbred to Branco again the very best of the old Koopman line she bred winners from the off inc 13th UNC over 16.000 birds .
for 2nd open we head north to one of our furthest flyers ,being the williams bros son and j burgham partnership from tredegar ,who timed in a young blue hen sent sitting 7days on eggs. This hen had had 2 x Newbury wnrf 1x bedhampton wsrf in build up to battle. Her sire is from a son of Di Caprio x daughter of Olympiade 003. Damis from a brother of De Jan x a daughter of 426. Both parents bred by their good friend john weatcroft Nottingham who they thank him for the cuester pair. Also we would like to congratulate shane and kelly on they national win.
for 3rd and 4th with velocities of 1441 and 1439 ,is the winning loft of shane and kelly lewis who rounded off an outstanding performance with another young blue cock bred from a continuous line of winners . He is from a son of Van dyke 49 & a 1st Fed winning G dtr of Kannibaal whilst paired to a hen another top breeder of winners inland & Channel She is a Janssen and a direct dtr of 2 x 1st Ace Pigeons for Gerrard & Birgit Leuking through the famous Pilot line 1st Ace Pigeon closely followed over the line by a cheq hen again from the welsh lofts of alun maul this time a koopmans x van loon
rounding off the top pigeons in 5th we go to the bargoed loft of hall& macullam on a vel 1435of with a young dark cheq hen bred by graham cooper of bargoed from pigeons obtained from retired fancier mel mayo, john indicated that he didnt put his young birds on darkness this year and has struggled to hold the moult however the same pigeon also rewarded him with 1st in the phillipstown breeder buyer race a second arrival at this loft on 1439 also takes 6th this being a premier stud cheq pied hen of bosua lines
so we have one more race to face from ramsgate an approx. distance of 190 miles ,which will bring the curtain down on an awkward yet rewarding season ,due to the good old british weather not playing ball by dominating when and where we will be going and liberating ..so lets hope for a good turnout and successful race to close on
as always this weeks top ten positions
PosOpenNameVelocityAFTDistanceRingPrizeOpenPoolsOpenPoolMoneyOpenTotal
157Mr&mrsLewis,.1513.6173:9:50163,455W16T05427£100.00ABC£25.75£125.75
2102WilliamsBrosSon&Burgh,1445.5643:27:52170,1291NW16S6110£60.00 £60.00
357Mr&mrsLewis,.1441.4803:19:20163,455W16T05497£35.00 £35.00
457Mr&mrsLewis,.1439.4343:19:37163,455W16T05523£25.00ABC£1.00£26.00
538Hall&Macullam,.1435.0583:26:42168,964NW16B8638£20.00 £20.00
638Hall&Macullam,.1434.8273:26:44168,964NW16C8826£10.00 £10.00
786Scammell&Peploe,.1433.1503:20:8162,1701W16N03177
84Bainton&Evans,.1430.6273:18:46161,1001GB16X70730
97Mr&MrsBeresford&son,.1430.5223:14:27158,85GB16Z25711
107Mr&MrsBeresford&son,.1428.4413:14:44158,85NW16B1340
tom harris
welsh national flying club battle
early times
possible top three subject to change BASED ON FIRST ARRIVALS ONLY
MR MRS S LEWIS 12.09.50 v 1513.61
Williams bros ,son & burgham 1445
HALL & MACULLAM 12.26.42 V1435.143
MR MRS K BERESFORD &SON 12.14.27 V 1430.52
EARLY TIMES
Mr & Mrs S Lewis 12.09.50 ....Mr & Mrs K Beresford & Son 12.14.27 ... Picton Bros & Son 12.17.00 ...K Willams 12.14.17 ... A Buttgieg & Sons 12.20.39 ... A Owen 12.21.33 .... Bainton & Evens 12.18.46 ....Clayton & Lovell 12.30.14 ....Mr & Mrs T Lamsdale & Son 12.15.17 ... JJ Willaims 12.23.16 ...Howells & Johnson 12.24.11 ...A & J Durham 12.26.20....S Arthur 12.33.10 ....J Wood 12.16.33 ....Hall & Maccullum 12.26.42 ....Scammell & Peploe 12.20.08.... T Hawkins Family 12.19.58 .... Pullen & Llewellyn 12.32.29 ....Willaims & Owen 12.30.21 .... J Newbury 12.26.28 .... Mr & Mrs Roach 12.39.43 .... A & I Evens 12.32.59 .... Theophulis & Son 12.32.19 ....M Healy 12.41.43 ....D Howells 12.47.45 ....W Higgins 12.33.24 .... W Holpin 12.31.52 .... M & J Burridge 12.38.06 ....D Thomas 12.30.58 .... Williams Bro & Burgham 12.27.52 ..... Davis & Coombes 12.47.26 .....S Bullock 12.40.36 ....D Tippings 12.30.27 .....Ireland & Hyman 12.38.29 ....Mr & Mrs K Upham 12.36.34 .... D Styling 13.15.53 ....P G Snelgrove 12.39.42 ....Hadden & Son 13.30.29
Mr & Mrs S Lewis 12.09.50 ....Mr & Mrs K Beresford & Son 12.14.27 ... Picton Bros & Son 12.17.00 ...K Willams 12.14.17 ... A Buttgieg & Sons 12.20.39 ... A Owen 12.21.33 .... Bainton & Evens 12.18.46 ....Clayton & Lovell 12.30.14 ....Mr & Mrs T Lamsdale & Son 12.15.17 ... JJ Willaims 12.23.16 ...Howells & Johnson 12.24.11 ...A & J Durham 12.26.20....S Arthur 12.33.10 ....J Wood 12.16.33 ....Hall & Maccullum 12.26.42 ....Scammell & Peploe 12.20.08.... T Hawkins Family 12.19.58 .... Pullen & Llewellyn 12.32.29 ....Willaims & Owen 12.30.21 .... J Newbury 12.26.28 .... Mr & Mrs Roach 12.39.43 .... A & I Evens 12.32.59 .... Theophulis & Son 12.32.19 ....M Healy 12.41.43 ....D Howells 12.47.45 ....W Higgins 12.33.24 .... W Holpin 12.31.52 .... M & J Burridge 12.38.06 ....D Thomas 12.30.58 .... Williams Bro & Burgham 12.27.52 ..... Davis & Coombes 12.47.26 .....S Bullock 12.40.36 ....D Tippings 12.30.27 .....Ireland & Hyman 12.38.29 ....Mr & Mrs K Upham 12.36.34 .... D Styling 13.15.53 ....P G Snelgrove 12.39.42 ....Hadden & Son 13.30.29