DEREK FLOWERS
HOLDING 1ST NORTH SECTION 1ST OPEN FOLKESTONE 2012
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D FLOWERS
2ND SECTION 2ND OPEN WINNER
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The
Welsh National Flying Club
Secretary: Mr & Mrs T Harris
Folkestone on 15/09/2012 at 08:00 hrs
836 Club Birds. west south westerly winds
PosOpen PosSect Name velocity AFT Distance ring PrizeOpen PrizeSect PoolsOpen PoolsSect PoolMoneyOpen PoolMoneySect Total
1 1/N d Flowers,N 1253.947 4:14:44 181,862 W12N03418 £75.00 40.00 £115.00
2 2/N DFlowers,N 1253.947 4:14:44 181,862 w12N03411 £50.00 £30.00 £80.00
3 1/C IDavies,C 1245.280 4:28:10 189,1316 W12K03021 £25.00 £60.00 £85.00
4 2/C I Davies,C 1243.502 4:28:33 189,1316 W12K03033 £40.00 £40.00
5 3/N D Flowers,N 1240.233 4:17:33 181,862 W12N03413 £20.00 £20.00
6 3/C I Davies,C 1240.116 4:29:17 189,1316 W12K03059 £30.00£30.00
7 4/C HMinett,C 1239.852 4:33:5 192,663 W12K02955 £20.00 abcd £71.00£91.00
8 5/C M&jHughes,C 1239.827 4:33:7 192,712 W12K04357 £10.00 £10.00
9 6/C Morris&Lucus,C 1236.483 4:30:20 189,1636 W12K04252 £10.00 £10.00
10 7/C Morris&Lucus,C 1236.331 4:30:22 189,1636 W12K04216
11 8/C Morris&Lucus,C1236.178 4:30:24 189,1636 W12K04249
12 9/C Davies&coombs,C 1235.474 4:28:52 188,1311 W12K04442
13 10/C Morris&Lucus,C 1235.265 4:30:36 189,1636 W12K04255
14 11/C DAvies&coombs,C 1234.097 4:29:10 188,1311 W12K04523
15 12/C Morgan&Cushing,C 1231.838 4:30:20 189,367 W12K00364 abcdef £63.00 £63.00
16 4/N DFlowers,N 1230.518 4:19:35 181,862 W12N03408 £10.00 £10.00
17 13/C IDavies,C 1229.388 4:31:38 189,1316 W12K03063
18 14/C Davies&coombs,C 1225.447 4:31:4 188,1311 W12K04472
19 5/N DFlowers,N 1207.49 12:24:32 181,862 W12N03415 £10.00 £10.00
20 15/C IDavies,C 1205.135 4:37:6 189,1316 W12K03078
21 16/C IDavies,C 1204.266 4:37:18 189,1316 W12K03026
22 17/C Morris&Lucus,C 1203.178 12:37:49 189,1636 W12K04297
23 18/C Davies&coombs,C 1199.198 4:37:0 188,1311 W12K04432
24 19/C Morris&Lucus,C 1198.863 4:38:49 189,1636 W12K04298
25 20/C MMayo,C 1196.688 4:38:21 189,471 W12K03122
26 21/C Morris&Lucus,C 1196.289 4:39:25 189,1636 W12K04288
27 22/C Davies&coombs,C 1195.530 4:37:51 188,1311 W12K04446
28 23/C M&jHughes,C 1195.051 4:43:21 192,712 W12K04327
29 24/C DAvies&coombs,C 1194.097 4:38:11 188,1311 W12K04443
30 25/C IDavies,C 1193.435 4:39:49 189,1316 W12K03092
31 26/C IDavies,C 1193.222 4:39:52 189,1316 W12K03074
32 6/N CLong&son,N 1192.171 4:40:45 190,315 W12N07626
33 27/C SJude,C 1191.588 4:27:5 180,1466 W12N00397 AB ab £15.00 £15.00
34 28/C Morris&Lucus,C 1189.266 4:41:4 189,1636 W12K04245
35 29/C Morris&Lucus,C 1187.576 4:41:28 189,1636 W12K04253
36 30/C Morris&Lucus,C 1187.224 4:41:33 189,1636 W12K04208
37 31/C Davies&coombs,C 1184.376 4:40:28 188,1311 W12K04482
38 32/C Davies&coombs,C 1184.165 4:40:31 188,1311 W12K04461
39 33/C Hall&macullum,C 1184.089 4:41:19 189,477 W12K03348
40 34/C IDavies,C 1183.985 4:42:3 189,1316 W12K03051
41 35/C Davies&coombs,C 1183.673 4:40:38 188,1311 W12K04491
42 36/C Davies&coombs,C 1183.673 4:40:38 188,1311 W12K04421
43 37/C GVaughan,C 1182.889 4:42:20 189,1329 W12K03233
44 38/C MMayo,C 1182.317:44 189,471 W12K03218
45 39/C GVaughan,C 1182.261 4:42:29 189,1329 W12K03228
46 40/C B Hackland&Son,C 1182.220 12:38:44 187,417 W12N04629
47 41/C MMayo,C 1181.758 4:41:52 189,471 W12K03113
4842/C BPrice,C 1179.498 4:40:48 188,323 W12N04408
49 1/S ADunn,S 1178.589 4:23:33 176,857 W12S07362 £60.00 £60.00
50 7/N CLong&son,N 1177.078 4:44:21 190,315 W12N07627abc £29.25 £29.25
51 2/S PictonBr&son,S 1176.719 4:25:57 177,1441 W12N00637 £40.00 £40.00
52 3 /S PGoodright,S 1176.129 4:34:1 183,199 W12C06546 £30.00 £30.00
53 43/C MMayo,C 1175.364 4:43:24 189,471 W12K03145
54 44/C M Mayo,C 1175.226 4:43:26 189,471 W12K03128
55 45/C DEvans,C 1173.424 4:44:26 189,1121 W12K03340
56 46/C Hall&macullum,C 1173.177 4:43:56 189,477 W12K03359
57 4/S FishlockBros&son,S 1172.434 4:34:50 183,144 GB12Z61178 £20.00 £20.00
58 47/C IDavies,C1171.319 4:45:6 189,1316 W12K03037
59 8/N WilliamsBr&Son,N 1170.872 4:46:50 190,1458 W12K01599
60 48/C JMorris,C 1170.320 4:44:30 189,316 W12K00250
61 49/C HMinett,C 1169.275 4:49:34 192,663 W12T05752 abcd
62 5 0/C MMayo,C 1169.244 4:44:53 189,471 W12K03114
63 51/C MMayo,C 1169.176 4:44:54 189,471 W12K03105
64 52/C MMayo,C 1169.039 4:44:56 189,471 W12K03137
65 53/C MMayo,C 1168.766 4:45:0 189,471 W12K03431
66 5/S T FLEMING S,1168.341 4.30.06 179.529 W12N01061 £10.00 £10.00
67 54/C HMinett,C 1168.199 4:49:50 192,663 W12K02994
68 55/C KVokes&son,C 1167.853 4:43:51 188,615 W12T01134
69 9/N PHares,N 1163.532 4:46:56 189,1229 W12K03981
70 10/N WilliamsBr&Son,N 1163.033 4:48:46 190,1458 W12K01503
71 6/S A.j&sAttley,S 1162.817 4:45:3 188,581 W12C05198 £10.00 £10.00
72 7/S A.j&sAttley,S 1162.817 4:45:3 188,581 W12C05046
73 56/C HMinett,C 1162.051 4:51:22 192,663 W12T05734 abc
74 8/S SRogers&duggan,S 1161.566 4:44:1 187,784 W12C05371
75 9/S PictonBr&son,S 1161.362 4:29:28 177,1441 W12N00675
7611/N DFlowers,N 1160.831 4:35:10 181,862 W12N03576
77 12/N DFlowers,N 1160.690 4:35:12 181,862 W12N03570
78 10/S FishlockBros&son,S 1159.149 4:37:59 183,144 W12C04377
79 13/N DFlowers,N 1158.726 4:35:40 181,862 W12N03403
80 14/N DFlowers,N 1157.746 4:35:54 181,862 W12N03442 ABCDE abcde £73.75 £27.50 £101.25
81 11/S Kidd&cooke,S 1157.628 4:30:29 177,1599 GB12T06355
82 57/C DEvans,C 1157.620 4:48:19 189,1121 W12K03322
83 12/S FishlockBros&son,S 1157.552 4:38:22 183,144 W12C04431
84 13/S A.j&sAttley,S 1157.336 4:46:24 188,581 W12C05072
85 58/C MMayo,C 1157.328 4:47:49 189,471 W12K03108
86 14/S A.j&sAttley,S1156.797 4:46:32 188,581 W12C05109
87 59/C LovellBros,C 1156.710 4:43:16 186,310 W12N06768
88 60/C Morgan&Cushing,C 1155.472 4:48:12 189,367 W12K00348 abcd
89 61/C LovellBros,C 1154.672 4:43:46 186,310 W12N06818
90 15/N WilliamsBr&Son,N 1154.637 4:50:52 190,1458 W12K01505
91 16/N WilliamsBr&Son,N 1154.504 4:50:54 190,1458 W12K01590
92 17 /N DFlowers,N 1153.703 4:36:52 181,862 W12N03405
93 62/C Hall&macullum,C 1152.344 4:49:4 189,477 W12K03342
94 63/C HMinett,C 1149.818 4:54:28 192,663 W12K02939
95 64/C DEvans,C 1149.645 4:50:19 189,1121 W12K03488
96 65/C SJude,C 1147.825 4:37:16 180,1466 W12N00387 AB ab
97 15/S PGoodright,S 1147.785 4:40:47 183,199 W12C06539
9816/S Kidd&cooke,S 1146.816 4:33:2 177,1599 GB12T06100 ABCDE abcdef £80.75 £80.75
99 66/C DEvans,C 1145.174 4:51:27 189,1121 W2K03490
100 17/S PICTON BROS&SON 1144.166,4.33.31 177,1441 w12n00626
WELSH NATIONAL F.C.
FOLKESTONE
probable
GOLD MEDAL WINNER
AND
WINNER OF THE
A & R COURIERS
OLYMPIC TROPHY &
GOLD MEDAL FOR 1ST &2ND
NORTH SECTION
1ST & 2ND OPEN
PLUS THE JACK JENKINS MEMORIAL TROPHY
D.K.FLOWERS
PONTYPOOL
TWO ARRIVALS
AT
12.14.42 vel 1253.94
THE PROBABLE WINNING PIGEON HAS BEEN VARIFIED BY MRS C TREMEER
ALL TIMES AND POSITIONS ARE BASED ON PHONE IN TIMES OF FIRST ARRIVAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
PROBABLE TOP
1ST NORTH SECTION 1ST OPEN D K FLOWERS 12.14.42 V 1253.94
2ND NORTH SECTION 2ND OPEN D.K.FLOWERS 12.14.42 V 1253.94
1ST CENTRE SECTION 3RD OPEN I DAVIES 12.28.10 V 1245.28
2ND CENTRE SECTION 4TH OPEN I DAVIES 12.28.33 V1243.50
3RD NORTH SECTION 5TH OPEN D K FLOWERS 12,17,31 V1240.23
3RD CENTRE SECTION 6TH OPEN H MINETT 12.33.05 V 1239.85
4TH CENTRE SECTION 7TH OPEN M& J HUGHES 12.33.07 V1239.83
1ST SOUTH SECTION A DUNN 12.23.33 V 1178.47
NORTH SECTION PROBABLE MEDAL WINNERS
GOLD D K FLOWERS 1253.94
SILVER C LONG & SON 1192
BRONZE WILLIAMS BROS & SON 1170.9
HOLPIN 12.50.56 MR MR HUMPHRIES 13.01.44,HARES 12.46.56,WILLIAMS BR &SON 12.46.50 LONG &SON 12.40.45
CENTRE SECTION PROBABLE MEDAL WINNER
GOLD I.DAVIES 12.28.10 VEL 1245.3
SILVER H MINETT VEL 1239.85
BRONZE M& J HUGHES VEL 1239.83
CENTRE SECTION TIMES
,JUDE 12,27,05,MAYO 12.38.21,K VOKES &SON 12.43.51,MORGAN&CUSHING 12.30.20,PRICE 12.40.48,DAVIES & COOMBES 12.28.52,LOVELL BROS 12.43.16,MINETT 12.33.05,M&J HUGHES 12.33.07,HIGGINS 12.44.09, HACKLAND&SON 12.38.44,D EVANS 12,44.22,
MORRIS& LUCUS 12.30.10, MR&MRS PINCH 12.44.52,HALL & MACCULLAM 12.41.19,J MORRIS 12,44,30, R MORRIS & SON 12.55.31
PROBABLE SOUTH SECTION MEDAL WINNERS
GOLD A DUNN 12.23.33 VEL 1178.47
SILVER PICTON BR & SON VEL 1176.7
BRONZE P GOODRIGHT VEL 1176.1
,SOUTH SECTION TIMES
FLEMING 12.30.06,FISHLOCK BR &SON 12.34.50,PICTON BR &SON 12.25.57,PROCTOR 12.51.?,NEWBURY 12.41.45,BEACHAM 12 ,56,45,G CLARKE 13.07.35,DONELLY 13,07.23,HAWKINS FAMILY 12,41,14,GOODRIGHT 12.34.01,ROGER&DUGGAN 12,44.01 AJ&S ATTLEY 12.45.03,KIDD COOKE 12,30.29,ARTHUR &SON 13.42.38,N ROBERTS 12.51.24,WOOD 12.43.17,FARNHAM 12.57.37,MR MRS LAMSDALE 13.32.03
WELSH NATIONAL F.C FOLKESTONE
D.K.FLOWERS
1ST & 2ND NORTH SECTION
1ST & 2ND OPEN NATIONAL
FOLKESTONE YOUNG BIRDS 2012
WITH THE 2012 SEASON SLOWLY AND SURELLY COMING TO AN END
,THE WELSH NATIONAL FC RECENTLY HELD ITS SECOND OF THREE YOUNG BIRD NATIONALS FROM FOLKESTONE IN KENT ON SAT 15TH SEPT AN AVERAGE DISTANCE OF 180 MILES TO MOST LOFTS POSITIONED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE WELSH BORDERS
WITH THE MID WEEK FORCAST INDICATING VERY LITTLE IF ANY RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND , WE ANTISIPATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A CONSIDERABLE TURNOUT FOR THIS THE FINAL INLAND NATIONAL EVENT OF 2012 ,
AT MOST MARKING STATIONS WE HAVE NOTED A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NUMBERS ON OUR PAST OUTING FROM MAIDSTONE TWO WEEKS AGO ,OF COURSE FROM FOLKESTONE THERE IS ALWAYS THE ADDED BONUS OF LOCAL BREEDER BUYERS BEING STAGED ON THIS RACE THROUGH DUPLICATION TO VARIOUS DOMESTIC CLUBS, WHICH ALSO ADDS ADDITIONAL INTEREST AND SPICE FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP
PRIOR TO LIBERATION I WAS SPEAKING TO GLYN PICTON ON FRI NIGHT WHO ALONG WITH JOHN WATKINS HAVE HAD THE DAWNTING AND THANKLESS TASK OF GETTING THE BIRDS AWAY THIS YEAR
,HE INDICATED THAT IN LIGHT OF FEDERATIONS FROM THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND ,ONCE AGAIN BEING POSITIONED JUST FIFTEEN MILES IN FRONT OF US AT MAIDSTONE, HE FELT THAT IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE AND MORE BENIFICIAL TO US , TO ALLOW THEM TO GET
THEIR CONVOYS AWAY EARLY, WHICH WOULD THEN GIVE OUR PIGEONS THE ADVANTAGE OF A CLEARER LINE OF FLIGHT
SATURDAY MORNING AND AS PLANNED THE MORNING OPENED WITH A CLEAR BLUE BROKEN SKY AND WITH ALL
THE FEDERATIONS CLEARING AWAY AS HOPED FOR ,THE CALL CAME THROUGH THAT OUR THE BIRDS WERE AWAY AT 0800 INTO A LIGHT 7MPH WEST SOUTH WESTERLY HEAD WIND ,
HOWEVER ON ROUTE THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER THAN ORIGINALLY ANTISIPATED AND FORECASTED ,BUT IN LIGHT OF PERFECT VISIBILITY,AND A GOOD START , THIS WOULD ONLY HOLD THE PIGEONS BACK AND NOT HAMPER THERE LINE OF FLIGHT
WE HAVE ALSO OBTAINED ADDED INTEREST TO THIS RACE THIS YEAR WITH THE PLEASURE OF WELCOMING A LOCAL COMPANY A&R COURIERS OF NEWPORT ON BOARD AS ONE OF OUR EVER GROWING SPONSORS ,
THEY GLADLLY DONATED A TROPHY FOR THE OVERALL WINNER AND MEDALS FOR THE FIRST THREE LOFTS IN EACH SECTION THIS DUALLY CO-INSIDED WITH THE RECENT OLYMPICS IN LONDON 2012 ,SO WHAT A PERFECT OPPERTUNITY TO ADVERTISE THIS AS OUR OLYMPIC CHALLENGE RACE
ANYHOW BACK TO THE RACE ,AND WITH THE MORNING TICKING BY AND THE GOOD WEATHER CONTINUING TO HOLD , IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE FIRST ARRIVALS SHOULD BE CROSSING OVER THE BRISTOL AREA AND ACROSS THE RIVER ESTARY AROUND MID DAY WITH
PIGEONS HOPEFULLY BEING TIMED IN SHORTLY AFTER THE FOUR HOUR MARK ,
AS PREDICTED IT WASNT TOO LONG AFTER THIS THAT THE FIRST TWO PIGEON WERE VERIFED AT THE LOFT OF D K FLOWERS OF PONTYPOOL WHO TIMED IN TWO ARRIVALS AT 12.14.42 COVERING THE DISTANCE OF 181 MILES WITH A VELOCITY OF 1253.9
THE WINNING PIGEON IS A YOUNG CHEQ HEN ,A DARKNESS YOUNGSTER BRED DOWN THROUGH THE RENOWNED FAMILY OF PIGEONS OF WALL LUNT AND GREEN THROUGH THE MERLIN LINES THE SIRE OF WHICH IS A FULL BROTHER TO MISS MAGIC WHICH SHOWS PROMINENTLY IN THE PEDIGREE AND IS BRED THE SAME WAY AS DEREKS 2011 LILLIERS NATIOANL WINNER
,THE SECOND ARRIVAL AT THE LOFT BEARING IN MIND THESE TWO ARE TIMED IN AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME AND VELOCITY COMES DOWN THROUGH DEREK`S OWN GIESSEN AND PONTA MOSSON NATIONAL WINNER AND HIS 2011 WHPU QUEENS CUP WINNER ON THE DAMS
SIDE PAIRED TO A DOUBLE GRANDSON OF "CAMMY" CROSSED IN WITH THE DE KLAK PIGEONS OF BROUGEMAN BROS
THE BROTHERS DEREK AND CLIVE AS MOST WILL KNOW OVER PREVIOUS SEASONS ARE NO STRANGERS TO THE TOP TABLE AT PAST NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND OPENLLY ADDMITTED , THINGS REALLY HAVENT GONE TO PLAN THIS YEAR WITHIN THE LOFT AND IN RESPECT TO WINNING PERFORMANCES, HOWEVER ,THOUGHOUT THE YOUNG BIRD SEASON BOTH DEREK AND CLIVE HAVE DOUBLED THE WORK LOAD AND TIME WITH THE YOUNGSTERS, AND HAVE NOW REEPED THE REWARDS FOR THEIR EFFORTS BY WINNING FIRST AND SECOND OPEN FOLKESTONE
FOR 3RD AND 4TH OPEN 1ST & 2ND CENTRE SECTION WE HEAD OVER THE VALLEY TO THE BARGOED LOFT OF IDDY DAVIES TIMING IN TWO OF HIS GALAXY LOFTS ASSASSINS PIGEONS,AS A REULT OF HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH JACK CORNS ,THE FIRST ARRIVAL IS A YOUNG BLUE HEN WHICH HAS FLOWN CONSISTANT OVER RECENT WEEKS AT BOTH CLUB AND NATIONAL LEVEL WITH PERFORMANCE WHICH INCLUDE 1ST CLUB 7TH OPEN MAISTONE NATIONAL JUST TWO WEEKS AGO ,THIS GAME HEN TIMED IN AT 12.28 10 RECORDING A VELOCITY OF 1245.3
IDDY`S SECOND ARRIVAL ALSO ORIGINATES FROM THE ASSASSIN LINES OF GALAXY LOFTS PIGEONS THIS TIME A BLUE COCK TIMING IN AT 12.28.33 EVEN THOU TO DATE THERE IS NO OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES TO REPORT ON THE YOUNGSTER IDDY INDICATES THAT LIKE
ALL HIS YOUNG BIRD TEAM THEY ARE THERE TO BE RACED EVERY WEEK SO THERES PLENTY OF OPPERTUNITY FOR MORE SUCCSESS IN THE FUTURE
TO ROUND OFF THE TOP FIVE THIS WEEK WE GO BACK TO THE FLOWERS ESTABLISHMENT IN PONYPOOL WHERE THEY TIMED IN THEIR THIRD ARRIVAL AT 12.17 UNFORTUNATLY WE WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE TRUE DETAILS OF THIS PIGEON WITHOUT GOING THROUH HIS
PAPERWORK , BUT WAS CERTAIN THE CHEQ PIED COCK TIMED IN WAS ALSO OF WALL LUNT AND GREEN LINES
SO THATS IT THE ENTIRE INLAND PROGRAMME HAS DRAWN TO AN END FOR THIS YEAR ALL THAT REMAINS NOW IS TO OVERCOME THE FINAL RACE NEXT WEEK FROM LILLIERS A DISTANCE OF AROUND 250 MILES ,
LOOKING AND HEARING OF THE RETURNS THIS WEEK MOST LOFTS ARE REPORTING CLOSE ON 100 % RETURNS,SO WITH THAT IN MIND WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE A RISE IN THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES RISE ON PREVIOUS YEARS FOR THIS EVENT
,OF COURSE ITS DOWN TO THE WEATHER AND FEATHERING CONDITION OF THESE YOUNGSTERS COME THE DAY AS TOO HOW MANY THEY SEND ADDED TO THIS WHICH ALSO NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IS THIS RACE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TWO WEEKS TO THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS EARLY ON AND CONSIDERING THAT THE NIGHTS ARE GRADUALLY
DRAWING IN WE ARE HOPING FOR A GOOD MORNING ON THE DAY TO GET THE BIRDS AWAY EARLY ENOUGHT TO GET THEM THROUGH
AS ALWAYS HERE ARE A FEW TIMES FROM AROUND THE SECTIONS AND THE PROBABLE MEDAL WINNERS IN EACH SECTION SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON FINALISING THE RESULT
NORTH SECTION PROBABLE MEDAL WINNERS
GOLD D K FLOWERS 1253.94
SILVER C LONG & SON 1192
BRONZE WILLIAMS BROS & SON 1170.9
MR MR HUMPHRIES 13.01.44,HARES 12.46.56,WILLIAMS BR &SON 12.46.50 LONG &SON 12.40.45
CENTRE SECTION PROBABLE MEDAL WINNER
GOLD I.DAVIES 12.28.10 VEL 1245.3
SILVER M& J HUGHES VEL 1239.88
BRONZE H MINETT VEL 1239.85
CENTRE SECTION TIMES
,JUDE 12,27,05,MAYO 12.38.21,K VOKES &SON 12.43.51,MORGAN&CUSHING 12.30.20,PRICE 12.40.48,DAVIES & COOMBES
12.28.52,LOVELL BROS 12.43.16,MINETT 12.33.05,M&J HUGHES 12.33.07,HIGGINS 12.44.09, HACKLAND&SON 12.38.44,D EVANS 12,44.22,
MORRIS& LUCUS 12.30.10, MR&MRS PINCH 12.44.52,HALL & MACCULLAM 12.41.19,J MORRIS 12,44,30, R MORRIS & SON 12.55.31
PROBABLE SOUTH SECTION MEDAL WINNERS
GOLD A DUNN 12.23.33 VEL 1178.47
SILVER PICTON BR & SON VEL 1176.7
BRONZE P GOODRIGHT VEL 1176.1
, SOUTH SECTION TIMES
FLEMING 12.30.06,FISHLOCK BR &SON 12.34.50,PICTON BR &SON 12.25.57,PROCTOR 12.51.?,NEWBURY 12.41.45,BEACHAM 12 ,56,45,G CLARKE
13.07.35,DONELLY 13,07.23,HAWKINS FAMILY 12,41,14,GOODRIGHT 12.34.01,ROGER&DUGGAN 12,44.01 AJ&S ATTLEY 12.45.03,KIDD COOKE
12,30.29,ARTHUR &SON 13.42.38,N ROBERTS 12.51.24,WOOD 12.43.17,FARNHAM 12.57.37,MR MRS LAMSDALE 13.32.03
ON FINISHING I WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON MY THANKS TO COLIN AND LINDA REGULAR TRAVELLERS ON MY ANNUAL BELGIUM TRIP FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO GO AND WITNESS THE LIBERATION AND TO FORWARD THE PHOTOS OF THE RELEASE WHICH ARE ATTACHED
TOM
GOLD MEDAL WINNER
AND
WINNER OF THE
A & R COURIERS
OLYMPIC TROPHY &
GOLD MEDAL FOR 1ST &2ND
NORTH SECTION
1ST & 2ND OPEN
PLUS THE JACK JENKINS MEMORIAL TROPHY
D.K.FLOWERS
PONTYPOOL
TWO ARRIVALS
AT
12.14.42 vel 1253.94
THE PROBABLE WINNING PIGEON HAS BEEN VARIFIED BY MRS C TREMEER
ALL TIMES AND POSITIONS ARE BASED ON PHONE IN TIMES OF FIRST ARRIVAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
PROBABLE TOP
1ST NORTH SECTION 1ST OPEN D K FLOWERS 12.14.42 V 1253.94
2ND NORTH SECTION 2ND OPEN D.K.FLOWERS 12.14.42 V 1253.94
1ST CENTRE SECTION 3RD OPEN I DAVIES 12.28.10 V 1245.28
2ND CENTRE SECTION 4TH OPEN I DAVIES 12.28.33 V1243.50
3RD NORTH SECTION 5TH OPEN D K FLOWERS 12,17,31 V1240.23
3RD CENTRE SECTION 6TH OPEN H MINETT 12.33.05 V 1239.85
4TH CENTRE SECTION 7TH OPEN M& J HUGHES 12.33.07 V1239.83
1ST SOUTH SECTION A DUNN 12.23.33 V 1178.47
NORTH SECTION PROBABLE MEDAL WINNERS
GOLD D K FLOWERS 1253.94
SILVER C LONG & SON 1192
BRONZE WILLIAMS BROS & SON 1170.9
HOLPIN 12.50.56 MR MR HUMPHRIES 13.01.44,HARES 12.46.56,WILLIAMS BR &SON 12.46.50 LONG &SON 12.40.45
CENTRE SECTION PROBABLE MEDAL WINNER
GOLD I.DAVIES 12.28.10 VEL 1245.3
SILVER H MINETT VEL 1239.85
BRONZE M& J HUGHES VEL 1239.83
CENTRE SECTION TIMES
,JUDE 12,27,05,MAYO 12.38.21,K VOKES &SON 12.43.51,MORGAN&CUSHING 12.30.20,PRICE 12.40.48,DAVIES & COOMBES 12.28.52,LOVELL BROS 12.43.16,MINETT 12.33.05,M&J HUGHES 12.33.07,HIGGINS 12.44.09, HACKLAND&SON 12.38.44,D EVANS 12,44.22,
MORRIS& LUCUS 12.30.10, MR&MRS PINCH 12.44.52,HALL & MACCULLAM 12.41.19,J MORRIS 12,44,30, R MORRIS & SON 12.55.31
PROBABLE SOUTH SECTION MEDAL WINNERS
GOLD A DUNN 12.23.33 VEL 1178.47
SILVER PICTON BR & SON VEL 1176.7
BRONZE P GOODRIGHT VEL 1176.1
,SOUTH SECTION TIMES
FLEMING 12.30.06,FISHLOCK BR &SON 12.34.50,PICTON BR &SON 12.25.57,PROCTOR 12.51.?,NEWBURY 12.41.45,BEACHAM 12 ,56,45,G CLARKE 13.07.35,DONELLY 13,07.23,HAWKINS FAMILY 12,41,14,GOODRIGHT 12.34.01,ROGER&DUGGAN 12,44.01 AJ&S ATTLEY 12.45.03,KIDD COOKE 12,30.29,ARTHUR &SON 13.42.38,N ROBERTS 12.51.24,WOOD 12.43.17,FARNHAM 12.57.37,MR MRS LAMSDALE 13.32.03
WELSH NATIONAL F.C FOLKESTONE
D.K.FLOWERS
1ST & 2ND NORTH SECTION
1ST & 2ND OPEN NATIONAL
FOLKESTONE YOUNG BIRDS 2012
WITH THE 2012 SEASON SLOWLY AND SURELLY COMING TO AN END
,THE WELSH NATIONAL FC RECENTLY HELD ITS SECOND OF THREE YOUNG BIRD NATIONALS FROM FOLKESTONE IN KENT ON SAT 15TH SEPT AN AVERAGE DISTANCE OF 180 MILES TO MOST LOFTS POSITIONED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE WELSH BORDERS
WITH THE MID WEEK FORCAST INDICATING VERY LITTLE IF ANY RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND , WE ANTISIPATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A CONSIDERABLE TURNOUT FOR THIS THE FINAL INLAND NATIONAL EVENT OF 2012 ,
AT MOST MARKING STATIONS WE HAVE NOTED A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NUMBERS ON OUR PAST OUTING FROM MAIDSTONE TWO WEEKS AGO ,OF COURSE FROM FOLKESTONE THERE IS ALWAYS THE ADDED BONUS OF LOCAL BREEDER BUYERS BEING STAGED ON THIS RACE THROUGH DUPLICATION TO VARIOUS DOMESTIC CLUBS, WHICH ALSO ADDS ADDITIONAL INTEREST AND SPICE FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP
PRIOR TO LIBERATION I WAS SPEAKING TO GLYN PICTON ON FRI NIGHT WHO ALONG WITH JOHN WATKINS HAVE HAD THE DAWNTING AND THANKLESS TASK OF GETTING THE BIRDS AWAY THIS YEAR
,HE INDICATED THAT IN LIGHT OF FEDERATIONS FROM THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND ,ONCE AGAIN BEING POSITIONED JUST FIFTEEN MILES IN FRONT OF US AT MAIDSTONE, HE FELT THAT IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE AND MORE BENIFICIAL TO US , TO ALLOW THEM TO GET
THEIR CONVOYS AWAY EARLY, WHICH WOULD THEN GIVE OUR PIGEONS THE ADVANTAGE OF A CLEARER LINE OF FLIGHT
SATURDAY MORNING AND AS PLANNED THE MORNING OPENED WITH A CLEAR BLUE BROKEN SKY AND WITH ALL
THE FEDERATIONS CLEARING AWAY AS HOPED FOR ,THE CALL CAME THROUGH THAT OUR THE BIRDS WERE AWAY AT 0800 INTO A LIGHT 7MPH WEST SOUTH WESTERLY HEAD WIND ,
HOWEVER ON ROUTE THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER THAN ORIGINALLY ANTISIPATED AND FORECASTED ,BUT IN LIGHT OF PERFECT VISIBILITY,AND A GOOD START , THIS WOULD ONLY HOLD THE PIGEONS BACK AND NOT HAMPER THERE LINE OF FLIGHT
WE HAVE ALSO OBTAINED ADDED INTEREST TO THIS RACE THIS YEAR WITH THE PLEASURE OF WELCOMING A LOCAL COMPANY A&R COURIERS OF NEWPORT ON BOARD AS ONE OF OUR EVER GROWING SPONSORS ,
THEY GLADLLY DONATED A TROPHY FOR THE OVERALL WINNER AND MEDALS FOR THE FIRST THREE LOFTS IN EACH SECTION THIS DUALLY CO-INSIDED WITH THE RECENT OLYMPICS IN LONDON 2012 ,SO WHAT A PERFECT OPPERTUNITY TO ADVERTISE THIS AS OUR OLYMPIC CHALLENGE RACE
ANYHOW BACK TO THE RACE ,AND WITH THE MORNING TICKING BY AND THE GOOD WEATHER CONTINUING TO HOLD , IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE FIRST ARRIVALS SHOULD BE CROSSING OVER THE BRISTOL AREA AND ACROSS THE RIVER ESTARY AROUND MID DAY WITH
PIGEONS HOPEFULLY BEING TIMED IN SHORTLY AFTER THE FOUR HOUR MARK ,
AS PREDICTED IT WASNT TOO LONG AFTER THIS THAT THE FIRST TWO PIGEON WERE VERIFED AT THE LOFT OF D K FLOWERS OF PONTYPOOL WHO TIMED IN TWO ARRIVALS AT 12.14.42 COVERING THE DISTANCE OF 181 MILES WITH A VELOCITY OF 1253.9
THE WINNING PIGEON IS A YOUNG CHEQ HEN ,A DARKNESS YOUNGSTER BRED DOWN THROUGH THE RENOWNED FAMILY OF PIGEONS OF WALL LUNT AND GREEN THROUGH THE MERLIN LINES THE SIRE OF WHICH IS A FULL BROTHER TO MISS MAGIC WHICH SHOWS PROMINENTLY IN THE PEDIGREE AND IS BRED THE SAME WAY AS DEREKS 2011 LILLIERS NATIOANL WINNER
,THE SECOND ARRIVAL AT THE LOFT BEARING IN MIND THESE TWO ARE TIMED IN AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME AND VELOCITY COMES DOWN THROUGH DEREK`S OWN GIESSEN AND PONTA MOSSON NATIONAL WINNER AND HIS 2011 WHPU QUEENS CUP WINNER ON THE DAMS
SIDE PAIRED TO A DOUBLE GRANDSON OF "CAMMY" CROSSED IN WITH THE DE KLAK PIGEONS OF BROUGEMAN BROS
THE BROTHERS DEREK AND CLIVE AS MOST WILL KNOW OVER PREVIOUS SEASONS ARE NO STRANGERS TO THE TOP TABLE AT PAST NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND OPENLLY ADDMITTED , THINGS REALLY HAVENT GONE TO PLAN THIS YEAR WITHIN THE LOFT AND IN RESPECT TO WINNING PERFORMANCES, HOWEVER ,THOUGHOUT THE YOUNG BIRD SEASON BOTH DEREK AND CLIVE HAVE DOUBLED THE WORK LOAD AND TIME WITH THE YOUNGSTERS, AND HAVE NOW REEPED THE REWARDS FOR THEIR EFFORTS BY WINNING FIRST AND SECOND OPEN FOLKESTONE
FOR 3RD AND 4TH OPEN 1ST & 2ND CENTRE SECTION WE HEAD OVER THE VALLEY TO THE BARGOED LOFT OF IDDY DAVIES TIMING IN TWO OF HIS GALAXY LOFTS ASSASSINS PIGEONS,AS A REULT OF HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH JACK CORNS ,THE FIRST ARRIVAL IS A YOUNG BLUE HEN WHICH HAS FLOWN CONSISTANT OVER RECENT WEEKS AT BOTH CLUB AND NATIONAL LEVEL WITH PERFORMANCE WHICH INCLUDE 1ST CLUB 7TH OPEN MAISTONE NATIONAL JUST TWO WEEKS AGO ,THIS GAME HEN TIMED IN AT 12.28 10 RECORDING A VELOCITY OF 1245.3
IDDY`S SECOND ARRIVAL ALSO ORIGINATES FROM THE ASSASSIN LINES OF GALAXY LOFTS PIGEONS THIS TIME A BLUE COCK TIMING IN AT 12.28.33 EVEN THOU TO DATE THERE IS NO OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES TO REPORT ON THE YOUNGSTER IDDY INDICATES THAT LIKE
ALL HIS YOUNG BIRD TEAM THEY ARE THERE TO BE RACED EVERY WEEK SO THERES PLENTY OF OPPERTUNITY FOR MORE SUCCSESS IN THE FUTURE
TO ROUND OFF THE TOP FIVE THIS WEEK WE GO BACK TO THE FLOWERS ESTABLISHMENT IN PONYPOOL WHERE THEY TIMED IN THEIR THIRD ARRIVAL AT 12.17 UNFORTUNATLY WE WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE TRUE DETAILS OF THIS PIGEON WITHOUT GOING THROUH HIS
PAPERWORK , BUT WAS CERTAIN THE CHEQ PIED COCK TIMED IN WAS ALSO OF WALL LUNT AND GREEN LINES
SO THATS IT THE ENTIRE INLAND PROGRAMME HAS DRAWN TO AN END FOR THIS YEAR ALL THAT REMAINS NOW IS TO OVERCOME THE FINAL RACE NEXT WEEK FROM LILLIERS A DISTANCE OF AROUND 250 MILES ,
LOOKING AND HEARING OF THE RETURNS THIS WEEK MOST LOFTS ARE REPORTING CLOSE ON 100 % RETURNS,SO WITH THAT IN MIND WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE A RISE IN THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES RISE ON PREVIOUS YEARS FOR THIS EVENT
,OF COURSE ITS DOWN TO THE WEATHER AND FEATHERING CONDITION OF THESE YOUNGSTERS COME THE DAY AS TOO HOW MANY THEY SEND ADDED TO THIS WHICH ALSO NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IS THIS RACE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TWO WEEKS TO THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS EARLY ON AND CONSIDERING THAT THE NIGHTS ARE GRADUALLY
DRAWING IN WE ARE HOPING FOR A GOOD MORNING ON THE DAY TO GET THE BIRDS AWAY EARLY ENOUGHT TO GET THEM THROUGH
AS ALWAYS HERE ARE A FEW TIMES FROM AROUND THE SECTIONS AND THE PROBABLE MEDAL WINNERS IN EACH SECTION SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON FINALISING THE RESULT
NORTH SECTION PROBABLE MEDAL WINNERS
GOLD D K FLOWERS 1253.94
SILVER C LONG & SON 1192
BRONZE WILLIAMS BROS & SON 1170.9
MR MR HUMPHRIES 13.01.44,HARES 12.46.56,WILLIAMS BR &SON 12.46.50 LONG &SON 12.40.45
CENTRE SECTION PROBABLE MEDAL WINNER
GOLD I.DAVIES 12.28.10 VEL 1245.3
SILVER M& J HUGHES VEL 1239.88
BRONZE H MINETT VEL 1239.85
CENTRE SECTION TIMES
,JUDE 12,27,05,MAYO 12.38.21,K VOKES &SON 12.43.51,MORGAN&CUSHING 12.30.20,PRICE 12.40.48,DAVIES & COOMBES
12.28.52,LOVELL BROS 12.43.16,MINETT 12.33.05,M&J HUGHES 12.33.07,HIGGINS 12.44.09, HACKLAND&SON 12.38.44,D EVANS 12,44.22,
MORRIS& LUCUS 12.30.10, MR&MRS PINCH 12.44.52,HALL & MACCULLAM 12.41.19,J MORRIS 12,44,30, R MORRIS & SON 12.55.31
PROBABLE SOUTH SECTION MEDAL WINNERS
GOLD A DUNN 12.23.33 VEL 1178.47
SILVER PICTON BR & SON VEL 1176.7
BRONZE P GOODRIGHT VEL 1176.1
, SOUTH SECTION TIMES
FLEMING 12.30.06,FISHLOCK BR &SON 12.34.50,PICTON BR &SON 12.25.57,PROCTOR 12.51.?,NEWBURY 12.41.45,BEACHAM 12 ,56,45,G CLARKE
13.07.35,DONELLY 13,07.23,HAWKINS FAMILY 12,41,14,GOODRIGHT 12.34.01,ROGER&DUGGAN 12,44.01 AJ&S ATTLEY 12.45.03,KIDD COOKE
12,30.29,ARTHUR &SON 13.42.38,N ROBERTS 12.51.24,WOOD 12.43.17,FARNHAM 12.57.37,MR MRS LAMSDALE 13.32.03
ON FINISHING I WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON MY THANKS TO COLIN AND LINDA REGULAR TRAVELLERS ON MY ANNUAL BELGIUM TRIP FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO GO AND WITNESS THE LIBERATION AND TO FORWARD THE PHOTOS OF THE RELEASE WHICH ARE ATTACHED
TOM
