1st south section ist open maidstone
andy kidd of kidd & cooke newport
MAIDSTONE OLD BIRDS 2013
WINNERS TROPHY SPONSORED BY
MALCOLM GIBBONS
KIDD & COOKE
NEWPORT
18.22.28 VEL 1249.48.
1st south section 1st open maidstone 2013
the welsh national flying club got their 2013 campaign undaerway on sat 5th
may with the malcolm gibbons sponsored trophy maidstone race
the race advisory committe of the welsh north road federation who convoy our
entries had done there homework throughout the week and predicted that poor
weather which was bringing in persistent rain and cloud cover from the west
overnight and during saturday morning which was slowlly moving easterly
would hinder any chance of an early liberation ,so it was no surprise to
recieve the first call of the morning just after 7am ,informing us that the rain
and low cloud which was covering the line of flight was moving slower than
initailly predicted giving no chance of a liberation until early afternnon at
the earliest ,so rather than keep fanciers hanging around all morning ,an early
decition of the race advisory committee headed by john watkins was to release
the next update at 1pm ,
early afternoon , we got news we were waiting for that the line of flight
was reported to have cleared and the remainder of the bad weather was now over
the race piont and would shortly clear the kent area where we were positioned
,all this information was endorsed by other federations in front of us cutting
their strings from 2pm and would therfore give us a clearer line of flight ,at
2.30pm we heard preparations were to be underway to get the convoy in the air
with an expected liberation planned before 3pm ,however news came through
informing us that the birds were up and away at 2.45 liberated into west south
westerly wind on site, turning more westerly on the home fronts indicating that
a three and half hours flight into a head wind was on the cards over the 155
mile journey to the welsh boarders,
leading the field for the first national event into wales in the 2013 season
was the newport partnership of kidd and cooke timing in at 18 22.28 to record a
velocity of 1249 ,as most will be aware trevor cooke sadlly passed away two
years ago however, andy still remains to fly in the partnerships name and
location that has brought them so much success over the past years within the
welsh fancy ,the winning pigeon is a yearling blue cock which is flown on
roundabout ,he bred down through the galaxy loft riet vinks of jack corns
crossed with frank sheader of scarbourgh sootjens ,this pigeon came into form
the week previous from newbury a distance of 75 miles where he was amoungst
andys leading three pigeons on the clock,since the dissapiontment of being
quarentined in 2012 where the partnerships old bird racing was suspended they
have since bounced back to the top within their respected clubs and federations
in the first few weeks of the 2013 season,and we congratulate them on this
winning performance
for 2nd and 4th open 1st & 3rd centre section we head north to the
rhymney valley to the loft and partnership of morris & lucus ,yet another
multiple national and federation winning loft that doesnt require any
introduction ,the first arrival for the partnership timed in was yearling dk
cheq roundabout hen at 18 40.to record a vel of 1245 the bloodlines of this hen
comes down through derek flowers of pontypool gieseen hen crossed with a mark
gilbert x marc and lilly verheyede cock ,this pigeon was a late bred in 2012 and
was only lightly raced prior to the gallant performance
for 3rd and 5th open 2nd and 5th centre section we go to last years
folkestone father and son winning partnership of mathew and joseph hughes from
treharris timing in at 18.44 recording vel of 1243.38 the partnership on this
occation timed in a yearling widowhood hen ,which is a full daughter of their
2012 folkestone national and olympic bronze medal winner in the wnfc, the family
of pigeons which originate from marc and lilly verheyde crossed raymond
moueleveld,have now scored on may occations for this partnership at club
federation and national level over the past few years
we remain in the bargoed area at the loft of davies and coombes of hengoed
for 5th centre section 6th open timing at18.40 31 vel 1234.37 once again its a
highlly successful loft that dominate the top of the score sheet ,kim informs
me that their first pigeon to be timed in comes down from their original leon
boers pigeons crossed with the kees bosua family ,this yearling cock was lightly
raced as a youngster after returning home suffering a hawk attack and after a
little tlc he now finds himself back on the road ,brothers and aiaters of this
pigeon have also scored highly in national events over the years icluding a 1/2
brother that was 4th national folkestone
on completing the final result it appears that these leading lofts, also went
on to time in a few more aarrivals which altered the leading result but it was
only fair after contacting these fanciers that i include their performances in
relation to the probable result at the time of putting together this report ,a
more upto date reflection on the final outcome can be seen on the final result
which appears further on in this publication
well thats it the first of nine national events under our belts ,as expected
there was always going to be a few birds away on the night as a result of the
time of liberation the head wind ,and the fact that some pigeons are yet to
reach racing fitness ,but its pleasing to hear that most lofts reported just a
small number away on the night and those that failed to reach their perches
turned up the following morning none worse for their night out and ready to go
again
so we now move forward to ramsgate next week where were now reaching 200
miles ,we are hopeful for a larger number of entries from their in preparation
for the channel programme as the birds will be heading overseas to fourgeres
two weeks later on may 25th with an average distance of 250 miles
we also are pleased to see a few new faces this year on our membership list
since turning a more southerly route overseas ,maybe its the added interest
growing since anounncing that the wnfc will now be accepting times from the
central southern classic fc , if any of our members wish to jion and broaden
their oppertunity of competing against another organisation, then the door is
now open for them to do so this has become possible as the cscfc will be
convoying welsh north road federation and wnfc pigeons to both tarbes and
bergerac ,in the weeks to come.
please note!!!!!!! that only whpu calculated distances will apply as there
is a significent difference between whpu and rpra calculated measurements,so
could we ask our members to ensure that thier distances for these new race
pionts are clearlly marked on their race sheets ,as without these obviouslly no
velocity can be calculated
fianally there still seems to be a little confution regarding marking of
pigeons,so to clarify for our members ,the appointed welsh north road clubs e.g.
pill, pontlainfraith,wolfscastle and fairwater are the designated approved
central marking stations approved within the federation who can accept pigeons
from welsh north road and outside members, these can then be duplicated back to
members base clubs and too the wnfc ,some fanciers are still listening
to rumours and the mis-inturpretation of the proceedure ,the welsh national f.c.
are no longer responsable for marking of pigeons this is now being done by
appointed officials by domestic club officials
tom harris
1st south section 1st open kidd & cooke 1249.4
1st centre section 2nd open morris & lucus 1245.9
2nd centre section 3rd open m& j hughes 1243.38
3rd centre section 4th open morris & lucus 1241.15
4th centre section 5th open m & j hughes 1235.80
5th centre section 6th open davies & coombes 1234.39
6th centre section 7th open i davies 1232.6
7th centre section 8th open m mayo 1232.1
early times (1st pigeon verification )
south section
kidd cooke 18.22.28 v 1249.48 ,fishlock br & s 18.35.53,picton bros & son 18.35,arthur& son 1839.01,hawkins fam 18.35,33
proctor 18.49.55,newbury 18.41.33,mr mrs lamsdale &s 18.49.55,mr mrs upham 18.54.42,a j & s attley 19.09.58,roberts 19.23.49,emms 19.27.47,farnham 19.03.04,golledge & s 19.12 26
centre section
morris & lucus 18.40.02,vel 1245.9,m& j hughes 18.44.00,davies coombes 18,40.31,m mayo 18.41.40,i davies 18.42.16,morgan & cushing 18.43.51,hall& macullam 18.46.00b price 18.51.45,vaughan 18.50.15
click on the link below to see the first 150 arrivals
WINNERS TROPHY SPONSORED BY
MALCOLM GIBBONS
KIDD & COOKE
NEWPORT
18.22.28 VEL 1249.48.
1st south section 1st open maidstone 2013
the welsh national flying club got their 2013 campaign undaerway on sat 5th
may with the malcolm gibbons sponsored trophy maidstone race
the race advisory committe of the welsh north road federation who convoy our
entries had done there homework throughout the week and predicted that poor
weather which was bringing in persistent rain and cloud cover from the west
overnight and during saturday morning which was slowlly moving easterly
would hinder any chance of an early liberation ,so it was no surprise to
recieve the first call of the morning just after 7am ,informing us that the rain
and low cloud which was covering the line of flight was moving slower than
initailly predicted giving no chance of a liberation until early afternnon at
the earliest ,so rather than keep fanciers hanging around all morning ,an early
decition of the race advisory committee headed by john watkins was to release
the next update at 1pm ,
early afternoon , we got news we were waiting for that the line of flight
was reported to have cleared and the remainder of the bad weather was now over
the race piont and would shortly clear the kent area where we were positioned
,all this information was endorsed by other federations in front of us cutting
their strings from 2pm and would therfore give us a clearer line of flight ,at
2.30pm we heard preparations were to be underway to get the convoy in the air
with an expected liberation planned before 3pm ,however news came through
informing us that the birds were up and away at 2.45 liberated into west south
westerly wind on site, turning more westerly on the home fronts indicating that
a three and half hours flight into a head wind was on the cards over the 155
mile journey to the welsh boarders,
leading the field for the first national event into wales in the 2013 season
was the newport partnership of kidd and cooke timing in at 18 22.28 to record a
velocity of 1249 ,as most will be aware trevor cooke sadlly passed away two
years ago however, andy still remains to fly in the partnerships name and
location that has brought them so much success over the past years within the
welsh fancy ,the winning pigeon is a yearling blue cock which is flown on
roundabout ,he bred down through the galaxy loft riet vinks of jack corns
crossed with frank sheader of scarbourgh sootjens ,this pigeon came into form
the week previous from newbury a distance of 75 miles where he was amoungst
andys leading three pigeons on the clock,since the dissapiontment of being
quarentined in 2012 where the partnerships old bird racing was suspended they
have since bounced back to the top within their respected clubs and federations
in the first few weeks of the 2013 season,and we congratulate them on this
winning performance
for 2nd and 4th open 1st & 3rd centre section we head north to the
rhymney valley to the loft and partnership of morris & lucus ,yet another
multiple national and federation winning loft that doesnt require any
introduction ,the first arrival for the partnership timed in was yearling dk
cheq roundabout hen at 18 40.to record a vel of 1245 the bloodlines of this hen
comes down through derek flowers of pontypool gieseen hen crossed with a mark
gilbert x marc and lilly verheyede cock ,this pigeon was a late bred in 2012 and
was only lightly raced prior to the gallant performance
for 3rd and 5th open 2nd and 5th centre section we go to last years
folkestone father and son winning partnership of mathew and joseph hughes from
treharris timing in at 18.44 recording vel of 1243.38 the partnership on this
occation timed in a yearling widowhood hen ,which is a full daughter of their
2012 folkestone national and olympic bronze medal winner in the wnfc, the family
of pigeons which originate from marc and lilly verheyde crossed raymond
moueleveld,have now scored on may occations for this partnership at club
federation and national level over the past few years
we remain in the bargoed area at the loft of davies and coombes of hengoed
for 5th centre section 6th open timing at18.40 31 vel 1234.37 once again its a
highlly successful loft that dominate the top of the score sheet ,kim informs
me that their first pigeon to be timed in comes down from their original leon
boers pigeons crossed with the kees bosua family ,this yearling cock was lightly
raced as a youngster after returning home suffering a hawk attack and after a
little tlc he now finds himself back on the road ,brothers and aiaters of this
pigeon have also scored highly in national events over the years icluding a 1/2
brother that was 4th national folkestone
on completing the final result it appears that these leading lofts, also went
on to time in a few more aarrivals which altered the leading result but it was
only fair after contacting these fanciers that i include their performances in
relation to the probable result at the time of putting together this report ,a
more upto date reflection on the final outcome can be seen on the final result
which appears further on in this publication
well thats it the first of nine national events under our belts ,as expected
there was always going to be a few birds away on the night as a result of the
time of liberation the head wind ,and the fact that some pigeons are yet to
reach racing fitness ,but its pleasing to hear that most lofts reported just a
small number away on the night and those that failed to reach their perches
turned up the following morning none worse for their night out and ready to go
again
so we now move forward to ramsgate next week where were now reaching 200
miles ,we are hopeful for a larger number of entries from their in preparation
for the channel programme as the birds will be heading overseas to fourgeres
two weeks later on may 25th with an average distance of 250 miles
we also are pleased to see a few new faces this year on our membership list
since turning a more southerly route overseas ,maybe its the added interest
growing since anounncing that the wnfc will now be accepting times from the
central southern classic fc , if any of our members wish to jion and broaden
their oppertunity of competing against another organisation, then the door is
now open for them to do so this has become possible as the cscfc will be
convoying welsh north road federation and wnfc pigeons to both tarbes and
bergerac ,in the weeks to come.
please note!!!!!!! that only whpu calculated distances will apply as there
is a significent difference between whpu and rpra calculated measurements,so
could we ask our members to ensure that thier distances for these new race
pionts are clearlly marked on their race sheets ,as without these obviouslly no
velocity can be calculated
fianally there still seems to be a little confution regarding marking of
pigeons,so to clarify for our members ,the appointed welsh north road clubs e.g.
pill, pontlainfraith,wolfscastle and fairwater are the designated approved
central marking stations approved within the federation who can accept pigeons
from welsh north road and outside members, these can then be duplicated back to
members base clubs and too the wnfc ,some fanciers are still listening
to rumours and the mis-inturpretation of the proceedure ,the welsh national f.c.
are no longer responsable for marking of pigeons this is now being done by
appointed officials by domestic club officials
tom harris
1st south section 1st open kidd & cooke 1249.4
1st centre section 2nd open morris & lucus 1245.9
2nd centre section 3rd open m& j hughes 1243.38
3rd centre section 4th open morris & lucus 1241.15
4th centre section 5th open m & j hughes 1235.80
5th centre section 6th open davies & coombes 1234.39
6th centre section 7th open i davies 1232.6
7th centre section 8th open m mayo 1232.1
early times (1st pigeon verification )
south section
kidd cooke 18.22.28 v 1249.48 ,fishlock br & s 18.35.53,picton bros & son 18.35,arthur& son 1839.01,hawkins fam 18.35,33
proctor 18.49.55,newbury 18.41.33,mr mrs lamsdale &s 18.49.55,mr mrs upham 18.54.42,a j & s attley 19.09.58,roberts 19.23.49,emms 19.27.47,farnham 19.03.04,golledge & s 19.12 26
centre section
morris & lucus 18.40.02,vel 1245.9,m& j hughes 18.44.00,davies coombes 18,40.31,m mayo 18.41.40,i davies 18.42.16,morgan & cushing 18.43.51,hall& macullam 18.46.00b price 18.51.45,vaughan 18.50.15
click on the link below to see the first 150 arrivals
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