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Eaglescliffe DHS NewsThree Consecutive Inland Wins For Harry Wright & Son
By Eddie The Eagle
The Up North Combine was at Andrezel on Saturday 4th July for their fourth of five channel races, with the convoy of 3,849 birds being liberated at 5.30am in a West wind. Seven Eaglescliffe members sent 25 birds with the loft of Alan Armstrong & Son getting back to their winning ways, with the duo’s red card winner being a 4y blue Vandenabeele cock recording 1392 to go onto score a notable 7th Fed and 90th UNC. The well out in front chart-topping cock is the previous scorer of many other positions. Steve Thornton & Family the Bourges 1st Fed winners timed a couple of birds to lift 2nd and 3rd with the blue card being awarded to a yearling blue hen doing 1307 which was enough to chalk up 12th Fed, the hen who is bred from Soontjens Gold the Vanrobey Gold ring Classic winner is the full sister to Firecracker. Second in the clock in the green card position came a 2y blue hen on 1280 to net 14th Fed, she is the same way bred as the Thornton families blue card potter. Alan Walker who had three birds in the frame at Eastbourne has a couple of birds on the sheet this week to pocket 4th and 6th Club, 17th and 20th Fed, the yellow was chalked up by a 2y blue pied hen that notched up 5th Club Lillers (1). Second in the clock for Alan was a 2y cheq hen, the lad has done well taking five positions in two races after scoring 3rd, 5th and 6th Eastbourne the previous week. Barnes, Cooper & Lawson return to the frame in 5th spot after timing a yearling widow hen that went onto lift 18th Fed. Six Club birds in the Feds top 20 is very notable flying from the Eaglescliffe members.
The birds were at Melton Mowbray (4) on Saturday 11th July when seven members entered 121 birds for the thirteenth and final old bird inland race of the season. Its a big well done to the loft of Harry Wright & Son for winning their third consecutive inland race, I knew Harry would come good sometime throughout the season. Pole position was won by a previous scoring 3y blue cock recording a top vel of 1601 to chalk up a well-earned 5th Fed. Alan Armstrong & Son are in the frame for the third race running after clocking a couple of birds to net 2nd and 6th Club, the partnerships blue card scorer was a 3y blue pied cock doing 1583 to pocket 10th Fed. The second bird to be timed was a 2y blue bird hen making 1580 which was enough to take 14th Fed. Lee Starkey & Son have flown a fantastic Pigeon this season and this week they showed again why they are the old bird inland average winners, for the lads who have flown consistent right the way through the season timed no fewer than three quick-fire birds to lift a notable 3rd, 4th and 5th Club, 11th, 12th and 13th Fed with vels of 1582.9, 1582.1 and 1581. The green card scorer was a yearling cheq hen and the yellow card potter was a 2008-bred blue hen, and this was followed by a 3y blue cock to round off yet another great loft performance. Once again the members did well in the Fed with them achieving six positions in the first 14, apart from the winner, the remaining five positions were very close with only 3ypm separating them.
The curtain came down on the 2009 old bird-racing season on Saturday 18th July when the UNC staged their fifth channel race from Lillers (2); the convoy of 13,689 birds were liberated at 7.30am into a North West wind. Seven members sent 115 birds to the curtain faller, the loft of Alan Walker proved to be a handful after the lad timed no less than three birds to win a awesome 1st, 4th and 6th. Leading the way for Alan with a pole position vel of 1073 was “108” the 2y blue pied hen that scored 5th Club Lillers (1) and 4th Club Andrezel, a well done to Alan and the hen are in order as these three performances won the hen the channel bird of the year. The yellow card was awarded to a 2008-bred blue hen doing 1063 and this was followed by a 2y cheq hen making 1042. Lee Starkey & Son are in 2nd spot on 1070 with their 2y blue pied hen that topped the Fed charts from Melton Mowbray (3), the hen flew well as a yearling scoring 6th Club Folkestone, 6th Club and 23rd Fed Melton Mowbray, 4th Club and 12th Fed Rivenhall, 3rd Club and 3rd Fed Huntingdon when beaten by 2 loftmates that dropped with her, Lee timed another three birds that day to win an outstanding 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 8th Fed. The lofts outstanding season which stated earlier saw them win the old bird inland average receive another well done for winning the old bird combined average. The partnership got off to a winning start when they won the red card from Selby on the opening day of the new season, the following week 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Club was won. The yellow was potted at Melton Mowbray (1) and both the blue and green cards were netted a week later at Huntingdon (1), the lads recorded their third win of the season at Rivenhall (1). Win number four was achieved at the Folkestone (1) National after a couple of birds were timed to win 1st and 6th. The lads were back in the winner’s enclosure at Rivenhall (2) and followed that up by pocketing 2nd at Melton Mowbray (2). The inform duo recorded their sixth win of the old bird season at Huntingdon (2) when they enjoyed a fantastic race by winning 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Club, things were more or less the same at Melton Mowbray (3) when four birds were timed to win 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Club. The foot came off the gas at the Folkestone (2) National when a single bird was timed to lift 4th Club; the yellow was chalked up again at Eastbourne. Then there was the lads 3rd, 4th and 5th Club Melton Mowbray (4) and 2nd Club Lillers (2). The lads will have to go some next season to beat this seasons performances, but in Pigeon racing anything can happen. Mr & Mrs Hutchinson & Sons the 1st Club and 2nd Fed Huntingdon (1) winners are in 3rd spot with their timer being a 2y blue Ronnie Evans & Son of Sunderland fame 2y blue Busschaert cock on 1064. Steve Thornton & Family are in the result again after timing the 2y blue hen that potted the green from Andrezel, well done to the partnership for winning the Club channel average. The partnership scored in four of the five channel races with their first points being scored at Clermont when a couple of birds were timed to lift 3rd and 4th, Bourges was their race when two more birds were timed to win 1st and 4th. Then there was their 2nd and 3rd Andrezel and the follow up 5th Lillers (2).
That is the end of the old bird reports for this season; the Eaglescliffe DHS is a Gentlemens Club where the winners are always congratulated without any bad losers. During the old bird season the members have enjoyed plenty of healthy banter without any bad feelings whatsoever, may this continue through the young bird season. I would like to thank the British Homing World for given the Eaglescliffe DHS members the time and the space for their reports throughout the old bird-racing season. The reports have given the members something to talk about when meeting up for race marking; everyone is well pleased they are getting noticed for their race performances. Everyone likes to win but we all know that’s not possible but everyone has a chance to get on the result throughout the season, and when that happens everyone is happy. If everyone looked at Pigeon racing the same as these lads do, then the Pigeon sport in general would be seen in a different light.
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