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20 British Homing World, June 1st, 2012 The members sent 850 birds to Tours for the second Classic race of the season and Convoyer, Rube Johnson, liberated at 0530hrs in an east wind. These positions are only provisional and are based on the member’s first bird telephone verifications. 1st Open, 1st North-West Section, Gary Inkley of Hillingdon, his fourth L&SECC winner, being a previous winner from Dax in 2003, Alençon in 2008 and Falaise in 2010. He is fast becoming one of the premier Classic and National racers in the south of England, putting up outstanding performances every season. The latest Inkley Classic winner was a game yearling blue hen raced on the widowhood system. Her sire is a grandson of Golden Lady’from Premier Stud and her dam is a Janssen from Moore & Odgen. Gary says three of his L&SECC winners go back to Premier Stud stock birds. He first became interested in pigeons as a nine year old when on a summer’s day in 1967 he rescued a stray pigeon whilst playing football on the local green. With some help from his pigeon fancier grandfather, he converted an 8ft x 6ft garden shed into a pigeon loft and a team of Logans were set up for him by his grandfather. Gary says that after a year of breeding his own birds and training them from three miles on his bike, with heavy losses, his parents noticed that he had become obsessed with pigeons. Consequently, his father encouraged him further, applying to join the Hayes NRFC in 1968 as J. Inkley & Son in order to fly the 1969 season. Gary maintains that the members of the Hayes Club were a great bunch of characters, amongst them the late, great Ken Hine, who lived opposite the Inkleys. As the Logans were lost by the seventh old bird race from 300 miles, Gary looked forward to young bird racing, where he won his first prize cards. It was the end of 1974 when Gary was invited to become Ken Hines partner and he says that was when his pigeon education began. Together with Ken and George Burgess he visited some of the best lofts in the country, including Peter Titmuss, Ron Mitchieson, Eric Cannon and Tubby Tate. As the insignificant 17-year-old boy in the group, the young Gary always kept his mouth shut, but his eyes and ears open to learn anything he could from the greats of the sport. Gary’s pigeon education took a massive leap forward when on a trip to the Blackpool Show he met Bob McDonald of Fraserburgh, who was displaying his Ko Nipius family. Gary was astounded by the quality of Bob’s pigeons and immediately ordered six youngsters for the following year. In 1980 he met his future wife, Val, and pigeons started to be of less importance in his life, and the partners in Hine & Inkley went their separate ways. In 1984 Gary and Val married and moved to their present address in Hillingdon. A very close friendship had developed between Gary and Bob McDonald and the Inkley loft raced the Ko Nipius pigeons hard up to 560 miles, with much success, including 1st Bergerac (only bird on the day), 1st Marmande (only bird on the day) and 2 x 1st Dax (545 miles), with the same pigeon. Gary considers Bob to be a master at conditioning pigeons and developing a family. The other great influence on Gary was Eddie Newcombe, now in Malta, and they became good friends, many Festival eggs were reared at the Huntingdon loft. During the 1990s Gary progressed, winning a car, the Federation countless times and his second RPRA Award in 1999 in the form of the Victory Trophy. This trophy was for the best three longest races and Gary maintains it’s a proud moment when your name is on the same trophy as Alf Baker and Jim Biss. Through the years Gary has gone on and won everything in front of him at Combine, Classic and National level, with the climax being his wonderful victory in the 2012 Tours Classic. Congratulations to Gary on his wonderful performance! 2nd Open, 1st South-West Section, Mark Gilbert of Windsor: What more can you say about the ‘Master’ that hasn’t been said before! He recorded his fourth L&SECC winner from Alençon two weeks ago and here he is at the top of the result again from Tours. I marked his birds at Leatherhead and they were in mint condition, and a real credit to him. I look forward to seeing Mark’s performances in the forthcoming International races. We have a new fancier started up in the Dorking area who recently joined the Classic by the name of ‘Mark Gilbert’ and he tells me his name has certainly improved his ‘street credibility’! So we have two Mark Gilberts in the L&SECC and I was able to introduce them to one another at Leatherhead marking. 3rd Open, 2nd North-West Section, Stuart Sheffield of Old Windsor: Stuart’s first bird on the ETS was a 2y widowhood blue chequer hen of his own breeding. This hen is a class act, having previously won 1st Cholet and 28th Open NFC Messac. 4th Open, 2nd South-West Section, Jenkyn & Barrott of Chertsey: LONDON & SOUTH- EAST CLASSIC CLUB TOURS CLASSIC 'WE GO WHERE GLORY WAITS' Mark Gilbert, 2nd Open, 1st South-West Section. Gary Inkley, 1st Open, 1st North-West Section Tours.
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The members sent 850 birds to Tours for the second Classic race of theseason and Convoyer, Rube Johnson, liberated at 0530hrs in an east wind.These positions are only provisional and are based on the member’s first birdtelephone verifications.
1st Open, 1st North-West Section, Gary Inkley of Hillingdon, his fourthL&SECC winner, being a previous winner from Dax in 2003, Alençon in 2008and Falaise in 2010. He is fast becoming one of the premier Classic andNational racers in the south of England, putting up outstanding performancesevery season. The latest Inkley Classic winner was a game yearling blue henraced on the widowhood system. Her sire is a grandson of Golden Lady’fromPremier Stud and her dam is a Janssen from Moore & Odgen. Gary says threeof his L&SECC winners go back to Premier Stud stock birds.
He first became interested in pigeons as a nine year old when on asummer’s day in 1967 he rescued a stray pigeon whilst playing football on thelocal green. With some help from his pigeon fancier grandfather, he convertedan 8ft x 6ft garden shed into a pigeon loft and a team of Logans were set upfor him by his grandfather. Gary says that after a year of breeding his ownbirds and training them from three miles on his bike, with heavy losses, hisparents noticed that he had become obsessed with pigeons. Consequently,his father encouraged him further, applying to join the Hayes NRFC in 1968as J. Inkley & Son in order to fly the 1969 season. Gary maintains that themembers of the Hayes Club were a great bunch of characters, amongst themthe late, great Ken Hine, who lived opposite the Inkleys. As the Logans werelost by the seventh old bird race from 300 miles, Gary looked forward to youngbird racing, where he won his first prize cards. It was the end of 1974 whenGary was invited to become Ken Hines partner and he says that was when hispigeon education began. Together with Ken and George Burgess he visitedsome of the best lofts in the country, including Peter Titmuss, Ron Mitchieson,Eric Cannon and Tubby Tate. As the insignificant 17-year-old boy in the group,the young Gary always kept his mouth shut, but his eyes and ears open tolearn anything he could from the greats of the sport. Gary’s pigeon educationtook a massive leap forward when on a trip to the Blackpool Show he met BobMcDonald of Fraserburgh, who was displaying his Ko Nipius family. Gary was
astounded by the quality of Bob’s pigeons and immediately ordered sixyoungsters for the following year. In 1980 he met his future wife, Val, andpigeons started to be of less importance in his life, and the partners in Hine &Inkley went their separate ways. In 1984 Gary and Val married and moved totheir present address in Hillingdon. A very close friendship had developedbetween Gary and Bob McDonald and the Inkley loft raced the Ko Nipiuspigeons hard up to 560 miles, with much success, including 1st Bergerac (onlybird on the day), 1st Marmande (only bird on the day) and 2 x 1st Dax (545miles), with the same pigeon. Gary considers Bob to be a master atconditioning pigeons and developing a family. The other great influence onGary was Eddie Newcombe, now in Malta, and they became good friends,many Festival eggs were reared at the Huntingdon loft. During the 1990sGary progressed, winning a car, the Federation countless times and hissecond RPRA Award in 1999 in the form of the Victory Trophy. This trophy wasfor the best three longest races and Gary maintains it’s a proud moment whenyour name is on the same trophy as Alf Baker and Jim Biss. Through the yearsGary has gone on and won everything in front of him at Combine, Classic andNational level, with the climax being his wonderful victory in the 2012 ToursClassic. Congratulations to Gary on his wonderful performance!
2nd Open, 1st South-West Section, Mark Gilbert of Windsor: Whatmore can you say about the ‘Master’ that hasn’t been said before! He recordedhis fourth L&SECC winner from Alençon two weeks ago and here he is at thetop of the result again from Tours. I marked his birds at Leatherhead and theywere in mint condition, and a real credit to him. I look forward to seeing Mark’sperformances in the forthcoming International races. We have a new fancierstarted up in the Dorking area who recently joined the Classic by the name of‘Mark Gilbert’ and he tells me his name has certainly improved his ‘streetcredibility’! So we have two Mark Gilberts in the L&SECC and I was able tointroduce them to one another at Leatherhead marking.
3rd Open, 2nd North-West Section, Stuart Sheffield of Old Windsor:Stuart’s first bird on the ETS was a 2y widowhood blue chequer hen of his ownbreeding. This hen is a class act, having previously won 1st Cholet and 28thOpen NFC Messac.
4th Open, 2nd South-West Section, Jenkyn & Barrott of Chertsey:
LONDON & SOUTH-EAST CLASSIC CLUB
TOURS CLASSIC'WE GO WHERE GLORY WAITS'
Mark Gilbert, 2nd Open, 1st South-West Section.Gary Inkley, 1st Open, 1st North-West Section Tours.
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Dean Jenkyn tells me the partners had two birds home in two minutes and thefirst bird on the clock was a 3y widowhood grizzle cock bred down from thevery best van Loon bloodlines. He was raced in the Berkshire Federation thisseason and won the Club from Carentan. Dean previously won the L&SECCfrom Guernsey in 2000. 5th Open, 3rd South-West Section, Mr. & Mrs MickChaplin: Mick had two birds hit the top of the loft together from Tours and thefirst clocked was a Berger x Wildemeersch hen raced on the widowhood. Thisgame 2y has been very successful in old hens races winning: 8th Open NFCOld Hens and scoring in the L&SECC Old Hens Guernsey race. Mick hasbeen an outstanding member of the Classic and in 2003 won 1st OpenGuernsey YB and 1st Open Guernsey OH on the same day. 11th Open, 1stNorth-East Section, Fred Ager of Grays: Fred’s first bird is a roundaboutblue hen which is becoming a specialist at the Tours Classic having previouslyrecorded 21st Open in 2011. This game pigeon is raced on roundabout and ofthe van Meldert strain obtained from Foxwood Lofts. Fred Ager won the ToursClassic in 2010. 21st Open, 1st South-East Section, Tom Williams ofOrpington: Tom’s Section winner was a yearling blue chequer widowhoodcock bred from Jimmy Gibbon and Chris Gordon pigeons. This game cock hada night out this season from the L&SECC Alençon race. Tom had two birdstogether from Tours and the other was a widowhood cock that had recorded2nd South-East Section L&SECC Bergerac in 2011. I talk to Tom quitefrequently on the phone and he asked me to thank Allan Cecil for all his goodwork at the Maidstone marking station.
KEITH MOTTPress Officer
PRESIDENT’S COMMENT
During the week building up to the Tours Classic everyone was worriedabout the strong easterly winds forecast for that weekend, including myself,but full credit to our Saturday team, Rube Johnson and Ian Mead (convoyers)and Steve Appleby (race advisor) as we had a hard but very good race. Theweather for the whole weekend was wall-to-wall blue skies and sunshine,however, the sting in the tail was the strong easterly wind all the way from theliberation site through to the home lofts in the UK. The lads got the birds upnice and early and gave them a good start, producing an excellent race, withthe winner doing over 1300ypm. A fantastic velocity in that wind! The Toursrace weekend was as perfect as it could be, with marking at all stations beingvery slick and finishing on time, so full credit to the great team workers we arelucky enough to have in the L&SECC. I marked all the ETS birds at theLeatherhead marking station and on the day I commented what wonderfulcondition Gary Inkley’s birds were in and they proved to be well on top of thehard fly. Congratulation to Gary on his fourth L&SECC win, a record he onlyshares with Mark Gilbert. Would members please note that the new L&SECCwebsite is now live at www.lsecc.com Next race is the main event, Tarbes, on22nd June.
KEITH MOTT
WEATHER REPORT
Examining the weather conditions on Friday the main concern for this racewas the easterly wind strength over the Channel. Talking to the duty forecaster
at the Met Office on Friday evening I was reliably informed that wind force overthe Channel on Saturday was forecast to be Force 4 (12 to 18 mph) gustingForce 5 (19 to 24 mph) and that it would be a hot day. Therefore an earlyliberation was planned allowing the birds to take advantage of the cool of themorning before temperatures rose. This coupled with the light easterly windsover northern France enabled the pigeons to reach the French coastline ingood time. The NOAA satellite image showed all of northern France andEngland under clear blue skies. So there was no hiding place from the sun forthe pigeons racing under the cloudless skies in the dry, fresh, hot, easterlywinds, resulting in a testing race for the east side of the country.
STEVE APPLEBY
CONVOYER’S REPORT
My assistant for the Tours Classic was Ian Mead and it’s always a treat tohave him come along, as he is good company and a great worker. On theThursday, marking day, we did our usual basket pick-ups in Essex and Kentand arrived back at the main marking station at North LeatherheadCommunity Centre at 1215hrs. All the birds were watered at the markingstations. We were on the road to Portsmouth Docks in quick time and arrivedat the Portsmouth at 1730hrs, where the birds were watered on the dock. Wesailed at 2245hrs, with the convoy having a restful Channel crossing, anddocked in Caen at 0545hrs.
From our arrival in France through to the liberation site the weather wasgood, with a little cloud cover, but plenty of sunshine. We arrived at the Toursliberation site at 1315hrs and the birds were watered on arrival, and fed at1430hrs. On the Saturday morning we awoke at 0430hrs to a clear sky, oneof those days when you knew it was going to be brilliant weather. I rang SteveAppleby and he gave me a good on-line weather report, with blue sky andplenty of sunshine all the way to the French coast. We cut the strings andliberated the Classic birds at 0530hrs in an easterly wind. The birds formedone batch and cleared the site very quickly in a northerly direction. Theweather was very good on our journey back to Caen, with blue skies andsunshine, and on our arrival back at the ferry port we found the EnglishChannel was nice and clear, with a strong east wind.
RUBE JOHNSON Convoyer
Provisional results of the Tours Classic. The following list has beencompiled from telephone verification times and does not take into account anyclock variations or members second or subsequent timings, 109 memberssent 825 birds: South-West Section (64/459), South-East Section (18/121),North-West Section (9/55), North-East Section (18/190).
OpenMember Flying Name Town Velocity1 NW2172 G. INKLEY Hillingdon 1308.1942 SW0349 M. GILBERT Windsor 1274.1953 NW2101 S. SHEFFIELD Old Windsor 1259.2274 SW0074 Jenkyn & Barrott Chertsey 1245.9085 SW0098 MR & MRS CHAPLIN Woking 1239.3746 SW0354 M. TUCK Witley 1238.6107 NW2157 B. NETTLE Ickenham 1219.110
Dean Jenkyn of Jenkyn & Barrott, 4th Open, 2nd South-West Section.Stuart Sheffield, 3rd Open, 2nd North-West Section.
8 SW0667 J. SALT Rudgwick 1209.2749 SW0114 D. TURNER Capel 1207.37310 SW0055 G. BURGESS Wraysbury 1202.90411 NE3168 F. AGER Grays, 1196.83512 SW0109 CUDMORE & SONS Hanworth 1193.07013 SW0010 TRUSSLER BROS West Molesey 1190.41414 NW2228 T. HALEY Abbots Langley 1176.02015 SW0639 Mr & Mrs MAYBEY & SON Virginia Water, 1161.53416 SW0012 Mr & Mrs R Barnett & son Kingston upon Thames1158.54417 SW0195 MR & MRS B. HOAD Woking 1120.71518 NE3075 MR & MRS S WAKERLEY Basildon 1120.40519 SW0336 R. POOLE Warnham 1112.74220 NW2280 N Walker New Denham 1108.93121 SE1414 Mr T Williams Orpington 1103.96422 SW0058 D. J. COOK BROS Wandsworth 1101.60723 NW2002 D. HUGHES Windsor 1085.01924 NE3074 D. HEYWOOD & SON Laindon 1079.35725 SW0495 Mr & Mrs HUMPHREYS New Addington 1079.33126 NE3204 Jutla Bros Upton Park 1074.30927 SW0460 C. EDMISTON Horley 1067.53928 SW0101 J. NEWELL & SON Feltham 1062.73329 SW0177 Crammond & Langstaff Fontwell 1047.84730 SW0186 MR & MRS S. APPLEBY Ash 1044.25831 NW2148 G. MORRIS & SON East Acton 1040.15332 SW0703 J S May Wimbledon 1038.69533 SW0134 D. WARD. West Ewell 1028.90134 NE3180 WILTON & ORTON Chadwell St Mary 1024.96435 SE1402 Cheeseman Brothers Snodland 1024.39736 NE3043 PACKER & CLARKE Grays 1011.20637 NE3213 Team RML Romford 1005.53038 SW0527 D & D McFADDEN Cranleigh 1004.70339 NE3019 D. WILTON & SON Chadwell S/Mary 993.32640 SE1381 WISE & TILLEY Rochester 988.75941 SW0609 D. STAPLESJONES & SON Croydon, 979.96942 SW0099 B. BUCKLAND Dorking 966.66243 SW0066 F. HALL & DAUGHTERS Worthing 958.28044 SW0128 MR & MRS J. TAYLOR Chertsey 957.98645 SW0403 P. STUBBS Redhill 951.03546 NE3203 J Collins Stansted 950.86647 SW0167 R. HAMMOND Albury 948.65248 SW0723 P Damario Brighton 944.23349 SW0187 E. JORDAN Guildford 942.13950 SW0184 VIZOR & SHEPPARD Loft 1 Cowfold 931.54351 SW0202 R & B WEST BROTHERS Wallington 931.51452 SE1354 A. JACKSON Tilbury, 924.47653 SW0664 TYRONE BUGGY Kingston upon thames 920.75854 SW0637 J. HOPKINS Addlestone, 918.15355 SW0351 W. CABLE Petworth 913.12356 SW0487 Mr J Cross Carshalton 909.30857 NE3146 M. BULLED Harlow 906.198
58 SW0720 S Howard & Son Guildford 903.09559 SW0243 M. RIDDY Guildford 882.08260 SE1351 Mr & Mrs B. SANDS & SON Burham, 881.36261 SE1053 MR & MRS STREATFIELD Snodland 869.46362 SW0581 G.Dye & V. ROMASCAN Worcester Park, 868.91063 NE3070 GOSLING & JARVIS Mountnessing 861.41764 NE3047 C&G&P. BREEN Grays 859.35365 SW0227 MR & MRS LOMAX Woking 842.76266 SW0178 J. PARKER Reigate 838.03667 SW0558 P. GRETTON Brighton 835.33768 SW0152 Mr & Mrs BRIDGEWATER Godalming 830.91469 SW0488 T. DYE North Cheam 828.80870 SW0707 E J Cable Horsham 808.08171 SE1410 Mr C Hunt Maidstone 806.62472 SW0491 CROOK & IDDENDEN Epsom 794.35173 SE1344 V.J. HAMMOND & SON Rochester 789.19974 SW0304 D. WHITE West Ewell 787.20575 SE1168 K. MCGOWAN Chatham, 778.99876 SW0713 M Gilbert Betchworth 766.49877 SW0360 R. OLLIVER Worthing 753.50078 SE1430 Mr & Mrs W F Cowper & Son Higham 752.61479 SE1014 Mr K Barber & Son Oxted 751.47780 NW2147 Mr & Mrs J. CODY Uxbridge 750.90681 SE1429 A Marney Fairseat 721.48082 SW0613 D & G Walker & G/Daughter Brighton, 716.37983 SW0441 I. DOW Brighton 711.08384 SW0684 Fabian Buggy Kingston upon Thames 707.14685 SW0269 BROAD & DOICK Worthing 694.02286 SW0277 Mr & Mrs BRIDGER Leatherhead 625.795
SECTION SW1 SW0349 M. GILBERT 1274.1952 SW0074 Jenkyn & Barrott 1245.9083 SW0098 MR & MRS CHAPLIN 1239.3744 SW0354 M. TUCK 1238.6105 SW0667 J. SALT 1209.2746 SW0114 D. TURNER 1207.3737 SW0055 G. BURGESS 1202.9048 SW0109 CUDMORE & SONS 1193.0709 SW0010 TRUSSLER BROS 1190.41410 SW0639 Mr & Mrs MAYBEY & SON 1161.53411 SW0012 Mr & Mrs R Barnett & son 1158.54412 SW0195 MR & MRS B. HOAD 1120.71513 SW0336 R. POOLE 1112.74214 SW0058 D. J. COOK BROS 1101.60715 SW0495 Mr & Mrs HUMPHREYS 1079.33116 SW0460 C. EDMISTON 1067.539
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Fred Ager, 11th Open, 1st North-East Section.
Mick Chaplin, 5th Open, 3rd South-West Section.
17 SW0101 J. NEWELL & SON 1062.73318 SW0177 Crammond & Langstaff 1047.84719 SW0186 MR & MRS S. APPLEBY 1044.25820 SW0703 J S May 1038.69521 SW0134 D. WARD. 1028.90122 SW0527 D & D McFADDEN 1004.70323 SW0609 D. STAPLESJONES & SON 979.96924 SW0099 B. BUCKLAND 966.66225 SW0066 F. HALL & DAUGHTERS 958.28026 SW0128 MR & MRS J. TAYLOR 957.98627 SW0403 P. STUBBS 951.03528 SW0167 R. HAMMOND 948.65229 SW0723 P Damario 944.23330 SW0187 E. JORDAN 942.13931 SW0184 VIZOR & SHEPPARD Loft 1 931.54332 SW0202 R & B WEST BROTHERS 931.51433 SW0664 TYRONE BUGGY 920.75834 SW0637 J. HOPKINS 918.15335 SW0351 W. CABLE 913.12336 SW0487 Mr J Cross 909.30837 SW0720 S Howard & Son 903.09538 SW0243 M. RIDDY 882.08239 SW0581 G.Dye & V. ROMASCAN 868.91040 SW0227 MR & MRS LOMAX 842.76241 SW0178 J. PARKER 838.03642 SW0558 P. GRETTON 835.33743 SW0152 Mr & Mrs BRIDGEWATER 830.91444 SW0488 T. DYE 828.80845 SW0707 E J Cable 808.08146 SW0491 CROOK & IDDENDEN 794.35147 SW0304 D. WHITE 787.20548 SW0713 M Gilbert 766.49849 SW0360 R. OLLIVER 753.50050 SW0613 D & G WALKER & G/DAUGHTER 716.37951 SW0441 I. DOW 711.08352 SW0684 Fabian Buggy 707.14653 SW0269 BROAD & DOICK 694.02254 SW0277 Mr & Mrs BRIDGER 625.795
SECTION SE1 SE1414 Mr T Williams 1103.9642 SE1402 Cheeseman Brothers 1024.3973 SE1381 WISE & TILLEY 988.7594 SE1354 A. JACKSON 924.4765 SE1351 Mr & Mrs B. SANDS & SON 881.3626 SE1053 MR & MRS STREATFIELD 869.4637 SE1410 Mr C Hunt 806.6248 SE1344 V.J. HAMMOND & SON 789.1999 SE1168 K. MCGOWAN 778.99810 SE1430 Mr & Mrs W F Cowper & Son 752.61411 SE1014 Mr K Barber & Son 751.47712 SE1429 A Marney 721.480
SECTION NW1 NW2172 G. INKLEY 1308.1942 NW2101 S. SHEFFIELD 1259.2273 NW2157 B. NETTLE 1219.110
4 NW2228 T. HALEY 1176.0205 NW2280 N Walker 1108.9316 NW2002 D. HUGHES 1085.0197 NW2148 G. MORRIS & SON 1040.1538 NW2147 Mr & Mrs J. CODY 750.906
SECTION NE1 NE3168 F. AGER 1196.8352 NE3075 MR & MRS S WAKERLEY 1120.4053 NE3074 D. HEYWOOD & SON 1079.3574 NE3204 Jutla Bros 1074.3095 NE3180 WILTON & ORTON 1024.9646 NE3043 PACKER & CLARKE 1011.2067 NE3213 Team RML 1005.5308 NE3019 D. WILTON & SON 993.3269 NE3203 J Collins 950.86610 NE3146 M. BULLED 906.19811 NE3070 GOSLING & JARVIS 861.41712 NE3047 C&G&P. BREEN 859.353
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Tom Williams, 21st Open, 1st South-East Section.
The Club’s first race was to be from Poole,but due to bad weather the birds were broughtback. The following week we were back atPoole, when 10 member sent 130 birds. It wasa difficult race with a lot of empty perches atnight. Mr & Mrs Brian Smith took 1st, this wastheir first race in the Club having moved houselast Christmas, their winner was a blue barcock on 1055. In 2nd, 3rd and 4th Club thepartnership of Geary & Quainton with a bluebar cock on 1037, a blue cock on 1036 and ared cock on 883. The next race was fromBedhampton when 14 members sent 120birds: 1st and 3rd Beavis Bros, with a 2y bluecock on 1533 and a 3y blue cheq cock on1479. In 2nd Jed Carr & Son with a blue cheq2y cock on 1489; 4th Geary & Quainton with ablue cock on 1452. Again a hard race with a lotof birds missing, and some members not timinga bird. The birds never had a chance next dayto work back as there were high winds and rainall day.
BRIAN SMITH
Kingsteignton Abbrook Park
Bedhampton winner, Mark Beauvis. Poole winner B. Smith.
