Countrywide Feeds Bergerac Race 1 st Open 1 st NW Section Paul Kenny from Wantage with Kenny s Lad With the weather forecast finally in our favour and sunshine predicted all the way through France we had a Bergerac Classic like we used to have, with 101 birds being verified on the winning day. Our last old bird race of the season saw 185 members send 985 birds and with 7 other organisations also on the transporter the total liberated was approximately 1650 birds. As dawn broke on Friday morning nothing was holding us back from an early morning lib, so Nigel cut the strings and had the birds away at 6am with no wind on site and a variable North West to North East wind in France turning West to South Westerly in the channel. Many thanks to all the helpers and markers for all your hard work as some of the marking stations were very busy with birds being transferred from other organisations. 1 st Open 1 st NE Section Paul Kenny from Wantage. We would like to start by thanking all the well wishers, it is very much appreciated. We finally got our nose in front after being 2 nd and 3 rd Open Bergerac in recent years. Our winning pigeon is now called Kenny's Lad. He is 3/4 M & D Evans Vandenabeeles and 1/4 Mark Kidby Van Triste. His parents have now bred us 3 Section winners to date. We introduced M & D Evans birds in 2011 and they have done us proud winning Club, Fed and Section positions. Our family of pigeons are mainly the Vandenabeeles. We sent a team of 7 and had 5 return on the day. Kenny's Lad has been a very consistent bird for us this season as he has been 3 rd Section 216 th Open Messac NFC, 5 th Section 38 th Open Fourgeres NFC and 5 th Section 38 th Open Saintes NFC. He is raced on widowhood. All our birds are fed on Vanrobaeys Platteaux mix with Red Bordeaux added closer to basketing. All birds are trained at least once a week from the coast. Although we race under the name of P Kenny we re a family team as the wife and children help out with the birds from cleaning the lofts out, feeding to training. Our eldest Son James has just become a member of our local Club and has his own team of young birds to race this season. Hopefully one to look for in future results.
Paul Kenny 2 nd Open 2 nd NE Section is Barry Sherman & Steve Wells from Oxford. Our two year old blue bar cock is bred from a Brockamp cock obtained from Geoff Cooper paired to a very inbred Great Grandaughter of Mark Gilbert s Southfield Supreme. He was sent to Bergerac sitting eggs. Barry Sherman & Steve Wells
1 st SE Section 3 rd Open is Ted Harris from Portsmouth. Firstly, I'd like to say well done to the two longest flying birds that beat me. Thanks to Richie Thomas who bred the bird for me and his wife Jane for her assistance with training our birds. This yearling blue cock was 6 th club and 24 th Fed the previous week. I thought that if I did get a bird within ten hours that this one wouldn't be far away. I clocked this yearling at 2 minutes past 4. He was also duplicated back in to the Solent Fed and the Parade Flying Club winning 1 st Club, 1 st Solent Fed. All in all a perfect day. Thanks to the convoyers for looking after the birds so well whilst away. This cock is now known as 'James' Joy'. Ted Harris & Grandaughter Jessica 2 nd SE Section 4 th Open is Richie Thomas from Portsmouth. First I would like to thank CSCFC for looking after the birds so well and well done to all the winners especially Teddy Harris. The pigeon I got was flown on widowhood, I bought it from Ian Crammond and Nigel Langstaff from the CSCFC breeder buyer sale. The corn I race on is bought from Nigel Langstaff and Kevin King mixed together. This pigeon also won 1 st Club, 5 th Solent Fed at Coutances and 29 th Section from Messac National this year. I entered nine pigeons and had six on the day and two the next morning. I would like to give a big thank you to my amazing wife Jayne for training mine and Teddy Harris pigeons. Keeping it real and living in the golden mile.
Richie & Jayne Thomas 5 th Open is Roger Lowe from Reading. Sending seven hens my first is a Grandaughter of John Crehan s Mystique bred by Crammond and Langstaff. The sire bred by Mark Gilbert and is a grandson of Drum. She was my third pigeon from the BBC Fougeres race finishing 14 th Section 18 th Open 1,856birds. My second bird is a full sister to Shirley Warren winner of the Fougeres race with the BBC and is bred from a direct Vandenheede cock Rocky when paired to a direct Daniel Aerens hen Lady Jane. Out of the seven sent I had two on the day and three the next day. Well done to Paul and family on winning this race after finishing second last year. Roger Lowe
6 th & 8 th Open is Dave Spencer from Titchfield Common. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the winner and thanks the CSCFC as both birds arrived in lovely condition. I keep a modest size team of about 15 pairs of old birds and 40 young birds. My main strain of birds are mainly Janssens. I try and bring in a few birds a year to cross in with them and race them out so ultimately I'm left with the best. I race natural only. My 1 st bird was my good Jansen hen, sire was a cock brought from ponderosa UK, dam is a pure Janssen bred by Roger Lowe. This hen can fly and win in all winds and speeds, she has taken several cards and top positions. She won 26 th Open Guernsey CSCFC doing over 2000 ypm in 2014 and last year she was 2 nd Section 4 th Open Bergerac CSCFC doing 986ypm, this year she was 99 th Fougeres CSCFC. She was sent to her last race before Bergerac which was Carentan 2 weeks ago with the Solent fed winning 1 st Club & 41 st Fed. My 2 nd bird is a half sister to my first bird sharing the same sire. Her dam is a Koopman hen, she was brought from Premier Stud and is a prize winner herself with several Club and Combine positions. This hen is one for the future, as she has already scored this year being 8 th Section 66 th Open Fougeres CSCFC. Dave Spencer 7 th Open is Ivan Mills from Winterborne Stickland. Firstly I'd like to congratulate the Open winner and the other Section winners, plus our Chairman Clive Merrills for his comprehensive on route weather report, - what a pity it rained Clive! Winner SW Section CSCFC Bergerac - Blue Pied Hen 447 a yearling bred from a Verhayen cock purchased at the Classic late bred sale, he'd been donated by Keegan & Son prior to their clearance sale. Being early bred he was in a heavy moult and didn't attract a single bid at auction. Consequently I made Clare an offer after the sale and he's proved to be a real bargain. He's paired to a hen from a combination of Janssen; Van Reet; and Van Loon bloodlines which I've cultivated for a number of years. Both the dam's parents are successful
racers and the sire known as Mad Max would have been a real success if he'd been a better trapper. This pairing has proved quite a fruitful as they bred Kevin & Christine White's Fougeres Classic winner, and an OH's section winner for Pete Hollard of Lychett Matravers. Prior to Bergerac she'd had four races including Battle the previous weekend, and had twice been first to the loft without scoring. She was sent sitting 12 day eggs and competing with a hen she's paired with to cover a nest bowl of pot eggs. I began the season very short of cocks and lost several pre-season training, consequently I've raced hens paired together. Over the years I've been quite fortunate with late bred's from the Classic late bred sale, three of my principle stock birds originated from the sales and one a Tony Leggett cock bred Dick Bailey's pigeon which took 30 th position in this years Bergerac race. Ivan Mills Hen 9 th Open is Jason Ross from Portsmouth. I would like to say congratulations to Paul Kenny on his win, and to the CSCFC team for a good race. I usually race roundabout but my hen was raced sitting as I had paired up for the Saintes National. This hen has previously been 2 nd Section Saintes 2015 and a few Club positions. She was lost from the NFC Ancenis race a few weeks ago so was rested and put into Bergerac. Her breeding is a Vandenabeele from Shadow lines. I would like to thank Kala for all her help with the birds and Tony Barrett for taking the birds to the marking station for me.
Jason Ross 10 th Open is Godfrey Kingswood-Cox from Southampton. When I sent 74545 Volante 2 to Bergerac, I expected her to fly it but didn t think she was experienced enough to do it on the night. Imagine my shock and pleasure on timing her at 16:35 and not looking too tired. Especially as I have lost several far more experienced birds in former races this year and she was my only entry for this race. When I bred her I thought she would be more useful for breeding because she is rather inbred. Her grand dam on both sides is Volante who among other performances was appropriately 36 th open on the night from Tarbes CSCFC and 38 th open on the night Bordeaux BBC in 2012 and Volante s great grand sire is Blue Thunder 2, 1 st open only bird on the day CSCFC Pau. Also Volante s great grand dam is Daphne great grandaughter of Blue Thunder 2, best pigeon in Europe over 4 Classic and National races with a co-efficient of 2.4. One of Volante 2 s grand sire s is Barcelos 7 th open Palamos in 2015 who is also a grandson of Blue Thunder 2 through Polycock best pigeon in Europe over 5 Classic and National races (only bird on that page). Thankfully as Volante 2 looked quite robust as a baby I have bred a couple of early rounds off her parents this year, time will tell if they re as good as her. Two weeks before Bergerac Volante 2 was 2 nd club and high up in the Fed from Fougeres when she was my 2 nd bird in the clock. It s not normally a problem for me sending to so many races (I do try to support all the clubs I belong to) with only a 30 bird old bird race team. But this season has been a particularly testing one with unusually so few lost birds working back. Congratulations to everyone who timed birds especially those who timed in front of me.
Godfrey Kingswood-Cox 2 nd SW Section is Terry Paice from Weymouth. This 2 year old chequer cock has flown consistently this season in the BBC, Weydor and Central Southern Classic. He is a Jan Aarden bred from a pair purchased from the Ponderosa UK Stud, flown naturally, sitting 14 day eggs. He seems to perform well across the channel. I would like to thank Dave Davies for taking them to the marking station. Terry Paice and Grandson Tyler
1 st NW Section (and probable 3 rd & 5 th Section too) is Chris & Jane Howse & David Parsons from Devizes. Firstly we would like to congratulate Paul Kenny and the other winners. Our first bird Heinz was a two year old widowhood cock on his sixth channel race having previously flown the NFC programme including Saintes where he finished up 2 nd Section. As a young bird he failed to arrive on the day from most of the races, and we had to get him back by courier as a yearling from Fougueres. But this year he has been ever consistent being 3 rd Club in his first race from Bedhampton and now 1 st Section Bergerac. He is certainly bred for the distance as his sire is a grandson of merit man our NFC merit winner and Joe Raeburn s Gwen 1 st NFC San Sebastian, the dam is a daughter of the 58 cock who is a section winner himself and breeder of section winners, also he is the nest mate to JALTA who himself won this race in 2013 for us. Our birds are raced on the conventional widowhood system and are fed Versa Laga corn. We would also like to say well done to Nigel and Bill on giving us a good race when the birds came back in excellent condition and we had three of our five home on the day. Chris & Jane Howse with Grand Children Jay, Alfie, Layla, Toby & Archie 2 nd NW Section is Frank Quinn from Devizes. First congratulations to all the winners and the convoying team, the birds came back in great nick, sent three got three can t ask for more, well maybe a bit faster.
My bird is a good hen flown separated she was 5 th Section 20 th Open at Bergerac last year but at the begining of the year was badly hawked with all her back ripped out and I did not think she would survive. She is the first one to return to something like her best that I have had hawked. Breeding, she is a grandaughter of Chris Howse s merit winner on one side with my own birds. Frank Quinn with Grandaughter Frankie Telephone & Website verifications which may be subject to change Open Mem No Flying Name Town Ring Number A-A-T Velocity 1 NE134 P Kenny Wantage GB14N90369 17 10 29 1244.74 2 NE304 Sherman & Wells Oxford GB14N24501 17 22 29 1242.30 3 SE70 E Harris Portsmouth GB15N26528 16 2 57 1228.16 4 SE937 R Thomas Portsmouth GB14J03668 16 5 40 1223.84 5 NE621 R J Lowe Reading GB15N15977 17 14 3 1208.30 6 SE118 D Spencer Nr Fareham GB12R21308 16 20 31 1200.47 7 SW138 I Mills Winterborne GB15V41447 16 42 41 1185.37 8 SE118 D Spencer Nr Fareham GB14E38376 16 28 33 1185.13 9 SE615 J Ross Portsmouth GB14N42949 16 27 4 1180.43 10 SE1276 G C Kingswood Cox Southampton GB15S74545 16 34 26 1180.23 11 SE888 L Cross Gosport GB13B35759 16 29 28 1176.09 12 SW163 T Paice Weymouth GB14F30666 16 30 52 1175.81 13 SW938 A Parsons Salisbury GB15N16747 17 6 23 1173.32 14 SE129 M/M S Harris & Dtr Portchester NL15-1180915 16 33 14 1171.41
15 SE315 K & J Zerafa 16 SE190 E Mellis Portsmouth Portsmouth GB15N09660 GB14N62261 16 29 11 1168.57 16 29 44 1166.54 17 SW397 Mrs J Mills West Moors GB15S30984 16 56 55 1144.96 18 SE58 M Bradley Fareham GB14N30074 16 49 56 1142.79 19 NE304 Sherman & Wells Oxford GB13N15846 18 23 34 1140.25 20 SE1376 A Webb & Son South GB14N98823 16 45 45 1136.92 21 SE129 M/M S Harris & Dtr Portchester GB15N34138 16 53 35 1134.94 22 SW133 M R Staddon Crewkerne GB14N06332 17 30 6 1132.62 23 SW543 Tony Swain Dorchester GB15N70440 17 9 13 1129.80 24 SW174 Vernon Hunt Blandford GB14R10164 17 10 42 1126.87 25 NE621 R J Lowe 26 SW782 C A J Riley Reading Blandford GB15N16012 GB15D44315 18 12 37 1111.70 17 21 27 1109.96 27 SE694 A Dukes Cadnam GB14X02289 17 25 30 1106.09 28 NW106 C & J Howse & D Parsons Devizes GB14J08057 18 16 42 1103.81 29 SE129 M/M S Harris & Dtr Portchester GB15N34119 17 14 15 1100.15 30 SW8 R Bailey Milborne St GB13N41252 17 27 33 1100.04 31 SE620 E Rann Chillerton GB14N32781 17 1 47 1089.92 32 SE58 M Bradley Fareham GB13J05541 17 21 53 1089.24 33 SW45 P Murrell Poole GB10N35089 17 26 13 1086.92 34 SW938 A Parsons Salisbury GB14N02541 17 59 49 1086.23 35 NW155 F J Quinn Devizes GB14N28754 18 32 6 1084.38 36 NW106 C & J Howse & D Parsons Devizes GB14J08077 18 30 42 1083.22 37 SE893 B Basham & Son Southampton GB13J12443 17 45 3 1081.34 38 SE310 M/M D Waterhouse Portsmouth GB13N02550 17 28 18 1076.87 39 SW90 Cottrell Richmond & Son Wimborne GB13N53795 17 44 0 1069.62 40 SW107 Mr & Mrs M Gower Fordingbridge GB15N04800 17 56 2 1069.00 41 SW114 Johnson & Bell Bournemouth GB14E16694 17 39 15 1064.14 42 NE296 Mr & Mrs V T Hall Oxford GB14N21215 19 23 24 1060.78 43 SW45 P Murrell Poole GB10R07271 17 48 54 1052.14 44 SE188 M Moon Portsmouth GB15E42502 17 43 11 1051.05 45 SE329 M & L Duffell Havant GB15N49658 17 51 13 1043.88 46 SE544 W Edwards Gosport GB14N44484 17 48 38 1042.25 47 SE54 Mr & Mrs D Graham Portsmouth GB11K01101 17 53 10 1040.46 48 SE414 T Barrett Portsmouth GB15V47749 17 56 12 1034.55 49 NE304 Sherman & Wells Oxford GB14N24548 19 43 3 1030.13 50 SE295 A J Wheatcroft Portsmouth GB11T20715 17 54 11 1027.92 51 SE615 J Ross Portsmouth GB13N72851 18 1 22 1026.12 52 SW90 Cottrell Richmond & Son 53 NE115 Mr & Mrs C Merrills Wimborne Swindon GB13N53756 GB14V17536 18 16 55 1021.84 19 43 3 1021.55 54 NW333 W D Young Churchdown GB11J46255 20 24 15 1020.38 55 SW173 M Ayles Weymouth GB12J05355 18 9 41 1019.98 56 NW106 C & J Howse & D Parsons Devizes GB15N68491 19 19 44 1016.81 57 NE332 M/M A Webber & Son Abingdon GB13N80665 19 50 31 1012.96 58 SE139 Marchant & Wearn Portsmouth GB15N99375 18 17 16 1003.30 59 SE324 B & M Wiggins Portsmouth GB15P28898 18 20 28 1001.87 60 SW206 S Jack Tisbury GB13N48063 19 3 36 1001.56 61 SW62 J P Halstead Gillingham GB15N68646 19 2 5 1001.37 62 SE432 T Leggatt Havant GB15V01394 18 20 3 1000.62 63 NW489 Janet Wilcox Bath GB11N48858 19 38 34 1000.43 64 SW154 Harrison & Fournier 65 NW142 D Smith Dorchester Stroud GB15V19754 GB15N06295 18 35 3 999.315 20 27 16 999.253 66 SW62 J P Halstead Gillingham GB14J03243 19 5 17 997.292
67 SW62 J P Halstead 68 NW489 Janet Wilcox Gillingham Bath GB15P09226 GB12N07096 19 7 47 994.127 19 46 0 991.433 69 NE201 M Kelly Kidlington GB15S19092 20 34 48 984.727 70 SE321 C Ret & Dtr Southampton GB15N87574 18 46 6 982.899 71 SE888 L Cross Gosport GB14A24730 18 35 27 979.964 72 SE325 M Whitcombe Southampton NWHU13E011 18 55 41 977.657 73 SE310 M/M D Waterhouse Portsmouth GB14R46860 18 39 40 975.708 74 SE937 R Thomas Portsmouth GB13N64314 18 44 24 969.704 75 SE937 R Thomas Portsmouth GB13N47904 18 46 4 967.595 76 SE432 T Leggatt Havant GB14V12562 18 50 39 960.889 77 SW174 Vernon Hunt Blandford GB13R08488 19 13 23 952.623 78 NE133 J Derbyshire Whitchurch GB15A27991 19 54 14 948.525 79 SE1466 P Cullen Southampton GB14E12130 19 8 23 948.051 80 NW174 Preece Bros & Son Abertillery WHU14N05757 21 37 52 948.015 81 SE129 M/M S Harris & Dtr Portchester GB15N34122 19 15 48 932.119 82 SW428 Mr & Mrs Ford Weymouth GB13S53843 19 23 23 924.657 83 SW90 Cottrell Richmond & Son Wimborne GB13N53764 19 34 41 924.301 84 NW148 P Newton Weston-Super GB14V34196 21 9 39 922.859 85 SE405 J Attrill Salisbury NL11-1131534 20 7 40 920.409 86 SW505 P J Hollard Lytchett GB13N63522 19 34 28 920.320 87 SE1683 P Hughes Chichester GB14R47148 19 23 5 919.933 88 SE1734 L Patterson Portsmouth GB12N34817 19 30 45 911.877 89 SE937 R Thomas Portsmouth GB14N59190 19 33 31 911.158 90 SE1456 S & K Brimecome & Son Cosham GB12J24036 19 35 15 909.965 91 SW113 M/M M & L Rumbold Salisbury GB07N99708 20 31 43 900.494 92 SE929 Barrie Smith Winchester GB14N52187 20 19 55 899.317 93 NW82 Mr & Mrs Horner Chipping GB14S54245 5 4 54 893.103 94 SE176 P A Woods Gosport GB15L15852 19 45 4 892.416 95 SW90 Cottrell Richmond & Son Wimborne GB14N71036 20 3 54 892.301 96 SE392 G Smith Gosport GB12N89841 20 1 12 878.616 97 SW101 Mr & Mrs Cooper Bournemouth GB10E15738 20 12 17 873.373 98 SE312 C Lakeman New Milton GB13B41187 20 13 10 867.566 99 SE315 K & J Zerafa Portsmouth GB15N09678 20 7 50 867.206 100 SW901 W Smy Warminster GB13A12204 5 4 0 846.703 Prize winners from Pau Race flown Friday 24 th June 2016 P Hughes (SE1683) The Gordon Richards Trophy, The Major Buckingham Memorial Trophy, The Presidents Blue Riband, The Truckline Ferries Trophy, SE Section Trophy, The Hopper Brothers Shield (best 2 bird average), a replica and a photograph of the winning pigeon. M/M R Kerr (NW7) - The NW Section Trophy and replica, Messrs Fear, Fear, Payne, Hunt and Robson Trophy, The Mrs V Wright Memorial Trophy (leading hen NW Section), The C Lowe Trophy (longest flying bird on winning day) and The C Churchill Trophy (best velocity in to Gloucestershire). R Harbour (SE162) The Runner Up Trophy and replica, The Frank Roome & Roy Reed Memorial Trophy (highest velocity onto the Isle of Wight). A Parsons (SW938) SW Section Trophy and replica, The Mr Fry Trophy (winner of SW Section) and The Speedbird Challenge Trophy (best 3 bird average).
M/M J F Mauger (NE183) The M A Smith Trophy, NE Section Trophy and replica. T Swain (SW543) The W Bainton Trophy (highest velocity into Dorset). P Newton (NW1482) The Mr Dodd Trophy (highest velocity into Somerset). A Stephens (SW516) The R King Memorial Trophy (highest velocity into Parkstone). J Rodway (NW1707) The Bill Daniels Silver Salver (best velocity over 600 miles). M/M B Dixon (NE396) The Oxfordshire Trophy (best velocity in to Oxfordshire). M Moon (SE188) The Mr Bundy Trophy (1 st yearling in to Hampshire). Newman & Sevier (SW166) The Chris Catterall Trophy (best average same pigeon Messac & Pau). Trophies. All trophies from 2015 must be returned to me before September 10 th 2016. If you wish to bring your cleaned trophies to the young bird marking to be passed on to me you may do so. Thank you. Our next race is the Young Bird/Old Hens race and Breeder/Buyer from Coutances on Saturday 20 th August 2016. Marking to take place Thursday 18 th August. Date for your diary: Annual Late Bred Sale Tuesday 20 th September at Sarisbury Social Club, Southampton. A chance for you to pick up a nice quality pigeon for your stock loft. More details on birds in sale to follow. Clare Norman. Email: secretary@cscfc.com Tel: 023 8057 3919