YORKSHIRE MIDDLE ROUTE COMBINE Chelmsford Report, August 2015 By Sue Skelton This week s Yorkshire Middle Route Combine race from Chelmsford on the 22nd of August was liberated in a light South West wind and topping the Combine and the North Section is Bob Mallinson of Whitby on 1652. Topping the West Section is Alan Gill of Norton on 1575. Topping the South Section is Bob Puttock of Patrington on 1569. Topping the Central Section is G & G Ringrose of Driffield on 1540. Well done to everyone - it looks like there could have been a bit of east in that wind. Coastal North Section Whitby Premier Club. 4 members sent 141 birds with the red card going to S. Mallinson & Son on 1652 with a hen off his good friend Frans De Coux of Berlaar. Dirk & Frans Maris with Bob Mallinson in the middle. Second place went to Alan Richardson on 1600 with a self-bred Jelle Roziers x Andre Roodhoft hen. Third place went to Alan Richardson on 1600 with a self-bred Louis Thijs Heremans-Ceusters. Fourth place went to Alan Richardson on 1599 with a self-bred Louis Thijs Heremans-Ceusters. Alan wins the pools. Scarborough Social Club. 8 members sent 225 birds with the red card going to Ken & Sue Skelton on 1548 with a self-bred Scheers Lodewyckx x Bri Bolton Ceusters x. Second place went to Ken & Sue Skelton on 1537 with a self-bred Bernard Gray x Heremans-Ceusters. Third place went to Terry & Paul Douthwaite on 1528 with a
Natural Geerinckx. Fourth place went to Keith Todd on 1527 with a Janssen. Filey Homing Society. 7 members sent 136 birds with the red card going to Colin Smith on 1540 with a Gaby Vandenabeele. Second place went to Colin Smith on 1540 with a Van De Poel. Third place went to Mr & Mrs Hotham on 1529 with a Mike Parker of Wales Van Elsacker. Fourth place went to Mervyn Hinchcliffe on 1518 with a Karel Boeckx cross. Hunmanby Homing Society. 8 members sent 151 birds with the red card going to Tony Robson on 1550 with a Marina Van de Velde. Second place went to John & Les Hill on 1543 with a Busey Chapel x Flor Engels. Third place went to John & Les Hill on 1540 with a Busschaert. Fourth place went to Bob Bedford on 1536 with a Busschaert x Frank Sheader Soontjen. West Section Norton I. Flying Club. 7 members sent 203 birds with the red card going to A. Gill on 1575 with a Van Dyke. Second place went to S. Taylor on 1570 with a Foxwood Lofts Geerinckx. Third place went to B. Ford & Son on 1569 with a Heremans-Ceusters. Fourth place went to S. Taylor on 1568 with a Geerinckx x Drapa. Kirbymoorside F. Club. 8 members sent 119 birds with the red card going to Albert Tateson on 1556 with a Leemputten x Masarella Janssen. Second place went to Albert Tateson on 1554 with a R. Mort Leemputten. Third place went to Dobson & Allen on 1539 with a self-bred Devada x. Fourth place went to H. Jackson on 1535 with a self-bred Machine. Eastrington P. F. C. 4 members sent 39 birds with the red card and Second and Third places going to New Member from Goole Norman Whittingham on 1435, 1359 and 1358 all with his self-bred Van Reets. Fourth place went to Mike Shipley on 1341 with a Dave Robinson x Derek Sumner which was 1st Huntingdon last week. Pocklington H. Society. 6 members sent 124 birds with the red card going to T. Edwards on 1482 with a Frans Zwols. Second place went to T. Edwards on 1478 with a Portleet Janssen. Third place went to J. R. Hodgson on 1473 with a Foxwood Lofts Geerinckx. Fourth place went to G. W. Atkinson on 1467 with one of his family of pigeons. Coastal South Section Flamborough Homing Society. 4 members sent 37 birds with the red card going to Mick Holdsworth on 1319 with a Jan Aarden cock. Second place went to Paul Lawson on 1317 with a self-bred. Third place went to Mike Farnell on 1306 with a Kirkpatrick x Verheye hen. Fourth place went to John Kemp on 1134 with a self-bred cock. Hornsea & D. H. Society. 5 members sent 119 birds with the red card and Third places going to A. Midgley on 1434 and 1380. Second place went to Gavin Leahy on 1426 with a Vandenabeele. Fourth place went to Phil & June Edmonds on 1374 with a Koopman. Bridlington D.F.C. 12 members sent 223 birds with the red card going to Kerry Mellonby & Ricky Wheelhouse on 1553 with a De Rauw Sablon. Second place went to Kerry Mellonby & Ricky Wheelhouse on 1553 with a Hardy Krueger. Third place went to Kerry Mellonby & Ricky Wheelhouse on 1553 with a Rauw Sablon. Fourth place went to Kerry Mellonby & Ricky Wheelhouse on 1553 with a Geerinckx all his Premier Stud pigeons.
Patrington Haven Leisure Club. 8 members sent 249 birds with the red card going to Bob Puttock on 1569 with a Premier Stud Geerinckx. Second Third and Fourth places went to Paul & Helen Johnson on 1529, 1529 and 1513 all with brothers and sisters out of his Stuart Ward Van Der Merwe stock. Withernsea Homing Society. 4 members sent 60 birds with the red card and Second Third and Fourth places going to Dave Beadle on 1408, 1408, 1408 and 1382 with a Sablon then 2 x Hardy Krugers and an Albert Derwa all with his Premier Stud birds. Central Section Driffield Homing Society. 8 members sent 107 birds with the red card going to Geoff & Gary Ringrose on 1540 with a Gust Janssen x Second place went to Geoff & Gary Ringrose on 1540 with a Gust Janssen x Gabby Vandenabeele which was 2nd last week from Huntingdon. Geoff, Beryl & Gary Ringrose, Central Section winners. Third and Fourth places went to Paul Woodmansey on 1539 and 1531 with a pair of Bob Mallinson Van den Brande x Barberien. North Hull Club. 7 members sent 75 birds with the red card and Third places going to Mr & Mrs Crawford on 1516 and 1515 with a pair of Jos Thorn x Wildemeersch. Second and Fourth places went to Barry Kipling on 1516 and 1480 with a pair off Steve Hadley. Hull Chalk Lane Club. 4 members sent 99 birds with the red card going to Franciosy & Bennett on 1509 with a Jos Thorn cock. Second place went to G. Rudd on 1481 with a Marina Van De Velde x Janssen cock. Third place went to Franciosy & Bennett on 1472 with a Soontjen x Van den Bosch. Fourth place went to D. Williams on 1468 with a M. Mathews. Hull Millennium Club. 8 members sent 117 birds with the red card going to Paul Stamford on 1519 with a G. Coggin hen sitting eggs. Second Third and Fourth places went to John and Jackie Hall on 1518, 1518 and 1506 with their family of self-bred Vic and Jenny Moody birds. Cottingham Homing Society. 4 members sent 105 birds with the red card going to Dave Robinson on 1522 with a Premier Stud Gaston Van de Wouwer cock. Second place went to Dave Robinson on 1512 with a Mitchell Vandenabeele cock. Third place went to Dave Robinson on 1467 with a Mitchell Vandenabeele cock which won Sleaford. Fourth place went again to Dave Robinson on 1463 with a Julian Petch cock. Kingston Flying Club. 1 members sent 20 birds C Clark on 1455, 1442, 1430 1288 with his Heremans-Ceusters Walton Priory Club. 2 members sent 8 birds with the red card and Second place going to G. Block on 1405 and 1281 with a pair of Steve Sutton Busschearts. Third place went to P. Mitchell on 1265 with a self-bred pigeon.
Sue Skelton Y.M.R.Combine Scribe. 01723 377044. sue@skeltonpigeons.co.uk