CHELTENHAM OB 2 flown on 28/04/2007

Liberation 11 : 45 : 0 AM 16 Members sent 289 Birds Norh East Wind

1 HARRISON & HULL1454.309

2 HUDDLESTONE & CUTHBERTSON 1452.094

3 HARRISON & HULL 1438.043

4 W PEARSON & G/SON 1436.305

5 W PEARSON & G/SON  1409.173

6 T JACKSON 1406.403

7 HARRISON & HULL  1406.285

8 K BURNS 1404.145

9 T JACKSON  1400.661

10 MR & MRS PRITCHARD 1394.330

Old Lodge HS were liberated into a north east wind for their second Cheltenham race of the season. The Harrison and Hull team were 1^st & 3^rd club, 3^rd & 7^th fed and 4^th & 12^th combine. First in the clock for the team was 2yo Destiny bred from King Bee an inbred stock cock to King Barcelona 1 when paired to stock hen The Witneus hen an inbred hen of Witneus – R Floorizone lines. As a yearling destiny scored on numerous occasions including 1^st club & 1^st sect west NWCC Yelverton and 3^rd club, 4^th sect west and 7^th open NWCC Messac when he was beaten by loft mates for 1^st open. Second to be timed was the ever reliable Louis Cooreman The Pencil Cock, this cock has already been 1^st club, 4^th club & 8^th combine Kempsey this year and as a yearling he was in the clock weekly with his best performance being 1^st club, fed & combine. Taking 2^nd club, 4^th fed & 6^th combine was Huddlestone and Cuthbertson with a Camphius Janssen cock named Derek that is proving to be a very consistent pigeon for the partnerhip this year. This cock bred by Derek Pedley won minor cards as a yearling with his best performance being 2^nd Section west NWGN. Bill pearson was 4^th & 5^th club, 8^th & 15^th fed & 13^th & 34^th combine with a 2yo blue widowhood cock bred by the late Graham Pearce clocked first and then a 2yo chequer white flight cock. Tommy Jackson finished 6^th club, 21^st fed and 42^nd combine with a yearling cock. Div 1 winner of the free nom was Bill Pearson with Harrison and Hull as runners-up whilst in Div 2 Tommy Jackson won the 1^st free nom and Huddleston and Cuthbertson won the 2^nd prize. Tommy Jackson won the xmas nom.

 CHELTENHAM OB 1 flown on 21/04/2007

Liberation 12 : 0 : 0 AM 17 Members sent 267 Birds South West Wind

1 HARRISON & HULL  1912.732

2 HUDDLESTONE & CUTHBERTSON 1910.322

3 HUDDLESTONE & CUTHBERTSON 1904.930

4 T JACKSON 1902.368

5 W PEARSON & G/SON 1898.906

6 HUDDLESTONE & CUTHBERTSON 1898.501

7 T JACKSON  1898.420

8 W PARKER  1897.144

9 T JACKSON 1895.274

10 MR & MRS PRITCHARD 1885.953

KEMPSEY OB flown on 14/04/2007

Liberation 11 : 0 : 0 AM 18 Members sent 291 Birds EASTERLY WIND

1 HARRISON & HULL 1562.302

2 HARRISON & HULL 1560.039

3 HUDDLESTONE & CUTHBERTSON 1557.815

4 HARRISON & HULL  1550.445

5 W PARKER  1542.629

6 W PEARSON & G/SON  1532.347

7 W PEARSON & G/SON  1526.032

8 T JACKSON  1515.126

9 R LATHAM & SON  1512.044

10 T JACKSON 1508.501

WOLLASTON OB flown on 07/04/2007

Old Lodge HS are flying in the New Lancs Fed and South Lancs Combine for the 2007 Season. The first race of the year on 7^th April was from Wollaston and saw 17 members enter 276 birds. The birds were liberated in good weather conditions with a north wind at the liberation site at 11.15. The first red card of the season, 7^th fed and 26^th combine went to Bill Pearson with a yearling blue cock Mister Gary named after its breeder Gary Spavin of Lancaster, he had previously scored as a young bird having won 1^st Portland and 6^th New Lancs Fed. Bill also finished 5^th club, 15^th fed and 37^th combine with a 2y old cock. The Harrison and Hull partnership had two together to finish 2^nd and 3^rd club, 8^th and 10^th fed and 27^th and 29^th combine. First in the clock was 2yo Louis Cooreman cock Dark Grizeldar this cock won 1^st club & 1^st fed as a youngster and 1^st club & 2^nd fed as a yearling. Second to be timed was Magoo a yearling Janssen cock that had three races as a youngster bred from top producing stock cock Remus (son of Chantilly 03) and Miss Reliable who won in excess of £3000 during her channel racing career. Finishing 4^th club, 12^th fed and 34^th combine was 4yo cock no 77 for Huddleston & Cuthbertson, this cock is one of the partnerships best pigeons bred down from Franks’ old blue cock that won too much to mention for Frank when he flew in Leyland club and Merseyside Fed. The final club card went to Mr & Mrs Pritchard winning 6^th club, 17^th fed and 40^th combine with a 2yo meally cock. Div 1 1^st free nom and 1^st Jackpot were won by Harrison and Hull, Div 1 2^nd free nom was won by Roy Latham, Div 2 1^st free nom, Xmas Nom and 2^nd Jackpot was won by Huddleton and Cuthbertson, Div 2 2^nd free nom was won by Tommy Jackson.