By Tommytodd , 26 June 2017

9 Members sent 21 birds

1. S. Guthrie 850.55
Only bird back in race time

Well done Stephen excellent performance

By A Brown , 26 June 2017

Sat ,Alan rang Martin and Stephen,vote was 3 to 0 to go (Alan voted instead of Peter ,has he only got home during the night)

Arrived at yard at 1,00 went out to pick up Deerness Valley,Cockfield, and West Durham,back to yard by 4.30 ,set off at 4.45 picking up Darlington on the way ,on site by 12.00 birds opened up and watered by 12.30

Sunday up at 5.00 , Scottish birds liberated at 5.30

Full cloud cover on site with rain on route birds held over

Mon. Up at 5.00 broken skies on site ,birds liberated at 6.30 in a north west wind

Basket numbers

By A Brown , 26 June 2017

West Durham. Latcham and gdtr. 1394
Sacriston. Jefferson son Winn. 1391
Deerness Valley. YoungBros Dowson. 1384
Cockfield. Wade & Hogg. 1383
Newcastle. H Tweedy. 1376
Darlington. S Clement. 1372
Tyne Derwent. Shield Bros. 1372
Consett. Hindmarsh & Telfer. 1372
Crook. Goodwin Crawford & Son 1371
Annfield Plain. J Mcgough. 1368

Alan Brown

By A Brown , 26 June 2017

Tuesday 7.45 ,rang Martin ,Alan rang Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go

Arrived at yard for 7.00 ,set off with 1 wagon when birds had been ferried in , collected Darlington on way arrived at Dover for 3.50 ,sailed on 4.20 ferry

Wednesday,arrived at Abbeville for 11.00 , stopped ,opened up and watered by 11.30.Stayed at Abbeville fed birds at 4.00 and rewatered temperature 37 deg

Thursday left at 7.00 arrived at site for 12.00, birds opened up and watered by 12.20

Birds fed at 4.00 and rewatered ,temperature on site 36 deg

By Michael Young , 26 June 2017

542 birds
1st E Lacham & Grandaughter 1394.0
2nd Stephenson Bros 1393.3
3rd E Reynolds 1392.4
4th A Morgan son & Daughter 1392.0
5th A Morgan son & Daughter 1389.6
6th A Morgan son & Daughter 1389.0
7th Mr/Mrs Hopton 1383.8
8th Lynas Bros & Genner 1381.6
9th Stephenson Bros 1380.6
10th Stephenson Bros 1378.7
11th N K R Mckimm 1373.4
12th Wallace Bros 1373.3
13th Wallace Bros 1372.9
14th E Lacham & Grandaughter 1372.0
15th Mr/Mrs Hopton 1368.8
16th Wallace Bros 1367.0
17th B Cheetham 1365.7

By Michael Young , 26 June 2017

65 birds
1st A Knighton & Grandson 906.6
2nd Lynas bros & Genner 792.3
3rd Grady Chappell & Sharp 766.7
4th S & M Jordan 759.5
5th Tray Bros 742.3
6th T & J Brown 740.1
7th D Clark 615.8
8th T & J Brown 575.8
9th D Clark 488.1
10th R Grimley son & Daughter 320.9
11th T & J Brown 308.4