Fri 7.45 I rang Martin ,Alan rang Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to delay race by 24 hours
Sat 7.45 , I rang Martin ,Alan rang Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go
Sat 1,00 arrived at yard ,picked up Deerness Valley , West Durham and Darlington ,arrived at Barton at 6,00
Sat 8,00 pm ,left Barton with 4 wagons and 2 trailers arrived onsite at 10,00,birds opened up and watered by 10,45
Sun 6.00 am clear blue skies and a white frost
7.00 ,warming up ,no wind
8,00 birds liberated in a light west north west wind ,clearing well,cloudless skies on route home.
Back to Barton for 11.15 ,then dropped off baskets at Darlington,West Durham and Deerness Valley
Basket Numbers
Crook. 18
Cockfield. 46
Deerness Valley 47
West Durham. 85
Sacriston. 51
Darlington. 30
Consett. 85
Annfield Plain. 58
Newcastle. 52
Tyne Derwent. 52
Total. 524
Peter Mathews ,posted by Alan Brown