Well the race was fast--due to rain forcast at lib site ,birds were libberated early with a warning fast race.
1st--A Slee & G/Daughter--1718 ypm
2nd-- Jobes Bros & Stephenson--1712 ypm
3rd-- Smith/Ovington--1702 ypm
4th--###########---1700 ypm
5th--###########--1700 ypm
6th--###########--1700 ypm
7th--Jobes bros & Stephenson --1699 ypm
8th --Smith /Ovington --1689 ypm
9th --A Slee & G/daughter--1687 ypm
10th--##############--1686 ypm
Good returns.

Race was postponed yesterday so Thursday race.

Last night I received a rather unpleasant email from a federation secretary accusing me on stopping the working man from sending his pigeons

I would like to point out that at the Amalgamation Annual General Meeting the membership voted for the Nationals to be raced from Maidstone, despatch to be Friday and that pick up times be 2 hours earlier .

Neither Brian, Peter or myself have a vote on this the 2 hours earlier was carried by 6 federations to 3

Cockfield federation
Racepoint -Arras 26-5-18 188 BIRDS
1ST-Wade Bros 16 X 479 BC 13 00 20 1484.969 354/1142 WA
2ND-Bradley & Marley 1 CON 118 BWH 13 19 43 1419.452 354/1117 WA
3RD-H Peairs & Son 16 X 2924 BC 13 30 09 1396.072 357/122 C
4TH-N Collinson 15 CF 1339 CHW 13 31 11 1384.226 354/1500 WA
5TH-Fenwick Bros 17 TEE 1810 CHW 13 38 25 1361.614 354/1169 WA

Consett Prudhoe. 5.30
Annfield Plain. 6,00
Consett. Grove. 6,30

Newcastle. 5.00
Tyne Derwent. 5,30
Deerness Valley. 6,00

Cockfield. 6,15
West Durham. 6.45
Crook. 7.00

Darlington. 7.00

As usual weather committee will decide on Friday morning

Alan Brown

in so far
1/wade,bros bc.16 x ,479 vol 1484.9 £1
2/Bradley/par 15.con.118 vol 1419.4
3/Wallace/bros 16.x77 vol 1373.9 £2
4/WADE/&HOGE 15.CF1263 VOL 1359.0£1
5/BOLLAM/BROS 14.AP178 VOL 1331.1£2
6/D/MCKENNA CC.15DV 1343 VOL1211.9
DONT PHONE DONT Know

1 Jewitt and Ramsey. Vel 1333.5 pooled £2 pool money £44, prize money £11.40 Total £55.40

2 M Dinning. Vel 1125 prize money £7.60

3 M Dinning. Vel 1110

Alan Brown

1 BOLLAM/BROS 1331/185
2 R/PETREY 1317/292
3 PINKERTON/CRAIK 1300/514
4 M/FANTARROW/GREEN 1290/228
5 A/MOULD 12771/895
6 BOLLAM/BROS 1271/664
7 BOLLAM/BROS
8 M/FANTARROW/GREEN
9 M/FANTARROW/GREEN
10 M/FANTARROW/GREEN
WELL DONE ALL FANTA
STILL LOTS OF BIRDS MISSING
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1) P.Scott 1381.6 4th Fed
2) P.Scott 1332.5
3) A.Armstrong 1299.7
4) P.Scott 1294.2
5) P.Jackson 1286.7
6) S.Hawkes 1263.8
7) S.Hawkes 1252.2
8) S.Hawkes 1234.6

7 members sent 69 birds

in up to now
Bradley/ptr 1419.4 ring no 2015 con118
Wallace.bros 1373.9 ring no 16x77 £2
bolman/bros 1331.185 ring no 14 ap 178 £2
d/McKenna 1211.9 ring no 15 dv 1343
don't phone don't no