Darky Dick had 2 out of the flea dusky chequers they bred some good birds at that time you had Dick,Tom Rigg,Martland Bros,Albert Bartonand Tom Aughton all basically flying the same birds i went to Martlands,Albert Bartons and Tom Riggs with Dick they were all basically the same stock as they all swapped with one another.The reds and mealeys were mainly kept by Dick and the Martlands good hard pigeons.
Johnnie Orritt still flys them well at Mere Brow in the NFC and North Ashton and look at Brian Littlewood and few others like myself do alright with them but one thing these men had in common was good stock sense and how to get a pigeon fit in body and as importantly in the mind.I ask people to look at Dick Baldwins results between 1959 and 2000 .In that time he only introduced 3 hens into his stock loft show me another man who could do that and maintain his flying record.