Pompey Mick Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 The Milton Homing Society (Portsmouth) recently held their Prize presentation in the lounge Bar of their HQ, the Old House at Home,Kevin Bakes was invited to present the prizes and Steve the landlord supplied the Chicken & Chips to keep us well fed.Club Members<<TOP PRIZE WINNER 2011ONCE AGAIN JOHN & TOM AUSTIN HAVE HAD ANOTHER FANTASTIC YEAR IN THE CLUB & FED WITH WINS FROM FOUGERES, CARENTAN, BERGERAC, ,CARENTAN, & 3 FIRSTS FROM HASTINGS PLUS A FURTHER 24 PRIZE CARDS IN THE TOP SIX. THIS CONSISTENT FLYING WON THEM THE COMBINED AVERAGE, OLD BIRD AVERAGE & YOUNG BIRD AVERAGE PLUS A HOST OF OTHER TROPHIES.THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON MUST BE WINNING THE SOLENT FED FROM BERGERAC WHICH WITH THEIR FED WIN FROM CARENTAN WON THEM A FINE HAUL OF TROPHIES INCUDING THE COMBINED & OLD BIRD AVERAGES IN THE SOLENT FED. John & his son Tom Austin with their fabulous array of trophies<< BRYCE & LLOYD SCUTT HAVE GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH SINCE THEIR PARTNERSHIP WAS FORMED.THEY STARTED AND ENDED THE SEASON IN STYLE WINNING THE FIRST & LAST RACES WINNING FROM KINGSDOWN, CARENTAN, MESSAC, AND WERE THE EASTBOURNE KINGS WINNING THREE PLUS 23 FURTHER POSITIONS IN THE TOP SIXTHEY HAVE PROVED THEIR CONSISTANCY BY WINNING THE LEAGUE CUP AND THE OB POINTS CUP IN THE CLUB. ALBIE WEBB & SON ARE ALWAYS THERE OR THEREABOUTS WHEN IT COMES TO RACING ACROSS THE CHANNEL, THIS YEAR IS NO EXCEPTION WITH WINS FROM CARENTAN, CARENTAN, SAINTES & CARENTAN WITH THE YBS WITH ANOTHER 22 POSITIONS IN THE TOP SIXTHEIR PERFORMANCE FROM SAINTES WAS PIGEON RACING AT ITS BEST, TAKING 1st, 2nd,5th & 7th SOLENT FEDERATION. KEVIN & JOHN ZERAFA RACED MAINLY IN THE NORTH ROAD SECTION OF THE CLUB WINNING AN INCREDIBLE TEN RACES , WINNING FOUR TIMES FROM LEICESTER, THREE TIMES FROM STRATFORD ON AVON, & WINS FROM UPPER HEYFORD, SCOTCH CORNER & NEWARK WITH A FURTHER FORTY FIVE (45!)POSITIONS IN THE TOP SIX.IN THE SDNRF HE WON 1st& 2nd LEICESTER, 1St, 2nd,3rd & 4th STRATFORD AND AN UNBELIEVABLE 1’,2’,3’,4’,5’,6’,7’,& 8TH FROM UPPER HEYFORD WINNING THEM THE SDNRF YB AVERAGE. MICK JOHNSON MANAGED TO FIND TIME FROM HIS SECRETARIAL DUTIES TO GET A WIN FROM FOUGERES ON THE SOUTH & WAKEFIELD,STRATFORD & NEWBURY ON THE NORTH ALSO WINNING THE F.J.WILLETT MEMORIAL CUP IN THE SDNRF. JOHN GOOD DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB IN ORGANISING THE CLUB’S ANNUAL SHOWS AND HE ALSO RACES A GOOD PIGEON WINNING FROM NEWARK, SCOTCH CORNER & LEICESTER WITH ANOTHER ELEVEN TOP SIX FINISHES OUR BELOVED CHAIRMAN EDWARD ‘BOMBER’ MELLIS HAD ONE OF HIS QUIETER YEARS , (NOT THAT WE KNEW IT) BUT STILL MANAGED TO WIN FROM STRATFORD & UPPER HEYFORD PLUS ELEVEN MORE POSITIONS IN THE TOP SIX CHRIS & DANNY WILLETT HAVE SUPPORTED THE NORTH ROAD SECTION VERY WELL THIS SEASON WINNING FROM MARLBOROUGH WITH ANOTHER TEN POSITIONS. THEY WILL BE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH THIS SEASON WITH THE SUPER PARTNERSHIP OF C&D WILLETT & GRANDSONS BEING FORMED CYRIL HALLETT HAS BEEN A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF THE MILTON HS SINCE HE JOINED THE CLUB IN 1962 WHEN IT WAS KNOWN AS THE MILTON ARMS HS. HE IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW MEMBERS OF THE CLUB WHO HAS WON A ‘NATIONAL’ AND HAS ALSO JOINED THE ELITE ‘FEDERATION WINNERS GANG’ WITH HIS WIN FROM BERGERAC RECENTLY.HE HAS SERVED AS CLOCK COMMITTEE IC LONGER THAN ANY OTHER MEMBER HAS BEEN IN THE CLUB AND IS THE BACKBONE OF THE CLUB, ALWAYS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ATTEND ANY GATHERING.HE IS WELL KNOWN LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY FOR HIS WRITINGS IN THE PIGEON PRESS AS ‘CHEF’ AND MUST HAVE VACCINATED THOUSANDS OF PIGEONS ACROSS THE PORTSMOUTH AREA FOR LOCAL FANCIERS.THE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT CYRIL WITH THIS GIFT IN RECOGNITION OF HIS FIFTY YEARS CONTINUOUS MEMBERSHIP OF THE MILTON HOMING SOCIETY.Cyril with Kevin Bakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 very nice, great to see those events taking place, well done to all prize winners :emoticon-0137-clapping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tooshy Boy Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 WELLDONE TO ALL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Mick Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Here are the names L-RMick Johnson (Sec.) Tom Austin,Albie Webb,Bryce Scutt, John Austin, George Johnson (Club President and still an active fancier at 92 years young), Bomber Mellis (Club Chairman),Cyril Hallett (Scribe 'CHEF'), John Good, Lloyd Scutt (ETS Secretary), Chris Willett & Lee Willett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tooshy Boy Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 WELLDONE GUYS HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR NIGHT YOU S LOOK A NICE BUNCH OF LADS.AWE THE BEST FOR ...2012./// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 nice lot of trophies there, good to see those events taking place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 great to see , well done all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just ask me Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 great thread and well done to all involved great too see people get the credit they deserve :emoticon-0137-clapping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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