Stafford 2009

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19 & 20th December 2009

The three Swedish Judges - L to R - Christer Larsen, Anders Clarhäll & Klas Bjork

The winning Black Red and Graham Cannell receives the Dan Clayton Trophy from Andrew Wetters

Best Brown Red by David Hall who receives the Reserve Champion Trophy for this bird

Best Trio and Best Large


Peter Watkinson receives Best Large trophy	Jorg wins Best Opposite Sex Large trophy

The Federation Modern Game Club Show

Date – 19th Dec 2009
Judges – C Larsson
K Björk,& A Clarhäll

Large Modern Male - Black Red
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	P Watkinson	Best Large -Best type, tall without being heavy
2	R Cowan	Good balance and short back
3	Gamble & Son	Good back and legs
4	Mayfield Poultry	Good back and reach, but with worn tail feathers

Large Modern Female - Black Red
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	J Donath	Tall and with good colour and presentation
2	R Cowan	Similar to first, but not as good colour
3	A Daybell	Good type, but pale
4	Gamble & Son	Good colour, but not as tall as the others

Large Modern Male - AOC
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	A Daybell	Best type and colour of the class
2	Gamble & Son	Second in reach and colour
3	A Daybell	Too much of a Malay type. Not clean in colour
4	D Randall	Insufficient reach and unclean colour. Open tail

Large Modern Female - AOC
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	A Demaine	Pile female of good reach and a sound breast colour
2	N Elcombe	Duckwing female with a pale face
3	N Elcombe	Pile female, not so high and with a pale breast
4	N Elcombe	Duckwing with plenty of rust, not just on the wings

Black Red Male
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	M McCullough	The obvious winner
2	G Cannell	Does not have style and long neck as the winner
3	G Cannell	Good top colour and short back, but also short neck
4	G Cannell	Good prominent shoulders, but not as fit as others

Black Red Female
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	G Cannell	Best -Best presentation, neck, body and leg colour
2	G Cannell	Almost as good as first, hardly no difference
3	G Cannell	Similar qualities as the first two
4	D Fairweather	Good shoulders, neck and eye colour

Wheaten Male
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	E McNamee	Tall and a long neck. Slightly dark leg colour
2	G Cannell	Short body and hard feathers, but with a short neck
3	G Cannell	Would be place first if it did not have a crocked beak
4	D Hall	Best feather quality and colour, but short neck

Wheaten Female
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	E McNamee	Long neck. Good feather and leg colour
2	G Cannell	Slightly longer back than first
3	R Banister	Best colour of the wheaten pullets
4	E McNamee	Good style, feather and leg colour. Poor top colour

Pile Male
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	M McCullough	Excellent
2	M McCullough	Slightly coarser in general type compared to first
3	D Hall	Tall, but not as stylish as the first two
4	A Pearce	Heavier and with an uneven bay colour

Pile Female
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	S McKean	Excellent type and presentation. Good leg colour
2	M McCullough	Difficult, hard to distinguish from the 1st Did not settle
		in pen
3	S Coia	Good colour and presentation. Not as stylish as the
		first two
4	M McCullough	Also a very nicely presented bird but a paler leg colour

Birchen Male
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	P Watkinson	Good bird
2	M McCullough	Longer back than the first and a slightly overlaced front
3	S Wood	A good bird, but overlaced and dubbing could be closer
4	D Fairweather	Short neck and an overlaced front

Birchen Female
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	D Hall	Stylish, dark face, perfect lacing. Enjoyed to be in the
		centre
2	S Berry	Also a very nice bird but heavier than the first
3	S Wood	Very stylish but a bit over laced
4	D Fairweather	Similar to number two but not as clear in lacing

Brown Red Male
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	D Hall	BOS. Very stylish with excellent lift and temperament.
		Best Brn Rd male in European shows I have seen so far

2	D McQue	Very nice in colour and shape but slightly big
3	D Fairweather	Also a good bird but carrying its wings a bit low
4	S Coia	Not so clear in lacing as the top three

Brown Red Female
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	M McCullough	Good, fine pullet, shows herself in pen
2	M McCullough	Similar to the first, but not as fine and does not show
		herself
3	A Kerr	Not as stylish and with a overlaced front
4	D McQue	Good, but with a long back and tendency to cushion

Gold Duckwing Male
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	G Cannell	Stylish, perfect body, leg and eye colour
2	G Cannell	Similar to the first but with white on the breast
3	R Banister	Weak leg colour

Silver Duckwing Male
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	D Hall	Stylish bird with a very good presentation. Perfect in
		body, leg and eye colour
2	M McCullough	Similar to first but weaker leg colour
3	G Cannell	Nice short bird with good lift. Good eye colour but
		unfortunately too much white on the breast
4	G Cannell	Similar to no.3

Duckwing Female
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	T Alty	A beuty with striking long legs
2	G Cannell	General type not as good as 1 and with a tendency to
		carry wings on the back
3	T Alty	Slightly long in the back
4	D McQue	Tail in a sharp angle and with a pale face colour

AOC Standard Male
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	G Cannell	A very good silver blue
2	G Cannell	Good silver blue, tail carried slightly high. Face could be
		darker
3	S Wood	Lemon blue cockerel with tail carried slightly high. Sickle
		feathers could be more narrow
4	A Kerr	Blue red cockerel with wings carried low, which spoils
		the appearance

AOC Standard Female
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	P Watkinson	Silver blue with good presentation, colour and reach
2	P Watkinson	Silver blue. Similar the first but with cushion on the back

3	T Thompson	Creel. Not as stylish as top two but very good shoulders
		and a nice flat back. Perfect leg colour
4	S Berry	Good bird but need training

AC Non Standard Male
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	R Banister	Blue creel. Long back. Head and beak too short and broad
2	R Banister	Blue creel. Coarser, less of a modern type than the first

AC Non Standard Female
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	R Banister	Splash. Not ready for a show.
2	R Banister	Splash. Not ready for a show.

Novice Female
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	C Lewis	An untypical modern in poor condition. The bird is skinny
		and pale

Adult Male (over 1 year)
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	M Eade	Good reach and hard feathers. Could have done well against younger males
2	A Pearce	Stylish cock with good reach, excellent colour and temperament
3	D Randall	Did not show itself at the time of judging. Otherwise a good bird

Adult Female (over 1 year)
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	D & H Carson	Weaten hen - good type but with a uneaven coulor on back
2	G Cannell	Black red hen in excellent condition
3	D Randall	Has not aged as well as the other two

Trio
Award	Exhibitor	Comment
1	M McCullough	Excellent cockerel. Pullets not having the same reach.
2	G Cannell	Pullets of similar quality as winner trio, but with a more
		average cockerel
3	D & H Carson	Generally of more coarser type than trios 1 and 2
4	G Cannell	A very god duckwing trio. Would been placed first if the
		cockerel did not have a crocked beak

Other Comments
Our days in Stafford were a true pleasure. Meeting all these beautiful birds and their, likewise handsome owners was exciting as always. Devoted members and a generous atmosphere are surely the best assets of the Club.

We can see some improvements during the six years since we judged the Club show last time. First, the large birds have taken a very big step forward in just a few years. They are better in type and the numbers have increased. Well done breeders of large game! Second, there are more of high quality birds among the bantams, which made judging more challenging, as well as more interesting.
We are grateful for all the hospitality and honoured by the invitation to judge, and we would like to warmly thank the Wetter’s family for taking care of us in such a good way the day before the show

Klas Björk, Christer Larsson and Anders Clarhäll

Best Modern - G Cannell - Black Red Female
Best Opposite Sex Modern - D Hall - Brown Red Male
Best Large - P Watkinson - Black Red Male
Best Trio - Marc McCullough - Black Reds

Modern Game Club AGM Minutes – 20th December 2009

The meeting commenced at 1.30pm prompt with Andrew Wetters acting as Chairman for the first part of the meeting, pending the election of officers

There were 32 members present: A Wetters, J O’Sullivan, M McCullough, R MacTaggart, S McKean, D Carson, H Carson, P Watkinson, E McNamee, T Grimshaw, S Berry, G Cannell, D McQue, A Pennington, M Eade, D Randall, A Green, A Daybell, T Thompson, N Elcombe, T Alty, A Bryant, T Lovel, R Cripps, D Crossland, H Caunce, D Hill, C Larsson, K Bjork, A Clarhall and D Hall

Andrew welcomed everyone and asked for a minutes silence in memory of Jimmy McNab and Kevin Drummond who, sadly passed away earlier in the year.
Andrew then outlined changes to the Clubs structure and urged members to support the new working practices which in essence enable all committee members to participate directly in the running of the Club. In doing so he expressed thanks to Jennifer for her untiring work, which has lead to the Club being held in high esteem by many in the fancy. A presentation was made to Jennifer in recognition of her work. Andrew said the Club had made good progress and was proceeding in a vibrant healthy manner

1. Apologies for absence were received from J Leonard, S Coia, A Kerr, D Alsop, B Bannister, S Rich, Alan Higgs and A Hillary

2.The minutes of the last meeting having been circulated were taken as read

3.There were no matters arising other than those on the main agenda

4. Secretary’s Report

Jennifer stated that she had enjoyed her time as secretary and that she had done the best that she could for the Club throughout that time. She added that she had enjoyed working with Andrew and wanted to thank all the members that had supported her throughout for their kindness and advice. Jenny wanted to thank Ron especially who has bent over backwards to support her and the Club. She hoped that everyone would support her successor as they had supported her

5. Treasurer’s Report

The audited accounts were circulated and again it was reported that the Club was in a healthy state financially and so subscriptions can stay as they are for another year. 150 copies of the MG standards book had been purchased for £375 although this won’t show up until next years accounts. The accounts were proposed to be accepted, seconded and unanimously carried Jennifer reported her wish to remain on the committee as treasurer and membership secretary

6. Election of Officers

Andrew outlined the new roles designed to take the Club forward and as detailed in the recent newsletter. The Officers and committee members were unanimously elected en-block. The Officers are: Andrew Wetters President, Simon McKean Chairman, Alan Higgs Vice Chairman, Webmaster and Auditor, Dean McQue Secretary, Jennifer O’Sullivan Treasurer. Other committee members are Marc McCullough Standards Officer, Phil and Ann Pennington Trophies and Club Stand, Graham Cannell Sub Editor, Andrew Bryant and Trevor Thompson General Committee members (jobs yet to be allocated)

7. Other Items

a. Constitution changes - the drafted changes to the constitution were accepted unanimously the key changes being that officers of the Club be drawn from existing committee members and that applicants wishing to be elected on to the committee give notice of their intent at least 30 days before the AGM

b. Judges Medals - the proposal put forward by Andrew Kerr was voted upon and it was agreed that medals would be provided for all judges at the Club show including 2009 judges. Jennifer to arrange

c. Regional Areas and awarding regional status - it was proposed that the regional shows be geographically based using government regions. Any requests for regional status would only be considered for established shows, where there is no regional show already in that region and where ratified by a vote at the AGM

d. Federation & National Judges - were proposed and agreed as follows; the Club Show judges will be Andrew Wetters – Black Reds and Wheatens, Stuart Lowe & Wilfried Detering – others. National – Andrew Bryant

8. AOB Dean outlined the proposal by one of the members partners to put the standards into audio format for the partially sighted

9. Show Champion and Reserve Trophy presentation These trophies were presented by Andrew with congratulations going to Graham Cannell and David Hall

There being no other business the meeting was closed

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