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THE BRITISH BARCELONA CLUB

PALAMOS (Blue Riband) NATIONAL

Race Code Number 3059
FRIDAY 16th JUNE 2000
Race entry fee £5.00 Per Bird
Race Marking MONDAY 12th June


Prizemoney

OPEN 1st £500; 2nd £150; 3rd £100; 4th £50 and 8 prizes of £25.
SECTIONS Pro - Rata at £1.00 Per Bird entered in Section.


NOMINATIONS

COLOURED TELEVISION NOMINATION (Not a Portable) - No limit to the number of birds you Enter @ £1.00 Per Bird - For first T.V. Nom. Bird in result
CHARITY NOMINATION - No limit to the number you Enter @ £1.00 Per Bird 50% to Best Nom.bird clocked. 50% to Cancer Research.
OPEN SINGLE BIRD NOMINATION - You can ONLY enter ONE BIRD @ £1.00. First bird in result in this Single Nomination. WINS ALL in nomination less 5%.
LADIES NOMINATION [Entry Free] Mark your selection [ LN ] on part B of race sheet.
PATRONS NOMINATION [Entry Free] Mark your selection [ PT ] on part B of race sheet.


THE PALAMOS NATIONAL RACE TROPHIES

1st OPEN
Petlife International Ltd. Harkers Challenge Trophy
The Presidents [Ron Mitcheison] Challenge Trophy
The Spanish Challenge Trophy
The Woodsider Trophy - Presented by Jack Paley
The Doug Horwood Memorial Salver
The Eileen Bunn Memorial Trophy
The Peter Bennett Special Presentation Plate
The R.E.Blanks Gold Pigeon Ring (inscribed with the winning pigeon’s Ring Number).
The Dowden Brothers Engraved Tankard
Aframed painting of the Palamos winning bird - Painted and Donated by the well
known West Country Artist Catherine Cooper of Peasedown St. John. Bath
2nd OPEN
The Chairmans [Bert Bryant] Challenge Cup
The R. E.Blanks Silver Pigeon Ring (inscribed with ring Number)
The Dowden Brothers Engraved Tankard
3rd OPEN
The Bert Wiffen Memorial Shield
The R.E.Blanks Bronze Pigeon Ring (inscribedwith ring number)
The Dowden Brothers Engraved Tankard
4th OPEN
The Gladys Stephenson Memorial Trophy
The Dowden Brothers Engraved Tankard
5th OPEN
The Willcox Trophy The Dowden Brothers Engraved Tankard
6th OPEN
The Jack Edwards Memorial Trophy
7th OPEN
The Ron Bissett Memorial Trophy

The Ron Youde Memorial Trophy - For the furthest flying bird on the winning day.
The Barcelona Olympic Cup - Best Hens Velocity in race time. Presented by Mr.I.Crammond
The Strugglers Cup - Best Velocity after 50th Position provided no earlier position is taken. Presented
by Petlife International Ltd. “Harkers”. The Gordon Hare Cup - Longest distance bird in race time.


AVERAGE TROPHIES

The B.B.C. Appreciation Trophy - Best 2-Bird Average in race time
The H. Sopp Trophy - For the Best 2-Bird Average into Sussex
The M/M. B. J. Reeves Trophy - Best Open Combined Average All Races
The Henry Le Luyer Trophy - Best Average trom All races into the Channel Isle
The Tommy Rae Memorial Cup - Best Average the two Longest Old Bird Races
The F.E.Griftin Memorial Trophy - Best Average from the Longest Old Bird & Longest Young Bird Races
The Tony Hustler Memorial Trophy - Best Average from Nantes & The Longest Old Bird Race . Presented by
Petlife International Ltd.(Harkers)

All Average Trophies MUST be claimed for. All claims must be received before the 30th September


NOMINATION TROPHIES

The Spanish Trophy - For the Ladies Nomination winner
The Ron Mitcheison Memorial Rose Bowl - For the Charity Nomination winner
The Patrons [ L.A.Bartlet] Trophy - For the Patrons Nomination winner.


COUNTY & SECTION TROPHIES

The M/M. W. Stephenson Cup - For the Best Velocity into Dorset.
The Emma Bate Memorial Cup - For the Best Velocity into Cheshire or Lancs.
The Eachway Surprise Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Section E.
The Yorkshire Exile Cup - For the Best Velocity into Yorkshire or Humberside
The G.B. Halliwell & Son Punch Bowl - For the Best Velocity into Cumbria
The Warwick County Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Warwickshire
The John Ellis Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Scotland in race time
The G.H. Hall Rose Bowl - For the Best Velocity into Kent or Sussex
The M/M. G.S. Maskell Cup - For the Best Velocity into Sussex
The A.H. Woodward & Son - For the Best Velocity into Kent
The Gazette Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Surrey
The W. Gale Cup - For the Best Velocity into Somerset
The Tony Hodges Memorial Trophy - For the Best VeI. by a hen into Somerset
The Horace Baker Memorial Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Section C.
The F. Collins Shield - For the Best Velocity into Devon
The Bolitho Brothers Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Cornwall
The F.E. Griffen Cup - For the Best Velocity into Wiltshire
The Churchill Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Gloucester
The Frederico G. Vaccaro Cup - For the Best Velocity into the Channel Islands
The Brooklands Trophy - For the Best Velocity onto the Isle of Wight
The W. Bowen Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Wales
The M/M. A. Brant Cup - For the Best Velocity into Hampshire
The G. Stubbs Memorial Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Section A
The A. Hoare & Son Cup - For the Best VeI. attained by a Solent Fed. Member
The Len Bunn Snr. Memorial Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Suffolk
The Hillside Greater Distance Cup - For the Best Velocity into Norfolk
The Hands & Castree Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Section D.
The Ron Bissett Trophy - For the Best Velocity into the London Postal Area
The Middlesex Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Middlesex
The A.G. Mullholland & Son Trophy - For the Best Velocity into Avon
With the exception of the Presentation Plate inscribed Rings and Engraved Tankards
ALL the above are Perpetual Trophies and as such MUST be returned.


SPECIALS

PETLIFE INTERNATIONAL LTD. Harkers will present a Harkers Rose Bowl To Each Section Winner.
(Harkers is a Subsidiary of Petlife International Ltd.)

Wyatt & Gray of Wraxall Donates £25 - For the furthest flying bird on the winning day.
W.T.Stephens of Taunton Donates £20 - For the best two bird average in race time
B. Wilton of Bromham Donates £20 - For the best Velocity into Section C
P.C.Willcox of Clutton Donates £25 - For 5th Open
G.C. Wilson of Trowbridge Donates £10 - For the best hen into Wiltshire
A. Padfield & Family of Cwmtillery Donates £100 - For the Best Velocity into Wales
R.E. Blanks of Hayling Island Donates £25 - For Best Velocity into Hampshire

All the corn required for this Palamos National has been donated by Albert E. James & Son Ltd (Willsbridge Corn) of Barrow Mill. Barrow Gurney. Bristol.


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