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Mantes La Jolie
6th June 2010
The weather prospects were not too promising for the National NPO race from Mantes La Jolie to be flown on 5th June ,a distance of 384 km to Nieuwendijk. A team of 17 hens were entered and all of the cocks stayed at home for another week. The race did indeed prove testing due to high tempratures and a headwind with big gaps between arrivals and many birds not home on the night.
Club 261 birds....1st,3rd,6th
CC A&R 1104 birds....2nd,11th,24th
Combine 4352 birds..3rd,17th,42nd
National NPO 16,508 birds...15th.
First bird and winner this week was also last weeks winner NL08-3857202 a full sister of 'Kannibaal King' bred from the 'Young Couple' (Galileo x Agent Starling). She was 86th NPO last week from over 10,000 entries and 15th NPO this week from over 16,000 entries! A very promising hen for the rest of the season.
Second bird was NL09-1326304 bred from a son of the great breeding cock Challenger (a winner himself of 1st Americas Kings Cup Race, 400 miles in Florida as a young bird and then retained for the breeding loft. He is a son of "Magic Star") x direct daughter of 'Young King' (Son Young Couple) winner of 3rd NPO Orleans 14014 birds and 21st NPO Orleans two weeks later against 9096 birds.
Third bird was NL07-3762599 from the old Hofkens line of Verheyen, Merksplas x a daughter of Mike's Pick from Theo Ijskout.
1st Welsh South Road National F.C.
6th June 2010
Congratulations to the very successful father and son partnership of Howard and Mark Pullen of Fochrhiw in South Wales on achieving their lifelong ambition of winning a National Race.
Their winner of 1st Open W.S.R.N.F.C. from Vire against 1393 birds is a blue yearling cock. The sire was obtained from Freddy Edwards of Penywaun from the 'Young Couple' lines.
Very well done indeed.
Creil and Bourges
30th May 2010
Above is the magnificent 'Kannibaal King' bred from our 'Young Couple'. He was a big winner himself,he is a brother to many winners and he is the sire of winners. Ludo Claessens bought him in the Autumn of 2007 for more than €22,000 and sadly had him stolen just a few months later.
Yesterday saw two races taking place.
The first race was the middle distance race from Creil a distance of 330 km to Nieuwendijk. The first two birds in the club were 7 minutes ahead of the rest of the club, then they all came together. They were split up by showers en route.
Club 261 birds....3rd,7th,13th
CC A+R 1087 birds....10th,23rd
Combine 4351 birds....17th,40th
First bird was NL08-3857218 a winner as a young bird of 1st Sezanne 1296 birds ,9th National NPO 18893 birds, and twice a 1st prize winner from Creil as a yearling. He is bred from Outlaw (Son of Figo of Reynaert) x Kirsty (Dtr Drum x Gerrie)
Second bird was NL07-3762657 a really top performing direct daughter of Kannibaal King (Young Couple) when he was coupled to a daughter of "Rocket" winner of 1st Dutch national Ace Vitesse 1999 x Mia the nest sister of Blue Diamond our top breeding son of Wittenbuik and Sissi.
Third bird was NL08-1679234 direct from the 'Young Solo' paired with a daughter of 'Kannibaal King' (Son Young Couple) x GB 635 a direct daughter of Drum and Gerrie.
The afternoon race was the NPO flight from Bourges a distance of 550 km to Nieuwendijk.
Club 134 birds....1st,2nd,6th,13th,14th
CC A+R 549 birds....7th,10th,14th,23rd,24th
Combine 2245 birds....21st,28th,37th,53rd,54th
National NPO 10590 birds....86th
First bird was NL08-3857202 a full sister of 'Kannibaal King' bred from the 'Young Couple' (Galileo x Agent Starling)
Second bird was NL09-3951964 a very consistant prizewinner this year bred from a direct son of Casanova the 1st Dutch Middle Distance Ace x GFL-1198 a daughter of Blue Le Mans of Wout Speirings.
Third bird was NL09-136351 bred from a son of Jonge Merckx the Olympiade Sprint Champion of Belgium from the old Hofkens bloodlines raced by Verheyen of Merksplas x Daughter Hollywood (1st Dutch National All Round) x Daughter Aviator(1st Olypmiade Ace Long Distance)
Fourth bird was NL08-3857250 bred from the Martin Van Zon bloodline.
Fifth bird was NL09-1326417 a winner last year of 39th National NPO Orleans against 19,455 birds. She is bred from a son of the famous 'Samson' of Marina Van der Velde x Faith ( Daughter Young Couple)
Some Winners
29th May 2010
It is always nice to hear from fanciers winning with our lines. These are a few reports from the last couple of weeks.
The great flier Eric Higginbottom from Sandhurst won 1st Section G in the British Barcelona Club race from Vire with a cock from President and Topo lines. These are as succesful now as they were 10 years ago.
On the same weekend Eric also won 1st N.E. Section in the Central Southern Classic race from Messac with a grandson of the 'Young Couple'. The winners of 1st Open in the same race was Robertson and Vaizey of Portsmouth with 'Blaze 22' the product of their own Sissi lines on the sires side with our Topo and Godfather lines on the dams side.
The partnership of J and D Braniff from Belfast won 1st Ulster Federation from Thurles in a very tough race against 3302 birds with a grandson of Drum and Gerrie. The same cock won 1st club 8th Fed Fermoy the week after against 3162 birds.
The famous racing hen 'Mystique' (Drum x Doran) wins again for Crehan and O'Connor from Manchester winning 1st Combine against 3801 birds from Mangotsfield. This super hen is without doubt one of the best racing hens in the country and should be favorite for the U.K. candidate for the Polish Olympiade next January.
Davy Barron and Son from the North East wins 1st and 2nd Wansbeck Federation from Rivenhall with a grandson of Caliph (Son Reza) x Poppy (Dtr Kannibaal) and a grandson of Hannibal (Son Kannibaal) x Emerald (Attila x Rianne). The 2nd Fed winner also won 3rd Fed Worksop this year and scored 5 times in the Fed and Section result last year as a young bird.
Davy likes the Hannibal line as a grandson of him when paired to Genie (Drum x Gerrie) also topped the Wansbeck Federation from Folkestone this year.
Sens 22/5/10
23rd May 2010
Saturday 22nd May saw the race from the middle distance racepoint of Sens take place a distance of 414 km to Nieuwendijk. The liberation took place into a stiff North East headwind with a hot and humid atmosphere. The birds had to work very hard with the leaders taking almost 6 hours to do the trip with very few velocities over 1100 m.p.m.
Club 374 birds...3rd,4th,5th,8th,9th,10th,11th,12th and 31 prizes from 38 entries.
CC A&R 1342 birds...8th,9th,10th,14th,16th,24th,28th
First bird was NL09-1326315 the grizzle winner of seven prizes in seven races as a youngster. He is from a 'Bourgesman' line Dirk Van Dyke cock paired to 'Greta' a daughter of the 'Young Couple'. Greta is the dam of some good previous winners including 3rd prize in the Channel Challenge One Loft Race.
Second bird was NL09-1326348 bred from GFL691 'Sun Raider' the old Hofkens bloodlines bred from 'Brother Young Merckx of Frans Verheyen, Merksplas x 'Hofkens Princess'. Mother of '348' is a full sister to the 'Wizard' (Favorite Son x Blondie).
Third bird was NL09-3951964 a good prizewinner this year from a direct son of Casanova the 1st Dutch Middle Distance Ace x GFL-1198 a daughter of Blue Le Mans of Wout Speirings.
Fourth bird was NL09-1326347 bred from a son of Golden Mattens x daughter of Creator of Wout Spierings.
Fifth bird was NL08-3857218 a winner as a young bird of 1st Sezanne 1296 birds ,9th National NPO 18893 birds, and twice a 1st prize winner from Creil last year. He is bred from Outlaw (Son of Figo of Reynaert) x Kirsty (Dtr Drum x Gerrie)
Sixth bird was GB09L18688 a daughter of Golan (Son Young Couple) x Steffi (Dtr.Golden Gaby). This young hen is a sister to our 08-214 the super racing hen, and '688' is also previous good prize winner including 2nd prize St.Quentin 540 birds.
