Date: 20 July 2019
Race: Beaufort West
Distance: 362km
Winning velocity: 1393mpm
Retief got two pigeons on the drop and clocked them in 7 seconds. He won the Combine by 1 minute 4 seconds with BDU 18/1048 and BDU 18/2145. Both are descendants of GOLDEN EYE, one of Bertus’s foundation breeders.
BDU 18/1048 – son of 1235 (Grandson GOLDEN EYE x Michelle De Becker hen) and Jan Hooymans hen.
BDU 18/2145 – daughter of Heremans cock x 4248 (granddaughter GOLDEN EYE)
1235 was an excellent racer for Retief and his best performances were:
2 WCPTA Britstown 530km 1447mpm 5252 pigeons
2 WCPTA Victoria West 456km 1268mpm 4264 pigeons
5 WCPTA Beaufort West 362km 1583mpm 6543 pigeons
17 WCPTA Victoria West 459km 1252mpm 5494 pigeons
Picture of Retief and his loft manager Donnie with his super hen BDU 13D/1280 (winner of 4 x 1st club, 3 x 1st union and 3 x 1st WCPTA Combines). Her best results:
1 WCPTA Victoria West 459km 1252mpm 5494 pigeons
1 WCPTA Britstown 530km 1447mpm 5292 pigeons
1 WCPTA Leeu Gamka 290km 1692mpm 6890 pigeons
1st club 14 WCPTA Leeu Gamka 290km 1391mpm 6618 pigeons
2nd club 47th WCPTA Victoria West 456km 1299mpm 5173 pigeons