RACE: BLOEMFONTEIN I
DISTANCE: 448km
WINNING SPEED: 1209mpm
CONDITIONS: Clear weather with eastern wind of up to 20km/h
NUMBER OF PIGEONS: 888
The race was a difficult one with a much lower speed as expected. At 14:10 three pigeons arrived at the loft – 4 minutes before the next pigeon.
One of the three was CAS 21 829 “ELECTRA”, a daughter of BLIKSEM 57 (Bakleigat Bliksem x 0700) and THE REVENGE (granddaughter of RUDY). She took 2nd place.
The pigeon in 9th place was bred by Hendrik Huyser from a Gaby Vandenabeele cock of Dean Jooste x inbred Kannibaal Hen of Hendrik.
The one in 14th place NOK 20 20456 “SONNY” is a son of SONNY BILL (Golden Eye x his daughter Sterke Kleinen) and LITTLE PURDY (granddaughter of famous PURDEY of Alfons Klaas).
Piuctures of BLIKSEM 57 and THE REVENGE.