MARTIN VAN DER MERWE (BOTHAVILLE) – 1,2,10,11,12,13,18,19, ETC WP UNION YL REDDERSBURG 1354MPM 255KM 643 PIGEONS. HIS WINNER NOK 20 20007 WAS BRED BY BERTUS AND IS A SON OF KOLBE. A WEEK AGO 20007 WAS ONE OF 5 PIGEONS ON THE DROP TAKING 1,2,3,4,5 UNION.

Martin has an excellent season so far. In the OPEN race he also won the union taking 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,14,15, etc 1333mpm.

 

Racing results of KOLBE, father of Martin’s Yearling union winner NOK 20/20007:

 

15/06/19 – 4 Belmont 270km 1395mpm (first to the loft and 27 seconds after the club winner)
22/06/19 – 1 Smithfield 271km 1307mpm (1 minute 54 seconds lead)
29/06/19 – 3 (*1) Hopetown 306km 1241mpm (one of 5 birds on the drop taking 1,2,3,4 and 5)
06/07/19 – 1 Jamestown 377km 1238mpm (1 minute 7 seconds lead)
13/07/19 – 2 Strydenburg 359km 1245mpm (beaten by 10 seconds)
20/07/19 – 1 Colesberg 354km 1886mpm
27/07/19 – 8 Britstown 422km 1160mpm (first to the loft)

 

Picture of KOLBE.