Jasper’s birds fly to great heights
The annual Gauteng Pigeon Union “Derby” was flown on Saturday, August 20.
Brakpan Pigeon Racing Club’s birds were liberated at Hannover, approximately 650km from home.
It took the first pigeons approximately eight hours and 10 minutes to complete the race.
A strong north-westerly wind brought the flying speed of the birds down to approximately 1 300mpm and Cyril Jasper won the derby race with a blue bar hen.
The achievement was made even greater when he also took second place.
To claim a first and a second position of 390 pigeons in the club, as well as sixth and 14th places in the overall Gauteng Pigeon Union (a total of 2 446 pigeons competing in the race) is a remarkable accomplishment.
“Very few people realise the amount of care, training and planning that goes along with preparing a racing pigeon to compete at this level,” said club chairman Etienne van der Walt.
“It is certainly not just simply taking any pigeon and entering it into a 650km race.
“The management of the club takes great care that pigeons entered are in an excellent state of health and that members entering pigeons take good care of them.”
• Results from the derby on August 20 are: 1 Cyril Jasper, 2 Cyril Jasper, 3 Mark Viljoen.
• Results from the Brakpan club’s sale race on August 20 are: 1 Hennie du Plooy, 2 Wilhelm du Plessis, 3 Hennie du Plooy.
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