HOMING NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2803, 4 December 1907, Page 36

HOMING NOTES.

Bi Maxtsxa Mealt.

i The Dunedin Club's hampers for the Studholme Junction race were unfortunately overcarried to Tiraaru last Saturday, and the birds liberated from there. The club hold a meeting on Wednesday evening- to go into the matter. 1 Oamaru fanciers in the persons of Messrs B. Valpy, F. Couper, A. Manton, and J. Shortal < lately obtained, per s.s. Warrircoo, 13 squeakers from Mr A. E. Yates's Premier loffcs, Ballarat, Victoria. The birds were in wonderful condition, considering they had undergone a nine days' journey. Mr Yatea 6ays they are a particularly fine lot of youngsters, and is confident they will uphold the reputation he has established in Australia. " Chanticleer," in the Australasian, says : "It is perhaps unnecessary to say one word of commendation, of Mr Yates's birds and their performances. Of the latter, I may say that no loft in Australia has done better." Some of the successes of Mr Yates's birds are: — 1903, first and record, 250 miles, by five minutes; 1904, first and record 1 , 176, by 10 minutes; 1905, five firsts and one second in six successive races; 1906, first and record, 332 miles, bjr 20 minutes, and first and record from inland town. 475 miles, by 12 Tiours (the birds have to travel nearly 900 miles to get to this stage ; and in addition best average in 1904, 1905. and 1906, with a membership of over 50. For Mr Yalpy: One bird from son of Cat A, Prince Albert, ex daughter of O and Cl. Prince Albert was imported from ! George Pulley, England ; sire Champion ! Albert (winner of six first prizes, from Lerwick, 600 miles, and record-holder of all races flown into England up to and over 500 miles) ; dam, Barrowford Queen (imp,), from Stow Bros., England, from i their world-famed stock pair. 1703 and ! 1701. One bird from C and Cl. C's parents were bred by J. L. Baker, England. His sire is full brother to Bakers, Ironsides, Little Wonder, Jubilee Diamond, etc. Cl own 6ister~to Cat D. One bird from Cat D and Dl. both bred by J. W. Toft, England, Wormald and Stanhppo blood. One bird from Cat E and El. E i own brother to Cat C. El parents itn- j I ported from T. W. Thorcmgood. England : | pure Bonamie. One pair from Cat H and , HI. H i.s one of throe of Mr Yates's ' favourites; holds record*? from 176. 332. and 500-mile stages. HI strongly inbred to H. Stanhope's famous Aberdeen. One pair from brother tor Oat J, South Star ex C ; and Cl, hen. South Star has won for Mr J •Yates many hard races, and is one of his ; ; three favourites. Sire imported from Jules j Dourin ; dam Gl. • For Mr Couper: One pair from O- and : Gl. G parents- imported from Mons. '< Wieleman ; sire Ddmotte and Droogenbosch; dam described as best bird irf [ Mons. Wieleman's loft. | For Mr Manton : One pair from. X and ■ Kl. X flew 320 mile 3 when seven months old. He i 3 the remainine one of Mr Yates's three favourites. At Ballarat show in 1903 and 1904 he won first and special and silver medal en both occasions. Kl's sire Challenger V, full brother to Wormald's 2091 : dam, Lady Success V. Her dam. by . Champion, Successful ex Stanhooe's -85. For Mr Shortal: One pair from "Land IX L's sire bred by E. Carpentier. Brussels; dam. ex cock imported from Carpentier. MV Yat«s says he is the most beautiful lrrd of its colour he has ever soen. Ll, flown 430 miles, dam of 196, flew 517 miles a* a yearling in 12hr 12minj grrandsl.re>

Ben Rhyding; dam, Lady Wormald. LI is -granddam of South Star.