I received "The Don" from Don Newbury of San Antonio.  I bought 12 youngsters from his Widowhood Team.  What a bargain,  his widowers are his future breeders! 

As a three year old on widowhood, "The Don" won 1st Place Champion Bird.  Not only was he winning races and pools, his son and grandson were winning also.   I stocked him after 1997 and he is still breeding for me today.

If you can obtain a fanciers widowhood youngsters, there is no better way to obtain good stock.

 

All of my racing pigeons are down form three main cocks.  AU-88-SAF-727 Blue Bar Cock is my foundation bird.  His father and mother were a gift from Mr.Glenwood Kent of San Antonio.  "727" was a pure Gordon and he was a pool taker.  He flew on the natural system, and I always counted on him on the tough 300 and 400 mile races.  When I told Mr. George Moldenauer that I got him again on another tough 400 mile race,  George said, "727 is a real good pigeon, you should breed from him!"  I flew him for another season and when he won a tough 300 mile race, I stocked him.

After moving to my present address, "727" got out and he was gone for three days. I was so happy when he returned.  "727" may have been a "once in a lifetime" pigeon. He was all heart.

 

 

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 The third cock that is the foundation of my loft is from Don Craighead, "The Source Loft", he is "AU-94-GSAF-0101" a Silver Cock. He won 2nd 300 miles, 3rd 300 miles and 8th on the GSAF race. He is a pure Janssen.  I have received many race birds from Don and even won two Greater San Antonio Futurity races with his birds.  However, in my opinion, "0101" is the best bird I ever raced from Don.  This bird is a consistent race bird.  Yes, I won those futurity races, but looking back, those birds were one race winners.  I would much rather have birds that repeat time and again. "0101"'s grand parents are Hank Vernazza's "Diamond", Olive Oil", a son of "Hank Jr". and Charlie Murray's foundation Hen "052".  "AU-94-GSAF-0101" is breeding today.

 

 

"The Don's Son", he won one 500 mile race and two weeks later he won 3rd place on the other 500 mile race. 

Another pigeon, "The Don's Grandson", AU-96-GSAF-419 won 3rd Place 1997 Champion Old Bird: 2nd 300 mile race, 4th place 400 mile race, and 1st 500 mile race.

When "The Don", his son and grandson were winning races,  I decided that I better stock him!