CBL 05 807   Off of CBL 04 641 son of "De Kline Merckx 612" and CBL 02 283
8-14-05 Won 3rd club 178 miles
8-27-05 Won 9th club 200 miles
9-24-05 Won 3rd club 368 miles 11th combine 772 birds 63 lofts smash race 2nd day
10-1-05 Won 15th club 270 miles
10-17-05 Won 11th club 368 miles 47th combine 469 birds 47 lofts
6th Ace club



CBL 05 816 Off of A 00 612 "De Kline Merckx 612" son of Flash 190
8-14-05 Won 5th club 178 miles
8-22-05 Won 8th club 178 miles
8-27-05 Won 13th club 200 miles
9-10-05 Won 4th =1st club 270 miles, 42nd combine 907 birds 70 lofts
10-17-05 Won 3rd club 368 miles, 6th combine 469 birds 47 lofts
2nd Ace club


CBL 05 819  Off of A 00 634 son of Flash 190 and CBL 04 638 in bred Hofkens Best
8-22-05 Won 5th club 178 miles
9-03-05 Won 2nd club 200 miles
9-10-05 Won 1st club 270 miles, 37th combine 907 birds 70 lofts
9-18-05 Won 3rd =1st club 270 miles, 28th combine 943 birds 71 lofts
1st Ace club


CBL 05 821 Off of son of Flash 82 and Daughter of "Super Bourges"
8-14-05 Won 1st club 178 miles 5 minutes ahead


CBL 05 822 Off of CBL 04 762 and CBL 03 581
8-22-05 Won 10th club 178 miles


CBL 05 827 Off of the "Kline Zwarte"
8-14-04 Won 2nd =1st club 178 miles 5 minutes ahead
8-27-05 Won 1st club 200 miles
9-18-05 Won 4th =1st club 270 miles, 29th combine 943 birds 71 lofts
4th Ace club



CBL 05 838 Off of "Panter" x GFL 01 605
8-27-05 Won 20th club 200 miles
9-03-05 Won 7th club 200 miles


CBL 05 839 Off of "Young Hofkens Best" and CBL 04 618
8-22-05 Won 6th club 178 miles
9-03-05 Won 13th club 200 miles


CANTO 05 44 off of CBL 03 599 bred by John
8-13-05 Won 6th club 178 miles
8-27-05 Won 4th club 200 miles
9-03-05 Won 3rd club 200 miles
5th Ace club


Canto 05 43 nest mate 44
9-18-05 Won 1st club 278 miles


WTCM 05 5195 Both parents are gr/children of "Flash 190"
Tri state combine.
8-27-05 Won 3rd club 600 b, 9th combine 1,700 +- birds.
9-03-05 Won 6th club 600 b, 6th combine 1,200 +- birds


RIS 03 624 Son of "Rocket 08"
5-09-05 Won 33rd New England Open 1,772 birds 165 lofts 300 miles
6-11-05 Won 26th New England Open 1,314 birds 145 lofts 300 miles
The results for the New England Open are in Click HERE.
Some 2004 results.
Jim Kirchoff Won 1st Ace Yb, Twin City Concourse, average of 1,400+ birds. Dam CBL 02 283
Henry Gunawan of Jakarta, Indonesia first year flyer wins 1st Ace bird with "De Kas 1245" and Hofkens.
John Shuba Won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Bound race. all four from "Einstein" and his sister.
John Shuba Won 1st club, 8th combine 1,560 birds. From sister of "Einstein"
John Shuba Won 1st federation 727 birds.
Craig Cipolla Won 4th NHF race 350 miles with grandchild "Einstein" and "Flash 82"
Dennis Metcalf Won =1st Pacific Northwest Challenge 300 miles with grandchild "Super 600"
Ted Givens Won 1st Sioux City one loft race 09-06-04 from a daughter of "Flashy Lady"
Gary Nelson Won 1st combine yb 300 miles. Sire son of "Super Bourges"
John Canto Won 1st club, 4th New England Open 2,333 birds 207 lofts 31 minutes ahead of
the next loft in the club with CBL 04 641. Son of "De Kleine Merckx"
John Canto Won 1st club, 3rd combine 1,102 birds. Grandson of  "Rocket 08"
John Canto Won 1st club, 15 minutes ahead next loft in the club, 4th combine 1,031 birds.
Son of "De 500"

Some results from John Shuba 2004 YB.

bird No.         club        #birds      #lofts                 combine        #birds       #lofts       Sire/dam

603 CBL    2nd Club       377          9                      20th            1126         39
603 CBL   =1st club                                              =1st              466         19
603 CBL    4th=1st club                                       4th=1st           522         30
603 CBL   (BOND RACE)                                     3rd=1st           144         17        261/125CBL
603 CBL Would have been 1st 417 Birds. 28 lofts but clocked First 6 birds in wrong clock

602 CBL    (BOND RACE)                                   5th=1st           144          17

186 WMF    3rd=1st club                                      15th               548         27         518 CBL 03

218 LCF    3rd =1stclub                                      3rd=1st            522         30        353 CBL

1445 OH     1st club       406          10                     8th              1560        52       353 CBL 287CBL
1445 OH    =1st club                                            =1st               522         30       353 CBL 287CBL
1445 OH    (BOND RACE)                                   2nd=1st           144         17        353/287

0156 OH     5th club       312           8                     11th              1346        44        518 CBL 03
0156 OH                                                              10th              1560         52        518 CBL 03
0156 OH  2nd club=1st 2nd combine=1st              2nd=1st            466        19        518 CBL 03

0007 SFF 5th club=1st 5th combine=1st               5th=1st            466         19        576 CBL 03

278 SFF    1st club                                             1st Fed             727         32       518 CBL 03

261 SFF                                                       26th Futurity           522         53      353 CBL 287 CBL

150 OH    (BOND RACE)                                       1st                144          17          353/287




Ted Givens "Best Bred 04 668" From a daughter of "Olympiade's Best"
Won 1st Sioux City one loft race 09-06-04.  102 birds made it to the race.  668 was first by about twenty minutes, then the second bird came in and then it was an hour before another bird came in. 


Hi David,
I want to say Thank You very much!
Because the birds from you, they make me won many time
this year.
Thank you and regards,
Henry Gunawan
Jakarta, Indonesia
2004


David,
I just wanted to drop you a little e-mail to let you know that the pair
of birds that I brought last year cbl 551,cbl 429 breed the 4th place
bird in the 350 mile NHF race and the 38th place bird in the WTCM race
that was 372 miles to me. I still have 4 more band races that I have
some young ones for.
your freind,
Craig cipolla
2004




We have a small team of 8 yb's flying with John Canto again this year. Below are the results so far this year.
CBL 04 627 Son of "Young Hofken's Best"
08-14-04 Won 16th club 116 birds. 178 miles
08-22-04 Won  7th club  108 birds. 178 miles
08-28-04 Won 12th club 111 birds. 200 miles
09-19-04 Won  7th club   72 birds. 270 miles
09-25-04 Won  6th club 101 birds. 363 miles 33rd combine 843 birds 70 lofts.
6th Ace Club 

CBL 04 628 Nest mate 627
08-28-04 Won 19th club 111 birds.  200 miles
09-12-04 Won  7th club    78 birds. 363 miles  62nd combine 745 birds

CBL 04 641 Son of "De Kleine Merckx 612" x CBL 121 Daughter of "1245"
08-14-04 Won 25th club 116 birds. 178 miles
08-22-04 Won   8th club 108 birds. 178 miles
08-28-04 won  15th club 111 birds. 200 miles
09-04-04 Won  5th  club =1st 107 birds. 270 miles 8th combine 1031 birds
09-12-04 Won 11th club 78 birds.  363 miles 88th combine 745 birds
09-19-04 won   8th  club 72 birds.  270 miles lost 10 minutes clocking!!
09-25-04 Won  1st  club 101 birds 363 miles 22 minutes ahead next bird 31 minutes next loft club
4th combine 843 birds 70 lofts 4th New England Open 2,333 birds 207 lofts.
1st Ace Club!!  4th Ace SNE Combine.

CBL 04 642 Nest mate 641
08-22-04 Won 17th club  108 birds. 178 miles
08-28-04 Won 22nd club 111 birds. 200 miles
09-04-04 Won 24th club 107 birds.  270 miles

CBL 04 655 Son of "De 500"
08-14-04 Won 3rd club 1st to clock 116 birds 178 miles
09-04-04 Won 1st club by 15 minutes ahead next loft in the club, 4th combine 1031 birds 270 miles.
8th Ace Club

CBL 04 667 Off of CBL 03 448 see above x "Ohio Girl"
08-22-04 Won 4th club 108 birds 178 miles.
09-04-04 Won 4th club =1st 107 birds 7th combine 1031 birds 270 miles.
09-12-04 Won 12th club 78 birds. 363 miles
09-25-04 Won 10th club 101 birds 363 miles 39th combine 843 birds 70 lofts
4th Ace Club, 29th Ace SNE Combine.

FRBB 04 759 Bred by John out of CBL 03 439 son of "Rocket 08"
08-28-04 won 1st club 111 birds 3rd combine 1102 birds 200 miles.
09-04-04 won 3rd club =1st 107 birds 6th combine 1031 birds 270 miles
9th Ace Club,  3rd Ace SNE Combine

John Shuba 8-24-03

Hi David,                                                 Note: 353 is a son of "1245"
1173 "Ohio Girl"
A young (1173) out of 353 (the bird I won) and  287 (Sister to Einstein)
won the Penn Ohio Combine 50 Lofts 1,453 birds.Speed was 1262.491 our other bird was 2nd combine 1261.336  the 3rd place finisher flew 1249.486

We won this weeks race with another young (884) out of the same pair. I
will update you with combine results from this race next week. I heard
through the grape vine that we beat for other clubs but their may be one
club that had some birds that beat us.

Will keep you posted.
Thanks
John Shuba

John Shuba  8-17-03

Hi David,

We had our first 2 races up here. The first race we finished 4th and 6th
in the club our 1st bird was from Jesse Wu the second was from you. We
finished 39th and 41st  combine. 46 lofts 1,212 birds.

The second race we finished 1st club 14 lofts and 443 birds. I don't
know where we finished in the combine yet. Both birds were from the bird
I won and the hen you selected for me. My father won 4th this race with
a young out of the son from the old hen you gave me, when mated to 551.

Let me give you a little history
                                                  Note: 551 brother to "Razorback"
When I got my first birds from you (551 and the old hen) My father, one
of my brothers (Mike) and I were flying out of one loft with  one club,
the Washington Racing Pigeon Club. Since then, my other brother (Kevin)
has gotten into racing. Him and I fly out of a loft that he built at
his house and my brother and father fly from my fathers loft. We now
fly from 2 different clubs. The Washington Club in the Pittsburgh
Southern Combine, who's first race is the 23rd of this month and the
East Liverpool Club which flys in the Penn Ohio Combine.
The first race from the East Liverpool  Club my father finished 1,2,and
3rd. And my brother and I finshed 4th and 6th.
The second  race from the East Liverpool Club my brother and I finished
1and 2nd, and my father and brother finished 4th.

Thanks again for the great birds and I'll keep you updated.

John Shuba



Frank Sansano,
A new flyer in Canada e-mailed me saying that he has won 1st club, 1st club and combine, 2nd club and combine missing 1st by 40 seconds. With 3 youngster's bred from a pair that he bought from us. The father is a Ludo, the mother is "All Heart"
All Heart is now back in our stock loft.
Some results from the 2003 Young bird season.

We have a small team of 11yb's flying in the SNE.Combine, the handler is our good friend John Canto. John lives on Cape Cod and is the longest loft in the combine. The last 20 miles for the birds to get to the loft is a killer if the winds aren't right, and most of the time they are not.
8-16-03 178 miles.
8-23-03  178 miles
8-31-03  200 miles.
9-06-03  271 miles.
9-13-03 Canceled till 9-17-03
9-17-03 Canceled till 9-21-03
9-20-03  364 miles smash race.
9-21-03  271 miles smash race.
9-29-03  364 miles. Last race.

Our 11 bird team won in the club.
                                1st Champion yb CBL 03 0448 "13th Ace Combine"
3rd Champion yb CBL 03 0447
4th Champion yb CBL 03 0451
5th Champion yb CBL 03 0460
11th Champion yb CBL 03 0440
14th Champion yb CBL 03 0443
26th Champion yb CBL 03 0439
27th Champion yb CBL 03 0459
and won 1st average speed for the loft.

CBL 03 443  Out of "Maurice"
8-16-03 Won 3rd club    132 birds. 52nd combine 1,567 birds 103 lofts.
8-23-03 Won 14th club  137 birds.

CBL 03 440 Out of "Rocket 08" son of "Angel" x daughter of "Olympiade's Best"
8-16-03 Won   4th club   132 birds. 53rd combine 1,567 birds 103 lofts.
8-23-03 Won 15th club 137 birds.
9-20-03 Won 14th club   60 birds.
9-29-03 Won   8th club   71 birds.

CBL 03 447 Out of "De Kline Merckx" x CBL 01 122 "Ark Angel" daughter of  "600" x "Angel"
8-16-03 Won 14th club 132 birds.
8-23-03 Won 7th club   137 birds.
8-31-03 Won 11th club 129 birds.
9-06-03 Won  5th club  114 birds. 161 Combine 1,974 birds 125 lofts.
9-20-03 Did not go to this race.
9-21-03 Won  3rd club    52 birds 6 lofts.
9-29-03 Won  7th club    71 birds. 7 lofts. 94th Combine 970 birds 86 lofts. 3rd Ace pigeon club.

CBL 03 448 Out of "De Kline Merckx" x CBL 01 122 "Ark Angel" daughter of  "600" x "Angel"
8-16-03 Won 5th club   132 birds. 54th Combine 1,567 birds 103 lofts.
8-23-03 Won 5th club   137 birds on first drop both weeks. 130th combine 2,058 birds 127 lofts.
8-31-03 Won 13th club 129 birds.
9-06-03 Won 10th club 114 birds.
9-13-03 Canceled till 9-21-03
9-20-03 Won 2nd  club   60 birds 7 lofts. 28th Combine  1,038 birds 90 lofts.
9-21-03 Did not go to this race.
9-29-03 Won  6th club  71 birds. 93rd Combine 970 birds 86 lofts 1st Ace club,
"13th Ace Combine" with a average of 1,600 + birds per race.

CBL 03 451 Out of "600" x GFL 624 daughter of the "President"
8-16-03 Won 6th club   132 birds.
8-23-03 Won 12th club 137 birds.
8-31-03 Won 7th Our first bird, should have been 2nd. Lost over 6 minutes trapping thanks to a hawk.
9-06-03 Won 2nd = 1st, 2 bird drop 7 minutes ahead of the next loft club. 39th combine 1,974 birds 125 lofts.
9-20-03 Lost smash race.  4th Ace pigeon club.

CBL 03 460 Out of "Golden Klak"
8-16-03 Won 7th club 132 birds.
8-23-03 Won 6th club 137 birds. 131 combine 2,058 birds 127 lofts.
9-06-03 Won 6th club 114 birds. 5th Ace pigeon club.

We will update this weekly good or bad!!
Last race was 9-29-03
I will update the last combine results when I get them!!
Updated 12-18-03


                   
Some race results from the past 15 years,and keep
in mind we only sent a few birds to each loft.

The following results are for Anthony Natale Vail AZ our first year to send birds out, at this time we only had a few pair of breeders.
10-11-92 
92-ARPU-4819  3rd  club  161 miles
10-18-92
92-ARPU-4819  1st  club   161 miles
10-25-92
92-ARPU-4819  8th  club   196 miles
11-07-92
92-ARPU-4819  12th  Arizona Valley INV. Futurity  2nd O/A Auction
"4819" was 1st Champion bird in the club and 37th Combine.
11-07-92
92-A-14747       4th  club    237 miles
11-14-92
92-A-14747       2nd  club    196 miles
11-21-92  
92-A-14747      6th   club     237 miles
I was told that "4819" was lost on his last race but found out years later he was in the stock loft breeding winners. "4819" is a son of our "1245"

1993 was another good year for us and again Natale was the only handler we had.
10-10-93
93-ARPU-9013  3rd Combine  120 miles
93-A-11568       4th Combine  120 miles
93-ARPU-9011  19 Combine   120 miles
10-17-93
93-A-11568        1st Combine  174 miles his 1st bird by 1 hour.
10-31-93
The Arizona Auction Race we had five birds in the race with 4 in the top 10 place.
93-ARPU-9011    7th
93-ARPU-9652    8th son of "1245"
93-ARPU-9014    9th daughter of "1245"
93-ARPU-9015   10th daughter of "1245"

11-21-93
93-ARPU-9015   1st Combine 291miles daughter of "1245"
93-ARPU-11555  6th Combine 291miles.

03-20-94
93-ARPU-11567  3rd Combine

04-09-94
93-ARPU-11561  1st Combine 437 miles by 28min.

09-19-94
94-WMR-2324     10th  664 birds 81 lofts young bird special flown by TRI-MIC LOFT.

1994 EMF AUCTION RACE
94-EMF 406         7th  188 birds 56 lofts.
94-EMF 405         8th  188 birds 56 lofts Two different lofts.

All I could find for 1995 were the results from a 1 loft race and a auction/futurity.
10-08-95
We were 3rd 18th        120 miles
10-22-95
We were  6th               218 miles
11-04-95
We were  6th 13th       291 miles
11-18-95
We were  1st  5th        291 miles


In1996 David Levens of TX. bred from a couple of our birds and from them he won.
1st Champion Combine YB bird.
1st AU Hall of Fame.

In 1996 Anthony Natale of AZ. bred from our birds and won.
1st Champion Combine YB.


In 1997 we sent 2 birds to John Canto flying in the SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COMBINE.
Our 1st year to fly in the S.N.E.C. with COD-2008 we won.
08-23-97
5th     Combine 2,146 birds 178 miles.
08-30-97
100th Combine 2,330 birds  200 miles.
09-06-97
22nd  Combine 2,251 birds  271 miles.
09-13-97
37th   Combine 1,910 birds  364 miles 2008 nest mate was held back for OB. and was a 1st place winner
COD 2008 won 4th Champion YB of the Southern New England Combine.

In 1998 for Ted Givens of NB.
1st Champion YB we bred the mother.
1st Champion OB we bred both parents. This same bird won 1999 1st Champion bird and
1st AU Hall of Fame.
1st Champion YB. 1999 we bred the mother.

In 1999 for Paul DeAndrea of CO.
Paul won 5 x 1st YB. 3 of the 1st place winners were our birds the other 2 races we were on the drop with his birds.

The 2000 Cornhusker Challenge. We won 8th place.

2000 Sportsman Combine CA. we won.
09-17-00
8th 33rd 1,270 birds
09-26-00
1st         1,136 birds. 1st bird to the loft by 1and1/2 mi.
10-08-00
19th        493 birds.
10-26-00
39th 44th  514 birds.

In 2001 for Ted Givens NB.
09-02-01
CBL-049  2nd
CBL-021  3rd
CBL-042  6th
CBL-050  13th
09-09-01
CBL-044  1st
CBL-029  2nd = 1st We had 2 birds go to the race.
09-09-01
CBL-050  1st
CBL-021  3rd  We had 2 birds go to the race.
09-23-01
CBL-044   3rd We had 2 birds go to the race.
10-07-01
CBL-042   2nd
CBL-024  11th
At the time of the last race we had the 1st and 2nd Champion bird but our birds were not sent to the last race. So we ended up with.
3rd 4th 5th and 10th Champion YB.

In 2001 for John Canto S.N.E.C.
CBL-047 Won.
09-08-01
23rd  1,757 birds  139 lofts  272 miles.
09-29-01
21st  2,420 birds  234 lofts  365 miles.
10-08-01
12th     614 birds   68 lofts   365 miles.
"1st Middle Distance Ace Chamion Young Bird All North America"  The Racing Pigeon Digest.

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Some results from the 2002 Young bird season.

We sent 3 birds to CA.
SPF 02 3141
Won 2nd = 1st club and combine 1,200 birds. 2 bird drop

We sent 1 bird to NE.
CBL02 261
= 1st 150 mi,
1st    300 mi, by 31 minutes 1,400 YPM

We sent 5 birds to AR.
CBL 02 217
Won 2nd = 1st club and combine. 2 bird drop.
CBL 02 215
Won 2nd = 1st club 3rd combine. 2 bird drop. 
                   
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Some results from the 2003 Young bird season.

We have a small team of 11yb's flying in the SNE.Combine, the handler is our good friend John Canto. John lives on Cape Cod and is the longest loft in the combine. The last 20 miles for the birds to get to the loft is a killer if the winds aren't right, and most of the time they are not.
8-16-03 178 miles.
8-23-03  178 miles
8-31-03  200 miles.
9-06-03  271 miles.
9-13-03 Canceled till 9-17-03
9-17-03 Canceled till 9-21-03
9-20-03  364 miles smash race.
9-21-03  271 miles smash race.
9-29-03  364 miles. Last race.

Our 11 bird team won in the club.
                                1st Champion yb CBL 03 0448 "13th Ace Combine"
3rd Champion yb CBL 03 0447
4th Champion yb CBL 03 0451
5th Champion yb CBL 03 0460
11th Champion yb CBL 03 0440
14th Champion yb CBL 03 0443
26th Champion yb CBL 03 0439
27th Champion yb CBL 03 0459
and won 1st average speed for the loft.

CBL 03 443  Out of "Maurice"
8-16-03 Won 3rd club    132 birds. 52nd combine 1,567 birds 103 lofts.
8-23-03 Won 14th club  137 birds.

CBL 03 440 Out of "Rocket 08" son of "Angel" x daughter of "Olympiade's Best"
8-16-03 Won   4th club   132 birds. 53rd combine 1,567 birds 103 lofts.
8-23-03 Won 15th club 137 birds.
9-20-03 Won 14th club   60 birds.
9-29-03 Won   8th club   71 birds.

CBL 03 447 Out of "De Kline Merckx" x CBL 01 122 "Ark Angel" daughter of  "600" x "Angel"
8-16-03 Won 14th club 132 birds.
8-23-03 Won 7th club   137 birds.
8-31-03 Won 11th club 129 birds.
9-06-03 Won  5th club  114 birds. 161 Combine 1,974 birds 125 lofts.
9-20-03 Did not go to this race.
9-21-03 Won  3rd club    52 birds 6 lofts.
9-29-03 Won  7th club    71 birds. 7 lofts. 94th Combine 970 birds 86 lofts. 3rd Ace pigeon club.

CBL 03 448 Out of "De Kline Merckx" x CBL 01 122 "Ark Angel" daughter of  "600" x "Angel"
8-16-03 Won 5th club   132 birds. 54th Combine 1,567 birds 103 lofts.
8-23-03 Won 5th club   137 birds on first drop both weeks. 130th combine 2,058 birds 127 lofts.
8-31-03 Won 13th club 129 birds.
9-06-03 Won 10th club 114 birds.
9-13-03 Canceled till 9-21-03
9-20-03 Won 2nd  club   60 birds 7 lofts. 28th Combine  1,038 birds 90 lofts.
9-21-03 Did not go to this race.
9-29-03 Won  6th club  71 birds. 93rd Combine 970 birds 86 lofts 1st Ace club,
"13th Ace Combine" with a average of 1,600 + birds per race.

CBL 03 451 Out of "600" x GFL 624 daughter of the "President"
8-16-03 Won 6th club   132 birds.
8-23-03 Won 12th club 137 birds.
8-31-03 Won 7th Our first bird, should have been 2nd. Lost over 6 minutes trapping thanks to a hawk.
9-06-03 Won 2nd = 1st, 2 bird drop 7 minutes ahead of the next loft club. 39th combine 1,974 birds 125 lofts.
9-20-03 Lost smash race.  4th Ace pigeon club.

CBL 03 460 Out of "Golden Klak"
8-16-03 Won 7th club 132 birds.
8-23-03 Won 6th club 137 birds. 131 combine 2,058 birds 127 lofts.
9-06-03 Won 6th club 114 birds. 5th Ace pigeon club.

We will update this weekly good or bad!!
Last race was 9-29-03
I will update the last combine results when I get them!!
Updated 12-18-03


                   
Frank Sansano,
A new flyer in Canada e-mailed me saying that he has won 1st club, 1st club and combine, 2nd club and combine missing 1st by 40 seconds. With 3 youngster's bred from a pair that he bought from us. The father is a Ludo, the mother is "All Heart"
All Heart is now back in our stock loft.
John Shuba  8-17-03

Hi David,

We had our first 2 races up here. The first race we finished 4th and 6th
in the club our 1st bird was from Jesse Wu the second was from you. We
finished 39th and 41st  combine. 46 lofts 1,212 birds.

The second race we finished 1st club 14 lofts and 443 birds. I don't
know where we finished in the combine yet. Both birds were from the bird
I won and the hen you selected for me. My father won 4th this race with
a young out of the son from the old hen you gave me, when mated to 551.

Let me give you a little history
                                                  Note: 551 brother to "Razorback"
When I got my first birds from you (551 and the old hen) My father, one
of my brothers (Mike) and I were flying out of one loft with  one club,
the Washington Racing Pigeon Club. Since then, my other brother (Kevin)
has gotten into racing. Him and I fly out of a loft that he built at
his house and my brother and father fly from my fathers loft. We now
fly from 2 different clubs. The Washington Club in the Pittsburgh
Southern Combine, who's first race is the 23rd of this month and the
East Liverpool Club which flys in the Penn Ohio Combine.
The first race from the East Liverpool  Club my father finished 1,2,and
3rd. And my brother and I finshed 4th and 6th.
The second  race from the East Liverpool Club my brother and I finished
1and 2nd, and my father and brother finished 4th.

Thanks again for the great birds and I'll keep you updated.

John Shuba



John Shuba 8-24-03

Hi David,                                                 Note: 353 is a son of "1245"
1173 "Ohio Girl"
A young (1173) out of 353 (the bird I won) and  287 (Sister to Einstein)
won the Penn Ohio Combine 50 Lofts 1,453 birds.Speed was 1262.491 our other bird was 2nd combine 1261.336  the 3rd place finisher flew 1249.486

We won this weeks race with another young (884) out of the same pair. I
will update you with combine results from this race next week. I heard
through the grape vine that we beat for other clubs but their may be one
club that had some birds that beat us.

Will keep you posted.
Thanks
John Shuba

Some results from the 2004 Young bird season.

We have a small team of 8 yb's flying with John Canto again this year. Below are the results so far this year.
CBL 04 627 Son of "Young Hofken's Best"
08-14-04 Won 16th club 116 birds. 178 miles
08-22-04 Won  7th club  108 birds. 178 miles
08-28-04 Won 12th club 111 birds. 200 miles
09-19-04 Won  7th club   72 birds. 270 miles
09-25-04 Won  6th club 101 birds. 363 miles 33rd combine 843 birds 70 lofts.
6th Ace Club 

CBL 04 628 Nest mate 627
08-28-04 Won 19th club 111 birds.  200 miles
09-12-04 Won  7th club    78 birds. 363 miles  62nd combine 745 birds

CBL 04 641 Son of "De Kleine Merckx 612" x CBL 121 Daughter of "1245"
08-14-04 Won 25th club 116 birds. 178 miles
08-22-04 Won   8th club 108 birds. 178 miles
08-28-04 won  15th club 111 birds. 200 miles
09-04-04 Won  5th  club =1st 107 birds. 270 miles 8th combine 1031 birds
09-12-04 Won 11th club 78 birds.  363 miles 88th combine 745 birds
09-19-04 won   8th  club 72 birds.  270 miles lost 10 minutes clocking!!
09-25-04 Won  1st  club 101 birds 363 miles 22 minutes ahead next bird 31 minutes next loft club
4th combine 843 birds 70 lofts 4th New England Open 2,333 birds 207 lofts.
1st Ace Club!!  4th Ace SNE Combine.

CBL 04 642 Nest mate 641
08-22-04 Won 17th club  108 birds. 178 miles
08-28-04 Won 22nd club 111 birds. 200 miles
09-04-04 Won 24th club 107 birds.  270 miles

CBL 04 655 Son of "De 500"
08-14-04 Won 3rd club 1st to clock 116 birds 178 miles
09-04-04 Won 1st club by 15 minutes ahead next loft in the club, 4th combine 1031 birds 270 miles.
8th Ace Club

CBL 04 667 Off of CBL 03 448 see above x "Ohio Girl"
08-22-04 Won 4th club 108 birds 178 miles.
09-04-04 Won 4th club =1st 107 birds 7th combine 1031 birds 270 miles.
09-12-04 Won 12th club 78 birds. 363 miles
09-25-04 Won 10th club 101 birds 363 miles 39th combine 843 birds 70 lofts
4th Ace Club, 29th Ace SNE Combine.

FRBB 04 759 Bred by John out of CBL 03 439 son of "Rocket 08"
08-28-04 won 1st club 111 birds 3rd combine 1102 birds 200 miles.
09-04-04 won 3rd club =1st 107 birds 6th combine 1031 birds 270 miles
9th Ace Club,  3rd Ace SNE Combine

Some results from John Shuba 2004 YB.

bird No.         club        #birds      #lofts                 combine        #birds       #lofts       Sire/dam

603 CBL    2nd Club       377          9                      20th            1126         39
603 CBL   =1st club                                              =1st              466         19
603 CBL    4th=1st club                                       4th=1st           522         30
603 CBL   (BOND RACE)                                     3rd=1st           144         17        261/125CBL
603 CBL Would have been 1st 417 Birds. 28 lofts but clocked First 6 birds in wrong clock

602 CBL    (BOND RACE)                                   5th=1st           144          17

186 WMF    3rd=1st club                                      15th               548         27         518 CBL 03

218 LCF    3rd =1stclub                                      3rd=1st            522         30        353 CBL

1445 OH     1st club       406          10                     8th              1560        52       353 CBL 287CBL
1445 OH    =1st club                                            =1st               522         30       353 CBL 287CBL
1445 OH    (BOND RACE)                                   2nd=1st           144         17        353/287

0156 OH     5th club       312           8                     11th              1346        44        518 CBL 03
0156 OH                                                              10th              1560         52        518 CBL 03
0156 OH  2nd club=1st 2nd combine=1st              2nd=1st            466        19        518 CBL 03

0007 SFF 5th club=1st 5th combine=1st               5th=1st            466         19        576 CBL 03

278 SFF    1st club                                             1st Fed             727         32       518 CBL 03

261 SFF                                                       26th Futurity           522         53      353 CBL 287 CBL

150 OH    (BOND RACE)                                       1st                144          17          353/287




Ted Givens "Best Bred 04 668" From a daughter of "Olympiade's Best"
Won 1st Sioux City one loft race 09-06-04.  102 birds made it to the race.  668 was first by about twenty minutes, then the second bird came in and then it was an hour before another bird came in. 


Hi David,
I want to say Thank You very much!
Because the birds from you, they make me won many time
this year.
Thank you and regards,
Henry Gunawan
Jakarta, Indonesia
2004


David,
I just wanted to drop you a little e-mail to let you know that the pair
of birds that I brought last year cbl 551,cbl 429 breed the 4th place
bird in the 350 mile NHF race and the 38th place bird in the WTCM race
that was 372 miles to me. I still have 4 more band races that I have
some young ones for.
your freind,
Craig cipolla
2004




Some results from the 2005 Young bird season.

Some 2004 results.
Jim Kirchoff Won 1st Ace Yb, Twin City Concourse, average of 1,400+ birds. Dam CBL 02 283
Henry Gunawan of Jakarta, Indonesia first year flyer wins 1st Ace bird with "De Kas 1245" and Hofkens.
John Shuba Won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Bound race. all four from "Einstein" and his sister.
John Shuba Won 1st club, 8th combine 1,560 birds. From sister of "Einstein"
John Shuba Won 1st federation 727 birds.
Craig Cipolla Won 4th NHF race 350 miles with grandchild "Einstein" and "Flash 82"
Dennis Metcalf Won =1st Pacific Northwest Challenge 300 miles with grandchild "Super 600"
Ted Givens Won 1st Sioux City one loft race 09-06-04 from a daughter of "Flashy Lady"
Gary Nelson Won 1st combine yb 300 miles. Sire son of "Super Bourges"
John Canto Won 1st club, 4th New England Open 2,333 birds 207 lofts 31 minutes ahead of
the next loft in the club with CBL 04 641. Son of "De Kleine Merckx"
John Canto Won 1st club, 3rd combine 1,102 birds. Grandson of  "Rocket 08"
John Canto Won 1st club, 15 minutes ahead next loft in the club, 4th combine 1,031 birds.
Son of "De 500"

The results for the New England Open are in Click HERE.


CBL 05 807   Off of CBL 04 641 son of "De Kline Merckx 612" and CBL 02 283
8-14-05 Won 3rd club 178 miles
8-27-05 Won 9th club 200 miles
9-24-05 Won 3rd club 368 miles 11th combine 772 birds 63 lofts smash race 2nd day
10-1-05 Won 15th club 270 miles
10-17-05 Won 11th club 368 miles 47th combine 469 birds 47 lofts
6th Ace club



CBL 05 816 Off of A 00 612 "De Kline Merckx 612" son of Flash 190
8-14-05 Won 5th club 178 miles
8-22-05 Won 8th club 178 miles
8-27-05 Won 13th club 200 miles
9-10-05 Won 4th =1st club 270 miles, 42nd combine 907 birds 70 lofts
10-17-05 Won 3rd club 368 miles, 6th combine 469 birds 47 lofts
2nd Ace club


CBL 05 819  Off of A 00 634 son of Flash 190 and CBL 04 638 in bred Hofkens Best
8-22-05 Won 5th club 178 miles
9-03-05 Won 2nd club 200 miles
9-10-05 Won 1st club 270 miles, 37th combine 907 birds 70 lofts
9-18-05 Won 3rd =1st club 270 miles, 28th combine 943 birds 71 lofts
1st Ace club


CBL 05 821 Off of son of Flash 82 and Daughter of "Super Bourges"
8-14-05 Won 1st club 178 miles 5 minutes ahead


CBL 05 822 Off of CBL 04 762 and CBL 03 581
8-22-05 Won 10th club 178 miles


CBL 05 827 Off of the "Kline Zwarte"
8-14-04 Won 2nd =1st club 178 miles 5 minutes ahead
8-27-05 Won 1st club 200 miles
9-18-05 Won 4th =1st club 270 miles, 29th combine 943 birds 71 lofts
4th Ace club



CBL 05 838 Off of "Panter" x GFL 01 605
8-27-05 Won 20th club 200 miles
9-03-05 Won 7th club 200 miles


CBL 05 839 Off of "Young Hofkens Best" and CBL 04 618
8-22-05 Won 6th club 178 miles
9-03-05 Won 13th club 200 miles


CANTO 05 44 off of CBL 03 599 bred by John
8-13-05 Won 6th club 178 miles
8-27-05 Won 4th club 200 miles
9-03-05 Won 3rd club 200 miles
5th Ace club


Canto 05 43 nest mate 44
9-18-05 Won 1st club 278 miles


WTCM 05 5195 Both parents are gr/children of "Flash 190"
Tri state combine.
8-27-05 Won 3rd club 600 b, 9th combine 1,700 +- birds.
9-03-05 Won 6th club 600 b, 6th combine 1,200 +- birds


RIS 03 624 Son of "Rocket 08"
5-09-05 Won 33rd New England Open 1,772 birds 165 lofts 300 miles
6-11-05 Won 26th New England Open 1,314 birds 145 lofts 300 miles
Hi David,

It's a good news for you. The Bali island race 980 km I still
won the 1, 3, 4, 5, 7.
The Daughter of Dekas won 5, Son of Hofkens (CBL
03-468) won 7. Another son of Dekas also come back
home only speed lower. It's mean Dekas and Hofkens can flew long distance. They were arrived home on Saturday 11:00 am. In the race day (Friday), all Jawa Island weather very bad, East, middle and west Java were raining. Jakarta also raining. They still can fly back
home even under bad weather. I'm very lucky my birds
still can won the race. Few member lost all their birds.
The last post Lombok Island, our club cancell this
race cause there were remain only few birds.

The result of this year's race, your birds were very
superior.
Post 1. 286 km Son of hofkens won 5th place.
Post 2. 343 km son of hofkens won 1st place.
Post 3. 426 km daughter of dekas won 1st. son of
Hofkens won 2 and 3 (equal 1st, all arrive together)
Post 4. 682 km Son of hofkens won 1st.
Post 5. 746 km son of hofkens won 1st.(ring no.Pomsi
03-6284)
Post 6. 980 km daughter of Dekas won 5th and son of
hofkens won 7th.
Final result: Son of Hofkens won ACE pigeon.(ring no.
Pomsi 03-6284 BB cock) The highest score for 6 post.

Thank you very much my friend!

Best regards,
Henry
Jakarta, Indonesia 2005

Sire of CBL 04 603 winner of 20th combine 1,126 birds and 4 x =1st combine as yb.
Gr/sire of SCC 05 321 winner of 1st
World of Wings 300 mile Truck Race.
3rd Overall Champion bird. 11-1-05
and gr/sire of 4th NHF Race.
28th place WTCM Race.
11th place LCM Race.


=1st Flamingo one loft race. 2006
Full sister to Eistein bred 03-1173 winner of 1st 1,453 YB's  50 lofts, 9th 433 YB's,
28th 656 YB's. Full bro/or sis, won  1st club,17th combine 1,647 b. 60 lofts 5th club 40th combine 1,015 b. 47 lofts 37th futurity  572 b. 51 lofts11th combine  565 b. 34 lofts
1173 gr/mother to1st combine 453 birds 25 lofts 2005.