Daily Report

Posted by Mark Evans 8th May 2008.
I would like to take this opportunity in thanking the fanciers who are taking the time in calling me or e-mailing me their achievements that have been achieved with our M & D. bloodlines. Thank you all very much.

Ali & Linda McLeod. Billingham, Teesside.
I have raced pigeons for 38 years with no breaks; your pigeons the M & D Evans Vandenabeele are the best pigeons I have ever owned, breaking all records for the last 4 years in Teesside Federation. I have had “Bird of the Year” in Club and Federation 4 years running all of them your pigeons, your pigeons over the last few years have won for me at least 15 first prizes on a average of 2,000 pigeons plus, I believe through your help I have some of the best Vandenabeele to ever of left your loft and I would like to thank you and your father for your advice, sportsmanship and most of all honesty you have given me. I believe you not only have some of the best Vandenabeele based pigeons in the country but the world. You deserve all the praise you get; you are two of the most down to earth genuine fanciers I have had the pleasure of dealing with. You have my full permission to use any of my results at anytime you feel fit,
Thanks again.
Yours in the sport
Ali & Linda Mcleod.

Jim Coutts. Kintore, Scotland.
Hi Mark. Just a note to tell you that my M&D Gaby's have started the 2008 season well, The second race I was 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 all with Gaby Vandenabeele bloodlines the third race I won with a blue cock bred out of a grandson of “Shadow” when paired to a great grand daughter of “The Boss” of Gordon Bros was also 5th 6th and 9th in this race. Both these weeks my first 7 of 8 birds are all Gaby's. I will keep you informed of more wins this season I am sure as they are starting to look and handle the part.

J. Gregory & Sons. Northern Ireland.
19th April 2008 – 1st Section D in the N.I.P.A. from Tullamore 111 members sending 2,244 birds, 22nd Open 1,015 members sending 19,496 birds.

Davy Mawhinney. Northern Ireland.
26th April 2008 - 1st Section E in the N.I.P.A. from Roscrea 212 members sending 4,393 birds,
10th Open 1,184 members sending 23,557 birds.

Posted by Mark Evans 6th May 2008.
In the last three weeks the British Homing World & The Racing Pigeon magazines have featured on their front covers three top racers. All three have been bred from M & D. Evans bloodlines.

The Racing Pigeon 11th April 2008.
“STOURCREST SINBAD”
Winner of 1st Section, 1st Open Central Southern Classic Truro 2007 against 1,348 birds. Bred & raced by Mel & Sue King of Blandford Forum.

B.H.W. 18th April 2008.
“DAWLEY EXPRESS”
Winner of 1st Section, 1st Open Midlands National Falaise 2007 against 7,815 birds. Bred & raced by Vaughan Brothers & Son of Dawley.

The Racing Pigeon 2nd May 2008.
“CHAMPION LINDA”
Winner of 1st Club 205 birds, 1st Federation 1,287 birds, 2nd Section 3,424 birds, 4th Open UNC 20,221 birds Brooklands. 2nd Club 354 birds, 2nd Federation 1,984 birds Melton Mowbray. 2nd Club 105 birds, 3rd Federation 1,545 birds, 120th UNC 29,005 birds Brooklands. 14th Federation 2,344 birds Huntington, 17th Federation 1,008 birds North Weald, 15th Federation 1,243 birds Huntington. “Bird of the Year” Teesside Federation 2006. Bred & raced by Ali McCleod of Billingham.

Posted by Mark Evans. 5th May 2008.
The 2008 racing season only just started here in the UK in the middle of April and here are some of the fanciers who have already reported
1st Prize Winners contain M & D. Evans bloodlines.

Dickie Birdsall. Knottingley, West Yorkshire.

Posted By John Marles. Florida, USA - 21st April 2008
The '636' hen of Martin Ward's Strikes Again.......

Martin Ward just called me to tell me that he won the first race of the old birds 2008 in the Braintree club with the Evans' hen 636. She was two minutes ahead of the club and should be a good one in the Greater Boston Combine. Her sire is 572 from the son (GB2002S86674) of “Jester” x “Carrie” when mated to a daughter (GB2004T25025) of “Shadow” x “Saffron” The dam of 636 is from Legendary (Shadow lines) mated to “Carrie 100” (direct daughter of Jester x Carrie). Line breeding to two of the best lines that Evans has to offer!!

Posted By John Marles. Florida, USA - 20th April 2008
Update on M & D Evans' Results - USA & Taiwan

I was talking to Martin Ward yesterday who races in the Braintree club in the Greater Boston Combine. He reported that a youngster banded 636 from the “Jester” and “Carrie” lines was the Ace Young Bird of the club scoring on 6 races. This bird also scored six times in the Boston Combine. He will be sending the results to me. He also mentioned that at the strike off of one of the last races club members asked where 636 was and Martin told me that he must have missed scanning as he would have been once again at the top of the results therefore scoring in almost every race. Martin also mentioned that it felt very good to race birds that have the potential to be at the top of the Combine each and every week.
We had many excellent reports from last year of the Evans birds taking top honors in the Combine. Ashley Berwick had the Champion Young Bird of the Eastern Ontario Combine which was bred by Gilles Paquette.

chu hsin an from Taiwan reported that from his M & D Evans birds he scored a 53rd from 6,000 at 230 km and from an Ocean race he was 3rd from 7,000 birds. This bird was from the “Shadow” and “Jester” x “Carrie” lines from a cock bird banded GB2005T19010. Last year this bird bred 2 birds to be Ace birds in the Up North Combine in the final Top Ten of the Up North Combine for J & J Ferreira. One of these now resides in Texas in the House of the Rising Sun.

Posted by Mark Evans. 18th April 2008

Thank you Ian & Liz for a great day out.
I have just returned from a great day out at the loft of Ian & Liz Purver from Skinningrove. Both Ian & Liz have made me very welcome and to say how cold it’s been across the country to day it didn’t seam to bad up there looking across the North Sea. As you stand in front of Ian’s loft you can see the waves about 800 yards away which becomes a problem once the sea mist moves in and out from time to time. Several fanciers out of this area have all told me it can be thick mist around the lofts but five miles inland and it’s as clear as the sky is blue.

I had a good look around the birds and with the new future stock in their breeding lofts I can see Ian & Liz’s performances getting ever better as each year goes by. This is a credit to them both because they fully understands it doesn’t matter how much you are winning at the present, it is still very important that you don’t stand still and plan for the seasons to come.

I myself didn’t just return with memory’s of a great day out but also I returned with the fantastic “Gaby 07” which Ian kindly loaned to me so I can cross her with some of the top breeding cocks housed at Myrtle Lofts.
“Gaby 07” was bred by us and sold to Ian as a young bird and was winner of many prizes including 18th UNC 29,784 Birds, 46th UNC 21,388 Birds, 154th UNC 26,854 Birds, 1st, 3rd, 7th, 15th North of England Championship Club. Plus other prizes at Club and Federation level. But however good you think “Gaby 07” was at racing; her ability as a breeder far outshines any of her racing successes. Here is a small example of what she as bred which doesn’t include all the club and Federation prizes.
3rd UNC 24,199 Birds
3rd UNC/NEHU/DC 34,303 Birds
7th UNC 17,763 Birds
8th UNC 20,721 Birds
9th UNC 24,199 Birds
9th UNC/NEHU/DC 34,303 Birds
25th UNC 17,763 Birds
26th UNC 14,753 Birds
44th UNC 17.234 Birds
54th UNC 14,753 Birds
69th UNC 17,234 Birds
93rd UNC 24,692 Birds
130th UNC 23,138 Birds
Winners of the Best Two Bird Performance winning the Ian McDonald Trophy 3rd & 9th UNC 24,199 Birds.

Posted By John Marles. Florida, USA - April 7, 2008

As Mark and Dick Evans' Birds Lead the Way...

I just got off the phone with Rick Vanveldhuisen and he told me that Keith Lord had won the tough 250 mile race at the GHC with a bird bred from a hen bred by Mark and Dick Evans. The conditions were overcast with high heat and humidity. Rick mentioned that he also had two on the front sheet at 13th and 22nd from the Evans lines. There is a long, long list of GHC members who have scored with Mark and Dicks bloodlines so far which include Sal Lama, Ray Brower, Rainer Schmeichel, Laurie Mc Connell, Bob Gregory, Keith Littlejohn, Roger O'Neil and others.

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