Our M & D. Evans Bloodlines
have now won to date
37 x 1st Open National Winners
Posted by Mark Evans 30th June 2009
Jimmy & Ken Wearn (Wearn Bros) from Ramsdean.
1st Open N.F.C. National from Messac.
Approx. 7,000 birds (birdage to be confirmed)
The winning pigeon now named “Ramsdean Ambition Girl” is 100% M & D. Evans bloodlines. Jim said that he purchased the M & D. Evans pigeons direct from Myrtle Lofts to try a win an Open National and he said he was pleased to report to Myrtle Lofts that he has achieved his aim in the first two years racing these bloodlines.
“Ramsdean Ambition Girl” past performances include 15th Section, 178th Open NFC National 5,408 birds, 30th Section, 58th Open Central Southern Classic Guernsey, 1st Section, 10th Open N.F.C. National Saintes. Plus her latest performance of 1st Section, 1st Open N.F.C. National Messac.
Her Sire who was bred by Myrtle Loft is a direct son from “Spirit 607” (Bred by Koen Minderhould direct from his Ace Breeder “De Spirit” when paired to “Nikta” daughter from “Super Gaby” direct son from "Wittenbuik" bred by Gaby Vandenabeele) when paired to “Saffron’s Double” daughter from “Witpen Logan” when paired to Myrtle Lofts super breeding hen “Saffron” (No1. Stock Hen for Myrtle Lofts until she passed away)
The Dam to “Ramsdean Ambition Girl” was also bred by Myrtle Lofts and she is a direct daughter from “Enrique” (bred by Koen Minderhould direct from “Zachter Bijter” when paired to “Wittenbuikduifje) when paired to the “Blue Ace” winner of the 1st Ace Bird in the Europa Classic from the six series from 60 miles to 300 miles. The Loft Champion from 1,600 birds from 10 different countries. “Blue Ace” is a direct daughter from “Touch of Class” ("Ronker bloodlines of Gaby Vandenabeele) when paired to “Carrie Black” (daughter from “Shadow” & “Carrie”) This is another 1st National winner that contains all the very best Gaby Vandenabeele bloodlines.
Posted by Mark Evans 26th June 2009
WHEN THE GOING GETS TUFF THE TUFF GET GOING
3 x 1st Section winners all in the same N.F.C. National race from Messac.
Jimmy & Ken Wearn (Wearn Bros) from Ramsdean
1st Section B – velocity of 1316
Mel & Sue King from Blandford Forum
1st Section C – velocity of 1196
Vaughan Bros & Son from Telford
1st Section J – velocity of 1203
Posted By John Marles. Florida. USA. 20th June 2009
SYLVAN INTREPID- CU-2008-SYLVANLOFTS-200
I was asked the other day about the background of CU-2008-Sylvanlofts-200. This blue checker cock named Sylvan Intrepid is inbred on the sire side to possibly the best hen to ever race into Belgium namely Fieneke 5000. When Flor Vervoort died in November 2002 all his birds were sold. Flor had been the man to beat in the province of Antwerp. Mark Evans would have definitely liked this breeding hen to grace his loft, but apparently this was the hen that everyone was after in the sale. Fieneke 5000 sold for 90,000 euro and was sold to Japan.
The Vervoort pigeons sold for a total of 800,000 euro for 385 pigeons."Fieneke 5000" has the following results on her prize list: 1st Bourges 7,765 pigeons (2nd national against 38,152 pigeons) - 1st Orleans against 10,194 pigeons - 1st semi-national Vierzon against 13,700 pigeons - 1st Toury 410 pigeons - 6th semi-national Argenton against 3,359 pigeons plus many other top National positions.
Intrepid has 11 prizes to his credit including the following: 110 miles 1st club 469 birds and 1st Greater Tampa Bay Concourse 76 lofts and 1.358 birds. At 300 miles 3rd club 411 birds and 5th Greater Tampa Bay Concourse 65 lofts and 1.068 birds. At 210 miles 7th club 440 birds and 7th Greater Tampa Bay Concourse plus 8 more prizes. I raced four brothers/sisters to Intrepid and all four scored at the top of the Concourse. This was a new breeding and therefore the pair have stayed together in 2009. Also in his pedigree is Joint Venture (2nd Nat.), Eisenhower (top producer for M & D. Evans), Shadow (Number One breeder at M & D. Evans) and Westkapelle (M & D Evans from Koen Minderhoud-top breeder Flor Vervoort x Vandenabeele).
Posted By Mark Evans. 10th June 2009
Joe Ferreira from Richmond Hill, North America
1st ACE CHAMPION OLD BIRD & YEARLING IN UP NORTH COMBINE, NORTH AMERICA
The winning pigeon a Blue Yearling Cock 08CU SYLV 0324. He is bred from a direct son from “Jester 74” (son of Jester & Carrie) when paired to “Lady Bliksem” a direct daughter from Gaby Vandenabeele’s No 1. Breeding Cock “Bliksem”. The dam is a direct daughter from Myrtle Lofts Ace Racer & Breeding cock “De Bandiet” when paired to “Joint Venture”.
“De Bandiet” was purchased by Myrtle Lofts from Lucien Vandenbossche’s Entire Clearance Sale where he was considered to be the best pigeon to have been sold in a Belgium auction in the winter of 2004. He was entered in 44 races and won 42 prizes with 28 times – 1 in 10. Winning in total 8 x 1st prizes.
Posted by Mark Evans 28th May 2009
Joe & Gillian Booth from Milwich
1st Open Classic M.C.C. from Lessay over 2,700 birds.
The winning pigeon named “Percy” who last year as a yearling won the North Staffs Bass Yearling Championship from Messac by 15 Minutes winning £639. As a youngster he won 6th Section M.C.C. and 10th Section, 57th Open National M.N.F.C. winning another £600 plus.
Both parents were obtained from Jack Walker & Ali Booth who is Joe’s relation from Hednesford and were bred from his 100% M & D. Evans bloodlines that Jack purchased from Myrtle Lofts. The winning pigeon contains the M & D. Evans bloodlines from “Golden Son” (Son of “Golden Boy”) when paired to a daughter from “Shadow” x “Princess” on one side and on the other side he contains the bloodlines from “Golden Boy” when paired to a daughter from “Solitaire” & “Band of Gold”.
Posted By Mark Evans. 26th May 2009.
Ian Cameron from Broadholme in Lincolnshire
1st Open M.N.F.C. Yearling National.
5th Open M.N.F.C. Old Bird National.
from Lessay 754 members sent 6,313 birds.
The winning pigeon is 50% M & D. Evans bloodlines and was bred for Ian by the top racing and breeding loft of George Macaloney & Son from Coatsbridge in Scotland. The Sire was bred by Myrtle Lofts and he is a direct son from Champion Breeder “Joe Jones” (son from “Rolls Royce” x “Love Bird” daughter from “Jester” & “Carrie”) when paired to “Hillcroft Fantasy” (direct daughter from Gaby Vandenabeele’s world famous “Wittenbuik” when paired to “Heidi”) The dam of the winner is a Janssen based pigeon bred from George and Willie’s own breeding stock.
George & Willie Macaloney have had a great start racing the M & D. Evans bloodlines in their own racing lofts winning many top performances which include 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Open 6,815 birds. 1st Open 8,056 birds. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th Open 7,994 birds. 1st, 2nd, 4th, 11th Open 7,491 birds
Ling Brothers from Barking. Essex.
1st, 2nd, 3rd Essex & Kent Combine from Scotch Corner.
(birdage to be confirmed)
All three birds are 50% M & D. Evans bloodlines and all three bred from two hens (full sisters) both bred from stock purchased from Myrtle Lofts. These two top breeding hens are two daughters from a direct son from “Shadow” when paired to a direct daughter from “Jester” & “Carrie”. The credit for the other 50% of the breeding is from Billy & Davey Ling’s own bloodlines that they have raced for many years.
Martin Weaver from Camerton, East Yorkshire
1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 16th Yorkshire Middle Route Combine 4,833 birds.
All five winning pigeons have taken prize cards for Martin previous to this top performance and four out of the five pigeons are bred down from a direct daughter from Myrtle Lofts Champion Breeder “Benetton” when paired to “Devon”. Martin said earlier tonight on the telephone that this direct daughter from “Benetton” as been a fantastic breeding hen that as produces winners when paired to several different cocks
Posted By John Marles. Florida. USA. 22nd May 2009.
THE OLDSMOBILE COCK
In 2006 Mark Evans called to discuss some of the possible birds that he was going to ship over that year. He had 2 that he bred from the Golden Gaby when mated to Carrie. He referred to these two as ‘Ugly Bastards’. I have long since realized that Breeders come in all size and shapes and that beauty is relative. Mark shipped over the hen from this pair GB-2006-62549 and what a Beauty, both in the hand and in the breeding loft. I have raced six from her and all 6 (4 in 2007 and 2 in 2008) have gone right to the top of the race result sheet. This blue bar 'Oldsmobile' CU-2008-Sylvan Lofts-38 raced extremely well in Florida as both a young bird and yearling. Ditto for his sister Blue Checker hen CU-2008-Sylvan Lofts-38. And for all of those fanciers who believe that it takes a completely different bird to race in the heat and humidity in Florida as compared to Canada, let me tell you that 4 of this guys siblings raced extremely well in Canada and that is why I kept the pair together.
The ‘OLDSMOBILE’ COCK scored a total of 12 times in his 6 months of racing.
210 miles
1st Club 29 member 527 birds
1st Tampa Bay Combine 80 members 1,331 birds
1st F.L. Federation 90 members 1,473 birds.
His sister 38 landed with him in this race.
125 miles
6th Club 32 members 542 birds.
6th Tampa Bay Combine 79 members 1,296 birds
125 miles
10th Club 30 members 512 birds.
10th Tampa Bay Combine 77 members 1,251 birds.
200 miles
8th Club 25 members 440 birds.
8th Tampa Bay Combine 71 members 1,136 birds
250 miles
4th Club 28 members 446 birds.
5th Tampa Bay Combine 74 members 1,125 birds.
210 miles
16th Club 24 members 365 birds.
16th Tampa Bay Combine 72 members 1,072
16th F.L. Federation 82 members 1,170
Plus 6 other prizes in the Greater Tampa Bay Combine
Posted By John Marles. Florida. USA. 22nd May 2009
MARLES & EVANS 1ST YEAR RESULTS
At the FSI Awards dinner they presented for the Young Bird Programme of 2008 only. The Old Bird results for 2009 will be recognized at the next Banquet. For 2008 Marles & Evans won the Young Bird Average speed, Champion Loft Points and Champion Young Bird of the FSI club. In the Greater Tampa Bay Combine Marles & Evans also won the Young Bird Average Speed honours (95 members shipped) and were Second Champion Loft Points and Second Champion Young Bird.
Posted by Mark Evans. 20th May 2009
E-mail received from one of our newest customers
Hi Mark,
Just to let you know my racing season is three weeks started. The first week we won 1st, 2nd and 4th. The second race we won 1st, 2nd and 3rd and the third race was yesterday 16th May and we were 1st, 2nd and 3rd winning the pool money every week, all these results were won with your blood lines.
Cheers George Slaven. Scotland.
Posted by John Marles. Florida, USA. 2nd May 2009
REFLECTIONS ON THE LAST 6 MONTHS – MARLES & EVANS
We placed four birds in the top 12 Champion Birds. They were band numbers 40, 39, 38 and 54 from 2008. When you consider that all 15 of our birds were yearlings and that they have basically been racing for the last 6 to 7 months without any break at all then it is quite an accomplishment. All 15 Evans birds that we raced as Yearlings played a role in making this a very successful young bird and old bird season and this after taking our two best young birds off the team into stock. We have had many, many fanciers congratulate us on the last six incredible months of racing and most had two comments. One, that we were able to do all of this in the first year racing in Florida and two, that we did it with basically 23 young birds and 15 yearlings of Evans origin. In Young Birds we won both club (35 actual racing members) and Tampa Bay Concourse (95 actual members racing) Average Speed and we were 11 minutes and 39 seconds ahead of the next loft in both club and Concourse. Down here a minute is a lifetime! In the club we had 7 of the top 24 Ace birds including (ring numbers) 1, 5, 7, 12, 19, 21, 24 which represents about 30%. In Concourse with 95 members racing we had 12 in the top 75 which is about 20%. We won Champion Loft Points in the Club with our relatively small team and we were 2nd in the Concourse Champion Loft Points. It has been quite a run which I have enjoyed immensely as this was part of my dream (Bucket List) to race down in Florida. In the Concourse, I was racing weekly against the likes of many top lofts including Frampton (Pleasantview Loft) Hackemer & McNeilus, Gallo, D & M Loft, Bobby Gonzalez, Future Force Loft, Circle Loft, Lama, Ken Howard, Don Hart and Lorefice and Welsh to name a few. I look forward to racing young birds this year as I have had a little more time to evaluate the stock birds that I brought down from Canada with me. When people call I tell them that these are the same birds that I won with back in Canada. As a club member Jeff Wagner has often said, “Good is Good”.
Posted By John Marles 11th March 2009
MARLES & EVANS
1st GREATER TAMPA BAY CONCOURSE AT 300 MILES
1st FLORIDA FEDERATION WITH 85 LOFTS AND 1,321 BIRDS
Posted By John Marles. Florida. USA. 24th February 2009.
GREATER TAMPA BAY CONCOURSE RESULTS- 80 LOFTS 1331 BIRDS MARLES & EVANS....... 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th AND 10th
WinSpeed-1 Greater Tampa Bay Concourse
Name: TIFTON,GA Old Bird Race Flown: 02/21/2009
Release(A): 07:40 Birds: 1331 Lofts: 80 Station: TIFTON,GA
Weather (Rel) CLEAR, CALM, 24 degrees (Arr) CLEAR, S S/E, 68 degrees
POS NAME BAND NUMBER CLR X ARRIVAL MILES TOWIN YPM PT
1 MARLES & EVANS/20 39 CU 08 SYLV BBAR H 11:45:17 207.170 00.00 1486.588 164
2 MARLES & EVANS 54 CU 08 SYLV BBAR C 11:45:17 2/ 20 00.00 1486.558 163
3 MARLES & EVANS 14 CU 08 SYLV BBPD H 11:45:17 3/ 20 00.00 1486.517 163
4 MARLES & EVANS 21 CU 08 SYLV BLCH H 11:45:18 4/ 20 00.01 1486.457 162
5 MARLES & EVANS 38 CU 08 SYLV BLCH H 11:45:19 5/ 20 00.02 1486.346 161
6 LOREFICE/W/20 7513 AU 08 GHC BLCH H 11:44:08 206.171 00.03 1486.245 161
7 MARLES & EVANS 20278 AU 08 GHC BLCH C 11:45:24 6/ 20 00.06 1485.901 160
8 CIRCLE LOF/20 722 IF 08 FSIF BBAR H 11:45:54 207.523 00.11 1485.401 160
9 J & J LOFT/14 158 AU 08 FSI BB C 11:46:37 207.691 00.44 1482.122 159
10 MARLES & EVANS 40 CU 08 SYLV BBAR C 11:46:04 7/ 20 00.46 1481.875 158
Posted By John Marles. Florida. USA 21st February 2009
MARLES & EVANS
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 10th - 200 MILE RACE FLORIDASUNCOASTINVIATIONAL RPC
Name: TIFTON,GA Old Bird Race Flown: 02/21/2009
Release(A): 07:40 Birds: 527 Lofts: 29 Station: TIFTON,GA
1 MARLES & EVANS/20 39 CU 08 SYLV BBAR H 11:45:17 207.170 00.00 1486.588 153
2 MARLES & EVANS 54 CU 08 SYLV BBAR C 11:45:17 2/ 20 00.00 1486.558 151
3 MARLES & EVANS 14 CU 08 SYLV BBPD H 11:45:17 3/ 20 00.00 1486.517 150
4 MARLES & EVANS 21 CU 08 SYLV BLCH H 11:45:18 4/ 20 00.01 1486.457 149
5 MARLES & EVANS 38 CU 08 SYLV BLCH H 11:45:19 5/ 20 00.02 1486.346 147
6 LOREFICE/W/20 7513 AU 08 GHC BLCH H 11:44:08 206.171 00.03 1486.245 146
7 MARLES & EVANS 20278 AU 08 GHC BLCH C 11:45:24 6/ 20 00.06 1485.901 144
8 CIRCLE LOF/20 722 IF 08 FSIF BBAR H 11:45:54 207.523 00.11 1485.401 143
9 J & J LOFT/14 158 AU 08 FSI BB C 11:46:37 207.691 00.44 1482.122 141
10 MARLES & EVANS 40 CU 08 SYLV BBAR C 11:46:04 7/ 20 00.46 1481.875 140
Posted By John Marles. Florida. USA - 10th February 2009
GREAT WAY TO START THE YEAR
1st GREATER TAMPA BAY CONCOURSE
FOR MARLES & M & D EVANS
76 shippers sent 1,358 birds for the first race of the Greater Tampa Bay Concourse. We were 1st, 35th, 36th, 38th, 41st, 43rd, 51st and 74th with the bird that could have been 2nd concourse ( my fault and won't happen again). This week I think I'll train the widow cocks twice and perhaps the hens three times. This week the race is from 150 miles. The full result is on www.racingpigeonmall.com
Posted by Mark Evans 10th February 2009
Million Dollar Pigeon Race – South Africa
30th December 2008 – 4th Hot Sport Race - 311 km (193.25 miles)
“Myrtle Keepsake” entered by Evans & Walker
1st UK, 5th Open 3,636 birds
Sire: “Touch of Class” sire of the “Blue Ace” 1st Ace Pigeon in the Europa Classic 2004 winning £15,000.00 and a New Car. On one side “Touch of Class” is a grandson from “Ronker” 1st National Limoges 8,883 birds and on the other side he is a grandson from “De Gaby 103” top racer including 1st 11,193 birds, 1st 8,307 birds, 1st 2,599 birds etc. 7 x first prizes in total.
Dam: a direct daughter from “Benetton” son of Wittenbuik x Francoise when paired to “Saffron” daughter of Blauwen Beauty x Peggy.
10th January 2009 – 5th Hot Spot Race – 383 km (237.99 miles)
“Read Unicorn” entered by Mick Kirby under the name of Team Thomas
1st UK, 4th Open 3,459 birds.
Breeding to be up dated
31st January 2009 – Final Race – 552 km (343 miles)
“Pompey Lauren” entered by Steve Harris under the name of Pompey Boys
2nd UK, 2nd Open 3,082 birds.
Dropped with the winning pigeon and beaten on the trap by 27 seconds. Both parents were bred by Myrtle Lofts.
Sire: a direct son from “Jong Bijter” Bred by Gaby Vandenabeele inbred to the “Bijter” bloodlines. The dam of the sire is “Reflection” a direct daughter from Myrtle Lofts famous breeding pair “Jester” & “Carrie”.
Dam: a direct daughter from Myrtle Lofts “Maclaren Fideel” winner of 1st Open WECA Fareham 3,422 birds, 11th Open Combine Ramsgate 4,664 birds. 42nd Open CSCFC Guernsey 5,400 birds plus many other prizes. When paired to “Golden Amber” a direct daughter from “Golden Boy” (Playboy x Francoise) & “Amber Louise” (De Klaren x Vuilke Kleinen)
Posted By John Marles 8th February 2009
MARLES AND EVANS 1st FSI CLUB AND 1st UNIT 10 CLUB 37 LOFTS APPROX 700 BIRDS
Finally, we are getting some better weather and to-day's race was a great way to begin the race season. The birds were up at 7:50 a.m. from 111.018 miles to my loft. AT 9:57 I saw a group of about 15 birds some 200 hundred feet to the west of me. I propelled the droppers as high as they could possibly be launched and pulled two out of the group. Unfortunately, only one bird scanned and for some reason this time I didn't check to see if both had scanned. With the Unikon clocks you can hear the beep from a distance, but with the Benzing M1 the beep does not travel too far. I ended up first in the Florida SUncoast Invitational club with 25 shippers and 469 birds. I was told to-night that this bird will also be first over the Unit 10 club. My next birds dropped in at 10:00:05 and they were good for 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 27th. Only 10 seconds separated these 6 birds. I didn't look at the clock for another minute and therefore the bird that should have been second in the race ended up 39th which was my fault entirely. Both the winner of the race (200) and the one I missed ( 54) are from the same pair of pigeons. The Sire is Blue 62699-GB-06 from Westkappelle x Fieneke 804. Both Westkappelle and Fieneke 804 have the same grandmother Fieneke 5000. Fieneke 5000 was probably the best hen to ever race in Belgium. Flor Vervoort was the fancier who raced her and unfortunately this newly retired school teacher died at the age of 65. Fieneke 5000 was sold for approx. 65 G's. When you see the Phantom line of pigeons advertised in the Digest they all are from Flor Vervoort . The dam is Bl Ch 62691-GB-06 from Eisenhower x Joint Venture. Eisenhower is a top breeding son of the very famous Shadow and Joint Venture was 2nd National. I bred five from this pair and all 5 have flown very well. Actually my third bird -18th club was 199 is also from this pair. My 6th bird number 21 is also from this pair.
The birds looked good as it was only a two hour fly. It was interesting that a number of the fanciers reported having only half their birds home by clock-off which seemed to hold true for most lofts. These birds did show up late and for no apparent reason. Due to the cold snap ( I fully realise this isn't really cold for those up North) I really didn't know how much feed to feed on Friday and what types of grain. I ended up giving about an ounce in the morning to both the widows and widowers. I mixed up mostly fat seeds ( safflower, rape, millet ) with some carbs ( corn, white milo/kafir) but no peanuts. With the small team I have I will definitely try to pick my spots as the season goes on.