London & South East Classic Club

LONDON & SOUTH EAST CLASSIC CLUB

GRAND PHONE-IN-SQUEAKER AUCTION SALE

The President and Committee of the L&SECC are very proud to present this our latest Grand Phone-In Squeaker Auction Sale in aid of our transporter fund. Although we have a good working vehicle, the committee have been looking too the future of our Classic Club and realise that certain item on the transporter need up dating or re- placing. Pigeon Transporters are not cheap equipment to maintain these days and the Committee felt some time ago it was time to start building a fund. The L&SECC President, Keith Mott, has obtained a wonderful draft of top class 2011 youngsters to have a phone in auction, to help raise funds for the Classic’s transporter. We think it’s fair to say that this is one of the best drafts of youngsters ever put together for auction. This is a once in a life time opportunity for the general fancy to obtain young birds from some of the very best lofts in the world of pigeon racing, sprint and long distance.

Lot 1. Mark Gilbert of Windsor: This loft is founded on the very best long distance bloodlines in the world! Mark has become a legend in National and Classic racing in recent seasons, and his loft must rate as one of the very best in the sport. 1st International Dax, 1st NFC Saintes / Pau, 1st L&SECC Bergerac, 1st L&SECC Guernsey and several wins in the BICC. A brilliant fancier! Lot 2. Keith & Sue Arnold of Leamington Spa: Keith has probably the best loft of sprinting Staf Van Reets in Europe today, winning in 2010: 1st Federation fourteen times in eighteen races, including winning the Federation four times in the only four young bird races competed in and 1st, 2nd & 4th Gold Ring. Keith Arnold has won the RPRA Region Sprint Award four years on the trot and was 1st RPRA UK Sprint Champion in 2006 / 2007 / 2009 and 2nd RPRA UK Sprint Champion in 2008. A brilliant fancier with fantastic pigeons! Lot 3. Ced & Clive Allwright of Ashford: Frank Tasker / Haelterman bloodlines. Ced & Clive have one of the best all round lofts in the UK, winning from 60 to 600 miles, three times 1st open NFC and BBC Palamos Spanish Diploma winners. Wonderful fanciers and winners of 3rd open NFC in 2008. Lot 4. Jim & Paul Weeder of Liverpool: This partnership have been premier prize winners in the Liverpool Amalgamation 13 times in 14 seasons racing the fantastic Jan Huybregts pigeons. Don’t miss out get on the phone now! Lot 5. John Keywood of Hersham: John is a legend in the Surrey pigeon racing fraternity! He has won countless 1st Federations through the years, including 1st Three Borders Federation Kingsdown (1,623 birds) in 2010 and three times 1st SMT Combine. John is kindly offering a nest pair of grand children of Ch.‘Jupiter’. Lot 6. Darran & Des McFadden of Cranleigh: Put up some great performances in recent seasons including 1st Federation and 1st open SMT Combine (three times). Darren put up one of the best loft performances in the UK in 2008, winning twice 1st open SMT Combine and 1st open L&SECC Tarbes (550 miles). A youngster you must bid for! Lot 7. Crammond & Langstaff of Fontwell: A loft full of quality and several premier wins in National and Classic races to back it up. Winners of 1st open BICC, 1st open L&SECC (three times) in recent seasons and several Section A winners in the NFC. Another 2008 L&SECC winning loft from Bergerac, with ‘Crackerjack’ which went on to be an RPRA Award winner. Another squeaker to defiantly bid for! Lot 8. Chitty Brothers of Kings Langley: One the best lofts in the south of England and winners of countless 1st Federations, six times 1st open Combine and twice 1st open L&SECC. Brian and Dick won 1st open L&SECC Guernsey in the 2008 season. Lot 9. Brian Goodwin of Hanworth: The very best of the Belgian bloodlines. Brian is a brilliant all round fancier winning Federations at all distances, including twice 1st Federation in 2007 and 1st Federation in 2008. The Goodwin loft has won 1st Combine five times, from Penzance, Melle and Bergerac (three times). A great pigeon racer! Lot 10. Dave Delea of Rainham: One of the all time greats of long distance racing! Dave’s record in long distance National racing, through his many years in the sport, must be described as fantastic, winning 1st open NFC Pau in 1989 and five times 1st open BICC. His five wins in the BICC were: 1st open Narbonne, 1st open Lourdes, 1st open Barcelona, 1st open Barcelona and 1st open Dax. A wonderful record! Lot 11. Bellchambers Brothers of Brentford: Derek has had a brilliant 2010 season, the highlight being 1st L&SECC Guernsey (OH). The loft has won the Federation countless times through the years, including twice 1st SMT Combine and 1st, 2nd, 6th open NFC Guernsey (YB). A youngster not to miss out on! Lot 12. Richard & Ken O’Connor of Croydon: The O’Connor brother’s record speaks for it’s self: 80 times 1st Federation, 1st open L&SECC Bergerac, three times 2nd open L&SECC, several premier NFC performances and eight times 1st open Combine. One of the very best lofts of winning pigeon in the UK. I will say no more! Lot 13. Derek Human of Petersfield: One the best National and Classic winning loft, with a brilliant record spanning back to the early 1980’s. Winner of 1st open CSCFC (twice), 1st open BBC Nantes and of course 1st open NFC Tarbes in 2007 with Ch. ‘Any Distance’. Youngster to be grand child of Ch. ‘Any Distance’ and Ch. ‘Ransdean Reliance’, six times Palamos and Barcelona. Lot 14. Alan Mark of Sanderstead: A good friend and one of the best fanciers I’ve ever met! 1st open NFC Pau 1974, 1st SMT Combine Bergerac 2002, 4th open SMT Combine Bergerac 2003 and 3rd Combine Messac 2010. Alan Mark and the late Eric Cannon are the only fanciers to win the longest old bird race in the Surrey Federation three times and record the only bird on the day in the SMT Combine longest old bird race. Lot 15. Mick Tuck of Godalming: One the best lofts of Eric Cannon pigeons in the U.K. today! Mick is donating a Cannon youngster out of his good hen, ‘Tucky’s Little Dream’, 5th open SMT Combine Bergerac (only five birds on day in the Combine) when mated to a premier Eric Cannon cock. Lot 16. Dominic McCoy of Ashford: This Middlesex loft has enjoyed a brilliant 2010 season, the highlights being: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Federation Wincanton (1,422 birds), 1st Federation Exeter (836 birds). Dominic owns probably the best loft of Bolton & Williamson / Van Loon pigeons in the sport. Don’t miss out, make a bid now! Lot 17. Garry Inkley of Hillingdon: Another premier loft in the Classic in recent years, winning top positions every season, including 1st and 2nd open L&SECC Dax in 2003 with his wonderful hens, ‘Festival Enigma’ and ‘Rathen Echo’, 1st open L&SECC Alencon 2008 and 1st open L&SECC Falaise 2010. Gary has won the L&SECC ‘Amtrak Trophy’ for fancier of the year. A lot you must bid for! Lot 18. Trussler Brothers of West Molesey: I first met Dick and Brian in 1971; they were brilliant pigeon fanciers then and are still brilliant today! Winners of 1st open L&SECC, 1st open SMT Combine and 1st Federation countless times through the years. Two of the best pigeon racers I’ve ever met! Lot 19. Fred Hall & Daughters of Worthing: An outstanding south coast loft that has won Classic and National races in recent seasons. Fred has won 1st NFC Pau, 1st and 2nd BICC La Ferte Bernard, and in 2007 won 1st open NFC Alencon. Another great all round loft, winning short and long in the very best competition. Lot 20. Alasdair Muir of Dorking: Another of our best long distance fanciers! 1st open L&SECC Pau, 1st open L&SECC Bordeaux, 1st open L&SECC Angers and has been five times in the first 50 open NFC Pau in recent seasons, plus 2nd open BICC Dax in 2003 and 1st open BICC Tarbes in 2010. Alasdair has kindly donated a youngster off his 2010 L&SECC Merit Award winning hen, who is a grand daughter of ‘Andy’s Boy’ winner of 1st open L&SECC Pau and the L&SECC Merit Award. Lot 21. Terry Haley of Watford: One of the best North Road lofts ever and the home of the great Champion ‘Misty Lady’! Terry has had a wonderful 2008 season, winning: 3rd open L&SECC Guernsey, 1st Fed Berwick, 1st Fed Pontefract, 2nd Fed Stonehaven, 2nd Fed Thurso and so on. Lot 22. Keith & Betty Mott of Claygate: The President is donating a youngster bred from the very best of Brian Denney’s Tarbes (748 miles) National bloodlines, being bred from ‘Sasha’s Boy’, a full brother to ‘Dark Charm’ winner of 1st sect K, 5th open NFC Tarbes (750 miles) 2007, ‘John’ winner of 4th sect K, 17th open NFC Tarbes 2007, ‘Dark Dancer’ winner of 6th sect K, 27th open NFC Tarbes 2007, 1st sect K, 48th open NFC Fougeres, 2nd sect K, 4th open NFC Tarbes (748 miles) 2009. The 2011 L&SECC donation youngster’s parents are their number one Brian Denney stock pair: ‘Sasha’s Boy’ when mated to ‘Lady Tuff Nut’ daughter of Champion ‘Tuff Nut’, who must rate as one of the very best long distance all round racing and breeding champions in the world today. The first pair of youngsters bred from this wonderful pair in 2011 are going back to Brian Denney’s loft!

The telephone auction will take place from publication of this advert and weekend of: November 13th – 14th and will finish at 20.00hrs on Sunday night.

All the pigeons in the sale are 2011 young birds and the purchasers will pay carriage of their bird. Many thanks to our friends for their wonderful donations!

Auction phone number: Keith Mott: 01372 463480. Back up phone number: Terri Hoskin: 01494 786026.

L&SECC Secretary: Terri Hoskin, 53, Higham Road, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 2AF. Telephone: 01494 786026.