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CHASE CHARITY SHOW 2011

by KEITH MOTT

The annual C.H.A.S.E. Charity Show was held at the Horsham YMCA Football ground in late November and as in past years the support for this great event was first class. On show day the pens and hall were packed. Entry looked like one of the biggest for some years and judges were David Bridger, Phil Mott, Terry Haley, Brian Goodwin, Roy Underdown and I normally judge, but stood down this year in favour of showing a few birds. A vote of thanks to the London & South East Classic Club who sponsored the C.H.A.S.E. show for the class prize money again this year. Best in Show was won for the fifth year on the trot by Des and Darran McFadden of Cranleigh and once again it was with their good Red Pied Meuleman / Marcellis Cock ‘Chloe’s Boy’. He is the nest mate to the McFadden’s 2006 SMT Combine winner ‘Sparrow’ and has won three firsts on the road as well as many seconds and thirds. This wonderful cock is the sire of many prize winners and too date has bred two first prize winners including ‘Messac Express’, a winner from Messac in 2008. He has won eight firsts showing and his C.H.A.S.E. Charity Show wins are: 2006: 1st Young Cock / Best Opposite Sex: 2007: 1st Old Cock: 2008: 1st Old Cock / Best in Show: 2009: 1st Old Cock / Best in Show: 2010: 1st Old Cock / Best in Show: 2011: 1st Old Cock and Best in Show. His mother is Darran’s good 2001 bred red hen ‘Chloe's Girl’ and she herself has won eight firsts in the show pen. At this year’s C.H.A.S.E. Show she was 3rd in the old hen’s class, at 10 year old, Darran tells me, she has never failed to be carded in a show in her life. This gem of a hen won four firsts on the road and quite a few good classic and national positions before I put her in the stock shed at 3 years old. She has gone on to breed me multiple 1st prize winners in the McFadden widowhood team including Darran’s 2006 SMT Combine winner and is grand dam of his 2008 Messac SMT combine winner ‘Gladiator’. Her best C.H.A.S.E. Charity Show wins are: 2004: 1st Old Hens / Best in Show: 2008: 1st Old Hens / Best Opposite Sex, when her red pied son, ‘Chloe’s Boy’ won Best in Show. Des and Darran had a very special day at C.H.A.S.E. this year winning four of the six classes, BIS and BOS, and six of the seven open show trophies, including ‘The Charity Cup’, ‘The Clare Cup’, ‘The 400 Mile Cup’, ‘The Crammond Cup’, ‘The Ralf Forman Cup’ and ‘The Tony Millis Cup’. Congratulation to Des and Darran!

 

This year’s show saw over 200 birds entered in the six classes, which were all handled. Racing Pigeon Class winners were: Old Cocks (Judge: Phil Mott): 1) D. & D. McFadden 2) J. Salt 3) B. & J. Gumbrill: Old Hens (Judge: Brian Goodwin): 1) D. & D. McFadden 2) C. Turner 3) A. Muir: Young Cocks (Judge: Terry Haley): 1) K. & B. Mott 2) K. & B. Mott 3) A. Muir: Young Hens (Judge: Roy Underdown): 1) A. Muir 2) A. Muir 3) W. Cable: 400 mile Cock & Hen (Judge: David Bridger): 1) D. & D. McFadden 2) W. Cable 3) A. Muir: Eyesign (Judge: Roy Underdown): 1) D. & D. McFadden 2) G. & D. Marsh 3) D. & D. McFadden.

 

My team of eleven young birds were strong this year and I decided to show them this winter, with some good success. The competition at the Esher Friday night open shows is ‘red hot’ with big birdage and good prize money. While I was away in Newcastle judging the NEHU Show my wife, Betty, and Peter Taylor took my six young hens to the Esher for the handled show and won 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th. The following weekend was the big one for me as I had entered five young hens and four young cocks in the C.H.A.S.E. Show hoping to win my dad’s trophy, ‘The Fred Mott Memorial Cup’ for the second time. On the Friday night I entered my sole five young cocks in the Esher YC handled class and won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and BIS. The BIS winner was our Keith Arnold / Staf Van Reet blue pied cock, ‘Foxwarren Wonderer’, and he is a grandson of the ‘Perfect Pair’. I took my little team to the C.H.A.S.E. Show on the Sunday morning to win 1st and 2nd young cocks (38 birds) and Best Young Bird in Show, lifting the ‘The Fred Mott Memorial Cup’. It was a great thrill to win the ol’ man’s cup again and finished off a very special weekend of showing for me! The Best Young Bird was my Brian Denney blue chequer pied cock, ‘Foxwarren Saga’ who also recorded 3rd at Esher on the Friday night and he was bred from two grand children of Champion ‘Tuff Nut’. On the weekend ‘Foxwarren Wonderer’ won BIS at the Esher open show and 2nd young cocks at the C.H.A.S.E. Show. The other class winner at the C.H.A.S.E. Show was Alasdair Muir of Dorking and he had a brilliant show taking numerous cards on the day. He won the young hens class with a quality blue chequer hen which was typical of his highly successful long distance family. Alasdair is another of our best long distance fanciers! Winning 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.

 

A small draft of eighteen gift birds were auctioned and helped to push the donation to the C.H.A.S.E. Charity up to a wonderful �2,200 this year. This time they had one of the best sales ever, with some unbelievable pigeons being donated! Every year we all look forward to the C.H.A.S.E. Charity Show and Auction, and this year we enjoyed one of the best ever, with over 260 birds being entered! Thanks to the donors of the auction birds, it was a magnificent gesture! The show is put on by the Horsham Pigeon Club, under the leadership of Show Secretaries, Clive Turner and Gordon Marsh. I consider several pigeon clubs to be very special in our sport and the Horsham RPC is one of them! It’s a quality pigeon club, with quality fanciers and has a good long friendly and family orientated tradition. The club holds the now famous C.H.A.S.E. Charity show every winter and have raised thousands of pounds for the children’s hospice at Godalming over the last few years. It is a good fun day and the lady members of the club put on tea, cakes and sandwiches, for all to enjoy. ‘Pedro’ holds a Bingo session and Quiz’s in the bar area while the birds are being judged, and these are very popular and add fun to a brilliant day. The raffle on the day was massive with prizes donated by most who attended the show, but a special ‘thanks’ must go to ‘Pets Pantry’ of Cranleigh who donated a mountain of pigeon items, including six bags of corn for prizes. Thanks to Darran and Des! The show has been extended in recent times and included four classes for Show Racers, which I enjoy judging.

 

Well done to the Horsham Pigeon Club, on another brilliant effort! A special thanks to Adam Light and Steve Vizor, who worked flat out all day. Thanks also to the British Homing World for their kindness and generosity with their advert, which was free of charge. I can be contacted for any pigeon matters on telephone number: 01372 463480.

 

TEXT & PHOTOS BY KEITH MOTT.