25-Z11373 CHPIED HEN 2 × 1st and 3 × 2nd herself — a granddaughter of Golden Jade out of a 7 × 1st hen

25-Z11373 CHPIED HEN 2 × 1st and 3 × 2nd herself — a granddaughter of Golden Jade out of a 7 × 1st hen

A 2025 chequer pied hen with 2 × 1st and 3 × 2nd of her own. Her sire 24-N33739 is a son of Bylaw × Golden Jade who has made a very good stock cock, breeding winners all over the country; her dam 23-V75527 won me 7 × 1st before she had to be put down after being badly hawked.

2 × 1st, 3 × 2nd. Race names and field sizes are not recorded. Howard Jackson calls her another destined for the top

The Sire — 24-N33739 Bylaw × Golden Jade · stock cock Made a very good stock cock, breeding winners all over the country, in the card's words. He is by "Bylaw" (23- V72188), who bred 2nd GYA, 1,200 birds in his first season and is now with Mr Wood of Great Ayton, out of "Golden Jade" (23-V72081), described as my No. 1 hen, best I've ever owned in 74 years racing. Bylaw (The Lawman × Sweet Caroline) and Golden Jade (Blue Spider × Erin, Erin being a Lawman daughter) share The Lawman, so this sire is himself F = 6.25%.

The Dam — 23-V75527 7 × 1st · Lucky Lad × Willems Gold Won 7 × 1st for Willow Lofts before she was badly hawked and had to be put down — a brilliant hen. Her racing record is the strongest single fact on this card. Her sire "Lucky Lad" (22-N02573) is a half-brother to 1st Section B, 3rd Open NFC Messac, 5,349 birds, by "Foxy King" (17-L42526) out of "Little Dirkje" (NL-20-1609691), who cost £15,000. Her dam is "Willems Gold" (Yuri × Maggy Murphy), top breeder.

Foot note from Howard himself

In 2024 I was told I had stage 4 prostrate cancer which had gone to my bones, so I sold nearly all my race bird’s including stock. My last sale was due for Dec 2024 with 20 late breds and 4 stock birds. On my visit too Hull Hospital in Nov 2024 to see my consultant Doctor Patu, he informed me that he though my treatment was working because my P.S.I. was dropping from 940, and it is now undetectable, so I decided too give it another try racing, racing only 5 race bird in 2025 old birds on rubbers. They won or were first 4 in every old bird race, ending with 2nd GYA, 1200 odd bird’s.

I was invited to join a very strong club for young birds, and they flew really well winning a few races, in many arriving in bunches.

In 2026 old bird I was 2nd Fed ECT despite me going on a cruise for 2 wks. In young bird season: first Grantham 88ml 1st 2nd 3rd 4th, 1st Ebor Fed; Grantham (2) 1st club 1st Fed; Huntingdon 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th, first 4 in Fed; and in last race of season 1st club 1st Fed, Decoy Lakes.

Winning 3rd breeder buyer in GYA £400,
In the club 1st and 2nd breeder buyer and £1,000.

So thats all bragging done, now onto birds.

Mostly ‘William De Bruije’ from syndicate loft, with a few Luc Vavort’s, all very nr the tree: Lawman, Blue Spider, Erin, Little China Girl, All the Aces, Yurri, Murphys Diamond, Red Rum, Sweet Caroline, Maggy Murphy, and many more. I still have ‘Golden Jade’ – her young this yr alone have won me £1400 in B and B. These will be my last ever sales as I am 86 now.