26-Z07115 BLUE w/f COCK 1st Club, 1st Fed as a young bird brother to a 2 × 1st winner Yuri, de bruijn

26-Z07115 BLUE WHITE-FLIGHT COCK 1st Club, 1st Federation as a young bird — full brother to a 2 × 1st winner, from the pair that bred 2nd Open at 300 miles

A 2026 blue white-flight cock who won 1st Club and 1st Federation on 8 August 2026, velocity 1756 ypm, against 280 birds in the club. He is bred from 23-D92847 × 23-D92857, the pair that bred 2nd Open in a hard 300-mile 2bird race for Jimmy Richardson of Horden.

1st Club, 1st Federation — 8 August 2026, velocity 1756, 280 birds in the club. The card notes that the Ebor Federation result number had not yet been received, so the Federation entry figure is to follow.

The Sire — 23-D92847, Blue chequer cock Equinox × China Girl · sire of 2nd Open, 300 miles Loaned with his mate 23-D92857 to Jimmy Richardson of Horden, the pair bred him 2nd Open in a hard 300-mile 2-bird race — 6½ hours on the wing — along with other Federation winners. He is by "Equinox" (22-V51607, Blue Spider × Murphy's Diamond) out of "China Girl" (22-V51658, Solomon Koopman × Little China Girl), the lovely hen now owned by Martin Blythe, Lincs.

The Dam — 23-D92857, Chequer hen Al Willem × Willems Gold — a nest-mate mating The card calls her a brilliant breeder, dam of top-top winners for Richardson & Son, Horden, and others, including 2nd Open 2-bird. At Willow Lofts one youngster from her has 2 × 1st in the race team, and Howard Jackson calls her pairing with 23-D92847 a high class pair. She is bred from two nest mates, "Al Willem" (22-V51475) and "Willems Gold" (22-V51476), both Yuri × Maggy Murphy — a full brother × full sister mating, so she is herself F = 25%, a concentrated dose of the Yuri × Maggy Murphy family.

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.