GB.26.Z.07137 DARK CH C Bred half-brother to half-sister, with the prize-breeding hen Willems Gold behind both parents

GB.26.Z.07137 DARK CH C Bred half-brother to half-sister, with the prize-breeding hen Willems Gold behind both parents

A dark chequer stock cock bred deliberately close: his sire and dam are both out of Willems Gold (22-V51476), a hen the card credits with breeding over £2,000 in breeder-buyer race prizes. That makes him a half-brother × half-sister mating with Willems Gold doubled in the second generation. Behind her stand Dutch and Belgian imports, including Lawman (NL-21-1193841), whom the card describes as costing £25,000 and as the cream of William de Bruijn's loft.

The Sire — 24-D81624 "624"

Son of Bylaw × Willems Gold · described as a prolific prize-getter

The card calls 624 a "prolific prize getter". He is a son of Bylaw (23-V72188), who is himself a son of Lawman out of Sweet Caroline (NL-19-1788930), and of Willems Gold. On the sire's side, then, this cock carries the Lawman import directly behind the loft's best breeding hen.

The Dam — 24-V59472

Stock hen · daughter of Equinox × Willems Gold

Kept for stock rather than racing, and in the breeder's words she has bred "winners every year". Her sire is Equinox (22-V51607), described on the card as a "golden stock cock" sold two years ago for a large sum; her dam is Willems Gold again. Equinox brings in a separate line — Belgian on his sire's side through Blue Spider (BELG-19-3007763) and Dutch through Murphy's Diamond (NL-19-1788081), one of the syndicate's special hens.

Fantstic Willem De Bruijn !!

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 too 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.