Description

Sire — 0789 ZA CARNIVAL 24

The sire is 0789 ZA CARNIVAL 24, recorded as a Janssen × pigeon.

His parents shown on the pedigree are:

• 11306 ZA GPU 21
• 14108 ZA PPS 21

Sire's sire — 11306 ZA GPU 21

11306 ZA GPU 21 is recorded as a Willis Puttrie blue-bar/white-flight pigeon.

Sire's dam — 14108 ZA PPS 21

14108 ZA PPS 21 is recorded as a Janssen blue-bar pigeon.

Dam — 4695 ZA CYRIL 22 “Daughter Jet”

The dam is 4695 ZA CYRIL 22, alias “Daughter Jet.”

Dam's sire — 5922 ZA GPU 20

5922 ZA GPU 20 is recorded as a Tom Lock blue-bar pigeon.

Tom Lock's famous R100,000 Super Pair is documented as a major foundation family. Out of Africa Lofts records the R100,000 and R80,000 Super Pair bloodlines, together with the Hawk line, as producing numerous winners, Organisation Champions and Ace Pigeons.

A historical profile of Tom Lock records that he sold a super pair to Egbert O'Kelly for R100,000 and that his racing record included 20 first places, 26 second places and 19 third places in one season, racing in two clubs. The article also records cars, gold medals and Best Bird averages among his pigeons.

Tom Lock — Hawk family

The Tom Lock pedigree represented here traces into the famous Hawk family.

Historical pedigree material identifies SA 86673-90 “The Hawk” as a Tom Lock pigeon. Farmer's Weekly records The Hawk as a son of the Croxford hen and describes him as a major breeder in Tom Lock's family.

Published Tom Lock pedigrees also document the R100,000 pair foundation cock, Hawk Hen, Napoleon, R80,000 Cock, Little Tom and other members of the family. One published pedigree states that the R100,000 pair foundation cock was described by Tom Lock as the best pair he had ever owned and records the pair as having bred 26 winners.

Dam's dam — 5603 ZA OERF 20

5603 ZA OERF 20 is shown as the dam of 4695.

The pedigree identifies her as:

• Ronnie Heubsch
• Blue-bar
• Raced in Dinokeng OLR.

The pedigree contains Janssen genetics on both sides:

• Overall strain listed as Janssen / Tom Lock
• Sire 0789 ZA CARNIVAL 24 is recorded as Janssen
• Sire's dam 14108 ZA PPS 21 is recorded as Janssen
• Dam 4695 ZA CYRIL 22 is recorded as Janssen / Tom Lock.

The pedigree therefore combines Janssen, Tom Lock, Willis Puttrie and the Ronnie Heubsch / Dinokeng branch.

Tom Lock documented family performances

The broader Tom Lock family represented through 5922 ZA GPU 20 has documented performers and breeders.

R100,000 Super Pair

• Documented foundation Tom Lock pair
• Produced 26 winners according to published Tom Lock pedigree material.

The Hawk — SA 86673-90

• Major Tom Lock foundation breeder
• Son of the Croxford hen
• Part of the family that produced numerous successful racers and breeders.

Little Tom

Published pedigrees identify Little Tom as a Tom Lock pigeon bred from the R100,000 pair and describe him as a super breeding cock. A later pedigree also identifies Little Tom as a direct product of the R100,000 Tom Lock pair.

Related Tom Lock auction examples

Documented auction records for other Tom Lock family pigeons include:

• ZA 14 08853 — Tom Lock/Twilight, containing Super Tom, R100,000 Egg Cock, Super Pair Hawk Hen and Little Tom bloodlines — sold for R2,000.
• ZA 23 GPU 3092 — Sablon × Tom Lock, with documented One Loft Race family connections — sold for R1,000.
• ZA 23 SRPV 422 — Tom Lock/Sablon, 4th Ace Pigeon Dinokeng, with R45,000 total prize money — sold for R25,000.