Description

ZA VPU 3653 25 comes from a Van Rijn-Kloek, Limbourg and Goldspot-based pedigree, with the famous Bulldog line also represented. The pedigree links both sides of the family to documented club and union winners, a SANPO Middle Distance Gold Medal winner, and foundation pigeons credited with breeding numerous winners.

Sire-side bloodlines and achievements

ZA VPU 7381 21 — sire of ZA VPU 3653 25

The pedigree identifies this blue-bar cock as bred for stock. His parents are Champ (ZA 18736 13) and ZA WRRPA 1826 16, a hen whose offspring are credited with producing winners and union winners.

• Champ (ZA 18736 13): Recorded as a Limbourg/Van Rijn-Kloek pigeon bred from Goldspot and a foundation hen. The pedigree says this family produced the Bulldog line and records two union winners plus seven other winners.
• Eric (BELG 2021208 04): Listed in Champ’s ancestry as a direct-import, pure Limbourg foundation cock. The pedigree credits him with breeding 29 known winners for the breeder and other fanciers.
• Goldspot (SA 35691 04): A key pigeon in the family. The pedigree records Goldspot as the best overall bird, young and old, and as having been the first bird home 21 times in succession.
• ZA WRRPA 1826 16: Listed as having bred two union winners and other winners for different fanciers. Her ancestry includes Super Bliksem, whose pedigree records winner- and union-winner-producing offspring, and ZA D5140 13, described as a stock hen that bred eight winners and three “Best Birds.”

Dam-side bloodlines and achievements

ZA VPU 6498 21 — dam of ZA VPU 3653 25

The pedigree identifies this hen as Van Rijn-Kloek and states that the bloodline has produced numerous winners and SANPO Gold Medal winners. It also describes her as inbred to the famous Bulldog lines.

• ZA 18711 13: Listed as a Van Rijn-Kloek hen whose dam was Goldspot, described as 21-times first bird home and a leading pigeon at club and union level.
• ZA WRRPA 02851 14: Recorded as a Van Rijn-Kloek cock and a brother of the Gold Medal winner. His ancestry includes the “King” and “Queen of the Loft” pairing.
• King (ZA 40845 11) and Queen of the Loft (ZA 2010/14833): A historical Cas Mathee auction catalogue confirms that this pair bred ZA 2013/D5109, “Golden Lady,” the SANPO Middle Distance Gold Medal winner for the 2014 season. The catalogue also records that the pair bred a union winner and a section winner.

Additional verified family results and sale records

The historical Cas Mathee auction catalogue provides further detail on the wider family:

• Golden Lady (ZA 2013/D5109): SANPO Middle Distance Gold Medal winner for the 2014 season. The catalogue records 1st at Jamestown Young Birds, 1st at the Three Sisters Gold Cup, 2nd at the Aliwal North Young Bird Championship, 2nd at Smithfield Young Birds and 3rd at the Noupoort Derby. She was also recorded as a double winner, with Jamestown being a union win.
• Queen of the Loft (ZA 2010/14833): Recorded as a double winner and sale-race winner. The catalogue says she won approximately R10,000 in that sale race. Her offspring included Golden Lady and union winners.
• Silver Lady (ZA 2009/D04977): A related pigeon in the same broader Van Rijn-Kloek/Limbourg family, recorded as the SANPO Long Distance Silver Medal winner and the best long-distance bird in the WRRPA Union and KRPS club in 2011.