The hat that inspired champion racing pigeons
Helping a friend retrieve a hat blown off by the wind 35 years ago led the late Bob Kinney to become a world-renowned racing-pigeon breeder and racer.
SA champ Tom Lock hands over his legacy
Tom Lock, veteran South African champion, did for the pigeon racing fraternity what Mohammed Ali accomplished for boxing and Gary Player did for golf.
The millions of the Sun City Million-dollar pigeon race
The twelfth Sun City Million-dollar Pigeon Race will take place on 2 February 2008.
Pigeon racing back in the day
When I first took an interest in pigeon racing in 1968, the number of wealthy pigeon fanciers on South African soil could be counted on the fingers of one hand.
Mystery of missing birds
Never before in the history of South African pigeon racing have as many birds been lost in training as now. Since May this year, large numbers of racing pigeons have...
The Bradburys’ racing methods
Last week I wrote about the champion stock of Bradbury Lofts, and this week's article focuses on their racing methods.
The Red King family of Bradbury Lofts
Buks Bradbury was practically born in the pigeon lofts of his father Peter, but only took up the sport later in life.
Joe Strydom’s auction: a superstar retires
The husband and wife team of Joe and Belinda Strydom auctioned off most of their precious racing pigeons in Edenvale on 27 May.
Gold for Cyril Leibach
Cyril Leibach is a distinguished SA pigeon fancier who takes pleasure in racing pigeons from an orderly loft complex in the garden of his Boksburg residence.
Get set for the 2007 racing season
The end of may and first week of June marked the beginning of the 2007 racing pigeon season. Issue date 15 June 2007
From nest to flight
Besides competitions and various tasks that absorb many hours of the pigeon fancier's week, there are incidents that lure us into a state of pigeon hypnotism. One of these is...
The fascinating world of racing pigeons
What makes teenagers, adult men and women so interested in the world of racing pigeons?
