Here he is folks, at 18 years old. "The White Bandit".
17 times first in 4 years. In 16 races as a young bird he won 4x1st, 2x2nd and 2x3rd and was 15 times in the top 20 prizes. He won Champion of East Flanders in 1983. His father "Yzeren" won 45x1st. His mother "Juliena" won 9x1st as a young bird and yearling.
Above, Chic holding the Bandit for me to get a close up
picture of his eye. Not the best picture. I need a better camera for this type
of shot!
Here is Chic feeding the birds after their 50 mile training toss.
That's Chic going to trap in the birds after they came home
from a training toss.
That's Ali holding the actual FREAKIN!! "White Bandit"
That's me holding the actual FREAKIN!! "White Bandit"
Chic Brooks was one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He
walked us through most of his lofts and I have to tell you they are awesome.
The breeding loft is amazing. Each pair has about a 4x6 foot section all to
themselves and the place is spotless. While we were there, Chic's wife Judy
had taken the birds for a 50 mile training toss and we were hoping to see them
return. I think while we were in the breeding loft, they made it home and we
only saw one bird trap. Chic took us into the race loft and he fed the birds
and showed us the loft. Very nice!! All in all, it was a great trip and one
that I will never forget. I have added some other pictures I took while I was
there and hope you enjoy them.
Let me tell you about my trip to Hapyco. I went there with
a friend of mine Ali, who is still racing. He wanted to go to see Chic Brooks
(the owner of Hapyco) to talk about a pigeon that he bought at a auction and
asked me if I would like to go. Of course I said yes and was hoping to see
some of the offspring of the Bandit. Well, to my surprise I found out that the
Bandit was still alive. I could not believe it, as I new that he would have
been well over 15 years old. When we first saw him in the loft section that he
was housed in, he was on the ground with a group of birds and he did look his
age. I have to tell you though, once Chic caught him and we took a look at
him, I set him on the perch that he is on in the above picture and he just
posed. I mean look at him, he looks great!!! Definitely one of the best pigeon
memories I will ever have.
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