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    I would like start by welcoming all our latest followers and friends and thank them for all of their thoughts, comments, posts and re tweets. Today's blog will have another story compiled from an interview conducted by our senior member Rae Lewis. You will also find my PIGEON POKER midweek update and the Racer's Catalogue and Insider's Guide results video can be viewed in the player below.

         The following story is about one of Canada's leading pigeon racers and breeders. Included will be Rae's story and samples taken from Tony's website and the Canadian International One Loft Race

   Pigeon racing is sport that has continued throughout the ages, with knowledge and skills past down to the youth of the future generation. Our interview today is a wonderful story about a young boy who started with pigeons at seven years of age. His uncle gave him his very first pair of birds. At the age of ten he had his own loft built. By the age of thirteen he had his first true racing pigeons, from his teacher’s father known as Joe Petre. Mr Petre was well known as a long distance pigeon racer in the Toronto area. When he was sixteen races were won with only a seven bird team. Over time Tony Alves has earned an excellent reputation as a true sportsman. In competition, he has gained some of the most impressive performance results documented.

 

   Tony is certainly a wealth of knowledge when it comes to pigeon racing. A great tip for someone starting would be to take the time and visit him. Key to his success surrounds racing top quality birds while maintaining them properly. It is his belief that proper facilities are essential to maintaining proper health. Keep the loft dry and well ventilated, while avoiding over crowded conditions.

 

   Today people are very busy and time is important. Tony believes that one loft races will continue to grow because people lack time. People will breed the birds and send them to one loft races to compete in true competition. To that end Tony is building a totally new facility for this racing season. He will be holding The Canadian International One Loft Race with $100,000 in prize money. Entries are being filled all across the country from coast to coast. Birds are being accepted from April 10 to May 30/2010. We are assured by Tony that this race will be well worth attending. The Alves/Ganus Lofts can be contacted at 905-478-1511 and they are located just outside of Newmarket Ontario.

 

   We at Pigeon Pals wish Tony well in his new venture in pigeon racing while keeping our fingers crossed for fine weather for the event. The final race is scheduled for August 28, 2010 or next favorable day from Cochrane Ont. This is a 350 mile distance.   RAE LEWIS



Have a look at some of their more recent results and rewards:

Alves/Ganus - Canadian Racing Team Results Loft Awards

	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Overall Old & YB Championship Loft	6th	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	~	~
Overall Old & YB Average Speed	2n d	7th	1st	1st	1st	1st	7th	~	~
Young Bird Champion Loft	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	5th	1st	1st	1st	1st
Young Bird Average Speed	2nd	~	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	8th	3rd	1st
Champion Young Bird	1st & 2nd	1st & 3rd	2nd	1st	5th & 8th	10th	4th	1,2,3	1st & 5th
Young Bird Champion Loft (Sprint)	~	8th	2nd	1st	~	3rd	4th	1st	3rd
Young Bird Average Speed (Sprint)	~	3rd	3rd	8th	~	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd
Champion Young Bird (Sprint)	~	~	5th	4th	~	~	4th	1,4,5,6,9,10	~
Old Bird Champion Loft	10th	3rd	3rd	7th	3rd	1st	4th	~	~
Old Bird Average Speed	6th	6th	2nd	2nd	3rd	~	4th	~	~
Champion Old Bird	3rd & 6th	~	5th	4th	~	~	~	~	~
Old Bird Champion Loft (Sprint)	~	~	4th	10th	~	4th	2nd	~	~
Old Bird Average Speed (Sprint)	~	~	~	~	8th	5th	10th	~	~
Champion Old Bird (Sprint)	~	~	~	6th	~	~	1st & 9th	~	~
Overall Old & YB Champion Loft (Sprint)	~	5th	2nd	2nd	~	1st	1st	~	~
Overall Old & YB Average Speed (Sprint)	~	7th	~	~	4th	1st	4th	~	~

Young Birds 2008

	Date/Station	Distance	No. of Lofts	No. of Birds	Positions
	08/02 Burks Falls	163	78	1283	8,48,97,98,99
	08/10 Burks Falls	163	71	894	72
	08/10 Pointe Au Baril	176	76	1016	21,54,57
	08/16 Mattawa	249	92	1499	2,15,16,22,38,76
	08/23 Estaire	263	77	1123	8,32,35,51
	08/30 Latchford	355	81	1188	30,33,37,49,53
	09/06 Englehart	411	77	1063	59,74,77
	09/21 Matheson	494	68	834	42,45,46,59
	09/27 Amos Gold Bond	502	53	493	36,56,60,68,83

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                   MID-WEEK UPDATE

      This weeks leader board's top three are Glenn West with 7000 points, Mukadder with 3500 and giggle with 3000.
As of 4:30 pm EST. you had to have 10250 points to be in the top 2000. Welcome aboard to our newest sign-ups and would any of you be interested in dethroning me this week, it would be cool if more of us qualified for the weekly $1000 top 2000 leader board tournament. I have not had much time to play this week and will be easy to catch.



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         Glenn West