MY FRIEND THE Calatrava, EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE EGG MASTER Deun
Alfredo Moreno Valerón
My name is Alfred, I'm fancier and would like to pay tribute to all the carrier pigeons who have difficulties to survive, a race against time, against the wind, tides, predators, lying Electric and many other dangers to our pets to be dropped when hundreds of miles from home, desperately searched for love, to the loft where they were born and bred.
Returning to a place where he expects his offspring, his ancestors, his family and of course, her caregiver.
This is the experience of a pigeon called Calatrava, a special animal for having spent so many bisisitudes throughout his little life. I have tried to introduce with my imagination in your body, telling what may have happened during these years, since I gave birth to today.
So begins a short novel, full of emotion and imagination, hoping that they like and can entertainment, giving free rein to your imagination.
*** CHAPTER ONE. *** I'M AN EGG
I am inside an egg, deformed and rough, I'm yolk and white and my mother a lot of effort has pulled me out of his heart, I feel like my father coos, sounding hoarse and grave, proclaiming to all the pigeon loft that his beloved has placed a single egg.
After an hour, I notice my mother gently turns me to put myself better.
There is a very pleasant temperature'm warm, but then noticed that my hand is an egg, cold and hard, I think it's my mother, but she also joyful hot.
try to communicate with him, but I do not answer; I do not care because I know I'm the One, and I notice every so often rubbing the peak of my parents for my helmet, giving me back. I already
growing inside this egg so deformed, I think is caused by such a high degree of consanguinity, or biological defect of my mother, glad to hear you say my father this time if we have a chick!, My Father more happy she gets to cooing challenge with strength and vitality to the other pigeon loft.
I keep growing and taking shape I am a very handsome embryo with large, bulging eyes, curled in a fetal, as it should be. I sleep a lot most of the time, but my parents vigilant, do not let anyone into the nest. I am very comfortable and warm, but sometimes my mother noticed how clear the nest suddenly, getting up and leaving me in the nest, only the egg that does not speak, when I feel like I get up and put me in the sun, I feel cold bright, I think one has caught my hand and gently puts his fingers on the ends.
To my surprise upon returning to the nest, found that it was colder than usual, I noticed a tingling in the shell that I liked and was one of my keepers had changed the sand, a clean and dry.
angry because I keep the other egg and I'm not talking to me very boring, because only hear my parents talking about me saying to each other, to do with the egg.
my father finally decide!
He tells my mother to leave it there until you remove the breeder.
My question is:
What is a Breeder?
Is the hand that takes me from time to time, to know I'm here?
Well, you do not see me! Because in here I am, healthy and happy, letting Mother Nature take its course.
Days go by and still growing, the egg is making me a boy and this fabric bothers me more and more, is uncomfortable and sticky, but I do not because I have very little to get out.
I hear my father who goes to a competition, the breeder has brought the basket to get him and go back Suddenly my mother sobbing, he says, to be very careful with the sea, to take the safest route, which do not rely on the side and follow your instincts for guidance.
And I wonder, what is all that you say, What is travel? What is the sea? What is the orientation? And the instinct? Fa
things parent, for sure!
I have a twelve days and I'm here, inside, but nobody listens to me, will I have to be born, to heed me?
I notice that my mother tells my father, he gets into the box with her, that maybe do not see it and get another, my father says no, because they can break the egg, but she insists, until it gets inside her.
There is much noise in the loft, they are all nervous and my mother starts getting restless, moving around a lot, says he is giving this separation and fear to intimidate the breeder is, stews and giving pecks, but I notice that in the struggle me give a slap against the nest and my shell is cracked a little, no light enters and the membrane that surrounds me is not broken. BUF! That fear, comes the calm and my mother turns to lay on me. Noto
his heat back and delicate touch in my mangled shell, roll me and put me face down, well since it is an uncomfortable position, I sleep better, to stop my mother sobbing. What
I do miss is that the other egg has not passed anything. How strange!
I obsess, but I feel beside me and tells me nothing, I doubt that is a pigeon's egg, or is it alien and does not understand my language?
Buaaaaahhhg! That sietón I have, bless you, I will have slept like three hours at least.
Well, it seems that my mother is more relaxed, I notice that your pulse has dropped, as before between the sobs of all females of the loft and the sighs of my mother, I fell asleep.
My mother called her neighbor, called by name "The 14." This is a veteran dove from what I understand maintaining conversation. My mom is asking that feels strange and heavy, said to have porridge. The 14 tells you that it is logical, it is novice and the twelve days or so has started to regenerate his entire body, adapted to create a slurry, which will serve to feed the pigeons.
And I wonder, What is the porridge? It will now notice that the body of my mother when I hatch, is as liquid moves from side to side and weighs a little. Will it be uncomfortable?.
The poor, all the efforts that have to do to, hatching and all males above the loft have left us less to Hercules.
My mother asks him to 14, because this macho arrogant and brutal, has been in the loft and not going in the basket. The 14 will say, be careful with it, is bigger and stronger than others and what the breeder only has to take it to the Exhibition, is the darling of the loft! Has a bad temper and sometimes tries to get into the nursery to bother us, but do not worry I'm with you, if you have problems, let me know.
is lunchtime, and I understand that when farmers begin to whistle, it's because the food is on its way, at that time my mother gets up and goes to eat, but seems to return quickly to the box, telling the 14 that Hercules has been hinting, indecent proposals, and she have said no. Has faced up to it, the 14 tells you to wait until you eat and go to his farm, then go down and eat with his wife, is charming and is like us, stylized, finite, very pretty.
Days go by and you begin to despair, we usually says 14, is now expected to come but do not know what happens.
In this notes that the breeder begins to whistle and yell like crazy, my mother starts getting nervous and has accelerated its heart, without her saying, I think my father is about to arrive, and some is because he begins to call The 14 also starts calling her mate, I hear it. They are all nervous and start calling their partners, when my mother says, looking 14 your husband and my husband!
seemed that the heart of my mother was out of place, stood up, threw, was very restless, until my father comes in the box three days after he listened to it again, did not stop cooing and tell my mother that 60 will win, for very little and it was a race very difficult, Bla, Bla, Bla.
not you stop talking and now I'm tired of the bustle and noise, hoping to give me back to sleep again. Now yeah, I noticed the peak of my father on the shell and heat, believe it or not, I know it by breathing, is very fast and is always restless. Sometimes it makes
lulled me to sleep.
is a single father, begins to tell stories of their ancestors, although he does not believe, and I feel like I'm the knew or had lived. Maybe because I have that information in the blood, do not know.
he tells me as I sleep, I constantly repeating their exploits, their flights, perhaps because it is the only child she had with my mother.
you happy and proud, but all I want to leave here and know, I'm starting to get bored and I have 17 days and I am bothering you, it seems that my delicate shell joint press me, hit my head and I'm constantly putting ; for tomorrow to start out by end of the egg so deformed.
Today is the last day of my stay at this renowned and egg. At my peak I carry a small hammer which is something sharp and hard, like a wart is very hard, which will employ to break the egg.
begin the maneuver, begin to move out continuously, trying to stretch me as much as possible, but I can not, with what I start hammering my house constantly, around the house for 18 days has been protecting me, cold, excessive heat, my parents regulate the temperature of the shell.
I'm nervous, I start to feel within me an uncontrollable desire to see the light, see my father and knowing the world where I was born and I will elaborate. I'm still standing, but the shell is resistant, the fabric that surrounds me and was so helpful, it begins to seem upset and starts to dry.
try out but I can not, my parents are nervous that the hours passed and I can not get out.
What's Up? Can not I help my parents? I'm alone and I start to get tired, my strength fails me and I think I'll die.
In a last attempt, try again to break the shell and finally achieving break it apart, I keep hammering away incessantly, but I have no more strength, I am resigned to at least have seen the light, between the down of my parents.
is the end of my short existence and unique!
try to call the attention of my mother rubbing my delicate beak it in her womb, but I can not let go of everything of this prison now, which is the shell, white.
I see another egg, and I ask for more aid, not answer me, still does not speak with me. My mother called my father, who is fighting with Hercules, probably so he told my mother the other day, it rises to the locker and tells my mother to get up, she does not want but it requires it to be lifted , go to the ground.
The breeder is in the loft, as I feel his presence within me is when my mother then begins to tell me the danger I run, the 14 reassures her, saying to be patient.
is when I notice the second time this sensation on my helmet and then on my delicate skin. Are fingers and hands of my keepers.
Carefully begin to break into pieces, the egg shell, and starting to feel cooler, and I fell down when I feel a big pinch in my spine, is the breeder who has hurt me to try to remove the shell of my skin, I feel like a liquid through my body, it is hot and red, I think it's blood.
After a few minutes and unconscious, but now I am back to leave the nest, I feel the coolness of the earth clean, but I see another egg. I have my own, it's weird but I like it opens in half. Is it plastic? It's a weird feeling but I look more agile and released.
I Born! Finally!
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*** CHAPTER TWO: I AM A PIGEON
.*** I have already five days old and these days, I could get a good feeling of touch of the down of my parents, his belly and its insistent caresses.
I tried the rich and nutritious baby food from my parents, is like "THE GOFIO" I feel the warmth that my parents give me, That with a slight movement of my head, I know when I have hunger, rubbing my dick in your blue and clean meat, encourages you to be able to regurgitate the food of gods! I offered.
begin to open their eyes and see only sand and feathers, I distinguish in the distance, a red wall, which forms a circle around me, Nidal!. I spend most of their time eating and sleeping, my head movements, show my parents my curiosity, to see more nurse of the down and the sand.
At the same moment I try to do something else that aya blue curtain, I notice that my mother would stew and delivers a warning sound, someone comes over and is not welcome!.
She moves, Saranda, but what is done, is that no one touch his only Son, is normal, as a matter of defending their territory and their descendants.
This character of my mother is very strong and I know that, by continuing to have discussions with my father, since she is, you want to spend as much time as possible warmed and fed. This is logical, it is a "TWIN PURA CEPA"
In one of their aggressive and violent movements makes me belly up within the nest, when looking at it backwards, comes hand in his day helped me out of EGG. Grabbing
carefully, I removed the nest and takes me to a very considerable height, is a new and exciting feeling, being able to compare a giant roller coaster for this pigeon is normal, my own measured 1.90.
as I see their eyes get bigger and I started to talking.
The language of humans to understand, because from egg always heard that language, so rare species. With
mimosa voice tells me something, I'll call you as your grandfather, will be the Calatrava today!
With her delicate fingers, soft texture caresses me and tells me countless trips to my grandfather, a beefy blue wonder, 1980, with a skin that hung from the start of the peak, until the crop, eye English Burgundy Noble and quiet character, traveled from all distances and directions.
A GENIUS! That gave many awards for its owner, D. Francisco Sanabria Morales, a living legend of the pigeon Islander and my owner, Alfredo Moreno had it in his play. During
, because I do not know ... .... Since the time just flies away (never better), I was in your left palm and told me with great enthusiasm. You'll be my guide! Leaving
again in Canico and raising my dear mother, I deposited in the warm beach sand and grit. Clean beach sand, cool and dry, where with the smell and taste, I learn to distinguish my feelings Islander Paloma, since my ancient ancestors, have flown on this little Eden or Paradise.
The smell of the sea permeates my delicate nose, notice the pleasant murmur of the waves, the smell of seafood, in clear water, blue and unmistakable smell of its immensity and strength, that strength since childhood, it puts us in Feeling, heart and mind of this race of pigeons that fly and ride after the countless waves, we got home, returning from such long distances, with no other refuge on a boat cruise or some oil platforms. Taking
companionship, loneliness, fatigue and the nobility of a race, filled with glory of those who returned and invaders who could not get by staying on the bottom of the seas, to be eaten in a variety of fish and mammals that swim at home, by the waters of my beloved land.
GOOD THAT'S WHAT MY FATHER TELLS ME! Ha ha, but until you experience it for myself, I know, if you tell me my father or not, truth, I worry far only to grow to be larger. You know how exaggerated ARE THE PARENTS!
the days go by and you hear a general comment in the colony, approaching the last competition, and I ask my mother. Mom that you know? She answers, because we have changed the food, it is more abundant and more big girl, called the owner the food fight.
My father goes for his time training with everyone else, is very excited, and fight with the 60, I ask my mother, him because of this fight. She says she has heard, rumors pigeons, that the owner after seven years and more than twenty-one contests Speed \u200b\u200bfirst prizes, including social and Provincial; want to remove it for playback, 60 did not agree and want to show the owner, that is still able to get more prizes, so Dad to say he would take over from the colony, is angry and they have fought.
is that 60 is greater.
long rested in my dreams, I had heard my parents both 60, who already know him as if he had seen, but it creates a respect and admiration for this issue, so many miles and hours flown. Evil tongues say
and peaks, which was raised by Hercules and learned to fight through it, that his temper and character; She inherited from their ancestors Frans, your Jet Black color, was a throwback, for his grandfather, Simon Black, Champion of Spain in the Iberian Sport mode and frightening or scary eyes, are his father Tapias a Blue Sion, Gift of his good friend Tapias.
Not surprisingly, that impresses me, the stories told by my father, but he, is the younger brother of 60 and have always had rivalries, this happens in the best families, but my case is different, I'm unique.
After busy day, I take a break, and I start to feel different, I feel a tremendous sense new, my tiny ass, I began to give some small electric shock, like small electric shocks, but is a nice feeling, is that I have an uncontrollable desire to get dressed up feathers, but I have, only I have a dark grayish color and I see no feathers. Will
'm delirious "after so many stories?
Well, I know the little wart on my point or peak, begins to disappear, better maintain the balance of my head because I was not going to one side or the other, take a central position in the nest, but my mother , tends to veer to the left, tomorrow I shall have seven days and my mother noticed that pulse rise, the big day approaches.
is night and very dark, only hear the song of Birr, a canary bird. My mother says that when the owner turns on the SOL (GLOBE) not to sing, is like lullabies that I sing my mother before going to sleep.
probably be preparing for the contest tomorrow.
Another day dawns in my house, I feel like the first rays of dawn, enter through the slots in my locker, I have to leave my mother down so that it can be seen, is so thick that sometimes tell me to go to feathered to cut the feathers and always laughs (HAIRDRESSING PALOMIFERA) is normal RIA.
already beginning to hear the first murmurs, fights and other discussions of the colony, is normal on When the basket and are revolted by all the excitement and nervousness, my mother gets up and leaves the nest, my father is not. UHHHM that rare, I see a dark shadow that gets in the hatchery, FOOD WILL BE MY FATHER!
No, it is, I see only black feathers, large nose and scary eyes for a moment the thought came to me, which may be 60 but how? If it's 60!, Mother, I've done over!
With fixed gaze on me and said hoarsely. Who are you?.
With word to cut and thin, I say CALATRAVA AM, Son of ... .... When I wanted to tell my family tree, I interrupted, saying
It who you are! You're my nephew and I came to see what skinny you are, those words hurt me as a show of anger I said.
Are you a rude, you should never interrupt a pigeon when he speaks! Laughing she said,
GOOD, VERY GOOD!, Have character and I like that, have you noticed that blood in your veins TWINS, BABY. With great indifference
approached the nest and prolong their short but strong neck, looking closely, he said.
I see you have a small cut in the back. Do you have abused your parents?
Angrily I replied. NO! They are very good and love me this I did, my lord.
Okay, okay! I do not want to talk to me after repeatedly flip through the box, was going to go when I do not know why, I felt sorry and told him.
What's wrong, why are you so serious?
He answered me; Calatrava when you get older you'll understand. Understand that to fly to 30 cm of water in the sea, dodging the waves, impregnándote salt water that sticks to your wings and feathers, which often look like your own family waves swallow them, trying to sail or cross the sea, when you see plains and long stretches of sand, mountains that rise like giants, eager to see your house, you see how you go through the roof and houses avoiding the strong winds or trade winds, which Calima despite entering your nose, dificultándote breathing, then you know that with so many difficulties, we have a strong character, firm and above all, common sense. For year after year after thousands of miles, you reach old age will be then, when you look back and you will remember that I've grown seriously throughout my life, thanks to the experiences I've been through. The horrors that I had to do at sea, when we had to dodge the executioner, who as treacherous traps, waiting at Steps of doves, the arrival of the same, rushing is upon us.
These are: the many images that I have been on my mind and in my heart, so dear nephew Calatrava, is my way of being palomino, is so strong and suspicious, it is the only way to survive in such extreme circumstances.
Well, I let you go to see my children and my wife, 14 before my last trip. Remember
in life, be yourself!.
This unexpected visit, I was so exhausted from nerves, I quickly fall asleep.
When I awoke I heard my mother sobbing, I felt the same thing when I was in the egg, I knew then that my father had been basketed to his mission with the beloved 60.
spent two days and just at dawn, I felt like My mother beats were speeding, it was then, when I knew it was the DIA.
the sun began to rise, and did not hear the Birr, probably the owner, stayed up late on the roof, having now a good Canario, very sleepy, that happens to be partying, singing non-stop all day this is hoarse.
My mother together with the other females in the Palomar, is going to eat today do not fly as day release as the owner leaves Ethics enclosed by Pigeon, you hear talk that Alexis, and Alfredo Sanabria, are nervous because the time to haul and there is a strong wind may have to suspend the release.
After eating all back to the nest and I know because my mother comes with the belly full of food, a meal that makes me grow day by day. After a long time and not knowing anything, my own take me back, letting me turn your back, I think I'm going to suffocate, because the crop I have it full of RICO Majar OF GODS. Noto
as I gripped by the fingers of my delicate little feet and noticed how I put something cold and round, is "THE RING OF NIDO" I am a Registered pigeon.
I know because since I opened my eyes, continuously looked blue, the ring of my mother and when I said that to hurt me in the head with it, my mother exclaimed. Damn Ring!
you see as you learn many things from a little boy!
For the radio station, we hear much talk of fanciers, I know it is a deafening noise, everyone talking at once, These humans are tremendous! There are some who from early, this overtone singing without stopping foils. Actually I prefer more to Birr and birdsong Canario. Meanwhile my own and very outstanding with Alexis and Sanabria expect to know if in the end loose.
After a while, taking me on my own and again tells me DAD IS COMING! It finally dropped.
After a long, long time hear as my master tells Alexis. Alex, I think we are pigeons, this will answer how fucking know?. Note that all females are restless, especially the 14, look.
No wonder, Hercules was fighting on the floor, loft toas females, including my mother, were very, very nervous and sensed the arrival of one of their spouses. When
suddenly hears PIGEONS BY THE CATHEDRAL! It was the voice of Alexis, who has a keen eye indeed arrived within seconds. 60, the cardiologist, my father, a gynecologist and Ray, the five grand.
As I noted, my mother has been reassured to see my father. Now the two are cooing nonstop, happy to be back home and I, to know the new adventures you want, tell my father. In the meantime and between pigeon whistles, murmurs and other sounds, I have the need to lie down for a while.
days pass, I have defined my color is blue, I groom my delicate feathers and tinkering with my father down. Funny, I see more time inside the nest with me and wonder why, I ask, and I said that my mother has gone to a release of competition, he stayed three days with me, but I doubt he has practiced in to take care of this, but hey, I need no longer heated by the day as it makes a pleasant temperature.
In the course of time my landlord has given me some hard things, opening its beak, knocking him CALCIUM is bitter as Ray, I was stuck in the throat and not low, but very clever, turns me upside down, and the My slurry liquid is separated from my throat and down.
eighteen days I have already born and accompanies me an egg, and a plastic deformation, my father constantly reminded me to beware of mind they are delicate and mom comes today, I'm glad because NO MORE THAN MOTHER ONE!.
I'm surprised that my parents are shot and I blue, but I'm not worried because I know that I am their son.
comes my mother and jumped for joy in the marbles, but what my surprise, I crying, CALATRAVA BE CAREFUL WITH THE EGGS! Froze me and pushed me out the nest, to get it. I moved to a corner, knowing that my big upset my parents, in that magnificent and cozy locker, but sobs and anguish palomino, my father apologized, saying he has stressed the hardship has passed, the feeling is that A mother is more than a father, that tells me in the neck while stroking with caramel candy and scratches, it is sleeping. My father
winks and whispers in my ear, see your mother go out while at rest, be quiet, or awake. According Daddy! Outside
tells me. CALATRAVA we speak from father to son, I say good dad, whatever you want, while hiding is sun, he's telling me something about the family, concepts, youth, maturity etc. THIS IS A ROLL, but nothing is further from reality.
I prepared to leave the nest, inculcate the rules to follow, at a place called PALOMAR weaning or CARE. We talked and talked at length to understand that that sweet and peaceful life in the canico, came to an end. He said the owner would get me out of there soon, to give me a pill and put me in the pigeon.
After a few moments out of the nest and looking like a Gaviotas, flew into the sky covered by the PANZA DE BURRO, through openings in the facade of the loft, I said if I ever could do, than those seagulls were doing, I have good imagination, now I need to complete my minutes of learning in the box, here every day train my wings, with movement back and forth trying to exercise my muscles thin and elongated.
Days go by and when I woke up, my parents argue, for me. I think now is the time to leave this wonderful box, waiting for my parents to give me to eat and the deafening sound of my guts, I strongly urge to eat, but they refused saying they start eating the little trough that my owner days ago has placed in the box.
I refuse, then just try to deceive pecking grains more boys, pretending to like, but my father is smarter than me and threatening me, with me out of the nest if you do not like, when I look in front and leaning on the front of the loft of my own, staring, and without losing detail what happened in my house. EL TIO BE FUN! After eating at the end and fill my crop, I like comes over and grabbing me, gently, out of the box me and takes me to another very large pigeon with sticks and two pigeons in a corner old raising a baby bird.
I have not had time to say goodbye to my parents and I just wish that I want as I want them, I remember the conversation my father and I had, realizing the reality of my existence. I'm
in the Nursery!
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Chapter Three. I'm a Teenager
.***** I am very sad because of my parents have separated, in a corner of the nursery I lay, on the irregular grid plastic floor, trying to get a comfortable position, but my keel my boat-shaped body prevented me. I cry constantly because it is a new experience and I fear this new phase in my life, my father told me, That had to be strong and hard to defend my place in this ridiculous nursery.
Yes, Ridiculous! I adapted this great loft, I'm the youngest of all and all laugh at me, say I'm wearing a tie and I come from a family of the Jet-Set, I do not know what that means, but I know I look like an uncomfortable tie I try daily loading, but it's useless.
Some come and peck me, are the most adults, including one called swab, a son of Hercules, is like his father, huge and gross. With a firm step and decided to get to where I am and infectious laugh, explaining that I will send him in that loft.
I do not want to go over there and run fast, try out the loft, some pecking after me, is a nuisance, until a female voice called from a corner, they call the inbred and beside this Derby, with a marble and in a pigeon.
Seeing this scene, quickly run towards them, ducking into the marbles, but the derby, with very fine voice, he says. Hey! Sal immediately of my nest, I have called for help, but not to raise you, stay by my side and help you.
Those words were a relief from so much running for me, I tired and dry my tongue, I look to all sides looking for my parents to give me food, but I console myself sobbing, thinking that at least two pigeons look after me.
I see as one of the oldest chicks, puts his legs, cushion-shaped keel and resting his body on them, she says, Hey, you! Bud! Do the same as me and see how you get rest. So I did and actually was right, but I fell to one side, well that was better than nothing, better rest.
During this time the two ladies, I stroked his head, they told each other that seemed to Calatrava, we already knew, because my family was shown, but what made me nervous was the desire of those two young ladies to take off my head my feathers yellow fragile, so beautiful and fine as human hairs.
I told them that, by the insistent desire to take them off, the inbred told me, that in this way the other chicks would see that was older and that the fool, otherwise, I would play with them and would hurt intentándomelas boot.
not understand very well that these two pigeons were so together and so fond were like my parents but I saw them different, I asked the pigeon and he told me they were their mothers, Funny, I thought, I have a father and mother and why he has two mothers? That Homer!
One of them told me, when you grow up you'll understand.
What infuriates me that already, as big as I am and some things I have to explain! I do not understand this form of censor or impede learning more each day not fair. We'll see then I will answer when he is older.
After the hustle and a nice nap, I observe how they behave, the other chicks are rare, crazy play on the fly, making watermarks in the pigeon, some facing each other and are given a few swipes with laughter, they call it EXTREME FLIGHT! And the truth is, it must be the point of madness, to do what they do, but then my purpose is to pay attention to my father and follow his advice. (IF WE DO NOT ALWAYS CLEAR TO OUR FATHERS)
I see as some of them, placed his head inside gossip, white and gray, with slots, where the head and then put him out, seeing as something in the neck, lower them to the crop, the truth is that I only see more dry throat. Some of them sneeze and laugh at the tickling, but do not know what's inside that big bowl.
Others work to play with food that is in the long trough, but they're rude, my mother always told me that food should not bet. Some are constantly fighting over the innkeepers, the higher and corners, do not understand, here is room for everyone.
Hours pass and I'm weakened a lot, my guts, fighting among themselves looking for something to eat, but not the strength fails me and if I move fast, will not listen to annoying tripe. A few minutes later I hear the joy and cheers of my fellow Nursery, is about the owner.
I do not understand, when I was in the box, my parents were bothered by their presence, now all acclaimed him as a savior. Chico yes, but not stupid. These are all crazy.
I see you open the large window in the loft, my owner grabs him and whistling a repetitive whistle, all those crazy people out in disarray at that window, hover out to the loft.
I'm staying right where I am, as the two young ladies have asked me so, I ask you please give me food, but they tell me they have it banned. The owner comes over and crouches, I try to run away, but I quickly caught, gently. Exclaims, Calatrava will give you Sequera Pischa! And with momentum
approached me one oval (the drinker) gossip, with holes in the gray area. Ducking his head carefully, you see a liquid called water, touching the tip of the beak I feel the cold of that element, I refuse to prove that water, but my owner is very stubborn, and insists that drinking is when I notice that water, I improved my dry throat, guts and I hear less and that is a new sensation, but pleasant and gossip that is drinking. Grabbing
; me out of the loft and places me in a huge table, which my companions call (Table Landing) Ja, ja, ja, ja, and it was these giant metal gadgets that make noise and fly through the sky. But hey if they say so, it will be. On that board
start sunbathing, just missing me glasses, a hammock, umbrella and a good drink with electrolytes, refreshing. Okay imagine we will not lose anything, right?.
After two hours, puts me back into the loft, along with the two girls headed for the trough, they put their heads through the holes but I could not manage, I despair. But I can put it together with one of them and start drinking, my Mother! Do not stop, and follow me as I drink it all. We then headed
the feeder and start fits and starts eating, the pleasure principle is not lame, but the more I like, I like and start to enjoy the small seeds and grains out there.
Days go by and after my daily exercise with my teachers of flight, the ground begins to rise, picking up confidence, but more hungry every day and is normal, do not stop exercising. When the owner opened the window, I understand that I have to leave because they no longer come to me and I love sunbathing with my colleagues, Joshua, the Otys, La Clara, Oropesa, then you present them are my friends and family.
Days pass and five are always together, we laugh and we had fun, counting our avatars and experience in the Gannicus, Ahhh, that good times. When ignorance and innocence, fed our lives, dreaming of those feats that tells our parents gently. Ahhh that time.
It's time to eat and put us twice a day food, once in the morning and afternoon.
All attended the event with great enthusiasm and determination, because if you pick a good site, you can eat more and better, but in one of those moments, I feel a very strong push, which moves forward me giving me the tip in the soil, it hurts and I start to feel a strange feeling, nervousness, aggression, tension and hatred, a mixture of feelings that never had experienced at that moment I woke up, the twin who was inside.
Turning around, I saw the Copito, laughed at me, laughing, all retired, leaving a large space, all with awe and respect. At the same moment, without thinking twice, I pounce on him and grab him a peck on the neck and squeezed hard. To be stronger than I was dragged across the floor of the loft, but would not let go because he knew that if I let go, then give me the wing and the truth is that looks like a bodybuilder, with all that mass of musculature has in his chest and forearm, but I did not care, because with that tremendous big-headed and I could bulk strain as being lighter and lighter than him, he dodged the blows, that's when my master, with an exclamation rather unfortunate, I compare you to a Presa Canario.
The owner, I do not know that are very different these two species, but well, maybe sometime delire another.
After the fight we left the two, in two separate corners of the loft, he had already realized that I could beat him and it was dangerous to turn to face with me, so decided to insult me, but from a distance.
had beaten the strongest and all they respected me, but seeing this humiliation, she wanted to pounce on the Otys and chop, she spent several days with high fever, were falling as T-shirts, going for second and was, Malita. With what Joshua and Oropesa, faced and overcome this massive Toro, drove him back to his corner, where they waited for the duck, a pigeon ugly and deformed that when walking, got their legs inward.
was odd as himself, but without a word the Copito pecking him, the strange thing is that this, let it stop pecking and victimized by such ignorant and brainless pigeon, but everyone said it was an unfortunate, but not.
After several weeks in that loft, and at each exit to the board the loft, he noted, as from afar could see the imposing Catedral de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the two ladies told me, that there lived a Plumíferos you occupy, that some of them, unable to return to their loft, they stayed in such magnificent facilities, gray stone and large campaigns.
They said that they would listen, and that was not there, it was forbidden to us. Albert, was vigilant and if anyone would, they are going to do with him.
Alberto is a pigeon of much character, you call the police because he is responsible for ensuring the young, in their first flights around the loft.
the background of visual picture is immeasurable, it expanded in its grandeur the Atlantic Ocean.
Eager to know what lay beyond, in that horizontal line that marked the sky and sea.
In my eagerness to see more, I began to increase along with others, and we turned around the loft, in monotonous circles until the two ladies began to say, that we followed,
already started to go ever farther , reaching the outskirts of the cathedral and went back to the house.
After twenty minutes of flight, I started to feel a tingling, intense growing inside me, I began to separate the side and fly very fast in direction to the military hospital, bypassing the hospital note, as the cardiologist and gynecologist out behind me, trying to catch up, but appeared Alberto and a scream that woke me feel so welcome, to feel more and more speed the wind blowing in my teeth and eyes.
Arrived at the loft, the Albert I opened a file and bit me twice, telling him not to but he was punished. Beside me
loft above, were my two fans which asked, for you have those names.
They answered me, so we are ready, whenever we release the owner, flew half hour with the side and then we posed us Hospital, Popcorn flirting with Bast in there, we love to see them dressed in those white robes, he thinks we're flying and when we appear, open the peak and we are very tired and went with others to eat. JAJAJAJA, you think, it's great. (THESE DO NOT KNEW that he had already tasted and that is why, WE PUT THOSE NAMES) more ...
Upon entering, we saw the Demoiselles pigeon disappeared from the nest, between sobs and laments the two ladies are comforted, the owner came in and caught them, took them to the pigeon breeding females. One was three beyond me. Towards
heard several days hammering incessantly My owner was making a new loft, with lockers and donkeys, the adults said they were for the pigeons, I mean, us.
The idea I liked and was beginning to think that I would stay, the last of the top left corner, the darkest and farthest from the door.
three months and had already started to feel a strange sensation began to look at the Otys with different eyes, sometimes I look at the pigeon, cooing and challenging to the few who were, as the owner had made the selection, and had emptied the loft.
not ask me as he did, just know that claim to have the wrists very light. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND!
Every time I see my heart skipped a beat, it made me a lump in my throat and could not swallow, when she passed near rocked and she answered me walk with outstretched necks, shoulders wide and almost dragging the tail, was when after several minutes insisting, she bends down and lay on the ground. Ignorant me! I asked if he was okay, because breeding encountered, she gets up and looking at his face told me YOU ARE A RIGGER! Goodbye. That
unseat me, because that answer I did not expect my best friend, when from outside I call the cardiologist. Calatrava PSSSS hear, come, come here.
I quickly walked me the facade of the loft and from within told her what you want?
He said, jolin boy, have you had a jewel in front and you have not been ignored?
Wrinkling my feathers, I said "What's wrong with these riddles? Laughing I said there Muyayo little you realize that you are already a Teenager and you start to feel ... .... And the strange thing is that I described, what I felt. I could not believe. He
very delicately explained the processes of life and when I get to that point, Ahem! I liken it to a Bee and Queen. ÑOSSSSS that deep .... I told him if he had passed the bar, he told me no and that Love was what I was experiencing and stepping on a dove, was the culmination of the
Love Man! So, yeah, gee, is that I have bee so confused and I do not know who I am; it a pigeon or a bumblebee.
Al telling me all this I decided to apologize to the poor Otys, got off the ground, I explained everything I had told my teacher of love relationships. When finished tell, she laughed a lot and after a few moments to drop, I would climb on top then. Activity Owner and took it! Jolin bad luck. He said, you are female bandit Ahhh! Well, with the females. There
stare as I took my first love left me as a puppet.
Several weeks passed and after my hour of training, the owner called us with a whistle, threw us into a tailspin, like stones on the boards, cooing nonstop, looking for females, but he passed between her and to not see them That is called Integral Celibacy. What a strange thing! And what a waste.
By entering and after lunch, we picked and we picked off one by one, to a wicker basket, large, there were twenty pigeons all together, all males, rocking, challenging and choosing the best place in the basket.
We spent three days eating and drinking that bothers basket and the third day, we were taking one to one and was playing and looking at the crop.
Ami, I had bitten it was the leader, but one left with swollen eyes, these were left in the basket and led us to new luxury loft. Marine plywood, plastic racks, drinking and feeding new, Well, a luxury for the body.
smelled like cut wood, paint, plastic, but we got used to the smells that emanated from that loft of male chicks.
quickly got on the box saying, but I was busy with Joshua, we had a few words and a scuffle, but he understood that was the mine. He complies with that was next and we became very good neighbors, truth. We
molting period, including fevers, hormonal and physiological imbalances, but the bathing ritual we loved, we went very well after bathing, lying in the sun taking care of our feathers.
Sometimes my father came and stood beside me, trying to advise me on a lot of things that could happen to me. I always told Dad it's okay wow! Always the same roll.
With great feeling downcast and brooding, he retired to a quieter place where the sun take
it true that you answer wrong, but is that always the same, day after day is boring, let me in evidence lante my friends Is not you think?
After moving from barley normal sleep and food, some vitamins from time to time and many baths and sun, comes the turn of autumn, every day the owner we demand more and more, reaching daily flight time, made us loose from the fields to learn more about the island, and certainly knew her.
The first release was from the beach of the Laja, a beautiful place, black sand, which rises behind a mountain or impressive strength, with large vertical cracks missing pigeons nesting in the crossings. My owner says it is a very good test for us, since that is where we evaluate the dove love your pigeon avoiding the temptation to stay to father children with those who never came.
The second gave us loose from a beach called Arinaga, a beautiful beach with a long avenue and quiet on the beach, at his side found a large wind farm, where the planes fly over, those gadgets I said earlier. Hahaha, it's funny, fly and have feathers, is the peel ....
Then came, the Lighthouse of Maspalomas and its rolling dunes, where we also released in this delayed me, it was so beautiful the picture is me hovering around, gaping was beautiful to see all that sand and golden blonde.
Then it was the turn of the Playa de Mogan, a coastal town, much like Venice, with its salt-water channels and small lighthouse, which rises behind her big bluffs or cliffs where they nest and live a tireless Pardelas seabirds.
then gave us an address change and taken to dizzying Bañaderos, from the top of those sharp cliffs, appreciated the smell of seafood, the sound of the power of the sea, hitting the rocks, watched in amazement, the steady glides of gulls with their young are grayish, maybe teach him to fish, do not know.
At my back and between the bars of the baskets, saw the huge banana plantations rich with clusters green and leafy.
A few days later we were going to release the so-called Whistles Bridge, where they walked the ancient inhabitants of the volcanic mountains to my left I could see how my own ancestors lived in those caves, so that condition , creating one of the Guanche people who inhabited this land, forming a company, free, educated and religious, where they formed an Aboriginal culture on this continent in miniature. Today you can visit but I do not have time for my desire to return and prevent me from doing my orientation, I'll leave as in my future returns from the loose, see this magnificent enclave called Cenobio de Valeron.
last release was approaching as late chick, pull the eighth pen, my own confidence that I would have stopped the move command, but not set to Faro Sardina del Norte, coastal enclave and attractive appearance, where the wind is treacherous and leads us to the sea, is the most difficult of all loose because we must continually struggle against the wind and make a tremendous physical strain, I could get, but I had to stop in the mountains of Fataga and Artenara where on the rocks, looked at the bottom of those ravines a lovely Eden Palmeras Canary Islands, which were supplied water passing through the underground galleries. Three
day arrives, exhausted, my owner is pissed himself because it is not fixed in this important detail and let me rest, workouts.
All my friends traveled in the fall, where they were among the top three lots, giving some money to cover the costs of food and little else.
traveled in Autumn, North and told the owner that the change of direction for the South in the general campaign.
began in February loose from the sea, this was a unique experience led us to a place in baskets, where they had, a few boats bobbing up and down between the bustle of the truck's club, the cries of panic some pigeons and the subsequent landing, almost echo the gut through the mouth, but I refrained.
with me, were the Winged Horsemen, The Joshua, The Oropesa, The Bad and El Rojo Loco. These had been in similar circumstances and I advised him to look carefully where wires were that barge, to be careful with your ramp and I do not collide with anyone.
So I did and the next day from offshore, we were dropping, I saw many other birds fell into the sea hitting each other, had, some who could not move up and gave a very loud blow on the ramp of the barge, and some of them when they rose sharply falling into the sea, said the colleagues could be due to cardiac arrest and I think, because the feeling is terrific.
Within minutes the sky was filled with thousands of pigeons, flying in a circle, bringing me so we can guide, I followed close to my friends and we split up the side, going to Gran Canaria, by the way, we find some Verdugo (HAWK), but it only attacked those that were removed from the side but we were able to escape making a pineapple and flying in close formation.
When the distance, saw that magnificent and grand Military Hospital, where in the roof of the house waiting for the Lord, whistling incessantly. So we loose
three more, until get to Fuerteventura, where we were ready to get out of that basket to Gran Canaria.
The releasers, we got out of that truck and we put the baskets in rows and small towers, ours was on the floor, was the first from the bottom up. They gave us food and water, but seeing the food and want to eat, Joshua told me not to eat, Calatrava! Worse, drink water and stay calm.
I said, why the Red Loco Come?
They told me, why do you think they call it insane? It will stop up and see the Diarrhea that is going to give, do not you see that the owner has given us much food for combat and electrolytes, to have many reservations? I told them
Yes! But those Millos there on the floor of the basket are telling me. Eat me, Eat me and is a desperate temptation for me. Forget
and after a fight with the ugly, gave them reason. El Rojo Loco
not stop, it seemed that he was a loner, he ate five, is a Red Arrow, the Old Zion of the descendants of 72, Big, Big Headed, Pezcuezudos and big noses, black spots on its red color chocolate plumage and good-natured character, but very Yummo.
I stood at one end of the cage close to the drinking and giving his face towards the exit door, always towards same and fifteen minutes before the opening of the basket, put me into position for takeoff. It was exciting to feel the adrenaline rush of Palomino, through my body, feeling the anxiety latent within this basket, were the best sprinters and distance runners in the loft. All pushing and getting ready to leave, as they do in racing greyhounds in the Dog Track.
Using a subsection on this, I must say that these poor dogs, they do not realize that running after gossip, which always is on a rail, which has no legs and is hard as iron.
They run, run and always wins the rabbit.
reminds me when I was in the loft, which saw a box that images (TV) the owner was laughing watching the adventures of a coyote and a roadrunner, this is the same, is not it? I
Well, the next day, I saw a hand stuffed with bottles of water troughs, releasers were watching the water levels of the baskets.
These releasers are people who are with us week after week relentlessly, it's cold, heat, they are there, are great people with great responsibility and they deserve all our respect pigeons, because thanks to them and a call to a phone without cables, release us whistling. Thus remind us that our owners, we hope across the pond.
time is coming Shopping and smells really bad, the Red Loco legs has gone down, leaving an unpleasant smell of pigeon poop.
and is not to much, we think, you become dehydrated, it is a Donkey, but ears and pens, there to see, what is gross!
all shouted and we get nervous trying to draw attention to the cover release, Ehhhh, hey, cover release! This shit do not stop and will flood the basket! Help!.
In this one of them, approaches and peers into one of the bars, looks like we're all in a corner and the Rojo Loco, in his corner, alone and between diarrhea and vomiting, we're going to come out gut. Among them
alert and one says to another, Chacho, have you seen this pigeon?. This annoyed,
What we do Em, you have 10 minutes to let go, then we'll see if it comes out of the basket, we took him back.
Ok!
expected and I get anxious when we opened the basket and went at full speed, not wanting to return, for that, yes, we wanted was the power out of that insistent and disgusting smell that had permeated our noses Thanks to our friend the Red Crazy, as we could because we wanted to climb to gain height, I had to see if above us had pigeons, because otherwise, they pushed us down and we upwards.
But after a hard struggle, we ascend.
continue flying toward the coast, but then I felt a cramp in the right wing and had to slow down, I wanted to go but could not and before I pick up the wing, landing in a field, and took refuge in a Tabaiba, however great had a few miles from the coast.
I saw all the birds are moved away towards the sea, some were falling, others are oriented in the wrong direction, towards Cape Verde, some were prey to the executioners and from the Tabaiba, watched the attack of the Falcons sure that I do not know where they came from multiple, hunting in groups of three and four at the most behind or touched. Thanks
I hid, but what was my surprise when flying over me and almost crushed, I saw Spike and Red Mad Tabaibas five more under me. Try out
first observed around me, in case there is a hidden danger.
Seeing that there was no problem, I approached them, rejoicing to see us again.
They asked me what had happened and show them my wings, was voted the ninth feather of a wing and the ninth and tenth of the other and in full effort felt a cramp in his arm and had to fall here.
And You who happened?. Well, better that what happened to you, pick? Because what happens to Rojo Crazy I know and as I know.
He told me the same thing, so we decided to stay there until we pass the cramps.
El Rojo Loco, is dedicated to pick plants that had, in the vicinity, he said it was good for fleas, but I think, What I needed was carbonated water to digestion.
In those long hours we sat there together, protected by the Tabaiba.
already dark night, we saw the light and grandeur of the starry sky, shooting stars were a unique show, the sounds of field mice and the silent flight of owls, we showed the risk lurking. We were divided by guards, but it was impossible to sleep by the tension that existed in those moments. Background
heard the whisper of the waves, beaten and Pardelas beach, shouting happy, flying at very low altitude, touching the tips of their wings, in the quiet, silver and tamed Tues
I started counting the sound of waves on the beach and in this way, I could fall asleep.
Al Alba, the pick I woke up and appreciating the beautiful appearance of the sun rising from the sea, we set out to groom, as the dew overnight, was impregnated in our feathers and wings.
shaking and drinking a few sips of water was left in the hollows bases of this plant, we could revive him and giving us encouragement, trying to get out of this natural refuge.
We were looking around the sky, looking for danger with wings and decided to leave when the Rojo Loco said, Calatrava, it is too early to go! My feathers are bristling me and I feel the danger.
The Spike and I looked and decided to give the reason, a few hundred meters on the vertical noticed something in the cloudless sky, was a lurking VERDUGO, we backed off and went back to hide.
Suddenly we saw thirty birds heading for Gran Canaria and we saw not know where it appeared Hawks three more, one of them made a feint attack, and our traveling companions were scattered. Some fell to the ground, others tried to dodge the attack ascending separately.
That was his big mistake!
from both sides appeared reactors with feathers, with cold eyes, sanginaria and ruthless. With sharp claws like swords raised, ready to slay their prey, prey using their seniority, experience and health status, can avoid the vicious attack of the prey.
Attack After two executioners with great success and the sun back, grabbing its prey remained motionless on the floor, while watching the third one, the most was high, while the fourth was returning to height, printing with its powerful wings an incredible ascent. From all Tuneras
, Tabaibas and other shrubs in the area began to leave pigeons, inexplicably, as the danger had not passed, but I understand because I felt the same way, the uncontrolled desire to return home, but in those times when we have cold blood as I said 60.
On them fell the other two killers, making an impact with his claws, dropping to a plateau where they were butchering our poor and deceased classmates.
Then we went out and took our flight home, when in the vicinity of Breakwater of Puerto de la Luz and Las Palmas, on the mountain we could see our beloved military hospital.
started printing a Exprinter, avoiding Bandos grandis plying the skies of Gran Canaria Capital. Went far behind the other two, as with 9 and 8 rowers was flying and with great sacrifice on the vertical we dove, descending hastily.
Upon landing on the Tablet, rest and all components of the colony welcomed us was loud and get excited, because after these vicissitudes we reach our home.
There, he was with his glasses and mustache, the Friend Sanabria, jumping for joy to see us both and say that they all come with loud cries called his son Alexis, who came quickly to us.
When we entered, she quickly rushed upon us and the first thing he did was get in the nursing, food waiting for us there Purifying water with glucose.
The Red crazy, would not eat and began to throw everything I had in the crop, food Alexis retirement and gave him a syringe with a yellow liquid. After taking it, the crazy red, Chico exclaimed bitter and strong flavor!
He did not know they were giving a drug to eradicate the evil that he had.
I took and then open up the wing exclaimed, Córcholis! This vote three rowers, will be stopped until next year, and has Fuerteventura.
At the same barbed him and returned to the loft after several hours in those special boxes, where one of them was Police Commissioner Palomita, with Alberto inside.
then he picked me and I take a rubber ring that I had in one leg, especially on the right, with the loops of a nest. After I introduced with great delicacy by the pigeon's Mailbox, returning to my beloved box, where I waited on the side, the Dear Friend, Joshua.
started talking about the experience and share our experiences even more enriching our early seniority.
After months of rest in the loft and daily life, through the hot summer, and fall, we went into the year or next season, already had two years.
continue ... .... Alfredo Moreno
Valeron.
Las Palmas de GC
South Zone. Herlan
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
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GREATNESS: DR. VICTOR M. Stassart LERENA
J. Varona Socías
"We must rise above the mountains to be seen from afar." Reading this sentence of the Apostle of Cuba: José Martí, came to my mind the image of the large Cuban and universal pigeon was Dr. Victor Manuel Perez Lerena. Known figure to rise with humility and dedication to this beautiful pigeon racing sport called, to which he devoted most of his life from that in 1904 became a member of the Pigeon Society of Havana and did not cease its efforts until he closed his eyes and passed the threshold of the unknown, as he himself said, in 1965.
Born September 18, 1891 in Havana, Cuba and graduated Doctor of Medicine at the University of Havana in 1917, continues to pigeons with his brother Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena in 1899, becoming active pigeon in 1904, when it begins its work tirelessly to spread the Pigeon by propaganda in newspapers and pamphlets. From the pages of the newspaper "El Mundo" and "The Camagüeyano" wrote columns and articles calling for the hosts fanciers of those years to raise the enthusiasm of the people of Cuba for the game and fought to eradicate existing knowledge of the selfishness of calling for the creation of a chair which would deepen the practical knowledge of it.
Given its exceptional colleague, a man of honor, loving and tireless fighter becomes a member of the Board, which holds the highest positions performed brilliantly and giving rise to the Cuban Pigeon.
dedicated his life to the consolidation and enlargement of the pigeon in Cuba fighting from the very beginning of the creation of the Cuba Pigeon Federation, which worked hard to make a call to extend the practice throughout our island pigeon, which is reflected in an article published on May 11, 1925 "The Camagüeyano" motivated by the creation of Camagüey Pigeon Society, which states: "A group of enthusiastic fans more interesting and noble of sports, working hard on the legendary and very Cuban city of Camaguey, organizing a Pigeon Society. The idea is of great importance, since it means a step forward in building that in one day perhaps not very distant, is the great Cuba Pigeon Federation. " Later did an analysis of the causes that prevented the extension at that time across the country pigeon practice and added: "The formation of new companies fanciers in different parts of the island would be the way we see things a decisive factor in carrying out this beautiful idea that now seems a chimera. The Camaguey have given the order to march and example worthy of imitation, can begin definitive progress toward achieving the Cuban Pigeon Federation for which we have advocated for many years "and concluded: "We need to imitate their example in the Middle, Las Villas, Matanzas, San Antonio de los Baños and Pinar del Rio. Then, only then, the pigeon will have triumphed among us. Recognize that it is difficult but not impossible. Just need to devote energy to make an active propaganda and success will crown our efforts. "
With a futuristic vision in 1929 called for Cuban fanciers cultivate their own pigeons, which have their own characteristics and be adapted to our environment and climate, laying the groundwork for the emergence of Cuban pigeon.
is good to note that Dr. Perez Lerena was a great master in the so- Doctor. Félix Suárez Garro, who was speaking recently, but was manager of an entire generation of pigeon fanciers and the first Cuban to publish a book when in 1925 came to light "Practical Treaty Pigeon and Pigeon Sport." Excellent illustrated booklet that served as learning many Cubans and still helps us to enrich our culture pigeon. He himself said of Perez Lerena: "Man of exceptional talent and encyclopedic knowledge, a friend sincere, sympathetic and encouraging teacher, who contributed both his preaching and the living example of its own shares for the formation of my personality as passionate modest investigator of the secrets of the pigeon. "
Following the path of his teacher, Victor M. Lerena Pérez with art that had to take their views and teachings as easily read to anyone who managed to captivate those who have had the privilege of reading their works, which have become true classics of literature-speaking pigeon for its great importance, which even today are still valid and have served to help the formation of many fanciers both inside and outside our country.
Among his works are:
-Contribution to the Study of Mating in culture medium Triangle Sibling of the pigeon. Bulletin published by the National Pigeon, Santander (Spain), 1950. Topics
-fanciers. Editorial Agramonte. Havana (Cuba), 1951. Food
Rational-pigeon. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (Spain), 1958.
-The Preparation for the competitions. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (Spain), 1958.
-The coloration of the plumage of the pigeon. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (Spain), 1958.
-Standard and the Theory of Perfect Ala. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (Spain), 1959.
-Contests Pigeons. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (España1960.
-Pigeon Cuba Yearbook. Editorial: Pastor Herrera and Brothers Montiel, La Habana, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935 (Ten Volumes).
-Souvenir Book of Stassart's visit. (In English). Produced by Brothers Montiel, La Habana (Cuba), 1935. Nomenclator
-Stassarts's Home in Cuba. Editorial Agramonte, La Habana (Cuba), 1956.
addition to these works made in preparation:
-Contribution to the Study of Bricoux.
-Stassart and Stassart.
-Figures of the Convention. (Essays on American fanciers).
-Notes for the History of pigeon racing in the Island of Cuba.
-Impressions of a Journey Pigeon.
Colombicultor stood out as dedicated to the culture of race Stassart, which was dedicated in conjunction with his brother Francisco Pérez Lerena creating the so called "Home of the Stassart in Cuba", keeping to his death.
For his merits he was appointed honorary member in several companies within and outside Cuba as Pigeon Society Havana, Holguin Society Pigeon, Pigeon Society of Matanzas, Camagüey Pigeon Society, Pigeon Society of Pinar del Rio, (all these located in Cuba.) Pigeon Society in Central Portugal, Venezuela Pigeon Society, Society Pigeon Lima (Peru), Corresponding Member Pigeon Studies Institute in Spain, Corresponding Member of the Royal Pigeon English. Technical Advisory Pigeon Association Mexicana (Mexico) and Corresponding Member of the Club of Columba Fund (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain).
was director, editor and publisher of magazines and directories Cuba Pigeon fancier who edited the Pigeon Society of Havana, as well as in Pigeon Gaceta de Cuba, where he wrote articles of great interest, pigeon sketches, interviews with leading figures of the Cuban elite pigeon, publishers and others with reading so eloquently that we seem to be living that time.
collaborated with the following publications: National Pigeon Pigeon Bulletin Messenger (Spain), The Journals Alas, Columbas and Pigeon World (Argentina), Pigeon Bulletin Mexicano (Mexico), The Racing Pigeon Bulletin, American Racing Pigeon Racing Pigeon News and Review (USA), Bulletin of the Society Pigeon Venezuela (Caracas), Columbofilia Magazine (Brazil), Case and World Columbófila Columbófilo (Portugal) and the Messenger Pigeon of Belgium.
For all this he received the Medal of Merit Pigeon "Pigeon granted by the Company of Havana (Cuba).
Many were his merits and his teachings through different works that I want to highlight some of that in our view are of great interest. He advocated the establishment of the Cuban Pigeon Museum, the creation of the Cuba Pigeon Federation, encouraged the cultivation and consolidation of Cuban pigeon, made contributions on the use of mating triangle as a means of cultivation and improvement of the homing pigeon, was a tireless fighter for the unity of all Cubans fanciers.
he said the highlight of Mr. Celestino Rivera fancier Campa, in remarks on behalf of the Club Classic Fund, during Homage to be surrendered on the night of August 10, 1957 and summarizes all the virtues and greatness, "a modest man, a tireless worker for the growth of the sport and progress of Havana Pigeon Society and the aggrandizement of English-speaking pigeon. It is an institution within the SCH Those who try do not know if we want more for their mastery of the pigeon or their gifts of chivalry, friend and great eloquence. I think the race wrong, because their conditions are exceptional oratory. His word telling, the depth of his thought, the beauty of his prose, the peculiarity of his style and especially the pure love of pigeon fanciers and act give such color to make it worthy of being the speaker for the SCH excellence for more than half a century. Is given by the whole of that pay fervent devotion to the friendship and all that means union. He says what he feels as out of his heart with his loving anointed verb adjectives kind and loving words. While exercising his medical career and stealing time from sleep, was writing in the evenings on pigeon, not by economic worries, but by pure ideal. Was maintained for over half a century boasting the highest offices, being loved and respected by all, which shows that he has extraordinary qualities giant with a heart that only allowed to love and forget the injury. You must have a lot of Christ and a very humanistic philosophy. His work is known around the world, our country is known fancier by literary work of this champion of our sport is called Victor M. Perez Lerena. It's a whole life dedicated to the enhancement of the pigeon, to deepen the study of science pigeon and the intent and the genius of his word have obtained the fruits of their noble and constructive effort, conduit and ideas that make it worthy of gratitude fanciers of all Cuban and English speakers. His special vocation for pigeon, subordinating everything to her, living for her, keeping alive the enthusiasm for the pigeon, creating clubs, encouraging new values, finding a balance between new and old are to remain a positive value within the institution pigeon Havana and a figure around which meet the new members and older. "
For this we consider the September 18, the day of his birth, as the Day of Cuban Pigeon "in this way to pay tribute to his memory. Today her works still have value and validity. Although he could not see constituted Cuba Pigeon Federation, which both advocated since the first quarter of last century, his dream has come true and their ideas and thoughts still remain to be extended pigeon practice throughout the island of Cuba with strong indestructible. As Mr. Rivera Campa, Victor stands between us, in our hearts and will always live in everyone's memory as an exemplary man, which we do not know if we want more for what he did for the dissemination and enhancement of the pigeon or to maintain unity among the fanciers, spilling everywhere a kind word, an adjective, loving, caring prayer, always spreading love. His example will continue to guide us as North Star.
This September 18th I wanted to leave my pen in this way to pay tribute to the greatest of all fanciers Cubans, Teacher Victor Manuel Perez Lerena, whose memory we honor and appreciate forever.
By: J. Herlan Socías Varona.
Camagüey, Cuba. 18/09/2003. Herlan
"We must rise above the mountains to be seen from afar." Reading this sentence of the Apostle of Cuba: José Martí, came to my mind the image of the large Cuban and universal pigeon was Dr. Victor Manuel Perez Lerena. Known figure to rise with humility and dedication to this beautiful pigeon racing sport called, to which he devoted most of his life from that in 1904 became a member of the Pigeon Society of Havana and did not cease its efforts until he closed his eyes and passed the threshold of the unknown, as he himself said, in 1965.
Born September 18, 1891 in Havana, Cuba and graduated Doctor of Medicine at the University of Havana in 1917, continues to pigeons with his brother Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena in 1899, becoming active pigeon in 1904, when it begins its work tirelessly to spread the Pigeon by propaganda in newspapers and pamphlets. From the pages of the newspaper "El Mundo" and "The Camagüeyano" wrote columns and articles calling for the hosts fanciers of those years to raise the enthusiasm of the people of Cuba for the game and fought to eradicate existing knowledge of the selfishness of calling for the creation of a chair which would deepen the practical knowledge of it.
Given its exceptional colleague, a man of honor, loving and tireless fighter becomes a member of the Board, which holds the highest positions performed brilliantly and giving rise to the Cuban Pigeon.
dedicated his life to the consolidation and enlargement of the pigeon in Cuba fighting from the very beginning of the creation of the Cuba Pigeon Federation, which worked hard to make a call to extend the practice throughout our island pigeon, which is reflected in an article published on May 11, 1925 "The Camagüeyano" motivated by the creation of Camagüey Pigeon Society, which states: "A group of enthusiastic fans more interesting and noble of sports, working hard on the legendary and very Cuban city of Camaguey, organizing a Pigeon Society. The idea is of great importance, since it means a step forward in building that in one day perhaps not very distant, is the great Cuba Pigeon Federation. " Later did an analysis of the causes that prevented the extension at that time across the country pigeon practice and added: "The formation of new companies fanciers in different parts of the island would be the way we see things a decisive factor in carrying out this beautiful idea that now seems a chimera. The Camaguey have given the order to march and example worthy of imitation, can begin definitive progress toward achieving the Cuban Pigeon Federation for which we have advocated for many years "and concluded: "We need to imitate their example in the Middle, Las Villas, Matanzas, San Antonio de los Baños and Pinar del Rio. Then, only then, the pigeon will have triumphed among us. Recognize that it is difficult but not impossible. Just need to devote energy to make an active propaganda and success will crown our efforts. "
With a futuristic vision in 1929 called for Cuban fanciers cultivate their own pigeons, which have their own characteristics and be adapted to our environment and climate, laying the groundwork for the emergence of Cuban pigeon.
is good to note that Dr. Perez Lerena was a great master in the so- Doctor. Félix Suárez Garro, who was speaking recently, but was manager of an entire generation of pigeon fanciers and the first Cuban to publish a book when in 1925 came to light "Practical Treaty Pigeon and Pigeon Sport." Excellent illustrated booklet that served as learning many Cubans and still helps us to enrich our culture pigeon. He himself said of Perez Lerena: "Man of exceptional talent and encyclopedic knowledge, a friend sincere, sympathetic and encouraging teacher, who contributed both his preaching and the living example of its own shares for the formation of my personality as passionate modest investigator of the secrets of the pigeon. "
Following the path of his teacher, Victor M. Lerena Pérez with art that had to take their views and teachings as easily read to anyone who managed to captivate those who have had the privilege of reading their works, which have become true classics of literature-speaking pigeon for its great importance, which even today are still valid and have served to help the formation of many fanciers both inside and outside our country.
Among his works are:
-Contribution to the Study of Mating in culture medium Triangle Sibling of the pigeon. Bulletin published by the National Pigeon, Santander (Spain), 1950. Topics
-fanciers. Editorial Agramonte. Havana (Cuba), 1951. Food
Rational-pigeon. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (Spain), 1958.
-The Preparation for the competitions. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (Spain), 1958.
-The coloration of the plumage of the pigeon. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (Spain), 1958.
-Standard and the Theory of Perfect Ala. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (Spain), 1959.
-Contests Pigeons. Editor Roberto Roch, Barcelona (España1960.
-Pigeon Cuba Yearbook. Editorial: Pastor Herrera and Brothers Montiel, La Habana, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935 (Ten Volumes).
-Souvenir Book of Stassart's visit. (In English). Produced by Brothers Montiel, La Habana (Cuba), 1935. Nomenclator
-Stassarts's Home in Cuba. Editorial Agramonte, La Habana (Cuba), 1956.
addition to these works made in preparation:
-Contribution to the Study of Bricoux.
-Stassart and Stassart.
-Figures of the Convention. (Essays on American fanciers).
-Notes for the History of pigeon racing in the Island of Cuba.
-Impressions of a Journey Pigeon.
Colombicultor stood out as dedicated to the culture of race Stassart, which was dedicated in conjunction with his brother Francisco Pérez Lerena creating the so called "Home of the Stassart in Cuba", keeping to his death.
For his merits he was appointed honorary member in several companies within and outside Cuba as Pigeon Society Havana, Holguin Society Pigeon, Pigeon Society of Matanzas, Camagüey Pigeon Society, Pigeon Society of Pinar del Rio, (all these located in Cuba.) Pigeon Society in Central Portugal, Venezuela Pigeon Society, Society Pigeon Lima (Peru), Corresponding Member Pigeon Studies Institute in Spain, Corresponding Member of the Royal Pigeon English. Technical Advisory Pigeon Association Mexicana (Mexico) and Corresponding Member of the Club of Columba Fund (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain).
was director, editor and publisher of magazines and directories Cuba Pigeon fancier who edited the Pigeon Society of Havana, as well as in Pigeon Gaceta de Cuba, where he wrote articles of great interest, pigeon sketches, interviews with leading figures of the Cuban elite pigeon, publishers and others with reading so eloquently that we seem to be living that time.
collaborated with the following publications: National Pigeon Pigeon Bulletin Messenger (Spain), The Journals Alas, Columbas and Pigeon World (Argentina), Pigeon Bulletin Mexicano (Mexico), The Racing Pigeon Bulletin, American Racing Pigeon Racing Pigeon News and Review (USA), Bulletin of the Society Pigeon Venezuela (Caracas), Columbofilia Magazine (Brazil), Case and World Columbófila Columbófilo (Portugal) and the Messenger Pigeon of Belgium.
For all this he received the Medal of Merit Pigeon "Pigeon granted by the Company of Havana (Cuba).
Many were his merits and his teachings through different works that I want to highlight some of that in our view are of great interest. He advocated the establishment of the Cuban Pigeon Museum, the creation of the Cuba Pigeon Federation, encouraged the cultivation and consolidation of Cuban pigeon, made contributions on the use of mating triangle as a means of cultivation and improvement of the homing pigeon, was a tireless fighter for the unity of all Cubans fanciers.
he said the highlight of Mr. Celestino Rivera fancier Campa, in remarks on behalf of the Club Classic Fund, during Homage to be surrendered on the night of August 10, 1957 and summarizes all the virtues and greatness, "a modest man, a tireless worker for the growth of the sport and progress of Havana Pigeon Society and the aggrandizement of English-speaking pigeon. It is an institution within the SCH Those who try do not know if we want more for their mastery of the pigeon or their gifts of chivalry, friend and great eloquence. I think the race wrong, because their conditions are exceptional oratory. His word telling, the depth of his thought, the beauty of his prose, the peculiarity of his style and especially the pure love of pigeon fanciers and act give such color to make it worthy of being the speaker for the SCH excellence for more than half a century. Is given by the whole of that pay fervent devotion to the friendship and all that means union. He says what he feels as out of his heart with his loving anointed verb adjectives kind and loving words. While exercising his medical career and stealing time from sleep, was writing in the evenings on pigeon, not by economic worries, but by pure ideal. Was maintained for over half a century boasting the highest offices, being loved and respected by all, which shows that he has extraordinary qualities giant with a heart that only allowed to love and forget the injury. You must have a lot of Christ and a very humanistic philosophy. His work is known around the world, our country is known fancier by literary work of this champion of our sport is called Victor M. Perez Lerena. It's a whole life dedicated to the enhancement of the pigeon, to deepen the study of science pigeon and the intent and the genius of his word have obtained the fruits of their noble and constructive effort, conduit and ideas that make it worthy of gratitude fanciers of all Cuban and English speakers. His special vocation for pigeon, subordinating everything to her, living for her, keeping alive the enthusiasm for the pigeon, creating clubs, encouraging new values, finding a balance between new and old are to remain a positive value within the institution pigeon Havana and a figure around which meet the new members and older. "
For this we consider the September 18, the day of his birth, as the Day of Cuban Pigeon "in this way to pay tribute to his memory. Today her works still have value and validity. Although he could not see constituted Cuba Pigeon Federation, which both advocated since the first quarter of last century, his dream has come true and their ideas and thoughts still remain to be extended pigeon practice throughout the island of Cuba with strong indestructible. As Mr. Rivera Campa, Victor stands between us, in our hearts and will always live in everyone's memory as an exemplary man, which we do not know if we want more for what he did for the dissemination and enhancement of the pigeon or to maintain unity among the fanciers, spilling everywhere a kind word, an adjective, loving, caring prayer, always spreading love. His example will continue to guide us as North Star.
This September 18th I wanted to leave my pen in this way to pay tribute to the greatest of all fanciers Cubans, Teacher Victor Manuel Perez Lerena, whose memory we honor and appreciate forever.
By: J. Herlan Socías Varona.
Camagüey, Cuba. 18/09/2003. Herlan
Unresponsive But Eyes Open
PEREZ IN CUBA THE EXTERNAL PARASITIC
J. Socías Varona.
The Cuban Pigeon, over one hundred years of existence, has been enriched by important events that have contributed to the consolidation in our beautiful island, not just pigeon practice, but also training and improvement Cuban carrier pigeon.
One of the most important and then played a decisive role in shaping our cubanitos messenger was without a doubt, the import of the first copies of the line Stassart.
In the article entitled "The Cuban pigeon" I wrote on September 18, 2001 in honor of the birthday of Dr. Victor Manuel Perez Lerena, "Father of Cuban pigeon" make mention of the breeds involved in the formation of our pigeons and how these were mixed together and made the most important factors influencing such training, so now I will stop only with regard to this wonderful line that answers to the name of its creator, the Belgian Grand Champion William M. Stassart of Anderlecht.
I should clarify that the term race or line of pigeons is now used interchangeably hereinafter referred to a broad and not strictly zootechnical, which as usual are used synonymously in fancier language to take advantage of the wealth that gives us language of Cervantes. On this term, Dr. Pérez Lerena in his formidable book entitled "Contribution to the Study of Mating in Triangle, as a culture medium sibling of the pigeon" said: "The word is used in pigeon race in too broadly and use authorized me to give this name to any crop, following a carefully made selection over the years by a colombicultor, arrives to present typical characteristics that distinguish one or more aspects of the varieties grown by other fans. "
The first line copies were imported to Cuba Stassart officially in 1929 by Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes. It is said that above, by the year 1926, Mr. Arrondo had a site selling animals on the street and there sold doves Bishop of this line, but never transcended. Among these early birds brought in by Mr. Reyes Females were 2316289-27 "Episode" y2027803-29 "shirkers", both paved, Cinnamon Female 2212189-26 "Desgraciée" and Macho 2212182-26 Stoned "David", whose union was born a male painted pavement 1331-36 was an extraordinary player and flying in the hands of Mr. Omelio García Pila. This male was winning first prize at any distance, especially in flight reached the bottom where the 1st prize from Guantánamo Bay, San Luis and Camaguey, 830, 725 and 500 km respectively, provided with several minutes of highlights, both in good time bad. As a player he was the father of the female Empedrada 2423-37/44, considered the best Cuban dove all times and main shaft of the best pigeons of today. Winner of the Hall of Fame in 1949 and more than 47 awards over throughout his career.
That same year 1929 Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena, who always maintained excellent relations of friendship with Mr Stassart, also received some copies donated by his friend, among which were: "Artagnan" Macho Azul. "Bolivar" Macho Canelo. "Angelica" Female Empedrada. "Andrinaple" Female Blue Baladin famous mother. "Dejanira" Female Empedrada. "Guillermo Paquito" Macho Canelo whales and "Le Bariolée" Macho Mosaic (Bariolé), son of the famous Epinard. These pigeons were progenitor were related with excellent pigeons Mr. Stassart left for himself and competed in the 1930 season were achieved outstanding success as "Babette", female Blue Epinard daughter was taken as the best male time in Belgium, "Duchesse" Female Blue daughter Babette; "Denier" né "Blue Macho Epinard grandson," Bayadere "Female Empedrada daughter of D'Artagnan," Eclair "Macho Red Dejanira brother and" Calypso ", Female Empedrada to name a few.
It is from this point, after receiving these magnificent birds and other subsequently received, that Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena together with his brother, he always wanted well remembered and Dr. Victor M. Perez Lerena, founded his loft based and dedicated to the cultivation of this line, which they called "Home of the Stassart in Cuba." These pigeons
later joined the occasion of a trip to Cuba in late October 1935 by the same Stassart, at the invitation of the Perez brothers Lerena, a group of eight individuals selected by their creator to enhance and consolidate the settlement of his close friend and favorite disciple Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena.
According to Mr. Karl Gaulke, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA, in an article published in the yearbook fancier, 1935, "The Stassart are pigeons that have all the qualities that explain the place of honor in those years occupied this famous race. He stood first not only for the successes obtained by its creator, but by the high success rate achieved by the blood of all the lofts where they have been traveled. Described as a race of medium body frame, beautiful brown eyes that draw our attention immediately and plumage of the finest quality, as I had never found in any other race. After his careful observation was that are slow to develop as its physical structure is concerned and that in expert hands give their best performances after two years of age. " We may add the opinion that offers Mr. Roberto Roch Sanfulgencio in his excellent book "the pigeon" which said that "In the loft Stassart all pigeons were similar, both in terms of their physical shape and in their skeleton and musculature. Size a little more than average and perfectly balanced. Its skeleton is solid, and the remarkable muscle flap, being dominant plumage color blue and the road. As the predominant eye color brown iris and dark orange in color pearl less. "
From my own observation and the opinion of those who have cultivated this race I can say that they are very strong, with flathead and rubble generally medium, with small eyes that appear to have pulled the lid, with a predominance of yellow, brown and pearl snuff. Peculiar fluttering, giving the impression of slowness and clumsiness, which together with a high strength, toughness and great sense of direction make them extremely safe flying distances. Taken hands once we realize its great strength and excellent musculature coupled with very broad wings in proportion to your body. Among the predominant colors of their plumage is blue and the pavement, although there are also bronze and cinnamon, the latter due to the presence the famous "Baladin" which by the laws of genetics do appear from time to time some cases of atavism, which means a step backwards in heritage, making the offspring tend to resemble their ancestors in physical characters, plumage and habits due to an accumulation of recessive traits, so that individuals are born possessing the so-called chocolate or rusty color. There was also the color mosaic (bariolé) and silver. By their phenotypic characteristics are divided into three groups or varieties. To the first belong those of smaller size, with poorly developed rubble into triangles and simple body structure and body not as wide, very broad wings. This is the case of Heroine, Enigma, Etincelle, Debineur, Hautaine, Danae and Stoned 24397-84 Macho, among others. Are medium-sized and excellent musculature with the body in a triangle if viewed from a top view, like their more developed nasal caruncle in a triangle and medium sized head. This is the group where they are Babette, Dernier-ne, Duchesse, Epinard, the Macho 16894-78 Dark Stoned "The Callous" and the blue male known as "neck", to name a few. The third group is characterized by great strength, were larger than previous ones, with medium and head wattles larger. This group Baladin, Fier to Bras, Eclair, Izard, the Macho 34758-95 and 44753-98 course Stoned Stoned Macho. The three groups described above have in common the shape and type of eyes as well as plumage color and shape of the head flat on top.
not we talk about the qualities of this great breed of pigeons without mentioning his Grand Champion Belgian operator Monsieur William Stassart of Anderlecht, who got his start in 1890 and first loft in Diest, although it says it was fancier from childhood and early birds who had come from Mr. Namotte of Diest, who had been a great champion in his loft with pigeons from Sauveur of Milmort and female purebred Hoignée Collin, along with a male race Hansenne of Verviers, as he describes Mr. Roberto Roch in his book "The passenger pigeon." Monsieur Stassart maintained excellent friendly relations with Monsieur Monjoie, who in 1896 received copies of the pure precious "Wegge, including a daughter of" nerves "of Jules Janssens, a grandson of the pigeon Mont-de-Marsan, another grandson of the Rouge Wegge Vekemans of other chicks. Monjoie in 1899 offered another son of the nerve. All these pigeons were taken as a starting point for cultivation, together with the "Hansenne" and "Colin" from the loft to get Namotte its own line, which in turn became the most famous in the world. It was a profound observer and connoisseur of the finest qualities and defects of each of the branches attended to establish their colony which made wise combinations, which was improved from 1900 when his friend via Monjoie, who was brother Mr. Jules Janssens Schaerbeck, Patriarch of the Belgian pigeon, he knew personally, establishing both a close friendship that enabled him to get his hands directly excellent examples of top-notch. Then in 1903 he moved to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, where he achieved numerous successes writing glorious pages in the cradle of world pigeon. Having established his colony was very sparing with the introduction of new streams of blood. Only deserve those honors in 1921 the famous "winged Empedrada" Dr. Arthur Bricoux of Jolimont, daughter of the famous "Malade" with "Corbeil", which went to play and she was born male Stoned "Epinard" in 1922, a son of Bon Rouge pigeon of his friend René Peeters of Diest Wegge source was a female born in the pigeon's own granddaughter of the famous Stassart Vieza by the father and daughter of the first prize of Angouleme Jules Janssens, and That same year his friend, Mr. Paul Sion Torcoin presented him with a female who was a granddaughter of the first prize of 1914 Dax's own Grey Stassart and Sion for his father and the mother was the granddaughter of the first prize in 1913 from Laforia Ajaccio, plus some other examples of value. These were the only subjects who left their characters printed Stassart growing since its formation and they ran the blood of Wegge and Stassart own. In 1930 he won the international competition in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bat 1064 km. from Brussels, where he reached the 10th award.
from him said Dr. Perez Lerena "Stassart is an accomplished teacher who is fluent pigeon technique and is also a privileged that dominates all the secrets necessary for it to be considered a great colombicultor. "Later he added:" It's a full fancier with no gaps, no defects weak, is therefore a choice. "
Among his most categorical awards season of 1930 are:
-Contest Angouleme to 650 km: 2,3,6,7,9,10,14,15,17 68 (DE14 registered).
* Provincial Competition: 1,2,4,5,6,7,10,11 and 12
* Regional Competition: 1,2,3,4-Contest
Angouleme to 650 km: (5 registered)
* Contest Domestic: 11,17,22
* Provincial Competition: 1,2,3
_Concurso de Bordeaux to 765 km: (6 registered)
* General: 4,6,21,44 and 53
* Regional: 3,5,10,15
* By Region: International _Concurso
1,2,3,6,10,11 Barcelona at 1064 km (6 inscriptions)
* International: 1 and 10 (attended 3100 and only had 31 prizes). Won first prize with a time advantage over all other birds.
* National: 1,7,265
* Provincial: 1.2 and 21
In all these contests won almost all special awards and honors. In the national competition for youngsters held at 650 Km from Angouleme obtained the following results:
* National: 1,3,4,5,10,14,16,27,47,54,59 and 100
* Provincial: 1, 3,4,5,8,11,13,22,39,45 and 49
This latter remained winning first place for several years and the gold medal as the fancier who obtained the most brilliant results. All these results speak clearly of the high quality of their crop. Stassart
the death in 1939 left a legacy his pigeons Lerena the Perez brothers, who maintained their culture in its purest form until 1965, the year he died, Dr. Victor M. Perez Lerena and from this moment this wonderful colony began to run different fate. Some were taken from the loft and others were inherited by Mr. José Ramón Betancourt Mendez, current Secretary of the Pigeon Federation Cuba, for the great friendship united, as a child visited the loft of Victor Lord together with his father, the fancier Mr. José Ramón Betancourt La Villa, who always maintained a great friendship with the Father of our pigeon. Mr. Betancourt Mendez generous gesture gave some of these copies to several fanciers of the island, which were Servelio Mr. Alfonso, who presented him with the female Empedrada 342-63 which was an excellent flying and breeding and José Luis "Cuco" Martinez, both in the city of Santa Clara, Alfredo (Aca) Rodriguez of the city of Matanzas, Dr. Heliodoro Martínez Junco and Juan Pulido of Havana, among others.
In the lifetime of the Stassart Dr. Pérez Lerena expanded by different lofts of the island and some countries in America, but for different reasons such as abandonment of the practice and the pigeon of some tendency for Cubans fanciers crossing and not cultivation and maintenance of pure lines, went missing mixing the purity of them. For example, in Camagüey was Mr. Francisco Cabezas García racing pigeons only line Stassart he had acquired in the loft of Dr. Pérez Lerena. During the golden age of my good friend Mr. Julio Posse Morella most of its best examples were the offspring of three pairs of doves Dr. Perez Lerena personally presented him in 1964. In Matanzas Mr. Fremiot Arroyo, who took a female Painted Blue, known as "Estrellita," which was an excellent breeding, along with four chicks received at the hands of Victor. Mr. Servando Alvarez, who also gave him a pigeon Victor Blue, of which a child was for the flock of Mr. Montejo standing out in reproduction, as well as Alfredo (Aca) Rodriguez also received these honors and later helped other friends like Mr Enrique Fernandez and Francisco (Pancho) Valdés. Also in the loft of Mr. Juan Valdes entered a male color blue ring numbering 50 to early 60's, Victor was lost in a championship of pigeons and left it to this, who later presented it to Mr. Osvaldo Alpizar and became a great player and raceador, playing in various lofts Matanzas with different females and giving excellent travelers, whose descendants are still in the lofts of Mr. Orlando Puente, Francisco Valdez and Romulo Santiago. Then, Mr. Betancourt gave him Mr. Alfredo (Aca) Rodríguez several pigeons, whose descendants, the latter will facilitate the odd copy to Mr. Francisco Valdes, Horacio Rodríguez, who in turn succeeded pigeons This line, which at present many of the best examples that compete in this city from the crops grown by these gentlemen. In Havana, Mr. Emilio Bethencourt, excellent fancier, several times Champion Fund acquired a lot of chicks in the loft of Dr. Pérez Lerena in the early 60's, when it started in the sport winged, but like many others, to cultivate not miss this wonderful line left in its purest form. By 1967
begin in the pigeon Dr. Heliodoro Martínez Junco and Juan Pulido Ledesma, who were presented with four copies that Mr. Betancourt had reserved for himself. These pigeons were the 723-62 Male Eye color Tan snuff known as "Barrymore", the 3481-63 Blue-eyed male named Pearl "Canasí" the 2301-62 Empedrada yellow-eyed female named "Betina" and the female 758-59 Blue known as "the miller's wife Yoli, who escaped and disappeared. These formidable doves were paired with individuals of other lines with excellent results since 1970 Mr. Juan Pulido started a job akin to not lose what they had observed, as no other fancier of these pigeons that had been in pure dedicated to conservation. Highlighting the daughter Empedrada 2626 Female -69 Barrymore, who in 1971 and 1973 reached the 4th and 9th prize from Baracoa to 870 km and also awarded from Las Tunas and Holguin at 620 and 680 km respectively. In 1974, the 3024-73 Female Empedrada, granddaughter of "Barrymore" and "Betina", which in its first year was the first prize from Maisi, establishing speed record, as did the 3925-74 female reproductive Empedrada that between 1976 and 1977 he was awarded twice from Holguín and once from Baracoa and Maisi at 680, 870 and 920 km respectively, besides being an excellent breeding.
At this stage, around 1974, gave him two eggs in a highly inbred family, of which came cultivating his friend José Manuel González Bermúdez, who has also worked this line from the specimens that achieved in these eggs.
the beginning of the decade of 90, Juan Pulido visit Mexico and meet Mr. Mark Bridges, who between 1957 and 1958 had bought a group of chicks to Dr. Victor M. Perez Lerena and has been kept pure for all these years. This visit is presented with a female who mated with male 24397-84 Stoned of former Cuban Stassart began rescuing this extraordinary race again in order to cross the Cuban messenger to bring you a higher quality and somewhat cool existing lines, oxygenating your blood back to the origins because, as I reported earlier, the presence of Stassart in the formation of our best messengers of today.
pigeons have resurfaced that have achieved excellent first prizes over long distances as Maisí to Havana to 920 km and can cite the example of the 07858-95 Cobblestone females and 07909-95, two cousins, reached in the Year 1997 the first and second prizes respectively from Maisi in the day of release, setting a record in Havana Pigeon Association, a feat never before done in history as no other competitor had achieved the two first prizes in a competition at this distance. Female 88878-99 Empedrada also, that the season of 2002 was the first prize from Holguin to Havana to 680 km and more recently the Stoned Macho 169115-2002, son of the female Empedrada 07858-95, which last year 2003 2nd prize reached from Maisi.
In the lofts where Mr. Juan Pulido generously gifted these specimens for culture and improvement of our messenger, including the author of these lines has the great honor of receiving some of them, like Mr. René Monteagudo of the city of Ciego de Avila, Mario Jagüey Lemagne the town of Grande in Matanzas and Ernesto Marrero in Havana Pigeons are excellent eye-catching to visitors, without even imagining the presence of "Stassart" in the blood of these birds that are already starting to stand out like a phoenix resurrecting this excellent line of pigeons.
is good to note that the crop "Stassart" is perhaps one of the few lines that remain primitive Belgians in a pure state of the golden age of Belgian pigeon those involved with the Ulens, Wegge, Gurnay, Groot, Van Schingen, Janssens, Hanssene, Bricoux and others in the formation of the best messengers of world affairs and particularly with more emphasis has influenced the formation of the Cuban pigeon breathed his quality, eye color, head shape, morphology and even the color of the plumage. The "Stassart" provide more strength and endurance to cover large distances in long breath tests, with a little more size and excellent guidance, combined with great beauty in her eyes the color yellow, pearl, snuff-brown in they predominate.
When reviewing in depth the pedigree of the best messenger to be pointing out year after year in various competitions held in our country, we see many of them is the presence of Stassart. Among the more pigeons
Top celebrities and Stassart line depending on the season, are the famous "Epinard" Macho Stoned was an excellent flyer and player, declared two years as the first champion and the third year as the second winner of the Grand Union Club Bruxelles, where she also earned the gold medal in 1925. He was selected as the best male in the standard in the National Flying Club de Bruxelles. 1st Prize 1st Bretigny and Bordeaux. Is the fundamental basis of this important colony. The famous "Baladin" Macho Canelo born 1924, son of Andrinaple. It was a true champion taking part in twelve contests at over 600 km and winning twelve awards. This excellent male who was a crack like flying, it was stressed in the play, leaving a strong imprint on later generations, whose presence is seen in the plumage of many Cuban messenger at the top of their wings inside their pens where stands a rusty reddish color and sheen, which is wrongly attributed solely to the presence of the Groote in the formation of our messenger, plus many copies of atavism or jump back into his inheritance, as explained above, have produced offspring chocolate color with striking plumage, which are very strong and very safe flying distances. The wonderful "Debineur" Stoned male child of two brothers from the nest to be mated by chance and was a real Crack win 11 awards, three of Angouleme, three and five Pau Burdeaux, being competitive until the age of 8 years and standing out as an extraordinary player . His parents "Bank-note" and "Bayadere" were excellent travelers at all distances. Inbreeding is a closed case shows that it does not always produce the fatal results that their detractors say. We can mention at this stage "Diaprée" Female Cinnamon 2212185-26, Baladin daughter, "Andrinaple" Female Blue ring Baladin 2016949-23 and mother, who was brought to Cuba in 1929 by Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena, "Quatrefages" Macho Stoned 2133485-49 ring, "Quo Vadis" Macho Stoned 2133469-39 ring, "Artagnan" Blue Macho 2016944-23 ring, "Guillermo Paquito" Macho Canelo ring 2309994-27; "I Bariolee" Macho mosaic (bariolé) 2285146-28 son of the famous ring Epinard; The Female Empedrada "Bayadere" born in 1924 and mother of famous Debineur; The beautiful blue female "Babette" Epinard daughter and born in 1924, his daughter "Duchesse" beautiful blue female born in 1926 she won first prizes in competitions and exhibitions. The Blue Macho "Izard" ring 2405013-31, Baladin was the son of the Female Blue "Florence" Blue Macho "Denier" ne ", born in 1926, which was Epinard grandson and son of Babette, was the winner of a string of first prizes and a significant player. They were also "Calypso", winner of first prizes in competitions and exhibitions, "Glorieuse" Female Empedrada won the first prize of National Angouleme, "Galopin" Blue Male born in 1929 and winner of a litany of awards at any distance; " Danae "Female Empedrada born in 1926 winning a 6th prize from Bordeaux and Silver Cup of the newspaper Le Soir," Enigma ", a beautiful female descendant of Epinard, brown eyes, born in 1927 and won an award from the 9th and a 7th Angouleme from Barcelona, \u200b\u200b"Heroine" Female Empedrada brown eyes, winning 1st prize from National Angouleme, "Etincelle" winged Empedrada born in 1927, half sister of Epinard, winning 1st prize in the exhibition of Flying Club, Brussels and several awards at all distances, "Filibustier" Macho Canelo born in 1928, a Crack in 1931 took part in 15 competitions and won 14 awards. The Female Empedrada Clara ringed 2228135-38 known as "Perle du Matin" was an exceptional player of beautiful eyes.
Of all these pigeons preserve photographs taken from various yearbooks fanciers and important publications, excellent and extensive work of Dr. Victor M. Perez Lerena. Some of these pigeons are the property of Mr. Charles Heitzman Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Other pigeon fanciers cultivated by talented Cubans, some have already disappeared, later in the death of the father of Cuban pigeon and think worthy of mention were the 7041-69 Blue Macho in the hands of its owner Mr. Bruno Caballero Nogueras made first flight from the city of Pinar del Rio to Camaguey, covering the distance of 650 km, with contrary wind, on March 17, 1974. The Stoned Macho 16894-78 Dark red-eye, known as "Callous," which was a good traveler and female player and 16904-78 Blue red-eye, known as the 04, it was an excellent breeding, both the pigeon Mr. Jorge "Tranquitas" Herrera. The Blue Dogs of the year 63 of 41 rings, 36 and 47, and the Macho Stoned 289-63, all of Mr. Julio Posse Morrell. Mr. Raúl Estrada had Mosaics Canelos this line, something very rare and, like others, also became extinct because the latter inherited by our dear late friend, Mr. Anselmo Revilla Lemes, who had until 1986.
Introduction of pigeons Stassart race in our country and the subsequent visit of its creator in 1935 marked a milestone in the history of Cuban pigeon, which has taken root so indestructible part thereof, without which seem orphaned.
The quality of the current Cuban pigeon is marked by the presence among his ancestors of these formidable pigeons which owes a large extent, the kind that they possess.
for the excellent ties of friendship that existed between the brothers Francisco and Victor Manuel Perez M. Guillermo Lerena with Stassart were brought to Cuba most of the best pigeons of this formidable Colombicultor and Grand Champion Belgian, whose advice and lessons helped enrich the knowledge of Dr. Pérez Lerena, who later turned over to all fanciers, not only Cubans but of all Latin America. Perhaps, in our view, William M. Stassart has not had the recognition he deserves from his fellow Belgian, but had the great merit to assist the strengthening and consolidation of Cuban Pigeon.
Finally, I emphasize that this work has had the intention to redeem as much as possible, according to my humble knowledge, observation and investigative work, Stassart history and presence in Cuba, and is dedicated to Mr. José Ramón Betancourt Mendez, Official Historian of pigeon racing in Cuba, who have written to have done better.
By: J. Herlan Socías Varona.
Camaguey, Cuba.
22/Marzo/2004. 
The Cuban Pigeon, over one hundred years of existence, has been enriched by important events that have contributed to the consolidation in our beautiful island, not just pigeon practice, but also training and improvement Cuban carrier pigeon.
One of the most important and then played a decisive role in shaping our cubanitos messenger was without a doubt, the import of the first copies of the line Stassart.
In the article entitled "The Cuban pigeon" I wrote on September 18, 2001 in honor of the birthday of Dr. Victor Manuel Perez Lerena, "Father of Cuban pigeon" make mention of the breeds involved in the formation of our pigeons and how these were mixed together and made the most important factors influencing such training, so now I will stop only with regard to this wonderful line that answers to the name of its creator, the Belgian Grand Champion William M. Stassart of Anderlecht.
I should clarify that the term race or line of pigeons is now used interchangeably hereinafter referred to a broad and not strictly zootechnical, which as usual are used synonymously in fancier language to take advantage of the wealth that gives us language of Cervantes. On this term, Dr. Pérez Lerena in his formidable book entitled "Contribution to the Study of Mating in Triangle, as a culture medium sibling of the pigeon" said: "The word is used in pigeon race in too broadly and use authorized me to give this name to any crop, following a carefully made selection over the years by a colombicultor, arrives to present typical characteristics that distinguish one or more aspects of the varieties grown by other fans. "
The first line copies were imported to Cuba Stassart officially in 1929 by Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes. It is said that above, by the year 1926, Mr. Arrondo had a site selling animals on the street and there sold doves Bishop of this line, but never transcended. Among these early birds brought in by Mr. Reyes Females were 2316289-27 "Episode" y2027803-29 "shirkers", both paved, Cinnamon Female 2212189-26 "Desgraciée" and Macho 2212182-26 Stoned "David", whose union was born a male painted pavement 1331-36 was an extraordinary player and flying in the hands of Mr. Omelio García Pila. This male was winning first prize at any distance, especially in flight reached the bottom where the 1st prize from Guantánamo Bay, San Luis and Camaguey, 830, 725 and 500 km respectively, provided with several minutes of highlights, both in good time bad. As a player he was the father of the female Empedrada 2423-37/44, considered the best Cuban dove all times and main shaft of the best pigeons of today. Winner of the Hall of Fame in 1949 and more than 47 awards over throughout his career.
That same year 1929 Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena, who always maintained excellent relations of friendship with Mr Stassart, also received some copies donated by his friend, among which were: "Artagnan" Macho Azul. "Bolivar" Macho Canelo. "Angelica" Female Empedrada. "Andrinaple" Female Blue Baladin famous mother. "Dejanira" Female Empedrada. "Guillermo Paquito" Macho Canelo whales and "Le Bariolée" Macho Mosaic (Bariolé), son of the famous Epinard. These pigeons were progenitor were related with excellent pigeons Mr. Stassart left for himself and competed in the 1930 season were achieved outstanding success as "Babette", female Blue Epinard daughter was taken as the best male time in Belgium, "Duchesse" Female Blue daughter Babette; "Denier" né "Blue Macho Epinard grandson," Bayadere "Female Empedrada daughter of D'Artagnan," Eclair "Macho Red Dejanira brother and" Calypso ", Female Empedrada to name a few.
It is from this point, after receiving these magnificent birds and other subsequently received, that Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena together with his brother, he always wanted well remembered and Dr. Victor M. Perez Lerena, founded his loft based and dedicated to the cultivation of this line, which they called "Home of the Stassart in Cuba." These pigeons
later joined the occasion of a trip to Cuba in late October 1935 by the same Stassart, at the invitation of the Perez brothers Lerena, a group of eight individuals selected by their creator to enhance and consolidate the settlement of his close friend and favorite disciple Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena.
According to Mr. Karl Gaulke, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA, in an article published in the yearbook fancier, 1935, "The Stassart are pigeons that have all the qualities that explain the place of honor in those years occupied this famous race. He stood first not only for the successes obtained by its creator, but by the high success rate achieved by the blood of all the lofts where they have been traveled. Described as a race of medium body frame, beautiful brown eyes that draw our attention immediately and plumage of the finest quality, as I had never found in any other race. After his careful observation was that are slow to develop as its physical structure is concerned and that in expert hands give their best performances after two years of age. " We may add the opinion that offers Mr. Roberto Roch Sanfulgencio in his excellent book "the pigeon" which said that "In the loft Stassart all pigeons were similar, both in terms of their physical shape and in their skeleton and musculature. Size a little more than average and perfectly balanced. Its skeleton is solid, and the remarkable muscle flap, being dominant plumage color blue and the road. As the predominant eye color brown iris and dark orange in color pearl less. "
From my own observation and the opinion of those who have cultivated this race I can say that they are very strong, with flathead and rubble generally medium, with small eyes that appear to have pulled the lid, with a predominance of yellow, brown and pearl snuff. Peculiar fluttering, giving the impression of slowness and clumsiness, which together with a high strength, toughness and great sense of direction make them extremely safe flying distances. Taken hands once we realize its great strength and excellent musculature coupled with very broad wings in proportion to your body. Among the predominant colors of their plumage is blue and the pavement, although there are also bronze and cinnamon, the latter due to the presence the famous "Baladin" which by the laws of genetics do appear from time to time some cases of atavism, which means a step backwards in heritage, making the offspring tend to resemble their ancestors in physical characters, plumage and habits due to an accumulation of recessive traits, so that individuals are born possessing the so-called chocolate or rusty color. There was also the color mosaic (bariolé) and silver. By their phenotypic characteristics are divided into three groups or varieties. To the first belong those of smaller size, with poorly developed rubble into triangles and simple body structure and body not as wide, very broad wings. This is the case of Heroine, Enigma, Etincelle, Debineur, Hautaine, Danae and Stoned 24397-84 Macho, among others. Are medium-sized and excellent musculature with the body in a triangle if viewed from a top view, like their more developed nasal caruncle in a triangle and medium sized head. This is the group where they are Babette, Dernier-ne, Duchesse, Epinard, the Macho 16894-78 Dark Stoned "The Callous" and the blue male known as "neck", to name a few. The third group is characterized by great strength, were larger than previous ones, with medium and head wattles larger. This group Baladin, Fier to Bras, Eclair, Izard, the Macho 34758-95 and 44753-98 course Stoned Stoned Macho. The three groups described above have in common the shape and type of eyes as well as plumage color and shape of the head flat on top.
not we talk about the qualities of this great breed of pigeons without mentioning his Grand Champion Belgian operator Monsieur William Stassart of Anderlecht, who got his start in 1890 and first loft in Diest, although it says it was fancier from childhood and early birds who had come from Mr. Namotte of Diest, who had been a great champion in his loft with pigeons from Sauveur of Milmort and female purebred Hoignée Collin, along with a male race Hansenne of Verviers, as he describes Mr. Roberto Roch in his book "The passenger pigeon." Monsieur Stassart maintained excellent friendly relations with Monsieur Monjoie, who in 1896 received copies of the pure precious "Wegge, including a daughter of" nerves "of Jules Janssens, a grandson of the pigeon Mont-de-Marsan, another grandson of the Rouge Wegge Vekemans of other chicks. Monjoie in 1899 offered another son of the nerve. All these pigeons were taken as a starting point for cultivation, together with the "Hansenne" and "Colin" from the loft to get Namotte its own line, which in turn became the most famous in the world. It was a profound observer and connoisseur of the finest qualities and defects of each of the branches attended to establish their colony which made wise combinations, which was improved from 1900 when his friend via Monjoie, who was brother Mr. Jules Janssens Schaerbeck, Patriarch of the Belgian pigeon, he knew personally, establishing both a close friendship that enabled him to get his hands directly excellent examples of top-notch. Then in 1903 he moved to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, where he achieved numerous successes writing glorious pages in the cradle of world pigeon. Having established his colony was very sparing with the introduction of new streams of blood. Only deserve those honors in 1921 the famous "winged Empedrada" Dr. Arthur Bricoux of Jolimont, daughter of the famous "Malade" with "Corbeil", which went to play and she was born male Stoned "Epinard" in 1922, a son of Bon Rouge pigeon of his friend René Peeters of Diest Wegge source was a female born in the pigeon's own granddaughter of the famous Stassart Vieza by the father and daughter of the first prize of Angouleme Jules Janssens, and That same year his friend, Mr. Paul Sion Torcoin presented him with a female who was a granddaughter of the first prize of 1914 Dax's own Grey Stassart and Sion for his father and the mother was the granddaughter of the first prize in 1913 from Laforia Ajaccio, plus some other examples of value. These were the only subjects who left their characters printed Stassart growing since its formation and they ran the blood of Wegge and Stassart own. In 1930 he won the international competition in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bat 1064 km. from Brussels, where he reached the 10th award.
from him said Dr. Perez Lerena "Stassart is an accomplished teacher who is fluent pigeon technique and is also a privileged that dominates all the secrets necessary for it to be considered a great colombicultor. "Later he added:" It's a full fancier with no gaps, no defects weak, is therefore a choice. "
Among his most categorical awards season of 1930 are:
-Contest Angouleme to 650 km: 2,3,6,7,9,10,14,15,17 68 (DE14 registered).
* Provincial Competition: 1,2,4,5,6,7,10,11 and 12
* Regional Competition: 1,2,3,4-Contest
Angouleme to 650 km: (5 registered)
* Contest Domestic: 11,17,22
* Provincial Competition: 1,2,3
_Concurso de Bordeaux to 765 km: (6 registered)
* General: 4,6,21,44 and 53
* Regional: 3,5,10,15
* By Region: International _Concurso
1,2,3,6,10,11 Barcelona at 1064 km (6 inscriptions)
* International: 1 and 10 (attended 3100 and only had 31 prizes). Won first prize with a time advantage over all other birds.
* National: 1,7,265
* Provincial: 1.2 and 21
In all these contests won almost all special awards and honors. In the national competition for youngsters held at 650 Km from Angouleme obtained the following results:
* National: 1,3,4,5,10,14,16,27,47,54,59 and 100
* Provincial: 1, 3,4,5,8,11,13,22,39,45 and 49
This latter remained winning first place for several years and the gold medal as the fancier who obtained the most brilliant results. All these results speak clearly of the high quality of their crop. Stassart
the death in 1939 left a legacy his pigeons Lerena the Perez brothers, who maintained their culture in its purest form until 1965, the year he died, Dr. Victor M. Perez Lerena and from this moment this wonderful colony began to run different fate. Some were taken from the loft and others were inherited by Mr. José Ramón Betancourt Mendez, current Secretary of the Pigeon Federation Cuba, for the great friendship united, as a child visited the loft of Victor Lord together with his father, the fancier Mr. José Ramón Betancourt La Villa, who always maintained a great friendship with the Father of our pigeon. Mr. Betancourt Mendez generous gesture gave some of these copies to several fanciers of the island, which were Servelio Mr. Alfonso, who presented him with the female Empedrada 342-63 which was an excellent flying and breeding and José Luis "Cuco" Martinez, both in the city of Santa Clara, Alfredo (Aca) Rodriguez of the city of Matanzas, Dr. Heliodoro Martínez Junco and Juan Pulido of Havana, among others.
In the lifetime of the Stassart Dr. Pérez Lerena expanded by different lofts of the island and some countries in America, but for different reasons such as abandonment of the practice and the pigeon of some tendency for Cubans fanciers crossing and not cultivation and maintenance of pure lines, went missing mixing the purity of them. For example, in Camagüey was Mr. Francisco Cabezas García racing pigeons only line Stassart he had acquired in the loft of Dr. Pérez Lerena. During the golden age of my good friend Mr. Julio Posse Morella most of its best examples were the offspring of three pairs of doves Dr. Perez Lerena personally presented him in 1964. In Matanzas Mr. Fremiot Arroyo, who took a female Painted Blue, known as "Estrellita," which was an excellent breeding, along with four chicks received at the hands of Victor. Mr. Servando Alvarez, who also gave him a pigeon Victor Blue, of which a child was for the flock of Mr. Montejo standing out in reproduction, as well as Alfredo (Aca) Rodriguez also received these honors and later helped other friends like Mr Enrique Fernandez and Francisco (Pancho) Valdés. Also in the loft of Mr. Juan Valdes entered a male color blue ring numbering 50 to early 60's, Victor was lost in a championship of pigeons and left it to this, who later presented it to Mr. Osvaldo Alpizar and became a great player and raceador, playing in various lofts Matanzas with different females and giving excellent travelers, whose descendants are still in the lofts of Mr. Orlando Puente, Francisco Valdez and Romulo Santiago. Then, Mr. Betancourt gave him Mr. Alfredo (Aca) Rodríguez several pigeons, whose descendants, the latter will facilitate the odd copy to Mr. Francisco Valdes, Horacio Rodríguez, who in turn succeeded pigeons This line, which at present many of the best examples that compete in this city from the crops grown by these gentlemen. In Havana, Mr. Emilio Bethencourt, excellent fancier, several times Champion Fund acquired a lot of chicks in the loft of Dr. Pérez Lerena in the early 60's, when it started in the sport winged, but like many others, to cultivate not miss this wonderful line left in its purest form. By 1967
begin in the pigeon Dr. Heliodoro Martínez Junco and Juan Pulido Ledesma, who were presented with four copies that Mr. Betancourt had reserved for himself. These pigeons were the 723-62 Male Eye color Tan snuff known as "Barrymore", the 3481-63 Blue-eyed male named Pearl "Canasí" the 2301-62 Empedrada yellow-eyed female named "Betina" and the female 758-59 Blue known as "the miller's wife Yoli, who escaped and disappeared. These formidable doves were paired with individuals of other lines with excellent results since 1970 Mr. Juan Pulido started a job akin to not lose what they had observed, as no other fancier of these pigeons that had been in pure dedicated to conservation. Highlighting the daughter Empedrada 2626 Female -69 Barrymore, who in 1971 and 1973 reached the 4th and 9th prize from Baracoa to 870 km and also awarded from Las Tunas and Holguin at 620 and 680 km respectively. In 1974, the 3024-73 Female Empedrada, granddaughter of "Barrymore" and "Betina", which in its first year was the first prize from Maisi, establishing speed record, as did the 3925-74 female reproductive Empedrada that between 1976 and 1977 he was awarded twice from Holguín and once from Baracoa and Maisi at 680, 870 and 920 km respectively, besides being an excellent breeding.
At this stage, around 1974, gave him two eggs in a highly inbred family, of which came cultivating his friend José Manuel González Bermúdez, who has also worked this line from the specimens that achieved in these eggs.
the beginning of the decade of 90, Juan Pulido visit Mexico and meet Mr. Mark Bridges, who between 1957 and 1958 had bought a group of chicks to Dr. Victor M. Perez Lerena and has been kept pure for all these years. This visit is presented with a female who mated with male 24397-84 Stoned of former Cuban Stassart began rescuing this extraordinary race again in order to cross the Cuban messenger to bring you a higher quality and somewhat cool existing lines, oxygenating your blood back to the origins because, as I reported earlier, the presence of Stassart in the formation of our best messengers of today.
pigeons have resurfaced that have achieved excellent first prizes over long distances as Maisí to Havana to 920 km and can cite the example of the 07858-95 Cobblestone females and 07909-95, two cousins, reached in the Year 1997 the first and second prizes respectively from Maisi in the day of release, setting a record in Havana Pigeon Association, a feat never before done in history as no other competitor had achieved the two first prizes in a competition at this distance. Female 88878-99 Empedrada also, that the season of 2002 was the first prize from Holguin to Havana to 680 km and more recently the Stoned Macho 169115-2002, son of the female Empedrada 07858-95, which last year 2003 2nd prize reached from Maisi.
In the lofts where Mr. Juan Pulido generously gifted these specimens for culture and improvement of our messenger, including the author of these lines has the great honor of receiving some of them, like Mr. René Monteagudo of the city of Ciego de Avila, Mario Jagüey Lemagne the town of Grande in Matanzas and Ernesto Marrero in Havana Pigeons are excellent eye-catching to visitors, without even imagining the presence of "Stassart" in the blood of these birds that are already starting to stand out like a phoenix resurrecting this excellent line of pigeons.
is good to note that the crop "Stassart" is perhaps one of the few lines that remain primitive Belgians in a pure state of the golden age of Belgian pigeon those involved with the Ulens, Wegge, Gurnay, Groot, Van Schingen, Janssens, Hanssene, Bricoux and others in the formation of the best messengers of world affairs and particularly with more emphasis has influenced the formation of the Cuban pigeon breathed his quality, eye color, head shape, morphology and even the color of the plumage. The "Stassart" provide more strength and endurance to cover large distances in long breath tests, with a little more size and excellent guidance, combined with great beauty in her eyes the color yellow, pearl, snuff-brown in they predominate.
When reviewing in depth the pedigree of the best messenger to be pointing out year after year in various competitions held in our country, we see many of them is the presence of Stassart. Among the more pigeons
Top celebrities and Stassart line depending on the season, are the famous "Epinard" Macho Stoned was an excellent flyer and player, declared two years as the first champion and the third year as the second winner of the Grand Union Club Bruxelles, where she also earned the gold medal in 1925. He was selected as the best male in the standard in the National Flying Club de Bruxelles. 1st Prize 1st Bretigny and Bordeaux. Is the fundamental basis of this important colony. The famous "Baladin" Macho Canelo born 1924, son of Andrinaple. It was a true champion taking part in twelve contests at over 600 km and winning twelve awards. This excellent male who was a crack like flying, it was stressed in the play, leaving a strong imprint on later generations, whose presence is seen in the plumage of many Cuban messenger at the top of their wings inside their pens where stands a rusty reddish color and sheen, which is wrongly attributed solely to the presence of the Groote in the formation of our messenger, plus many copies of atavism or jump back into his inheritance, as explained above, have produced offspring chocolate color with striking plumage, which are very strong and very safe flying distances. The wonderful "Debineur" Stoned male child of two brothers from the nest to be mated by chance and was a real Crack win 11 awards, three of Angouleme, three and five Pau Burdeaux, being competitive until the age of 8 years and standing out as an extraordinary player . His parents "Bank-note" and "Bayadere" were excellent travelers at all distances. Inbreeding is a closed case shows that it does not always produce the fatal results that their detractors say. We can mention at this stage "Diaprée" Female Cinnamon 2212185-26, Baladin daughter, "Andrinaple" Female Blue ring Baladin 2016949-23 and mother, who was brought to Cuba in 1929 by Mr. Francisco Pérez Lerena, "Quatrefages" Macho Stoned 2133485-49 ring, "Quo Vadis" Macho Stoned 2133469-39 ring, "Artagnan" Blue Macho 2016944-23 ring, "Guillermo Paquito" Macho Canelo ring 2309994-27; "I Bariolee" Macho mosaic (bariolé) 2285146-28 son of the famous ring Epinard; The Female Empedrada "Bayadere" born in 1924 and mother of famous Debineur; The beautiful blue female "Babette" Epinard daughter and born in 1924, his daughter "Duchesse" beautiful blue female born in 1926 she won first prizes in competitions and exhibitions. The Blue Macho "Izard" ring 2405013-31, Baladin was the son of the Female Blue "Florence" Blue Macho "Denier" ne ", born in 1926, which was Epinard grandson and son of Babette, was the winner of a string of first prizes and a significant player. They were also "Calypso", winner of first prizes in competitions and exhibitions, "Glorieuse" Female Empedrada won the first prize of National Angouleme, "Galopin" Blue Male born in 1929 and winner of a litany of awards at any distance; " Danae "Female Empedrada born in 1926 winning a 6th prize from Bordeaux and Silver Cup of the newspaper Le Soir," Enigma ", a beautiful female descendant of Epinard, brown eyes, born in 1927 and won an award from the 9th and a 7th Angouleme from Barcelona, \u200b\u200b"Heroine" Female Empedrada brown eyes, winning 1st prize from National Angouleme, "Etincelle" winged Empedrada born in 1927, half sister of Epinard, winning 1st prize in the exhibition of Flying Club, Brussels and several awards at all distances, "Filibustier" Macho Canelo born in 1928, a Crack in 1931 took part in 15 competitions and won 14 awards. The Female Empedrada Clara ringed 2228135-38 known as "Perle du Matin" was an exceptional player of beautiful eyes.
Of all these pigeons preserve photographs taken from various yearbooks fanciers and important publications, excellent and extensive work of Dr. Victor M. Perez Lerena. Some of these pigeons are the property of Mr. Charles Heitzman Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Other pigeon fanciers cultivated by talented Cubans, some have already disappeared, later in the death of the father of Cuban pigeon and think worthy of mention were the 7041-69 Blue Macho in the hands of its owner Mr. Bruno Caballero Nogueras made first flight from the city of Pinar del Rio to Camaguey, covering the distance of 650 km, with contrary wind, on March 17, 1974. The Stoned Macho 16894-78 Dark red-eye, known as "Callous," which was a good traveler and female player and 16904-78 Blue red-eye, known as the 04, it was an excellent breeding, both the pigeon Mr. Jorge "Tranquitas" Herrera. The Blue Dogs of the year 63 of 41 rings, 36 and 47, and the Macho Stoned 289-63, all of Mr. Julio Posse Morrell. Mr. Raúl Estrada had Mosaics Canelos this line, something very rare and, like others, also became extinct because the latter inherited by our dear late friend, Mr. Anselmo Revilla Lemes, who had until 1986.
Introduction of pigeons Stassart race in our country and the subsequent visit of its creator in 1935 marked a milestone in the history of Cuban pigeon, which has taken root so indestructible part thereof, without which seem orphaned.
The quality of the current Cuban pigeon is marked by the presence among his ancestors of these formidable pigeons which owes a large extent, the kind that they possess.
for the excellent ties of friendship that existed between the brothers Francisco and Victor Manuel Perez M. Guillermo Lerena with Stassart were brought to Cuba most of the best pigeons of this formidable Colombicultor and Grand Champion Belgian, whose advice and lessons helped enrich the knowledge of Dr. Pérez Lerena, who later turned over to all fanciers, not only Cubans but of all Latin America. Perhaps, in our view, William M. Stassart has not had the recognition he deserves from his fellow Belgian, but had the great merit to assist the strengthening and consolidation of Cuban Pigeon.
Finally, I emphasize that this work has had the intention to redeem as much as possible, according to my humble knowledge, observation and investigative work, Stassart history and presence in Cuba, and is dedicated to Mr. José Ramón Betancourt Mendez, Official Historian of pigeon racing in Cuba, who have written to have done better.
By: J. Herlan Socías Varona.
Camaguey, Cuba.
22/Marzo/2004.
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This is one of the most common parasitic disease in pigeons, but the pigeon does not pay proper attention it deserves because it reduces quite athletic performance.
ACARIOSIS:
diseases are caused by mites, arthropods of the class Arachnida (like spiders).
ACARIOSIS OF FEATHERS:
Two families of mites are involved, and Trombodidae Sarcoptidae.
The Sarcoptidae housed in different parts of the body of the bird, between the barbs and the rachis.
The Falculifer rostratus, is a parasite of small size and frequent, and presents a very interesting peculiarity: when moving the parasite, the nymph normal (intermediate stage of evolution to adult) gives rise to a nymph particular Hipodecte This is inserted into the subcutaneous tissue until the conditions are favorable for development. During the cold season this nymph can lodge in the subcutaneous tissue without the adult form is found in the feathers and also can migrate to the general tissue reaching different organs.
The Falculifer causes significant wear on remiges, roe and feather barbules attack resembles a toothed comb. This parasite is responsible for the perforations in lines parallel to the spine of the pen.
Trombodidae Within the family we have:
Siringophilus bipectinatus, who lives in the rachis of the remiges, tectrices and rectrices.
These parasites are spread by direct contact with affected birds and feathers still on until the summer begins moving and then penetrate through the open top navels of growing feathers. The feathers lose their transparency as they are filled by the parasites.
At first glance, are in the chest, devoid of feathers or parts that have broken guns, with a length of 2 to 3 mm.
This area devoid of feathers during flight, generating turbulence, which affects the stability and consequent delays.
Many fanciers tend to attribute that area, with friction feeders.
ACARIOSIS OF SKIN
Mallophaga:
The Mallophaga not suck blood but feed on epidermal debris of the feathers. They irritate the skin and cause itching.
The rest of the birds are disturbed and thus the loss of fitness, and damage to plumage.
Columbicola columbae, measuring about 2 mm and is elongated. This is one of the most commonly seen in our pigeons.
DIPTERA:
are biting and sucking insects that have two pairs of wings.
Pseudolyncha canariensis (dove fly):
This is 5 to 6 mm, and the female lays her eggs in the dry powder of the pigeon. Then undergoes transformations until up to the pigeons.
The pigeons that are heavily infested, thin and weaken considerably, depending on how much they can produce anemia.
To combat these parasites is necessary to spray it with a suitable insecticide pigeon and pigeons also appropriate drugs for this purpose.
Dr. JUAN LUIS HECK
Castro Barros 2008
HURLINGHAM
Argentina Buenos Aires Prov
Phone: 011-4665-6319
Mobile: 011-155-4180412
e-mail: jlheck@yahoo.com
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