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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