Western Flyers Homing Union 2012 Prize Giving “Promoting & growing pigeon sport in our surrounds” Article by Greg van Graan Trophy table
champ. Winning nine out of the 23 races more than a dozen second and third places. Also winning the YB sale race, Derby and WCPTA (Atlantis) race. What an outstanding performance by a down to earth and humble person. Second runner up was the Leukes Brothers and third runner up was Wayne Carolus.
This year we decided to have a best newcomer and Best sport man annot believe the year and another fancier of the year. Henry Maarman pigeon racing season went passed was the best newcomer fancier us so fast. However, as the saying go, “all good things started must come to ending under the first ten places and an end” and so can there be only one Kevin Africa was crowned Sport man winner .We held our third prize giving at the of the year. The crowd were well Robinvale sport ground hall in Atlantis on entertained by the MC and the the 25th of November 2012. And our theme people that were responsible for the for the evening was “Hard work paid off sound. “and indeed it did. Among the 160 guests WFHU would like to thank the was our guest of honour Uncle Bill following people: Ithriam Leukes Steensma and his lovely wife. The MC of helping to generate funds for WFHU the night was none other than a well-known by getting us top class birds from top entertainer in the Western Cape by the class fanciers in RSA that went on name of Luigi and his daughter that auction at SA Pigeon auctions opened the evening with a beautiful song 2011/2012. Also thanks to Saville “I wish nothing but the best for you”. Penkin, Yaseed Moerat, Panorama First on the agenda was the announce- Pet Shop, and Lionel Smith who ment of our junior winners. Once again, sponsored us with our classic race for the third year in a row the Junior trophies. To Hentu Hayman, Carl Butlers were crowned junior champions Swormstedt, Martin van Staden, with second runner up Shannon Solo- Yaseed Moerat, Nathan Jacobs, Mark mons and third runner up Shogun Braaf Kitchenbrand, Gaddin Bros, Dicky out of nine competing juniors. Pretorius, Saville Penkin, Emile Then it was time for the “Big Boys”. Slabbert and many more for donating Racers one to twenty third were called out birds to our union. To Yvonne Carolus, and each fancier that received a diploma aunty Clor Williams, Tracy Erasmus or trophy was cheered on by the crowd. doing the catering and hall arAs the trophies were collected so was, rangement for the evening thank you. the friendly treads made for the new You did a wonderful job! n upcoming season. John Erasmus was Best 1st year fancier H Maarman again crowned as champion of WFHU for a second year in a row. This person did not only won the championship but was unstoppable with outstanding performances running away with overall points. His performance among others was, Young, Old and overall best bird champion, sprint, middle and long distance
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Uncle Bill Steensma talking about his life and pigeons Sport man of the year K Africa
Kimberley winner & sport mans nominated bird winner W Petersen
Bloemfontein winner-1st year fancier P Boswell
J Erasmus WFHU-2012 Overall Champion
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Some of the 160 guest
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