www.phoenixloftsaustralia.com PHOENIX LOFTS OF AUSTRALIA 55 years in the Racing Pigeon Sport. MELbOURNE AUCTION Sunday, 25th October 2015 Venue: VRPU Rooms, 11 13 Domain Street Hadfield Viewing: 11am Auction starts: 1pm If held over, contact VRPU. PIgEONS IN AUCTION:- Hereman Ceusters Samson Super Hero (Euro) Olympiad (These are the main recognised cocks in the Hereman Ceusters) Flor Engles Lu Bros Snowy Ward Grizzles Gabby Vandenabeeles - Staff van Reet Fred Burton Stichelbaut (all day Distance pigeons) Desmet Matthys Raven van Loons Appleby Blacks Smeulders *All pigeons vaccinated for PMV. *Pedigrees supplied with all pigeons. *No antibiotic medication used. For more information and catalogues, download from VPRU website. www.vrpu;com Commission agent s contacts on auction day Barry Devine 0477 222 187 Gary Church 0411 775 308 Simon Grech 0414 912 206 Jim Cerin 0417 014 121 Download catalogues from: www.phoenixloftsaustralia.com
55 Years in the Racing Pigeon Sport Since 1983 STICHELBAUT 2ND GOLD COAST 50,000 9TH GYMPIE 10,000 9TH PARKES ONE LOFT Since 1983
Testimonials I have known Barry for several years and have raced his pigeons with considerable success. I do believe these pigeons to be of top quality and I would have no hesitation in recommending them to any flyer. I know of other flyers that have had good results this year (2015) with Barry s pigeons in Melbourne that were purchased at his last auction in 2014. Gary Church VRPU Colin Cox VRPU flyer has had very good results this year 2015 with stock purchased at Barry s Melbourne Auction in 2014, Ward Grizzles and Hereman Ceusters. I first met Barry Devine in 2010 and we have remained friends ever since. I had only started racing pigeons in 2006 and my results were only average. Barry saw that I was keen as mustard but lacked the know how and the pigeons to be competitive. He then started mentoring me by giving me the right advice on how to feed and train my birds in preparation for race day. Barry has since gifted me squeakers from his top shelf stock pigeons with the majority being straight bred from his Stichelbauts & Raven Van Loons or a cross of both of these lines. In 2011, I started timing in birds bred by Barry and this became more regular in 2012 and 2013. In 2014 I timed in one of Barry s Stichelbaut & Raven Van Loon crosses in the first race of the season from Marulan for my best result ever for 1st club, 5th section, 5th Fed in the very strong Central Cumberland Federation with over 300 flyers. Another of Barry s birds crossed the same way performed well for me as a young bird and I expect he will perform favourably in the 2015 season. I highly recommend Barry s birds for the most astute racing pigeon fanciers. Tony Digiorgio. For the last four years Barry has supplied me with young pigeons to race and every year I have won a race or two with his pigeons. I would have no hesitation in recommending these pigeons in the auction to any keen flyer who wants to win races. I know other flyers have raced Barry s pigeons with great success. Anthony Agius.
Snowy Ward Grizzles Would be the oldest strain of pigeons in Australia still racing and winning. The Grizzle Pigeons arrived in Australia in 1919 on a sailing boat from England. Imported by Mr Con Hammond who owned the Camilla Grove Hotel in Alexandria, an inner city suburb, which is still operating today. At some time the Grizzles were taken over by Snowy Ward, who lived in the same area. His home backed onto the railway yards where trains from all over the state came to load up with coal for their return trip back to the country. Many a coal train driver would be gifted a pair of Grizzles and they virtually ended up all over Australia. They became known as the Snowy Ward Grizzles & they have raced now for almost 100 years in Australia. They were a successful, reliable race pigeon then & still are today! No trouble flying the 600 & 700 miles. Kevin Boyce, a very young boy at the time became the loft boy for Snowy and for many years raced as Ward and Boyce. There were bronze pigeons that came out of the Grizzle and it is a known fact that well known flyer Bill McLean was a good friend of Snowy s and he took the bronze pigeons and that was how the Bronze McLean pigeons developed. The grizzle pigeons are responsible for over nine known National winners, 3 x 1st Union National winners, many 600 mile Combine winners and were responsible for most Club averages winners with over 60 flyers in each club in the sixties. The Snowy Ward & Boyce Grizzle in 2014 It has taken me over fifteen years to put the Grizzles together and many thousands of dollars. I have only kept the best and I would have the best collection of the Ward & Boyce grizzles available in Australia today! I have sold them all over Australia and they have bred winners in every state. Flyers keep telling me that you cannot lose them and on many occasion they will race every week and make an excellent cross with all breeds. The checkers & Blue Bars off the Grizzles are just as good. I could write many pages about the winners that get reported to me, but time and space does not allow me. One of my Grizzles that I sold and repurchased back, who has bred winners and sire of producers in Sydney. He is known as the IRON DUKE AUST 06.12458, a very dark chequered Grizzle, his young will be in the auction. His children & grand children raced every race from Sydney to Bourke and took 1st and two 2nds in the last three long races for Bob Applebee. Also winning all the pools in the CCF National $1500. Keith Wrightson also did very well with my Grizzles acquired through a second source. These two old time flyers don t go in for the new breeds from Europe and when these Grizzles can go to the USA and win against the best, it makes you think. The IRON DUKE is the short name for the Duke of Wellington, a famous General, who defeated Napoleon at The Battle of Waterloo & was twice Prime Minister of England. The Staff Van Reets. The Staff Van Reets on offer are the same as the ones that were sold for $95,000 at Andrew Carrington Clearance Auction 3 years ago in Sydney. Andrew s testimony: winning is easy when you have good pigeons. One Staff cock in my pedigree ring number BELG 2000.6517657 sold for $3,500. His half-brother the replacement cock, ring number BELG 2001.6524723 sold for $7,000. His sire BELG 1989.6611641, dame BELG 99.6555734 all these Staffs shown in my pedigree. These Staffs are becoming very hard to acquire nowadays. There are numerous winners recorded from these pigeons. Ken Tucker Rockhampton flyer won the last Mallee Classic $10,000 also won Champion Ace Bird & Champion Overall Ace Bird are bred from a pigeon purchased from me, off the very same pigeons that are in this auction. I am also breeding off a son of the original pair and a staff hen AUST 10.20148 raced in Taree one loft race came home late only had ¾ of feathers in her wing. I considered her a very good hen. Her sire was a Kevin Hayden Staff MAS 04.638, they were known as Producers 7210 whom Tom Wills purchased the originals. These were extremely good in Sydney and the progeny sold for big dollars at Tom Wills auctions. If you like Staffs like I do, you must have a look at these! I should mention that Graham Davidson won Parkes One
Loft Race a couple of years ago with a Staff same as these, which tells me that they will race in the country as well as the city. Florengle My Florengles are mainly off the Lu Bros of the De Dikke cock, White tail & Bullet. De Dikke National Winner. 1st Chateauroux 13,285 birds. 10th National Bourges 9,759 birds. 2nd Prov Chateauroux 1,848 birds. The mother of my Florengle AUST 06.4405 bred 4 x 1st Federation winners, 2 x 2nd and 1 x 6th Feds and many club wins in NSW. The sire BCP VHA 10.11691. Grandson of the Bullet & White Tail. The Stichelbaut Pigeons Only about 4 possibly, 6 Stichelbaut were imported into Australia in the late nineties. They were down off National Winners and were kept in a farmers loft in Victoria for a period of time, until Laurie Dennis obtained all the imports. Laurie sent the young to various lofts in Victoria, NSW & Queensland. Every pigeon that went out to race either won or breed winners from the start to the last race 600 mile John Goodwin WPF Flyer. Won many races with one pigeon up to 600 miles timed in 12 times, and then went on to breed two fed winners in 2011. There have been over 8 occasions where these Stichelbauts have won at 400, 500 & 600 mile from pigeons sent out from Laurie Dennis loft to race. The best producers were Mealy Cock AUST 01.20997 & BB Pied hen VRPV 03.13756, both off the imports. Another cock was a Strawberry Mealy Cock Rung TAM 05.258. He is the grand sire of my hen BLUE CAVIAR won 5th prize in the Gold Coast 50,000 2013 & is the sire of my 19th prize in the Adelaide 10,000 2013. Dame: a David Cunningham Goodger. The history of the Alois Stichelbaut Pigeons The emergence of the Stichelbaut strain first came into existence in 1922 when Alois Stichelbaut bought two pigeons from the loft of a deceased friend, Alfons Derumeaux. It would be well to keep the name Derumeaux in mind because it is often mentioned in the formation of Belgian lofts of a very high calibre. Only about six other pigeons were introduced. Never has a pigeon strain been more in the limelight than the Stichelbaut strain. This is easily explained by the fact that after the death of Alois Stichelbaut many great Belgian and foreign champions have had wonderful results with this outstanding strain, especially when it came to the 500 to 700 mile distances. Selecting at random we mention the following celebrities who have been at the top with the Stichelbaut strain. Michel Descamps ~ Van Hasten ~ Gerard Vanhee ~ Rodger Vireecke ~ Leopold Boslyn ~ Marcel Desmet ~ Dewert. The above list is incomplete as the Stichelbauts went everywhere. Many present day lofts have to thank their lucky stars for these particular Stichelbaut birds. (The Black Raven Loon was off a black Stichelbaut hen). Many fanciers ask where does the red checker Stichelbaut come from? Alois Stichelbaut s main pigeon was a strawberry Mealy cock, ring BELG 34.3236983. The only red in the team he was known as De Goede Bleken (meaning in English The Good Mealy Cock ). Raced from 1936 til 1939 until Germany occupied Belgium. He won 25 prizes and won all the pools on 6 occasions. He was Alois favourite pigeon and was described as an outstanding pigeon. On two occasions he won the title of Long Distance Champion of West Flanders. I have a photo of this cock & he is identical to my main Stichelbaut 258. Alois only kept about four pigeons hidden during the war. There is a lot more to be written about, but space does not allow. Alois Stichelbaut s final auction on 27th January 1946 at 3.30pm in the city of Kortrijk. There were 15 cocks & 11 hens, realising 145,000 francs. The Oude Bleken cock (Good Mealy) was Lot 1 and the only red, but was the sire of a fair percentage of the auction pigeons, mainly Black checkers & Blue Bars. He was 13 years old when sold and still fertile! Interestingly, I noted there were no young reds in the auction of this cock. Where did they go? Or should I say, who got them???
The Gabby Vandenbeeles Originally from Jack Vanderlinden and two hens from Laurie Dennis. WITTENBUIK STAR features in both pigeons. Most flyers know the value of the Gabbys. The same Gabby Vandenbeeles were in Mal Coulson Auction are the same as the ones I have in this auction. Raven Van Loons The Raven Van Loons are my choice of the Van Loons in my opinion. They have won Nationals in Australia and will go the distance and are an excellent cross to most breeds. I don t believe there are better Van Loons than the Raven Van Loons. My foundation cock AUST 08 13763 is Grandsire of BLUE CAVIAR & IRISH PRIDE on their father s side. Stichelbaut on their mother s side. The Stichelbaut Pigeons The big advantage about Stichelbauts is they excel on very hard days and easterly winds. Graham Davidson SCF still holds the record for Bundaberg to the SCF Fed over 650 miles on the day. With a Stichelbaut they will fly 700 miles. My BLUE CAVIAR & my Adelaide prize winner were half Stichelbauts and they survived some very hard lead up races. Even though Stichelbaut sold out in 1946, these pigeons are still very much in demand in England & Europe today. Fetching big money to purchase them, the Bass Pigeons for the Raw Sablons are Stichelbauts. IRISH PRIDE S mother is a Stichelbaut. Very determined pigeons with a will to keep going when the going gets tough. A must to have in every loft in my opinion. It does not matter how much you feed them, they don t put on weight. When they are in racing condition will fly their heart out to get back to the loft. Keep in mind IRISH PRIDE only had 9 flight feathers in one wing, that is why she was slow on the landing board, her wing must have been very sore. Lot 1. AUST 14.11750 Grizzle Cock Reference Chart A Snowy Ward Lot 2. AUST 14.11952 Grizzle Cock Snowy Ward Reference Chart A Lot 3. AUST 14.11991 Grizzle Hen Snowy Ward Reference Chart A
Lot 4. AUST 14.11753 Blue Check Cock Raven Van Loon Half brother to IRISH PRIDE & BLUE CAVIAR. Same as Lots 5,6 & 31. Medium size, the right colour eye. If you want a good Raven that will breed on, then you won t get better than this. John Shane s National Winner was half Raven a few years ago. These Ravens are winning in Melbourne, but I don t have permission to print their names. A lot of flyers in Melbourne know who they are. Reference Chart D. Lot 5. AUST 14.11858 Blue Check Hen Raven Van Loon Reference Chart D Lot 6. AUST 14.11752 Blue Check Hen Raven Van Loon Reference Chart D Lot 7. AUST 14.11968 Blue Bar Cock Hereman/Ceuster Refer to pedigree at back of catalogue. Sire BB AUST 10.19212 Dam BB SA 11.14409 Both parents of Super hero (Euro Cock) responsible for two Gold coast winners and third South Africa Million Dollar race for Pat Murphy. Plus many other winners around Australia. 11968 is a world class pigeon. In my opinion they don t come any better. When holding him you can feel the power. Reserve $500 Lot 8. AUST 14.12003 Blue Bar Pied Hen Hereman/Ceuster Refer to pedigree at back of catalogue. Sire CRPC 12.4S BB Grandson of SAMPSON, first national 500km 33,097 pigeons for Marina Van Velde. A grandson of SAMPSON sold at Mal Coulson auction $14,000. Mal Purchased the cock from Kitchell & Sheldrick Qld flyers in two years produced 10 x first or equal 1st since arriving at his loft. Produced 1st SAHPA Open Stirling, 4th SAHPA Open Stirling, 3rd SAHPA Terang (a very tough all day fly), 38th SAHPA Lyndhurst Open 503km. What this proves is that the Hereman/Ceuster can fly flat out for up to 10 hours. They have a special wing according to Steve Saywell SCF, a wing theory man. Hard days don t seem to be a problem to these pigeons.
Dam SA 11.14409 BB daughter of SUPER HERO. World famous Euro Ace pigeon in all Western Europe. 11939 is an outstanding pigeon, strong back, excellent wing (speed wing) Pedigree in back of catalogue. Lot 9. AUST 14.11833 Blue Bar Hen Smeulders Janssen Golden 1 Reference Chart C They don t come any better than this one! Lot 10.AUST 14.11980 Blue Bar Hen Smeulders Janssen Golden 1 Reference Chart C Lot 11. AUST 14.11979 Blue Bar Hen Smeulders Janssen Golden 1 Reference Chart C Lot 12. AUST 13.9447 Slate Red Check Cock Stichelbaut Reference Chart F Lot 13. AUST 14.11930 Blue Bar Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart F Lot 14. AUST 14.11965 Mealy Cock Stichelbaut Reference Chart F Lot 15. AUST 14.11938 Blue Bar Cock Gabby Vandendabeele Pedigree in back of Catalogue. Very good cross for the Stichelbaut. Very consistent in the Gold Coast 50,000. Lot 16. AUST 14.11921 Blue Bar Hen Gabby Vandendabeele Pedigree in back of Catalogue. One of my entrants in the Gold Coast race, was half Gabby & Stichelbaut, named TRUE BLUE. Lot.17 AUST 14.11999 Blue Bar Hen Gabby Vandendabeele Pedigree in back of Catalogue. Lot 18. AUST 14.11920 Blue Bar Cock Gabby Vandendabeele Pedigree in back of Catalogue. Lot 19. AUST 14.11872 Mozaic Hen Burton
Lot 20. AUST 14.11995 Blue Bar Cock Staff Van Reet Lot 21. AUST 14.11996 Blue Bar Hen Staff Van Reet Pedigree in back of Catalogue. Lot 22. AUST 14.11974 Blue Bar Cock Staff Van Reet Pedigree in back of Catalogue. Same pedigree for the three Staffs. Sire BB AUST 12.6418 Dam BB AUST 10.20148 Lot 23. AUST 14.11767 Blue Bar Hen Flor Engle Same pedigree for all four Flor Engles. Sire BB LM 12.1137 Dam BB Pd LM 12.1210 Lot 24. AUST 14.11826 Blue Bar Fly Hen Flor Engle Refer to Lot 23. Lot.25 AUST14.11823 Blue Bar hen Flor Engle Refer to Lot 23 Lot 26. AUST 14.11851 Blue Bar Cock Flor Engle Refer to Lot 23 Lot 27. AUST 14.12030 Blue Check Cock Hereman/Ceuster OLYMPUS and JOOZA. OLYMPIAD, sire of OLYMPUS & The JOOZA hen is probably the main Hereman/Ceuster in the Heremans. Sire AUST 09.208 Blue Check Dam AUST 10.22D Blue Bar Pedigree in back of catalogue. This pair have produced many producers of winners in Sydney CCF this year 2015. In 2014 a son of this pair produced the fastest pigeon in Australia (2,534 mpm)
Lot 28. AUST 14.11997 Blue Check Cock Hereman/Ceuster OLYMPUS & JOOZA. Same way bred as Lot 27. Pedigree in back of Catalogue. Lot 29. AUST 14.11998 Blue Check Hen Hereman/Ceuster Nest mate to Lot 28. OLYMPUS & JOOZA. Pedigree in back of Catalogue. Lot 30. AUST 14.12023 Blue Check Hen Hereman/Ceuster Same way bred as Lot 27. OLYMPUS & JOOZA. Pedigree in back of Catalogue. Lot 31. AUST 14.11956 Blue Check Cock Raven Van Loon Reference Chart D Lot 32. AUST 14.11924 Pencil Blue Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart G. Don t let this one go past you! Lot 33. AUST 14.12007 Blue Check Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart G Lot 34. AUST 14.11947 Blue Check Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart G Lot 35. AUST 14.11706 Blue Bar Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart F. Very nice type. One of my best! I will regret selling this one, she has got the lot! Lot 36. AUST 14.11881 Blue Check Hen Stichelbaut x Raven Full sister to BLUE CAVIAR. 5th Gold Coast 50,000 in 2012. Same as lot 35. Lot 37. AUST 10.20155 Blue Check Hen Raven Van Loon Raced well in Gympie 10,000. Not bred off performance pigeons but too good to leave in stock loft. Reference Chart E
Lot 38. AUST 11.3093 Blue Check Hen Raven Van Loon Again, not bred off performance pigeons but too good to leave in stock loft. Reference Chart E Lot 39. AUST 11.3001 Blue Check Hen Raven Van Loon Raced in Gympie 10,000 in 2012. Performed well. Not bred off performance pigeons but too good to leave in stock loft. Reference Chart E Lot 40. SUTH 14.284 Blue Check Hen Raven Van Loon Raced by Anthony Agius and returned to me after the race season. Reference Chart E Lot 41. AUST 14.11845 Blue Check Hen Raven Van Loon Raced by Anthony Agius and returned to me after the race season. Reference Chart E Lot 42. AUST 14.11906 Black Cock Appleby Black Sire DRPC 07.439 Dam AUST 08.3858 Both on my website. Lot 43. AUST 14.11989 Black Hen Appleby Black Same as Lot 42. Lot 44. AUST 13.9514 Blue Bar Fly Hen Smeulders Janssen Golden 1 Reference Chart C Lot 45. APFA 11.3166 Blue Bar Hen Smeulders Janssen Golden 1 Very nice hen, not bred off, but too good to leave in the stock loft. Reference Chart C Lot 46. AUST 14.11803 Grizzle Hen Snowy Ward Grizzle Reference Chart B Lot 47. AUST 13.6504 Grizzle Hen Snowy Ward Grizzle Reference Chart B Lot 48. AUST 14.11843 Grizzle Hen Snowy Ward Grizzle Reference Chart B Lot 49. AUST 14.11918 Blue Check Cock Snowy Ward Grizzle Reference Chart B. I have had a lot of feedback about the Blues off the grizzles breeding and performing very well from Perth, Melbourne & Sydney and the Blues will breed grizzles. 11918 very good type.
Lot 50. APFA 11.3098 Grizzle Cock Snowy Ward Grizzle Same as Lot 49. Reference Chart B. Lot 51. AUST 13.9623 Blue Bar Hen Snowy Ward Grizzle Same as Lot 49. Reference Chart B. Lot 52. AUST 14.11969 Blue Check Hen Gabby Vandendabeele Sire AUST 13.14715 Blue Bar Dam LM 12.1203 Blue Check Lot 53. AUST 14.11928 Blue Check Hen Gabby Vandendabeele Same as lot 52 Lot 54. AUST 14.11926 Red Check Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart G Lot 55. AUST 14.11749 Blue Bar Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart F Lot 56. AUST 14.11812 Red Check Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart G Lot 57. GC 13.788 Blue Bar Hen Stichelbaut x Raven Raced in the Gold Coast 50,000 in 2014. Full sister to BLUE CAVIAR. Sire BC AUST 11.2907 Dam RC AUST.3021 Lot 58. SCF 10.9287 Blue Bar Cock Raven Van Loon Very nice cock with a lot of potential. Not bred off performance pigeons but too good to leave in stock loft. Bred especially for Dick Whitford SCF. Reference Chart E
Lot 59. AUST 14.11898 Yellow Bar Hen Sire MBRA 07.597 Yellow Dam AUST 11.3002 Dunn Lot 60. AUST 14.11780 Yellow Cock Same as Lot 59. Lot 61. AUST 14.11966 Blue Bar Hen Desmet Sire BC AUST 11.3032 Dame DC AUST 12.9405 Very nice type. Lot 62. AUST 14.11913 Blue Check Hen Desmet Same as lot 61. Lot 63. AUST 14.12024 Dark Check Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart G. Lot 64. AUST 13.14707 Dark Check Hen Stichelbaut Reference Chart G. Please Support Reference Chart G. Please Support The AusTrAliAn Pigeon racing JournAl Keeps all serious flyers up to date on what is going on in Australian and Overseas Pigeon Racing. Full of very important information. In my opinion if you don t get the Journal, you are living under a rock! Barry Devine 9th Parkes One Loft & 9th Gympie 10,000 in 2015 Please check out my website: www.phoenixloftsaustralia.com
Phoenix Loft Auction 55 years in this sport! www.phoenixloftsaustralia.com RACE TEAMS AVAILABLE FOR 2015. 10 pigeons for $650 Albert Marcella ~ Hereman Ceusters ~ Gabby Staff van Reet ~ Stichelbauts ~ Grizzles Busschaarts ~ Flor Engles ~ Appleby Blacks Raven van Loons ~ Smeulders ~ Wouters ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER AVAILABLE All crossed for racing. No pedigrees Pure breeds also available (refer to website) Results for 2015 Season: 2nd Gold Coast 50,000 9th Gympie 10,000 9th Parkes One Loft Call Barry 0477 222 187 or 9542 1751