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Theo
Schoormans was a friend of mine when I was a
young member of the Springvale Homing Club. He
used to pick me up to go to the club in his
truck, and always made sure I had a lift home and
I could get to the club for meetings etc. I always remembered him
as a pretty good flyer,he would be always be in
the result.
I only raced for
two years as a member of the Springvale Pigeon
Club due to family problems.But now I have
learned since coming back into the sport 4 years
ago that Theo Schoormans created and unbeatable
strain of racing pigeon, I spotted a sale of some
Schoormans birds in the Australian Racing Pigeon
Journal, I made it a missoin to go to the sale an
obtain a few pairs of the Schoorman strain for
our loft, and now we are breeding the Schoorman
family and pretty much closely following Theo in
the breeding of the birds with the Schoormans
being inbred and line bred.
In 1991 Theo
Schoormans had a sale due to ill health and sold
most of his top birds here is an extract from the
catalogue that Theo wrote in the introduction.
"A Bit
About Myself"
"I was looking forward to racing in the 1991
season,building a new loft to where I felt was a
better position. Unfortunately, as a result of
continuous ill health I am forced to part with
yearlings,all in tip-top condition.
I have been
racing pigeons over the last ten years. In that
time I have built up what I feel is one of the
best family of birds.
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In the initial years
of racing, I was just a flyer and spared no
expense and obtained some excellent birds from
the likes of top flyers such as Graeme Wolf, Noel
Barnes,Ivan Smith and Bill Kingham. From these
birds I bred some youngsters and instant results
were achieved. In the
last four years,I have achieved the recognition
of being one of the leading flyers in the
V.H.A.,obtaining 54 Fed positions,including two
young bird aggregates,one ols bird aggregate and
one combined Also, I hold the current
V.H.A.record for the most federation positions in
one year (19) in 1987.
My birds have excellent blood
lines and are well proved in racing and breeding.
"Winners breed
Winners".
Yours in the sport Theo J
Schoormans."
Theo recorded 5 First
federations and won 4 V.H.A. Aggregregates.
The Foundation of the Scoormans
are these Three birds.
The "Kingham Hen"VHA
- 80 - 14800.Sire "The Bookaloo
Kid"BCPC VHA - 75 - 29240 1st Fed
Cock.600Mile.Besson Harrison G/Sire BCC VHA 67 -
50011 Besson Harrison Produced 1st and 2nd
federation.DAM:Double fed Hen BBH VHA 76 13730
2nd fed 500 mile 20th Fed 300 Mile Phar Lap
Harrison,Lang Mileer Putman.G/Sire 'Pipey'VHA
7423049'Josey'BBH VHA 74-23030. This hen is the
foundation of theos loft she was his biggest hn
assetShe produced 6 Fed positions directly,is the
Dam of "The Frill" and her family of
breeding would have to be accredited to at least
40 fed positions in Theos loft.
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This is one of our Schoormans
Hens
The breeding of this hen
is:Sire:VHA-90-06567DAM:VHA
90-06408G/Sire:VHA82-23565BCC"The
Frill"G/Dam:VHA85 Jurion Hen Bred down from
"The Pencil Cock" This hen is a
producer this year we get to test her youngsters
in the distance.So Far all youngsters have
performed well.This hen has raced Barringun 600
Miles.
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"The
Frill"Blue Cheq Cock VHA -82-23565 Sire VHA
79-46831 Meehan Cock(O'Meal)Bred by Graeme Wolf
Dam VHA 80--14800 Kingham Hen.This Bird was the
producer for Theo he argued that it was the best
producing bird in Australia.His sons all produced
winners Theo raced this bird for the whole of the
1983 season,including 4,5,and 600Miles.This
particular bird was never clocked ,he just
plodded along.Theo then put him into stockbecause
he handled so well and was well bred.That was the
best decision Theo ever made in his
breeding."The Frill bred 13 fed positions
including 3 first fed winners,two double fed hens
and a double fed cock.These birds bred consistent
fed positions. To have a bird from him or his
sons/daughters is an asset to any loft. |
