A tribute to the Late Tom Lock & Toppie Jansen by Egbert O'Kelly

Today a good pigeon friend of mine phoned me. We had a chat about this and that, and then he told me the story of a fancier discussing the Tom Lock Pigeons with him.

He insisted that the Tom Locks as well as all the other local South African pigeon families has become to slow,(See race results of 2 ACE PIGEONS later in Article to proof this wrong) and he has imported some MODERN PIGEONS that are faster, more reliable, than any Tom Locks in South Africa.
I just listened, nodded, and listened again to all that was said.

Of course, being an avid Importer of Belgium pigeons myself,  we all "HOPE" that these great new imports shall change our racing careers for the better. Huge sums of money is spent overseas to purchase these new hopefulls. Some are good, but some are just as bad.

I have long ago learnt to stop HOPING and WAITING for these super birds from overseas to change our world. Certainly the De Rauw Sablon/M. Aelbrecht strain has already done that for us, BUT they were crossed with our R100 000 & R80 000 Tom Lock lines as well as our R50 000 Sirens/Oscar lines which are proven local Champion making Families.

All I wish to say, is that when you have these superior pigeons, pigeon racing becomes easy, and only then do you also understand what a small role all the expensive "MUTI'S" actually plays in obtaining top results season after season.

Success in our opinion comes from the following:
*Breeders with 5 generations of SUPER BREEDER and SUPER RACERS in their pedigrees. That is why a pedigree is so important to us. It is also the only way to determine if you are actually linebreeding to the original SUPER BREEDER and SUPERRACERS to actually try and capture the super genetcis of the true champions. Normally when you line breed 2 top families, and then cross them, you again find the "BASTERKRAG", and an explosion of super performance again apperas. From these top racers you add them back into the existing families they originate from. THUS blood refreshment.
*360 days of hard work to keep the breeders, babies and racers healthy.
*Fittness is of utmost importance-Gooi the SASOL!
*Common sense and NOT lending your ears out to someone different every week to race on the latest "WONDER MUTI"-There is no such a thing that can make you win. PERIOD....The PIGEON wins, not the water he drinks.
*A well ventilated loft that is not overpopulated.
*Lastly, but not the least, FAITH IN YOUR PIGEONS!

This is what faith in 3 top breeding pairs, THE R100 000, R80 000 (2 X Union Winner son to EGG COCK),  and River Loft Pairs (R100 000 Egg Cock x 30116) has produced for us and other fanciers that also believed in them, and still do!!!

The R100 000 SUPER EGG COCK, SA 29596/98, Foundation Cock. Sire to 38 wins himself.

Without any doubt one of THE VERY BEST STOCK COCKS EVER PRODUCED ON SOUTH AFRICAN SOIL .

Let us look at the results of only 2 pigeons from this line. There are MANY, but let's keep it SIMPLE SAM with 2 examples of the latest super stars in our loft as 4 month old squickers going into their first race.?! Believe it or not..........

Study the velocities this super racer has flown as well as the distances. A TOTAL ALLROUNDER!!

NOT FAST ENOUGH?? "CHECK their TRACK RECORD". Amazing PIgeons. They race ANY DISTANCE, ANY VELOCITY!!
these pigeons are reliable, fast, but can also handle 1000 velocities with ease and have endurance.

Great grandson to the R100 000 Egg Cock, and also grandson to the R80 000 Cock

 -Sire is grandson BAK 17 X Daughter R80 000 PAIR
ZA GRPA 02854/11-4 (1 X Equal) x Club Winner . 3 X Pontoon & L/N Winner
1st,2nd, 2nd,9th, 28rd THU Union Winner
1st Ace Pigeon Middle Distance THU O/B Series 2012
 2nd Overall Ace Pigeon O/B Series THU 2012
5th Club, 200th TRPF O/B, Wburg 2, 282km, vel 1407
Equal Winner
Dbl-2nd Club,4th Div, 9th O/B THUnion, Wburg 2, 282km, vel 1744 Rest
11th Club,108th Div, 173rd THU O/B, Cberg 1, 584km, vel 1577
Dbl-1st Club, 2nd Div,2nd THU O/B, Colesberg 2, 584km, vel 1149 rest
1st Club, 1st Div,1st THU O/B, Hanover 1, 652km, vel 1064  REST
1st Club,1st Div,2nd THU O/B Challenge, Hanover 3, 652km, vel 1941
DBL-4th Club,23rdDiv,28th THU O/B, Rmond, 712km, vel 1276

Study the velocities this super racer has flown as well as the distances. A TOTAL ALLROUNDER!!

Great granddaughter to the R100 000 Egg Cock, and also grandson to the R80 000 Cock
Sire is ANOTHER grandson BAK 17 X ANOTHER Daughter R80 000 PAIR

ZA GRPA 04159/11-5 x (3 x Equal) Winner.
Equal Div & Combine Winner-Trapped with loftmate!
1st Ace Bird GRPA Y/B Series Middle Distance 2012
6th Ace Pigeon GRPA Young Bird Series 2012
1st Club,22ndDiv, 42nd TRPF O/B, Winburg 2, 282 km, vel 1442
26th Club, 134th Div, 341st THU O/B, Bloem 3, 381km, vel 1005 REST
18th Club,?Div,?THU O/B, Tburg, 483km, vel 1227
Dbl-6th Club,8th Div,42nd GRPA O/B, Comb, Eburg, 447 km, vel 1525
Triple-10th Club, 29thDiv,81stGRPA Comb.Y/B,Tburg, 485km, vel 1052
4th-7th Club,21stDiv,24th GRPA Y/B Comb, Sfntein, 507km, vel 1046
5th-1st Club,2nd Div,2nd GRPAComb, Y/B,Gariep1,547km, vel 996 rest
Equal Winner. Loftmate wins
2nd Club,2nd Div,2nd GRPA Comb. Y/B, Hanover 2, 652km, vel 1946
Dbl-Equal Club Winner. Loftmates 1st & 2nd
3rd Club,4th Div, 24th GRPA Comb, Y/B, Gariep 2, 547km, vel 1215
Tripled- Equal Club Winner. Loftmates 1st,2nd,3rd
4th Club,55th Div,92nd THU O/B, Rmond 2, 711 km, vel 1086

The undermentioned ACE results obtained from these genetic wonder Pairs speak for itself.
 

SA THU 29256/98-The R100 000 EGG COCK
Grandsire and Great grandsire to 20+ ACE PIGEONS in 6 seasons in One-Loft racing and  Organisation and National levels.

Grandsire to 1st Ace Pigeon River Loft 2006
Grandsire to 1st Ace Pigeon THU O/B Series 2007
Grandsire to 2nd Ace Pigeon THU O/B Series 2007
Grandsire to 6th Ace Bird THU Y/B Series 2008
Grandsire to 1st Ace Pigeon THU O/B Series 2010
Grandsire to 1st Ace Pigeon GRPA Y/B Series 2010
Grandsire to 5th Ace Pigeon PTA Union 2010
Grandsire to 1st Nat Ace Pigeon Short Distance SANPO 2010
Grandsire to 1st Nat Ace Pigeon Middle Distance SANPO 2010
Grandsire to 3rd Nat Ace Pigeon Middle Distance SANPO 2010(053)
Grandsire to 1st Nat Ace Pigeon Overall Distance SANPO 2010
Grandsire to 7th Ace Pigeon Middle Distance PTA Union 2011
Grandsire to 1st Ace Pigeon GRPA Y/B Series 2011
Grandsire to 1st Ace Pigeon GRPA O/B Series 2011
Grandsire to 1st Nat Ace Pigeon Long Distance SANPO 2011
Grandsire to 2nd Overall Ace Pigeon Dinokeng One Loft Race 2012 (W. Steenkamp)
Great Grandsire to 2nd Overall Ace Pigeon THU O/B 2012
Great Grandsire to 1st Ace Pigeon Middle Distance THU O/B 2012
Great Grandsire to 1st Ace Pigeon GRPA Y/B Middle Distance 2012
Great Grandsire to 6th Overall Ace Pigeon GRPA Combine 2012
Great great grandsire to Dean Jooste's 1st Ace Pigeon Combine Short Distance PTA 2012 ? possibly in S.A.? Still awaiting final results

The R100 000 & R80 000 & River Loft Super Pair Bloodlines of T. Lock have themselves as well as their offspring bred literally 100's of winners and enabled many fanciers to become Organisation Champions and Ace Pigeons all over South Africa.

4 CAR WINNERS bred thus far from this Family
-Tom lock's Car Winner
-Carnival Car Winner 2008
-GRPA Car Winner 2010
-THU Car Winner Piet Coetzee 2012 with great grandchildren originating from our T. Lock Family
-2nd THU Car Winner 2012 Out of Africa Lofts

In conclusion.
I think we will rather keep THE FAITH in our TOM LOCK FAMILY X BAK 17 Families. They have ACTUALLY proven something on BLACK & WHITE...................