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THIRD ANNUAL CATSKILL

MOUNTAIN

RIP VAN WINKLE CLASSIC

2018

Sponsored by Northern Catskill Pigeon Club, Inc.

CAIRO, NEW YORK

11,000.00 POINTS IN TOTAL PRIZES*

*ADDITIONAL PRIZES WITH ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION

20 PRIZES, TOTALING 15,350.00 POINTS AWARDED IN 2017

14 PRIZES, TOTALING 15,400 POINTS AWARDED IN 2016

NO SPLIT: 100% POINTS TO BREEDER

8+ HANDLERS TO CHOOSE FROM

300 MILE RACE, 9/22/18*** WESTFIELD, NEW YORK

*** DENOTES TENTATIVE RACE DATE

FOUR TRAINING RACES: TWO 100 MILE, ONE 150 MILE, AND ONE 200 MILE RACE FOR POINTS ONLY TOWARD CHAMPION BIRD.

PRIZES*

1st PLACE: 5,000.00 POINTS

2nd PLACE: 2,500.00 POINTS

3rd PLACE: 1,500.00 POINTS

4th PLACE: 1,000.00 POINTS

FIRST BIRD AFTER THE 29TH BIRD CLOCKED THAT THE BREEDER DID NOT

WIN A PRIZE GETS A FREE 3 BIRD ENTREE IN NEXT YEARS RACE.

CHAMPION BIRD 1,000.00 POINTS **

** TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CHAMPION BIRD PRIZE, YOUR BIRD MUST BE CLOCKED IN ALL FIVE RACES.

**CHAMPION BIRD BASED ON HIGHEST POINTS ACCUMULATED!

ADDITIONAL PRIZES WITH ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION

ENTREE FEES:

$125.00 PER BIRD... 3 BIRDS/ $300.00...5 BIRDS/ $500.00...10 BIRDS/ $800.00

5 Birds Entered, 1 Goes in Rotation, 10 Birds Entered, 2 go in Rotation

BIRDS ACCEPTED FROM Feb 1, 2018 to June 1, 2018, FREE Replacements until 15 June 2018. Breeder pays all shipping charges. All birds will be inoculated upon arrival. Payment in full must accompany all entrees. TOP 25 BIRDS will be auctioned off; 33% of proceeds go to Breeder, 33% go to Handler, and 33% go to Northern Catskill Pigeon Club, Inc. All other birds become property of handler. Handlers CANNOT fly their own birds.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph Costa or Walter Sigda
845-758-3555 518-391-8537

ALL BIRDS ARE TO BE SHIPPED TO:

MR. JOSEPH COSTA

15 Feller-Newmark Road

Red Hook, New York 12571

845-758-3555

LIST OF HANDLERS & APPROXIMATE RACE MILEAGE

Joseph Costa, Ranch Loft

15 Feller-Newmark Rd., Red Hook, N.Y. 12571

845-758-3555 N42-00’-43”- W73-51’-12”

295 RACE MILES

Charles Morgan, Mountain View Loft

155 Hill Top Road, Rhinebeck, N.Y. 12572

845-876-4515 N41-55’-30”- W73-50’34”

296 RACE MILES

Philip J. Massaro, Iron Mountain Loft

518 Co. Rt. 10, Germantown, N.Y. 12526

518-822-1901 N42-09’-49”- W73-49’-25”

296 RACE MILES

Tom Sit, Tom Sit Loft

221 Albany Ave, Kingston N.Y. 12401

845-332-9987 N41-56-09 - W74-00’-29”

288 RACE MILES

Fred Fichter, RCA Loft

540 Manorville Rd., Saugerties N.Y. 12477

518-678-5633 N42-06’-57” – W74-02’57”

285 RACE MILES

Walter Sigda, E.W.A. Loft

67 Van Dyke St., Coxsackie, N.Y. 12051

518-391-8537 N42-21’35” – W73-48’41”

296 RACE MILES

Frank Oringer, Thanks to Jimmy G. Loft

770 Co. Rt. 49, Coxsackie, N.Y. 12051

518-821-3067 N42-18’34” – W73-51’52”

293 RACE MILES

Thomas Molle, 3 Cousins Loft

1123 Flat Creek Road

Gilboa, New York 12096

518-827-5121

266 RACE MILES

Steve Mulino

29 Banker Avenue

Troy, New York 12182

518--235-1298

+/- 303 RACE MILES

Jason Dessingue

290 Mineral Spring Road

Melrose, New York

518-858-3606

2018 CATSKILL MOUNTAIN RIP VAN WINKLE CLASSIC RACE RULES

ALL winning birds will be tossed and may be drug tested.
All decisions are made by the race committee and are final.
Top 25 birds will be auctioned off, 33% of the proceeds go to the breeder, 33% go to the handler and 33% go to Northern Catskill Pigeon Club, Inc. All other birds become property of the handler.
Payment in full must accompany all entries.
Birds accepted from February 1, 2018 until June 1, 2018. Free replacements until June 15, 2018.
Breeder pays all shipping charges.
All birds will be inoculated upon arrival.
Race dates and release points may change slightly due to weather conditions.
ALL birds MUST be shipped to Mr. Joseph Costa, 15 Feller-Newmark Road, Red Hook, New York 12571, PHONE: 845-758-3555, Email:
Race results will be posted on our web site as soon as possible.
Prizes will be awarded to the winners within 10 bussiness days of offical results.
Shipping charges for all birds purchased at auction are to be paid by the buyer.