SIRES

S.A.H.P.A. SIRES PRODUCE CLASSIC REGULATIONS 2011

1. The Classic will be conducted as indicated below and in accordance with SAHPA Rules and Regulations.

2. The 2011 Sires Classic Race will be flown on the North from Adelaide, from the race point Marree which is a distance of 580 kms. The Committee reserve the right to change race points depending on road conditions.

3. All SAHPA members including juniors and new members are eligible to participate in the race. Birds bred for the Auction must be from a registered member of a club, Junior members and Social members are also allowed to breed up to 6 birds for the sale. Interstate and Country flyers are welcome to enter as breeders.

4. Each participant may breed SIX squeakers for the race. Birds must be rung with (2010) rings. Birds rung with overseas rings will not be accepted.

5. SAHPA members may nominate up to 6 birds by the auction date and pay a nomination of $50 each for the birds without presenting them at the sale. If you wish to nominate the birds using this method, please forward the nomination form attached together with a cheque payable to SAHPA SRC and post to Gavin Harris, SAHPA SRC Secretary, 488 Marion Road, Plympton Park, 5038

By 6^th February 2011 or payment can be made on the day

6. As from 2010 Interstate Breeders are required to pay a flat entry fee of $25 which allows them to nominate 1 to 6 birds for the Auction, it is the breeders responsibility to arrange delivery to Adelaide airport and notify Gavin Harris 0418 853 111 of their arrival time. Interstate and Country Breeders can Alternatively make arrangements with a SAHPA flyer to pre-nominate up to 6 birds at $50 per bird and then place the birds in the nominated SAHPA Flyer’s loft without being processed through the Auction, the pre-paid nominations forms must be lodged by 6^th February, 2011..

7. Agents bidding on behalf of breeders must either call out or show computer membership number after bidding for each Lot to complete the purchase. Each bird will be sold to the highest bidder.

8. Squeakers to be sold at the Auctions are to be between 28 & 35 days old on the day of the Auction

9. All birds offered for sale will be thoroughly inspected by scrutineers appointed by the SAHPA. The SAHPA reserves the right to reject any squeaker and such squeaker will not be registered and will not be eligible to participate in the Sires Produce Classic.

10. The minimum bid for any one bird will be $15. If a bid of $15 is not made, the squeaker will automatically be returned to the Breeder, who, on payment of $15, will become that bird’s owner. The bird will be eligible to compete in the Sires Produce Classic. If Breeder not present at sale, SRC reserve the right to sell the bird immediately after the sale.

11. A bird sold at the Auction can only be raced by and from the loft of the Purchaser, in whose name that bird has been registered.

12. Birds being offered for sale will be kept in a covered hamper and no inspection will be permitted prior to or during the Auction. Birds will be selected at random from the covered hamper and the Auctioneer will call out the bird’s ring number but will not identify its Breeder. The ring number will also be recorded on the whiteboard. The appointed recorders for the Auction will be the only persons with prior knowledge of

all details regarding the birds and their Breeders.

13. Birds will be released to successful bidders on payment of their bids, at the end of the Auction.

14. Full details regarding ring number, colours, purchasers, prices, etc., will be circulated after hampering for the event including details of nominated ring birds.

15. All money raised from the Auction less expenses will be allocated as prize money.

16. Each prize for a placing will be shared, 40% Breeder, 60% Purchaser. The first bird prize will be a Motor Vehicle equivalent of $14,000 for the purchaser and $6,000 for the breeder. (Subject to achieving sales of $35,000 or more, the Special Races Committee reserve the right to amend the prize allocation.)

17. The pigeons which are the highest placed Interstate bred and the highest placed SA Country bred will each receive an additional $300 prize which will be split 40% to Breeder, 60% Purchaser.

18. If we receive over the $35,000 budgeted for Prepaid and Auction Sales there will be a further three zone prizes of $500 (split 40%, 60%) for each of the zone winners which do not include the 4th zones which is the overall race winner. Adelaide is split into 4 zones, as per SRC minutes.

The first Auction will be held on Sunday, 5th December, 2010

The second Auction will be held on Sunday, 6th February, 2011

Sunday Auction: - All birds to be presented between 8.00am - 9.30am.

Any birds presented after 9.30am will not be accepted.

19. If any of the purchased birds should die, the rings from these birds CANNOT be re-used on any other squeaker. If the rings are re-used, the bird will be disqualified, and SAHPA may take further action.

20. The colouring and marking on the birds entered in the Sires Produce Classic must be identical to those recorded at the time of the Auction. If there is a discrepancy, they will be disqualified. All Purchasers are to thoroughly check that the colouring and marking on their birds are identical to those shown on their official receipt. In the event of discrepancy, the Special Races Secretary is to be notified in writing immediately.

21. Any squeaker bred for the sale and rejected by the scrutineers may be flown in any other race on the SAHPA Program (other than the Sires Classic).

22. All birds participating in the Sires Classic event must have qualified as per the SAHPA rules and minutes. The birds must qualify by flying at least ONE race before the event on the line of flight.

23. A Transfer card must be filled out and presented with the six squeakers on the day of the auction.

24. The SAHPA and Sires Produce Committee are not responsible for any pigeons presented for sale. They act only as a vehicle for transfer of ownership.

25. Foreign rung birds must be presented by an agent who is responsible for the safe arrival of the bird to the sale. The agent is responsible for the safe return should the pigeon be rejected or not sold.

26. The SRC Committee reserve the right to change the release point and if necessary convoy birds with other SAHPA birds if transported on the same unit.

If it is a north race and there are less than 50 birds, or on other lines of flight if there are less than 80 birds.

27. The Sires Classic hampering will be done on the Friday night and released on the Sunday . Hampering will be conducted at the SAHPA Headquarters and a Calcutta will be held on the hampering night. Results can be entered at the members group centre as long as there are 6 competing members and more than one club performing the result at the group centre.

28. The Special Races Committee reserve the right to drug test the winner or any other placing and if found to be in breach of the SAHPA drug rules the flyer will forfeit their position and the matter will be referred to SAHPA Management Committee.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Mate up 08/10/10 10/12/10

10 days to lay first egg 18/10/10 20/12/10

18 days to hatch 05/11/10 07/01/11

30 days old 05/12/10 06/02/11

SAHPA SIRES CLASSIC SPECIAL NOMINATION SHEET

(This form is only used if you are not presenting

the birds for auction - see Rule 5)

Flyer Number: _____________________

Flyer Name: ____________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________

____________________________________________

Club: ____________________________________________

Ring Number

____________________________SA 10

No. of Entries

____________ @ $50 each

____________

Please find enclosed a cheque to

SAHPA SRC for $

____________

Post to: Gavin Harris

488 Marion Road

Plympton Park SA 5038