GATTARAN, Cagayan — Alberto Lim topped the Young Birds series even as Jaime “Jimi” Lim completed a rare 1-2-3 finish in the Old Birds class in the fifth leg of the PhilippineHoming Pigeon Association (PHA) North Series 2013 here last Nov. 17.
Lim’s PHA-13-1301985 — a dark cheque cock out of Desmet Matthys X Jos Thone bloodline — captured top honors in the Young Birds series with a speed of 1,091.627 meter per minute.
Nelson Chua and Rey So finished second and third, respectively.
Chua’s PHA-13-1301266 — a blue bar cock out of Herman Alfons X Herman Alfons origin – took second place with a speed of 1,088.788 meter per minute, while So’s PHA-13-1301053 — a blue bar hen out of Marcel Aelbrecht — wound up third with a speed of 1,080.837 meter per minute.
Also making it to the Top 10 Young Birds are Egay Yap, fourth place; Victor Yap, fifth; Rey So, sixth; Emmanuel Go, seventh; Jude Sy, eighth; Winston Tiu, ninth; and Rey So, 10th.
In the Old Birds series, Jimi Lim swept the top three places with his PHA-13-3114776 — a blue cheque hen out of Crack 52 X Dewit Van Bunderen bloodline — taking top honors with a speed of 1,084.056 meter per minute.
Lim’s PHA-13-3114724 – a blue cheque cock out of Janssen-Hofkens X Crack 52 X Dewit Van Bunderen X Flying 52 bloodline – finished second with a speed of 1,049.793 meter per minute.
PHA-13-3114711 — a blue cheque out of Philippens X Flying 52 bloodline – completed Lim’s dominance by placing third with a speed of 1,046.268 meter per minute.
Completing the Top 10 are Victor Tan, Alberto Lim, Alberto Lim, Jimi Lim, Egay Yap, Jose Torres and Jimi Lim. PHA racing chairman Nelson Chua said a total of 425 out of 619 birds from 59 lofts were clocked in the Young Birds class; while 210 out of 318 birds from 43 lofts were clocked in the Old Birds section.
Two more legs are still left in the annual PHA. From Gattaran, the series shifts to Burgos on Nov. 24.
The prestigious series comes to a fitting end in Aparri, Cagayan on Dec. 1.
Published : Friday, November 22, 2013
Written by : Ed Andaya
