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The Alberta Classic was born through initially organizing and conducting a series of 4 young bird races in 1998. The best performances in all 4 challenges were rewarded with the top prizes. This format was changed somewhat in 2003 when it was decided to keep all youngsters who survived the young bird races for competing again the following year in 2004 as yearlings. It surprised me that 6 of the first 10 positions were earned by birds who also occupied one of the first 10 positions as young birds.The responsibility of caring for other fanciers' birds has proven to be quite stressful. Although almost all birds arrived in good condition, we did have a few who arrived with chronic respiratory disease and a few others with salmonellosis. However, most appeared very healthy. Still, what could not be seen externally is the immune status of a bird. The ever present circovirus selects the immunologically weak young birds who consequently develop "young bird sickness" and perish or are permanently weakened. Once this challenge abated, the inevitable losses during training tosses and races imparted a bitter taste to what would otherwise have been an enjoyable hobby. These then are the reasons why the yearly Alberta Classic Derby closed with the flying of the 2004 Yearling Derby. My own birds will participate in one loft derbies in this and other countries as I know of no fairer way to compare my young birds with those of other fanciers since all parameters which influence the performance of racing pigeons are identical: all birds get the same quality and quantity of feed, vitamins, medications, training tosses, and all have the same loft location. They are all influenced by an identical wind and the "drag" is the same for all. What could possibly be a fairer system? "Our Diary" at http://www.albertaclassic.com/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?config=calendar.cfg will now contain references to our participation in such events as well as any observations regarding my personal games with pigeons. You may print a pedigree form by following this link.

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