The 2009 South African Show results

Show Details
Birds Benched
Birds Entered
Champion Birds
Intermediate Birds
Novice Birds
Champion Exhibitors
Intermediate Exhibitors
Novice Exhibitors
Gauteng 7/03/2009
449
492
288
98
106
20
6
9
Free State 16/04/2009
324
333
212
97
24
16
3
2
Western Cape 23/05/2009
431
442
166
78
198
6
5
8
Eastern Cape 30/05/2009
712
729
308
128
293
18
7
13
KwaZulu-Natal 13/06/2009
328
349
197
48
83
13
4
8
National 31/07/2009
646
701
345
127
174
18
8
12

Show Award Exhibitor Status
Gauteng Championship Show
7 March 2009 		Best Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Swart Champion
. Best Opposite Sex on Show Heino Artus Champion
. Best Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja Swart Champion
. Best Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Swart Champion
. Best Champion on Show Pierre & Maja Swart .
. Best Champion Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja Swart .
. Best Champion Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Swart .
. Best Intermediate on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Any Age on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Young Bird on Show Gernicor .
. Best Novice on Show Bertie Swanepoel .
. Best Novice Any Age on Show Bertie Swanepoel .
. Best Novice Young Bird on Show Bertie Swanepoel .

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Mike Davies welcomes exhibitors and the judges. Exhibitors listen as Mike welcomes all to the show. Exhibitors and judges listen to the welcome message. Barend Allers, judge on the day, waits to start judging. Reinhard Molkentin and Tony Slight, trainee judge. George Sutton, Judge, waits to start judging. The hall. George Sutton judging with stewards looking on. Best Bird on Show, Pierre and Maja Swart. Best Opposite sex on Show, Heino Artus. Best Intermediate on Show Maree Aviaries. Best Novice on Show Bertie Swanepoel. Members wait for the prize giving.

Show Award Exhibitor Status
Free State Rare and Spangle Championship Show
14 March 2009 		Best Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Opposite Sex on Show JJ Duvenage Intermediate
. Best Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Young Bird on Show Heydenrych Stud Champion
. Best Champion on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Young Bird on Show Heydenrych Stud .
. Best Intermediate on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Any Age on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Young Bird on Show HJ Venter .
. Best Novice on Show van Niekerk Broers .
. Best Novice Any Age on Show van Niekerk Broers .
. Best Novice Young Bird on Show Swanepoel Aviaries .

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Going to the Free State Rare & Spangle means an early start from Pretoria. Gert Pieters the designated driver. The Pretoria exhibitors arrive to a misty venue. Exhibitors and stewards wait for the judging to start. Pierre Swart judges the Spangles while Barend Allers looks on. Maja Swart judges the Rares. Pierre judges the majors while Deon Davie, Mike Davies (seated) and Barend Allers looks on. Pierre Swart judges while Senior Steward Barend Allers looks on. Best Bird on Spangle Show - Andre Scholtz Best Bird on Spangle Show - Andre Scholtz Best Opposite Sex on Spangle Show - Glen Furniss The Spangle Show winners. Best Bird on Rare Show - Maree Aviaries Best Opposite Sex on Rare Show - XXXXXXXXXXX Best Novice on Rare Show - XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Best Rare on Rare Show - Maree Aviaries. Best Champion Rare on Rare Show - Heino Artus. Best Intermediate on Spangle Show - Maree Aviaries. Best Normal Spangle on Spangle Show - Nel Brothers Stud Rainbow on Show. Yellow and White on Show. Stewards start dismantling the staging. Exhibitors at the prize giving. The Prizes and Trophy's up for grabs. The six stewards that where trained for the day. One of the admin staff who ran the computer on the day. Andre Scholtz with the Spangle winning exhibit. Glen Furniss changes a flat which was discovered when they were ready to leave.

Show Award Exhibitor Status
Free State Championship Show
16 May 2009 		Best Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Opposite Sex on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Champion on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Intermediate on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Any Age on Show Erasmus Partnership .
. Best Intermediate Young Bird on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Novice on Show Montrose Aviaries .
. Best Novice Any Age on Show Montrose Aviaries .
. Best Novice Young Bird on Show Montrose Aviaries .


Show Award Exhibitor Status
Western Cape Championship Show
23 May 2009 		Best Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Opposite Sex on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Champion on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Intermediate on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Any Age on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Young Bird on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Novice on Show van Niekerk Broers .
. Best Novice Any Age on Show van Niekerk Broers .
. Best Novice Young Bird on Show van Niekerk Broers .

Show Award Exhibitor Status
Eastern Cape Championship Show
30 May 2009 		Best Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Opposite Sex on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Champion on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Intermediate on Show JJ Fouche .
. Best Intermediate Any Age on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Young Bird on Show JJ Fouche .
. Best Novice on Show van Niekerk Broers .
. Best Novice Any Age on Show van Niekerk Broers .
. Best Novice Young Bird on Show van Niekerk Broers .

Show Award Exhibitor Status
Kwazulu-Natal Championship Show
13 June 2009 		Best Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Opposite Sex on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Champion on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Intermediate on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Any Age on Show Maree Aviaries .
. Best Intermediate Young Bird on Show Gernicor .
. Best Novice on Show Montrose Aviaries .
. Best Novice Any Age on Show Montrose Aviaries .
. Best Novice Young Bird on Show Montrose Aviaries .

Show Award Exhibitor Status
Safari Prestige Bird Show
26 - 27 June 2009 		Best Bird on Show Gert Pieters Intermediate
. Best Opposite Sex on Show Jan O'Kelly Champion
. Best Any Age on Show Bob Hirst Champion
. Best Young Bird on Show Gert Pieters Intermediate
. Best Champion on Show Jan O'Kelly .
. Best Champion Any Age on Show Bob Hirst .
. Best Champion Young Bird on Show Jan O'Kelly .
. Best Intermediate on Show Gert Pieters .
. Best Intermediate Any Age on Show Gert Pieters .
. Best Intermediate Young Bird on Show Gert Pieters .
. Best Novice on Show Clarence Marks .
. Best Novice Any Age on Show Clarence Marks .
. Best Novice Young Bird on Show Joubert Birds .

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Chris Oberholzer the judge on the day. Chris Oberholzer judges. Chris Oberholzer judges while senior steward, Smartryk Burger (right) looks on. Tom Lynch in foreground. Wild bird judging area next door in the same area. Members gather around the for sale birds which were in the middle of the staging area. One of the many waterfall features. Waterfeature and pathways at the venue. The Judge and show team enjoy lunch in one of the other venues on the premises. Judging in full swing. Best Bird on Show - Gert Pieters. Best Bird on Show - Gert Pieters. Gert Pieters with the winning bird. Best Opposite sex on Show - Jan O'Kelly. Best Opposite sex on Show - Jan O'Kelly. Jan O'Kelly with the Best Opposite Sex winner. Best Grey on Show CC - Nel Brothers Stud. Best Yellowface on Show - Nel Brothers Stud. Best Lutino on Show - Jan O'Kelly. Best Spangle Green on Show - Gert Pieters. Visitors make their way through the halls. Best Bird on Show - Gert Pieters. Best Any Age on Show - Bob Hirst. Mike Davies (L) congratulates Clarence Marks (R), Best Novice on Show, while Ian Nel looks on. Mike Davies (L) reads out all the awards won by Gert Pieters (R) while Ian looks on. Les Weyers and Herman Groenewaldt discuss details before the start of the prize giving. The members busy with the prize giving Pathways and walking bridges at the venue. Winning dove. Canaries. Do and Ingred water the birds. Exhibited Canaries. Parrot. Parrot. Parrots. Various birds benched. Canary.

Show Award Exhibitor Status
National Championship Show
31 July - 1 Aug 2009 		Best Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Opposite Sex on Show Molkentin Stud Champion
. Best Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja Champion
. Best Champion on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Any Age on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Champion Young Bird on Show Pierre & Maja .
. Best Intermediate on Show JJ Fouche .
. Best Intermediate Any Age on Show JJ Fouche .
. Best Intermediate Young Bird on Show JJ Fouche .
. Best Novice on Show Montrose Aviaries .
. Best Novice Any Age on Show Montrose Aviaries .
. Best Novice Young Bird on Show PJ van den Berg .

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Best Bird on Show and Best Young Bird - Pierre & Maja Best Any Age on Show - Pierre & Maja

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