DESCRIPTION
 ZA 18989/13
 " KLEINE RODE "
 The De SmetMatthijsinvation @ Racing Silver Backs.
 Maybe the surname Matthijs (Matthysen) appeals to me or is it the nostalgia that goes with some pigeon families?
 I don’t know but what I sure know is that I have always wanted some of these birds in my loft. In 2013
 I started to ask all in the know – who possibly might still have pure bred De SmetMatthijs pigeons locally.
 I was pointed in the direction of OomKoosKoen who was the owner of the famous “Ponderosa Mannetjie” – NL 81 909467.
 As can be seen in the write up in ToksVenters book “PraktieseDuiwe Sport in SA”
 
 ZA 13 18989 KLEINE RODE   100% Roger De SmetMatthijs.
 Lovely round body with tight vents and a wing to match.
 Prominent birds in her pedigree:
 De Edison 1e NationaalDax3,324 p 866km1993
 De Klaren 1e Asduif C.I.G.F. grote fond
 De Gullit 47e Inter Nationaal Barcelona 28,095 p.
 De SvenManyexcellent positions Prov. & Nat. against thousands 700km – 933km
 De Samuel 3e Nationaal 11,484 p won his Region by 2 hours.
 Blauwe Barcelona 33eNationaal9452 p.
 De Laudrup4e Nationaal Barcelona
 De Samuel 3e Nationaal Barcelona 08 11,484 p
 Pozzatto 3e Nationaal 2004 12,274 p. Region by 3 hours
 De Petacchi  1eNationaal San Sebastian 2003
 De Pau 3e Nationaalook 1e AsduifZwarte Fond & 2e EuropeseAsduif 1996