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2009
AU CONVENTION
& RACE
"NEW ENGLAND"
WHERE CHAMPIONS FLY
&
GOOD FRIENDS SHARE GOOD TIMES
Greater Fall River Area
Oct. 20th - Oct. 25th
HOSTING HOTEL:
RAMADA CONVENTION HOTEL
940 FALL RIVER AVE.
SEEKONK, MA 02771
Tel. 508 336-7300
Just 10 minutes from Fall River, MA. and 10 minutes from the T.F. Green Airport., Providence or Warwick, RI
Convention Rate: $80. per nite with
FULL BREAKFAST INCLUDED
Rates honored week prior and week after the AU Convention.
We highly recommend that you
utilize T.F. Green Airport., Providence, PVD or Warwick, RI
See page "HOTEL INFORMATION PAGE" for Ground Transportation and Hotel Details.
DO NOT USE BOSTON'S LOGAN AIRPORT!!!!! It's hours away, with lots of congested traffic.
ATTENTION ....ATTENTION......
MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW...IF YOU WANT TO BE AT THE MAIN HOTEL WHERE ALL THE ACTION WILL BE TAKING PLACE. ROOMS ARE FILLING UP FAST. IT IS BEST TO CALL AND WHEN YOU DO, MAKE SURE YOU SAY YOU ARE WITH THE AU CONVENTION OR THEY WILL TELL YOU THEY ARE FULL.
Bill Desmarais, 508 324-4171
1st PRIZE (OVERALL RACE WINNER)
$30,000.00
FIRST BIRD OPPOSITE SECTION PRIZE $4,000.00
LAST PRIZE (OVERALL RACE) WILL BE $500.00
All other prizes will be Based on the Number of Paid Entries
in Accordance with Past AU Convention Race Practices.
BREEDER/HANDLER SPLIT: 60/40
VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE
IF YOU ATTENDED THE 2009 AU CONVENTION & RACE and if you have any pictures of the Convention activities, tours, dinners, loft visits, notables in the sport, race, etc. then we respectfully ask you to send us a copy at:
PD2071@AOL.COM
or you can mail them to us care of:
2009 CONVENTION
22 ALTY STREET
FALL RIVER, MA 02723
We would very much like to post and publish them. Thank you very much for joining us and participating in the Convention. It was certainly great having you visit with us. We would have liked to show you a lot more of our part of the country, but there just wasn't enough time.
Bill & Paula Desmarais
* THE FALL RIVER RACING PIGEON CLUB, Fall River, MA
* THE BRISTOL COUNTY RACING PIGEON CLUB, Fall River, MA
* THE NEW BEDFORD RACING PIGEON CLUB, New Bedford, MA
* THE MALDEN VETERANS’ RACING PIGEON CLUB, Malden, MA
* THE NORWOOD RACING PIGEON CLUB, Norwood, MA
* THE CAPE COD RACING PIGEON CLUB, Centerville, MA
And participating AU Convention Race Bird Handlers from MA & RI. "THE NEW ENGLAND OPEN FLYING AREA”
AU CONVENTION RACE OVERALL WINNER: AU-PAPA-204-2009
HANDLER: CHUCK LOPRESTI - BREEDER: VINCENT LOCIEIRO
AU CONVENTION RACE SOUTH SECTION WINNER: AU-SBL-764-2009
HANDLER: PAULA DESMARAIS - BREEDER: SANDSTROM BROS.
1057 Birds-76 Lofts Shipped, 298 Birds Arrived, 117 Point Positions
AU YOUTH RACE WINNER: AU-SVN-845-2009
HANDLER: JOHN FERREIRA - BREEDER: KEVIN MANDAEL
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS:
THE RESULTS ARE NOW FINAL AND THE CHECKS ARE BEING MADE OUT AND SENT OUT.
ALL WINNERS SHOULD RECEIVE THEIR CHECKS WITHIN ONE WEEK FROM TODAY 11-23-2009.
THE NEW ENGLAND RPC SPORT PROMOTION ASSOCIATION
CONVENTION & RACE:
TUE. OCT. 20TH THRU SAT. OCT. 24TH.
COME EARLY, STAY LATE, AND BRING YOUR FAMILY FOR A GREAT VACATION
Check out our "Things to Do Page" with links to local attractions.
RACES SHIPPED:
Wed. Oct. 21, 2009
AU RACE COURSE:
WEST TO EAST
Convention Race will have a 100 mile front.
Release station is at the center
of front, at 50 mile point
between the north and south section handlers.
AU JR. MEMBERS' RACE:
217.935 MILES
ONE LOFT RACE IN THE SOUTH SECTION
Flown Thursday,
October 22, 2009
AU CONVENTION RACE:
275-364 MILES
NORTH & SOUTH SECTIONS; 100 MILE FRONT
Flown; Friday
Oct. 23, 2009
ADDITIONAL
LINKS/WEBSITES:
American Racing
Pigeon Union, Inc.
Pigeon Vitality
(Pigeon Supplement Co .)
Siegel's
(Complete Pigeon Supplies)
