Western Roller Canary Association (WCRA)
Invites you to attend the
Third Annual Roller Canary Song Contest
Oakland, CA – Oct, 2007 – The third
Annual Song Contest of the Western Roller Canary Association is being hosted by
the Oakland International Roller Canary Club (OIRCC) (established since 1923)(Website:
http://www.oocities.org/oircc)
from December 12th to 15th, 2007 at the Coral Reef Inn
& Suites, 400 Park Street, Alameda, California (510-521-2330).
The WCRA is comprised of three Roller Clubs, the
All Roller Canaries with closed bands from recognized
Roller Canary Clubs are welcomed. All
Roller breeders are encouraged to enter their birds and have them judged by Mr.
Adolf Zager of
Birds may be entered starting Tuesday, December 11th
at the Coral Reef Inn. The
Judging will begin promptly on Wednesday, December 12th
at 8:00 a.m. and continue through close of business Friday, December 14th.
Newcomers are welcome to attend the judging. Greeting rooms will be available
for discussion on raising, training and exhibiting Rollers.
The week will be filled with judging, learning sessions,
song clinics, relaxation and fun!
Working group
sessions/instruction clinics
This year we are featuring two sessions to educate
members on the Roller Song.
Session 1 (Roller Breeder, Training and Song
demonstration) is planned for Saturday, December 15, 2007 between 9:00 a.m. and
10:30 a.m. This will be an opportunity to learn the Song of the Roller, hear
some of the top birds in this Song Contest, and most important – ask
direct questions and get direct answers about Rollers. This will be an
excellent time to discuss all aspects of the Roller fancy for those that are
considering raising song canaries.
Session 2 (TBD - Topic to be chosen by the Judge) will be
between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
2007 Show Awards and Lunch:
The Awards Banquet and international potluck luncheon
will start at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 15th in the Conference
Room of the Coral Reef Inn. The will be a Pot Luck, so bring your favorite food
and beverages.
Accommodations:
Rooms at the hotel will be $79.00 per night if you mention
the Western Roller Canary Association and/or
Contact Information:
For more information and to obtain entry forms please
contact Steve Billmire, OIRCC Vice President & Show Manager at 38341 Anita
Court, Fremont, California 94536-1701 (Phone: 510-794-6719, Email: ramwood@comcast.net
, the club email at oircc@comcast.net, or the OIRCC President
WCRA History
Prior Song Contests of Western Roller Canary Association has
been held in
The Western Roller Canary Association, http://www.westernrollercanaryassociation.org,
is devoted exclusively to the Roller Canary, the
"opera singer of the bird world," was created on August 1, 2005, as a
Nonprofit Corporation in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon. The
association was created exclusively to (a) promote, encourage, and facilitate
the breeding and improvement of the Roller Canary, to obtain and exchange
information regarding the scientific breeding and raising of the Roller Canary,
to provide facilities, staff and all related materials, rules and associated
materials for the conduct of Annual Song Contests of the Roller Canary (which
is to further validate the information on the scientific breeding of the Roller
Canary), and to provide an organizational framework to facilitate these
purposes.
OFFICIAL SHOW RULES
1. All birds entered in team
classes are automatically judged in single classes. Birds not into team classes
are limited to one class. All birds entered must be bred, raised, and trained
by exhibitor except in classes 11 and 12.
2. Any team of four birds
must be benched together as entered by exhibitor, and under no circumstances be
split while being judged. The
judge’s decisions shall be final.
3. Leave no identification marks on either
bird or cage. All birds will be
given the best of care, but are accepted
only at the owner’s risk.
4. No birds shall be removed from the show
room without the consent of the show committee.
5. Standard 8” or 10” open cages with a
proper closed cabinet with any size and shape perches will be accepted. Food
and water cups must be clear glass.
6. In awarding prizes in cases of ties in
total, the G.E. takes first preference.
In case of tie in G.E. the first three tours the bird sings are to be
added together. In case of still no
decision, then the next two tours the bird sings shall be added together. If no decision, then the bird that drops
a point on the first tours starting at Hollow Roll is to be the loser. The number of tours the bird sings is
not to be taken into account. Ties
must be settled before the scores are posted. In case of still a tie, the bird in
question is to be returned to the judging room. There the judge will decide. All decisions of the Judge shall be
final, and in no case the score of a bird be changed after the bird has left
the judging room.
7. In 2007
all judging will be all open.
Persons in the judging room are required to observe proper etiquette and
courtesy.
8. The judge must not stay the home or
visit the aviary of any member of the local club 60 days prior to or during the
judging, and shall not judge any individual’s birds not exhibited in the
show during his engagement by the club.
No communication with the Judge either written or oral concerning the
birds will be allowed.
9. ALL CLOSED BANDS OF ACCEPTED CLUBS AND
ASSOCIATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE. BIRDS ENTERED
WITHOUT BANDS MAY BE SCORED, BUT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS.
10. The German
DKB Song Standard will be used to govern and score the birds entered in the
2007 WCRA Song Contest
11. In the event of a Master breeder,
Champion, Amateur and Novice living in the same house, they must exhibit in the
highest class. All birds raised by either in partnership must be exhibited in
the section of the partner having the highest standing.
12. The Show Committee reserves the right to
reject any entries, and refund fees paid without assigning reason for
same. The Show Committee will
settle any dispute that may arise. All decisions are final.
13. All fees, transportation
charges or insurance shall be paid by the owner of the bird or birds.
14. At least one bird in classes
9 and 10 must be an old bird.
15. At least one bird in
classes 11 and 12 must be purchased.
16. Tour specials awarded on
single birds, B.R.T.E. and are selected by the Judge.
17. CLASSES: NOVICE CLASS -
One who has never won first place, single or team open class. AMATEUR CLASS -
One who has won one first place in Novice Class #7 or *.CHAMPION CLASS - One
who has won two first places in Amateur Class under two separate Judge’s. MASTER BREEDER - One who has won
three first places with the highest scoring single Champion bird.
THE ABOVE WINNINGS MUST BE
BY YOUNG BIRDS AND IN OPEN COMPETITION, BRED, RAISED AND TRAINED BY THE
EXHIBITOR IN DIFFERENT OPEN CONTESTS.
18. The breeder remains in
the same class during the Show season.
19. Any exhibitor failing to
classify himself in the correct class will be placed in the class decided upon
by the show committee.
20. A team of birds failing
to perform will be given a second trial. Individual birds will not be scored
twice on a recall. The original score will stand if an individual bird
performed and was scored on the first exhibition of the team.
21. Classes 11 - 12 not
eligible to win Special Awards.
22. Judging order will be
determined by drawing of two lots, where lot 1 is a single team selected by
each exhibitor to be judged the first day or round, and the second lot is a
random selection of remaining entries.
23. No birds may be taken
out of the cabinets to sing before being judged, unless agreed to by the Show
Committee
OFFICIAL ENTRY
FORM
LOCATION: Coral Reef Inn and Suite,
EXHIBITOR:______________Address:________________City:_________Zip:_______Email____
Master breeder_____, Champion_____, Amateur______,
Novice______, Phone (___)______-_______
SPECIAL
AWARDS (all B.R.T.E.) TOURS
SPECIALS (all B.R.T.E.)
Grand
Champion Team ( High Score-Open ) Hollow
Roll Bass Glucke
Sweepstakes,
Young Bird ( High Score-Open ) Water
Roll
Old
Sweepstakes (Dan Agrella Memorial - Highest Score Old Bird)
Old
White Flyer (Sam Barr Memorial – Highest
Scoring Blue/White/Cinnamon Bird)
MASTER
BREEDER SECTION ANY
AGE SECTION (B.R.T.E.)
Class
No. 1 - Single Young Bird Class
No. 9 - Single Bird - Any Age
Class
No. 2 - Team (4) Young Birds Class
No. 10 - Team (4) Birds - Any Age
CHAMPION
BREEDER SECTION PURCHASED
or B.R.T.E. Any Age
Class
No. 3 - Single Young Bird Class
No. 11 - Single Bird - Any Age
Class
No. 4 - Team (4) Young Birds Class
No. 12 - Team (4) Birds - Any Age
AMATEUR SECTION WHITE,
BLUE-WHITE, CINNAMON (B.R.T.E.)
Class
No. 5 - Single Young Bird Class
No. 13 – Any Age
Class
No. 6 - Team (4) Young Birds Class
No. 14 - Team (4) Birds – Any Age
NOVICE BREEDER SECTION
Class
No. 7 - Single Young Bird
Class
No. 8 - Team (4) Young Birds
Entry No Class No Team Band Year Color Fee In Initials
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1_______:_________:_________:_________:________:_________:_________:________:_____:______:
2_______:_________:_________:_________:________:_________:_________:________:_____:______:
3_______:_________:_________:_________:________:_________:_________:________:_____:______:
4_______:_________:_________:_________:________:_________:_________:________:_____:______:
1_______:_________:_________:_________:________:_________:_________:________:_____:______:
2_______:_________:_________:_________:________:_________:_________:________:_____:______:
3_______:_________:_________:_________:________:_________:_________:________:_____:______:
4_______:_________:_________:_________:________:_________:_________:________:_____:______:
I hereby certify that all birds in the young class
were bred and trained by myself, and that all statements made about these
entries are true. I have read,
understand and agree to abide by the rules and regulations included with this
entry form. Entry fee - Single
Bird..............$5.00 Team
(4) birds.......$10.00
Signed________________________________________
OFFICIATING JUDGE: Adolf Zager,
SHOW MANAGER: Steve Billmire 510-449-3881 SECRETARY: Steve Billmire 510-794-6719
ASS’T SHOW MGR: Sergio Martin SHOW
SECRETARY: Paul Scandlyn 503-357-8352
