This year, two of our largest clubs in the DRCA will host shows in Canada.
Each show will be judged under a different point system and a different structure.
Contestants will do well by entering their birds under the song standard that best applies to them.
The Hamilton Club will continue to use the old 100 point "British" system.
The point structure and judging standard of this show will favor "British" Glucke, (multi-tour) Rollers.
The Montreal club will host their first show ever, using the 3-6-9 (90 point maximum) International standard.
This point system favors the "German" (Four Tour) Roller with song quality in Hollow Roll, Bass Roll, Hollow Bell, and Flute.
Under this system, all of the four basic tours must be sung before points for other tours are awarded.
One show will be held in Montreal Quebec in late November and the other show will be held a few weeks later in Brampton Ontario.
A detailed announcement for these events will be posted in the DRC News late in Summer.
History:
Not too long ago, (only decades really) we had over a dozen clubs in the DRCA.
Hundreds of our members from all across Canada either shipped their birds or brought them in person to these annual shows.
There were almost as many contests as there were clubs and hundreds of prizes were awarded each year.
During that time, we experienced a significant population explosion in Canada.
While our country was growing, our "fancy" and the sport of contesting Rollers, suffered a long and steady decline.
By the year 2007, there was only one show remaining in Canada.
It was sponsored by the Hamilton Roller Canary Club and until 2007, it was held in Stoney Creek Ontario.
In 2008, this show moved to the Brampton Fairgrounds (Brampton Ontario), where it has been an annual event ever since.
Today:
We are only few that remain.
The number of our members seems to have stabilized.
This is the first year in over a decade that the number of shows has increased.
Plans for a third show in 2011 are now being considered for the Vancouver club.