I asked Mike Lowe , the Registrar if he could shed any light on this
question. He responded:
> WINDS OF CHANGE 1999 Check List pedigree......T3532LtBl: ((Geometrics
> sib x
> Ice Sculpture) x Avalon Bay) X Welcome Reward
>
> WINDS OF CHANGE 1992 R & I pedigree.... T3532LtBl: (T3085Bl:
> (Geometrics sib
> x Ice Sculpture) X RE5058RV: (Mother Earth x Feed Back)
>
> Welcome Rewards pedigree.... Austin W-142 X Pink Formal
>
> The reblooming factor could only reasonably have come in thru the
> reblooming
> seedling RE5058RV listed in the 1992 R & I pedigree and gone in the
> 1999
> Check List entry.
>
> Welcome Aboard is not a rebloomer so it is unlikely as the pollen
> parent.
> RE5058RV is the likely culprit tho I don't have a clue as to why it was
> dropped between the R & I and the compilation of the 1999' from the R
> & I
> data.
>
> I looked through the "Changes to Previous Registrations in the
> fronspiece of
> each R & I between the 1992 and the 99 C. L. and there was no change or
> correction to the pollen parent of WINDS OF CHANGE.
>
> Keith is the only one who could speak to the change in pollen parent
> between
> the R & I listing and the Check List listing. He will be in Belize
> till the
> 28 of Nov
I will ask Keith about this when he returns.
John
On Nov 22, 2006, at 12:42 AM, loic tasquier wrote:
> I Think there's sth to check here
>
> As i was making the tree of WIND OF CHANGE i thought sth was wrong:
> look at the picture of WELCOME REWARD, it CANNOT BE the father!
>
> When you compare with it's sibling 4657 NEPTUNE'S COAT you understand
> there must have been a swap in the spelling between WELCOME ABOARD and
> WELCOME REWARD
>
> Especially if you consider that Hager had already used WELCOME ABOARD
> sib in AUTUMN CLOUD and BLUE ANEW
>
> AUTUMN CLOUDS
> (Ben Hager, R. 1990). Sdlg. RE4384BlWh. TB 45" (114 cm) M & RE
> (Sept.-Oct./CA).
> "Lightly ruffled pale blue, fading to blue white; beards blue white.
> T3532LtBl: (White Elephant sib x Avalon Bay) X Welcome Aboard sib.
> Melrose 1990.
>
> BLUE ANEW
> (Ben Hager, R. 1990). Sdlg. RE4384RndBl. TB 32" (81 cm) M & RE
> (Aug.-Nov/CA).
> Medium blue; beards blue white. T3532LtBl: (White Elephant sib x
> Avalon Bay) X Welcome Aboard sib. Melrose 1990.
>
> NEPTUNE'S CLOAK
> (Ben Hager, R. 1989). Sdlg. T4657RfLtBl. TB 36" (91 cm) M.
> Ruffled clear light true blue; white beard. T3532LtBl: (White Elephant
> blue sib x Avalon Bay) X Welcome Aboard. Roris Gardens 1992.
> WINDS OF CHANGE
> (Ben Hager, R. 1992). Sdlg. RE4657LtBl. TB 36" (91 cm) M & RE.
> "Fluted and ruffled light sky blue; beards white, tipped yellow in
> throat. T3532LtBl: ((Geometrics sib x Ice Sculpture) x Avalon Bay) X
> Welcome Reward. Melrose 1993. HM 1997"
> I know it's not very important, and it won't change the face of the
> earth, but it's worth to pass the information to John Jones who
> himself can pass it to the person who can correct the data base..
> I think the AIS Register is a FANTASTIC tool, i've been studying on it
> for 2 years now and the amount of knowledge you gradually absorb is
> tremendous!
> I feel it's my duty to add my small contribution to make it better.
> Hope i'm not the only one who feels that way!
> ----------------------------------------------
> Loic TASQUIER zone 6 - Nederland
> Email : tasquierloic@cs.com
>
> <welcome reward71sundt.jpg><welcome aboard88hager.JPG>
