Rules For The Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center 2012
Sponsored by: Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center
Supervised by: Beijing City Racing Pigeon Association, Shijingshan District Racing Pigeon Association, China Professional Racing Pigeon Website, Luohanshuo Pigeon
I. Participation Qualifications
1）All domestic and foreign pigeon fans recognizing the Rules can register and participate in the race.
2）All racing pigeons must be healthy ones at an age between 25 days to 45 days. Any racing pigeon must wear an official foot ring of 2012 recognized by a national or regional pigeon organization. Any pigeon from a place having an epidemic situation is not acceptable.
3）All racing pigeons must be vaccinated by our center and if you have vaccinated your pigeon, please note it in delivering the pigeon.
4）After any pigeon fan delivers his or her racing pigeon to our center, the Rules will be construed as a contract between both parties which takes effect instantly and both parties must abide by the terms in the contract.
5）The race will proceed as scheduled and the prize money will all be granted however many pigeons are collected. The information on the total number of collected pigeons will be published on the website from the date of collecting the pigeons.
II. Events, Distances, Venues and Time
1）This race includes the 1st round , the 2nd round, the 3rd round, Team and 3-Round Pigeon King.
2）The 1st round: distance: 200km; release venue: Hebei; time: October 22, 2012.
3）The 2nd round: distance: 300km; release venue: Hebei; time: October 28, 2012.
4）The 3rd round: distance: 500km; release venue: Henan; time: November 9,2012.
5）Team: any owner having 8 racing pigeons as a group contestant is qualified for the team event, and if beyond 8, more groups will be set in accordance with the multiples of 8, and the groups will be numbered as A, B, C,...,the rest can be done in the same manner. The team winner will go to the owner having the most pigeons, more than two, among the top 500 winning pigeons of the 3rd round, and if any two owners winning pigeon numbers are the same, they will be ranked in accordance with the highest rank of their pigeons in the 3rd round. After 150km release for taming, participants should fix the foot ring numbers of the pigeons participating the Team, and inform us by fax. Note that informing us by phone will not be acceptable. If you exceed the time limit, then it will be subject to the automatic grouping of the computer. Changes are unacceptable once specified and all information will be published on the website in time.
6）3-Round Pigeon King: The results of the flight distance per minute of the same racing pigeon in the 1st round , the 2nd round and the 3rd round will be summed up, and the higher the sum is, the higher the rank will be. If any two racing pigeons have the same sum, the higher the score in the 3rd round is, the higher the rank will be.
III. The Audi Q5 Car Elite Challenge
1）Entry Fee: RMB5000 for one pigeon
2）How to participate? Owners can register the Challenge in delivering pigeons. The Challenge will accept no more than 465 pigeons. Please pay the entry fee after pigeons are received. Before the 300km preliminary, owners should specify the foot ring numbers of the pigeons participating the Challenge. Once they are specified, changes are not acceptable.
3）Winner and Prize: Winners will be participants ranked among the top five in the 3rd round and each of them will receive an Audi Q5 car as a prize.
IV. Ferrari Bicycle Prize
To thank for fanciers‘ support of our loft, we have set up the Ferrari Bicycle Prize for 20 lucky fanciers.
On the day of the 300km preliminary, fanciers who participate the race will be grouped for the prize. Fanciers who come to watch the preliminary will be asked for drawing out 20 lucky numbers, and each of the lucky fellows will receive a RMB5000-valued Ferrari highway mountain bicycle as a prize.
V. Registration Formalities
1）Entry fee is RMB 2000 for each; feeding management fee is RMB 200 for each and it must be paid in delivering pigeons.
After150km release for taming, the Shijingshan District Racing Pigeon Association will delegate referees and representatives of fanciers to check lofts and make a list. Participants in the list should pay the RMB2000 entry fee for each pigeon within a week after the loft check.
2）This race will accept no more than 7000 pigeons.
3）Pigeon delivery time: from March 15,2012 to June 30, 2012
4）Pigeon delivery place: the Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center
5）Fanciers of Beijing or surrounding areas can make reservations in advance for delivering pigeons. For long-distance fanciers, you may deliver pigeons by air, railway or bus. Please inform us by phone before transportation, and you should pay for the shipping fee on your own.
Consignee: Lv linzheng Mobile: 13501088753 Fax :010-60344028
6）The entry fee can be remitted to the following designated accounts directly. Please note the racing pigeon owners‘ name and phone number in the remittance warrant after remitting and send it to us by fax.
Opening banks:
Commercial Bank of China Name: Ma Ping A/C No.: 6222 0802 0000 1356 594
Agricultural Bank of China Name: Ma Ping A/C No.: 6228 4800 1086 0148 013
Contact: Jinlong Yang Mobile:13701308277
Tel:010-60344058, 010-60344015 Fax:010-60344028
7）The overseas racing pigeon fanciers should pay equivalent foreign currencies and bear expenses for custom declaration, quarantine and transportation on their own.
8）The racing pigeon owners should pay an entry fee equal to RMB2,000/pigeon within the time limit in accordance with the loft check list, and shall pay off all entry fees for all of his or her racing pigeons to be qualified for the race; if any owner fails to pay the entry fee within the time limit after the loft check, they will be construed as waiver and our center has a right for any kinds of disposal.
VI. Racing Methods
1）This race will strictly follow Rules and Judging Law of Pigeon Racing as well as Rules for Pigeon Loft issued by Chinese Racing Pigeon Association.
2）The judges of each event will be delegated by Shijingshan District Racing Pigeon Association and also will be responsible for pigeon collecting, release command and supervision, result review and pre-race verification of lofts and pigeons of each event. This race adopts the Xi’an Kehui electronic pigeon clocks for timing and the ranks will be subject to the flight distance per minute. If the race cannot go on normally due to failure of the electronic system or other force majeure events, the race s organization committee and judge panel will make a final decision in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by Chinese Racing Pigeon Association. All pigeon fanciers can obtain relevant information through the Internet or inquiry by phone.
3）The registration period of the 3rd round is from the homing of the first racing pigeon to 18:00 of the next day. If the quantity of pigeons returning home is not enough for the admission ranks during the effective check-in period, the prize money will be shared by pigeons entering the cage, but not including winning pigeons.
4）If the race is canceled due to any force majeure events or any conflict with relevant regulations of China during the period from pigeon collecting to the commencement of the race, we will refund the entry fee paid by racing pigeon owners to them in time.
VII. Prize Money Distribution and Admission Ranks (Total prize money of the race is RMB 8,680,000.)
1. The top 50 will be selected in the 1st round and each of the top 10 will be granted a trophy.
Rank Prize Money
Champion：RMB20,000
Runner-up：RMB10,000
The 3rdPlace：RMB5,000
From the 4th to the 50th Places：RMB2,000 for each
(Total: RMB129,000)
2. The top 50 will be selected in the 2nd round and each of the top 10 will be granted a trophy.
Rank Prize Money
Champion：RMB50,000
Runner-up：RMB30,000
The 3rdPlace：RMB10,000
From the 4th to the 50th Places：RMB3,000 for each
(Total: RMB231,000)
3. The top 500 will be selected in the 3rd round and each of the top 10 will be granted a trophy.
Rank Prize Money
Champion：RMB300,000
Runner-up：RMB200,000
The 3rdPlace：RMB100,000
From the 4th to the 10th Places：RMB50,000 for each
From the 11th to the 50th Places：RMB30,000 for each
From the 51st to the 100th Places：RMB20,000 for each
From the 101st to the 500th Places：RMB10,000 for each
(Total: RMB7,150,000)
4. The top 30 will be selected in the Team and each of the top 10 will be granted a trophy.
Rank Prize Money
Champion：RMB200,000
Runner-up：RMB100,000
The 3rdPlace：RMB50,000
From the 4th to the 10th Places：RMB30,000 for each
From the 11th to the 30th Places：RMB20,000 for each
(Total: RMB960,000)
5. The top 5 will be selected in the 3-Round Pigeon King and each will be granted a trophy.
Rank Prize Money
Champion：RMB80,000
Runner-up：RMB50,000
The 3rdPlace：RMB30,000
The 4th and the 5th Places：RMB25,000
(Total: RMB210,000)
Note: To receive prize money, one should provide valid registration cards issued by the Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center as proof.
VIII. Unexpected Losses and Disposal
1）Before July 15,2012,if any racing pigeon is lost or dead, we will inform its owner in time of delivering another again; after that date, if any racing pigeon is lost or dead, it will be construed as a natural elimination and we will not assume any responsibility. For those sick pigeons during the racing period, we will inform their owners to take them back.
2）In order to ensure competitive state participating pigeons, each level before and after the game, participating pigeons were normal training. If any racing pigeon is lost before the 1st round race, we will return the entry fee to its owner.
IX. Methods for Deciding the Ownership of Winning Pigeons and Homing Pigeons
1）Auction time: one week after the 3rd round race, the Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center will auction the top 500 winning pigeons and 60% of the income from the auction will go to the pigeon owners, 40% to the Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center. The owners of winning pigeons participating in the auction shall prepare the certificate of origin in advance.
2）The champion pigeon‘s starting price will be RMB100,000, the runner-up RMB50,000 and the third place RMB30,000, from the 4th to the 10th places, RMB20,000 for each, from the 11th to the 100th places, RMB5,000 for each, from the 101st to the 500th places, RMB2,000 for each. If the above pigeons cannot be auctioned, we will acquire them at their starting price.
3）Other pigeons not participating in the auction will be taken back by their owners freely with registration cards provided. If the owners are not in Beijing ,should pay the freight themselves. If any owner fails to get back his or her pigeon(s) within 15 days after the auction, he or she will be construed as automatic waiver and the pigeon(s) will be disposed by the Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center.
4）The owners of winning pigeons shall be responsible for going through any formalities for taxes incurred by the prize money and the income from the auction of winning pigeons.
X. Miscellaneous
1）All pigeon fanciers are welcome for supervision of pigeon collecting, check before entering, entering the cage and release in the release for taming, the 1st round, the 2nd round and the 3rd round.
2）Before the preliminary, the times of release for taming with a distance between 5km and 200km shall not be less than 10-15; and the details on the release for taming will be published in time on the official website of the Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center.
3）Relevant information on the The Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center 2012 will be published in time on: www.zyxsaige.com
XI. The Excellent Star International Racing Pigeon Center has the final right of interpreting the Rules and bears full legal and economic responsibilities in accordance with business-related laws and regulations.
