2011 M SMITH 1012 was bred to fly. He won a diploma during the 2011 Bonita Racing Pigeon Club’s Young Bird Series for 288 miles. His sister, 2009 M SMITH 9214 was the 2009 2nd Place Bird of the Year for the Bonita Racing Pigeon Club’s Young Bird Season. She also won 5 diplomas during that season at 270, 197, 155 and 132 miles. During the 2010 old bird season this bird also won a diploma at 148 miles. These birds are out of a one of our very inbred, successful and foundation blood lines, 1980 USA 1457, the “Hilt”.