Origin: Probably of German origin; said to have been utilized in Belgium to produce the Racing Homer.

Head: Long, with a nice even sweep, rising gradually from the beak and continuing around the back of the skull. This sweep should show neither flatness nor squareness, but instead give the bird a bold, racy character. The area between the mouth and eye (face) should be evenly filled.

Beak: Flesh or white colored. Long and with fair substance. The beak is to be well set on and descend on a straight line with the sweep of the head. An imaginary line measuring about one and one half inches can be drawn from the mouth to the center of the eye.

Wattle: Very fine and neat; white in color.

Eyes: The iris is of a pure opal color, the pupil is white. The pupil is small, clearly defined, and placed in the center of the eye.

Cere: Very fine and as white as possible.

Body: Medium sized, symmetrical; keel of medium depth; the chest is full; strong wing butts; well proportioned throughout.

Carriage: Alert, graceful, and lively in appearance.

Flights and Tail: Broad medium length flights that are carried above the tail. The tail is to be carried horizontally well off the ground.

Legs: Red in color, medium in length and free from feathers below the hock.

Colors: White self, or marked with a fawny red chuck or slightly ticked on the hackle of the neck with a white head, chest, body, flights, and tail.