Her gaoler is a dull-witted tippler by the name of John Styx. The tippler is a breed of domestic pigeon bred to participate in endurance competitions. Wagons were unloaded by hand, until a wagon tippler was provided in 1951. He imported the sires Roger de Busli, Tippler, Buoyant Bachelor and Fresco. Tippler fanciers can compete anywhere in the world without traveling. "Bibulus" refers to a tippler, one known for drinking. This breed of high flying tippler was developed by centuries of breeding. Each tippler club has defined flying rules. The tippler weir has been replaced with a conventional weir within the basin. The tippler became the favoured location when people subsequently wanted to see it. Tippler "types" were named after their breeders or their original location.