history of van loon racing pigeons

Worldwide the fan club of the modern Koopman pigeon grows and grows. Let us take a closer look at a few ‘super pigeons’ that stem from these Van Loon pigeons: This ‘Fabio’ is, amongst other things, father of. The “BLAUWE VAN ´84”, with his six first prizes, is regarded as the foundation cock, representing the male part of “couple 1”. At the basis, we see the JANSSEN pigeon from Arendonk. Over 80 years of successful pigeon sport! 2. Bruce's pigeons racing pigeons Van loonse-mail Bruce at bruce1143@embarqmail.comBruce has some very nice Van loons. 2nd ACE Long Distance/Prov. © 2019 SILVERWINGS, Eugen Schnarr, Sonneck 100, 63762 Grossostheim, Germany, E-Mail. AU 18 Magic 8492 Blue / Check WF Cock. Dam Belg 08.6350506 Lady Louis super breeder bred by Louis Van Loon… The history of pigeon racing in Belgium: some of the most important original Belgian lofts Belgium has had quite a few very successful pigeon fanciers before the war of ’40-’45, especially in the period between 1925 and 1939. Sports fan Louis van Loon departed in 2012. Mr Baku . Then, 1 year later in 1985, he won the prestigious award of 1st Overall Ace Pigeon . When he was no longer welcome anywhere on the Short Distance (Vitesse) and Middle Distance races, Direct descendants out the old stock lines formed by the famous ‘stock couple 1’ and ‘stock couple 2’… direct descendants that can’t be obtained ‘anywhere’! This Van Loon cock was . They all had their share in the success of “TRIPLE CROWN”. A collection that partly lies at the basis of the magnificent performances that Philippe Frederick has achieved over the years, wherefrom a concise summary below! Ace Long Distance WHZB in 2018. At the very bottom take a look at some of our Van Reet stock. The Racing Pigeon Co Ltd, PO Box 12760,Colchester, CO1 9TZ. something special when in 1984 he won 1st Ace Pigeon . First name * Origin. We provide between 10,000 and 13,000 pigeons. 3rd Internat. 49 prizes; he is a full brother to ACES like “TARZAN” and “BULLET” Paulo Rodriguez, PortugalThe national ‘numero uno’ of Portugal, has the majority of his performances to thank on the input of the Louis Van Loon-pigeons! 1st ACE Allround Influence. Alexis NL17-1819983 "Alexis" won a.o. His flyer, Gijs Peters, knew he could get . Auction History. Full sister to Lot 42. Köln” (since he once lost his way as a young pigeon and flew to Cologne). Add to your basket ... Louis Van Loon was chairman of pigeon club “De Eendracht” in Poppel and “Hafo Turnhout ... Every Thursday morning you can come and choose strictly selected breeding and racing pigeons. "They were bought for The Brothers Janssens," said Louis Van Loon, "I am 100% sure, although I never heard another word." Let me finish with a little anecdote. 8. A strain which has won the All American Award on five different occasions. Pigeon strains. Home > Eijerkamp-Van Loon > Toppigeons For Sale . Another precious product of this breed is the “261” of Günther Prange, who won 10 first prizes. We purchased birds over the next three years from all their top stock birds and I believe out side their loft we had the best Van Loon pigeons in the U.K. Bolton & Williamson went from strength to strength with the Van Loons, winning from 70 through to 500 miles in the Federation and Combine, sometimes taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th with up to 6,000 birds competing. 1st ACE Long Distance Sports fan Louis van Loon departed in 2012. Philippe more or less had the privilege of dipping into the ‘golden breeding well’ of the grandmaster from Poppel! Nowhere in the world so many racing pigeons are professionally cultivated in one place. They started racing in the program races in the early 1960s before they started breeding, racing, and selecting pigeons for the one day long distance competition in 1985. Eijerkamp-van Loon top pigeons. Prov. Therefore we consider it our duty to inform all fanciers of the Koopmanship and all who consider pigeons as professional athletes as fully as possible. The van Loon pigeons also showed that they made excellent crossing material with any of the other inbred strains, but especially with the Janssen pigeons. (By the way, Günther Prange also had a Jan Keen hen pigeon, a B-029 daughter. Lot 25 – CH 17N030254 Van Loon, Dot, dam of winners, bred by J May & Son, the last of the original Van Loons, direct Van Loons. ‘Bleske Derby’ B06-4130375, who won 3 x top tot Tours Prov etc..•    ‘The Super 2008’ B04-4090943, he won amongst other things: Marvellous performances with the direct descendants of the Van Loon pigeons that have directed the Schoors-De Waele formation towards ‘national podium’! Pigeons are the oldest domesticated bird. ACE Europa-Cup 4th ACE Allround/Prov. The breed became particularly famous for being held in top pigeon lofts of, e.g., G. & C. Koopman, Hans … “SPEED ARROW”, “MR. During their times in the racing loft, the three pigeons have been warrantors for top prizes and competition victories. Eijerkamp-van Loon top pigeons. Select a strain Their fathers are full brothers. This blue cock has as father the "Louise" 98-BE-6592731, directly from Louis van Loon and as mother "Dochter Bonte 1" from Ad Scharlaeckens. Their recipe was simple: Never fail! No wonder that his collection of Van Loon pigeons are considered as more or less the ‘greatest collection’ Van Loon blood at the moment! Having brought these birds directly from Belgium after personally selecting only the finest, he has created birds of such an exclusive pedigree that fanciers from all over the world, are eager to participate in his racing pigeon sales. Over the years 10 Van Loon pigeons moved from the rich breeding loft in Poppel to the Frederick-lofts. Together they won countless awards and 47 prizes 1:100 (!) 1st/10.666 p.; 1st/3.060 p.; 1st/1.263 p.; 2nd/12.246 p.; 3rd/14.139 p.; 3rd/2.665 p.; 5th/8.543; 5th/1.808 p.; 6th/11.933 p.; 9th/5.212 p. etc. in big competitions. They brought in an outstanding group of breeders from Jaap Grootendorst and crossed them on their best Janssen pigeons. more out of this special cock. Here we can also state that Paulo Rodriguez and Louis Van Loon have a more than successful marriage! This legend of carrier pigeon sport created a pigeon breed that easily wins competitions all over the world. This was quite a . Over the years 10 Van Loon pigeons moved from the rich breeding loft in Poppel to the Frederick-lofts. 60 to 700+ miles Magic Maker Van Loon Randalls Magic. £15 . The breed became particularly famous for being held in top pigeon lofts of, e.g., G. & C. Koopman, Hans Eijerkamp, Günter Prange and many others. The colony of Philippe is,  not unjustly, seen as one of the biggest ‘branches Louis Van Loon’ of our country… yes, even worldwide… at this moment, anno 2010. We raced together in Greenside H.S. But only one of them was competing in events like, e.g., the 1st National Etampes vs. 9.679 p., 1st vs. 9.092 p., 3rd vs. 17.929 p. This was good enough for Jan to create a breed that was able to lead in the range between 100 and 800 kilometres. 8492 is a Grandson of Feather Foot, Sure Magic, Randalls Magic & Magic Dream the best of Bobby Gonzalez Magic Maker Birds. His founding hen (B-029) is still from the direct offspring of the combination “couple 1 x couple 2” and also the grandmother of these “new pigeons” in my breeding loft. Following the purchase, I went to pick up the pigeon from Jan’s place. Serge van Elsacker (now aged 46) became the youngest fancier ever to win the prestigious title in the Union, also known as the toughest competition in the world. But this is just a small extract. 3rd ACE Allround Auction history Reviews (0) Lot 43 – CH 18V96610 Planet Van Loon bred by Neil Bradley. Holland Sprint. The likeable breeder Jan Keen began his successful career with the introduction of the Van Loon pigeons. Looking at the mother side, we find “GOUDKLOMPJE”, a Prange pigeon, in all of them. No wonder that his collection of Van Loon pigeons are considered as more or less the ‘greatest collection’ Van Loon blood at the moment! AD” and “TRIPLE CROWN” are cousins as well – they were the flagships of Jan Keen’s racing pigeons. When searching for crossing material for their sublime Janssen colony, the Eijerkamp family 30 yearsago, introduced the van Loon pigeons to their breeding lofts and they immediately became infatuated with them. Select from the drop down list when you would like them, 1st round will be ready at the end of January, 2nd round will be ready early March and 3rd round will be ready in the first half of April. These Janssen/van Loon kits are responsible for winners in every corner of the UK. 3rd ACE Overall Van Elsacker, assisted in pigeon sport by his wife Kristen Jepsen, specialised himself in middle distance racing a few years earlier and he did very well out of it. Some highlights: American Racing Pigeon Union, Multiple Overall Ace Pigeons, Hall of Fame and AU Registered Champions, American Racing Pigeon Union Convention Winner 2012, 1st 600 miles Boston Concourse plus the Fastest Speed ever recorded in the history of young bird racing in the USA. record. He left with a basket of pigeons. Ace pigeon long distance Afd. Rarely, if ever, will one find the likes of birds such as Josephine (foundation hen) a seventeen (17) time winner 500 miles, or her grand-father, Morris’ famous #85, who bred sixteen (16) individual 600 … 1st/358 p.; 5th/894 p.; 6th/1.189 p.; 6th/643 p.; 11th/12.698 p.; 11th/1.888 p.; 12th/3.776 p.; 15th/13.597 p.; 15th/6.612 p.; 23rd//21.955 p.; etc. For the last 20 to 30 years, it was essentially the two pairs “couple 1” and “couple 2” as well as combinations among themselves winning competitions. 8492 is a medium size cock super strong body tight one pin tail and a Rich Gravel Eye. "Pigeon posts" have been established all over the world and while mainly used in the military, some are still in service today.Modern pigeon racing originated in Belgium in the mid … 1st ACE Allround Upney, Barking and Dagenham. Mark has been actively involved in racing pigeon sales with sales of his Janssen and van Loon birds. preloved.co.uk . birds in the world now. It was sold for 100 000 $ after its splendid career. By the way, his click hen came from Karel Schellens and was none other than a daughter of the world-famous “NATIONAAL I”. The success of the Van Loon pigeon led us to Leen Boers who also had very similar bloodlines and was a sensation in the early 80’s with his 'fastest pigeons in the world'. This way you are always informed. For the last 34 years I have been involved in the racing and breeding of pigeons, starting at the age of 14 with my father Jimmy, who now at the age of 71 years is still well known in the North East of England racing pigeon circles. To order a kit of 6 Janssen (we have Van Loons and Aarendonks) young birds. of Holland flying against 50,000 lofts! This introduction has done him well… it allowed Paulo to directly play a leading role up to national level… which resulted in the winning of no less than 3 national titles asNational Champion of Portugal!From the outset this season also seems to be heading towards an overwhelming success… because in the first races it was already 4 x 1° prize in the first provincial races… and this against more than 5.000 participating pigeons! [citation needed] The predecessors of modern-day racing pigeons were pigeons bred for their homing ability, primarily to carry messages. by Martin Martens on 26/04/2010, related fanciers: When we shift through the history of the international pigeon sport, looking for exceptional breeding lines… for exceptional stock pigeons… for the origin of a ‘super pedigree’… you will notice that numerous current top lines can be traced back to just a few ‘specific stock pigeons’ from a very distant past. This legend of carrier pigeon sport created a pigeon breed that easily wins competitions all over the world. As a result the van Loon strain grew to be one of the most influential strains in the history of the racing pigeons sport. Sire Belg 08.6350610 Lord Louis sire and grand sire winners bred by Louis Van Loon. Then it was to Janssen Brothers and Karl Meulemans , who need no introduction, and the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle was the loft of Herman Beverdam in Holland. Louis Van Loon < Back. Hall of Fame . Philippe Frederick, Retinne (B)The Belgian King of the Sprint, so as he is sometimes called! The Morris Gordon pigeons have a perch in the world history books for being the premier strain at the distance. 1 source in the world for the original pure Van Loon family of pigeon. Reserve NOW > Sign up here for our newsletter. 4th ACE Long Distance New 2021 racing pigeons out good bloodlines 9 birds are off to England for one lofting all great looking pigeons will sell in three six or nines thanks bev. In the crossbreed with long-distance pigeons, he was able to deliver a convincing performance in the 1250 km overnight races. Dirk Van Dyck and the “Kannibaal"… Dirk Van Dyck was thanks to its top pigeon "B 95 - 6246005 Kannibaal", the 1996 1st National ACE middle distance KBDB became world-famous. Louis van Loon in his younger years had already mastered the art of searching for and breeding of top … 1st/662 p.; 4th/1.350 p.; 7th/7.292 p.; 14th/14.139 p.; 15th/9.727 p.; 17th/18.072 p.; 28th/12.111 p.; etc. NexGen Van Loons – History and Origins Those that know me, or have read many of the articles that I have written for both the ARPJ and APFA magazines will be aware of my love affair with the Van Loon Pigeons. Dear sports fan, I hope you have enjoyed this newsletter and the information contained herein. Gust Hofkens, Joseph De Klak, Herman Brothers of Germany, Albert Van de Flaes, and the list goes on, were some of the fanciers who made the pilgrimage to the brothers of Arendonk and changed history in pigeon racing forever. Planet Brothers is dedicated in the pursuit of breeding top class racing pigeons and the No. His “RINGLESS” was paired with the daughter to breed the mother of the 1st ACE Pigeon BRD´12.). Following this brief information, I would like to direct attention to the pigeons shown below. Email: racingpigeon@btconnect.com. 3 days ago. There, it was confirmed to me that the 2011 SUPERCHAMPIONAT of the DE DUIF magazine was won by Günther Prange in Germany, by Dirk van Dijck in Belgium and by Jan Keen in the Netherlands. History. Thirty years ago, Albert Vanderflaes visited Mr. Louis Van Loon. The best pigeon ever to win in the Million Dollar Race in South Africa – “BIRDY“ – descends from the same line. 6th ACE Middle Distance/Prov. These 3 breeders were the best that European pigeon sport had to offer in 2011. •    A short summary of the immense title wins of Philippe Frederick•    3 Times National Champion Sprint B.D.S.•    3 Times National Vice Champion Sprint B.D.S.•    10 Times Between the 4 First on The National Championship Sprint B.D.S.•    12 Times Between the 9 First on The National Championship Sprint B.D.S.•    10 Times Prize Winner National Championship K.B.D.B.•    733 x 1° Prizes without duplication on the last 25 years.•    14 Times 1st Provincial Champion K.B.D.B.•    Hold the record with 6 prize winner and 5 times in the 8 first National Champion Sprint K.B.D.B.•    2nd National Champion Sprint “Gouden Duif” Aug. 2005At the moment there is an auction on ‘PiPa’ in which Philippe Frederick offers  23 DIRECT LOUIS VAN LOON-PIGEONS from his own breeding loft! References that speak for themselves! On advice from Willem de Bruijn, Hans and Evert Jan Eijerkamp, over a two-year period, purchased 80 youngsters from the Heremans-Ceusters tandem. “TRIPLE CROWN” was originally held by Jan Keen under the name “Mr. References . Philippe had the privilege of being allowed to select the best for himself, for his own breeding source! Introduction. The Van Dyck family's decision not to sell the Kannibaal, was possibly the best she has ever taken. In the Antwerp Union, the “University of Pigeon Racing”, the Heremans-Ceusters pigeons ruled with an iron fist and were unbeatable due to their ability to orient quickly and their pure speed. So this name change seems appropriate to me. Report. Nat. The mother is a sister of Dirk van Dijck’s “KANNIBAAL”, the father comes from André Bellens – from the pigeon loft that is co-responsible for the 330 line of Günther Prange. This led to the creation of the typical Jellema racing pigeon, which is another version of the modern day long distance pigeon.
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