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Insight To The Hagans
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 At
Bloemstraat, Achthuizen, Holland, stands
a small structure which contains one of
the greatest families of long and marathon
distance racing pigeons of the modern
era. At this time, March 2005, the season
of Spring has yet to fully enwrap its
arms around the continent of Europe although
there are signs of a subtle appearance
in the landscape. But here in the land
of my birth I use my imagination based
upon research to travel and see rows of
perches containing blooms of outstanding
racing pigeons for never perhaps in the
history of the sport has such a small
colony of pigeons gained such a deserving
international reputation.
The
Hagens are relatively young in age as
are their loft of pigeons and assuming
that they live for a quite a number of
years yet the potential and the future
successes of this loft are predicted to
be in the realms of the phenomenal. For
as a team the brothers have blended the
very best of endurance bloodlines and
are confirming by their results so far
their reputation as being masters at their
chosen art. Not just as racers but as
breeders.
The
base is their reputable super couple from
the De Weerdt Brothers, the NL89-111 &
NL89- 274, which has produced scores of
champion racers coupled with the famous
Theelen cock 'The Rhooie Kweker' which
is the 'red godfather' of the Hagens family.
(Jan Theelen being a past winner of the
Barcelona International). The so called
red godfather being the grand sire of
'Sarina' 3rd International Barcelona;
'Lucinda' 23rd International Barcelona;
'Rivaldo' 2nd and 7th National Bordeaux;
'Bauer 014' 1st International Tarbes.
Sarina being internationally acclaimed
as being one of the best distance pigeons
of her era. Her sire being the great 'Carcasonne'
a wonderful breeder and racer scoring
13th, 49th, 52nd and 89th in Nationals.
Another great hen was 'Sonja' who became
the Hagens first International winner
from Perpignan after scoring from St.
Vincent
and San Sebastian. May I add that a son
and a daughter of Sarina was sold recently
for the sum of 22,500 pounds sterling.
The
joining of the bloodlines of 'Carcasonne'
and the 'Rhooie Kweker' would appear to
be the basis for the Hagens reputation
world-wide. Of course if a family is producing
so many winners and it is reported that
about 5 National Winners for other fanciers
aside from the Brothers successes then
the sport is bound to sit up and take
notice. This is all an exciting development
for we in a modern age are witnessing
more so than say the sport of Hansennes
day the evolution of a strain and the
ultra distance pigeons of tomorrow. Of
course the Hagens are not the sole pioneers
of the sport in the new millennium but
they are an important part in the growth
of a new breed of pigeon destined to conquer
the extreme distances. Their progeny has
been
spreading gradually throughout the world's
pigeon fraternity and hopefully through
inspired management will add to the potential
and progress of the sport. I await with
interest (God willing)!
by: Liam O Comain
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