Klip
Verhagen OF Rotterdam, Holland
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This
Dutch partnership races extreme long distances
into the area of Rotterdam. In the opinion
of reliable pigeon sport commentators
it is the best Dutch loft of the present
time. The partnership is composed of Hans
Klip, Jan Verhagen and Arjan Verhagen.
As a partnership it was formed in about
1989 and although they had success early
at the shorter distances by winning many
local championships their hearts were
not satisfied until they set their sights
at the long and marathon distances. This
objective motivated the partners to send
to the Dutch nationals and from the start
the results were good for example 24th
National Bergerac, 14th National St Vincent.
Then in approximately 1996 a decision
was taken to enter the extreme distances.
Being astute fanciers they knew that they
required new bloodlines for the ultras
therefore they disposed of most of their
old stock and brought in what was required.
This included Marcel Brakhuis bloodlines
from Willie Beuken and the bloodlines
of Henk/ Wim Timmermans with Kempeneers
and Biemans plus Overwater (Strijen),
Neerbos (Tiel), and Thei Hermans. Which
would have included Eijerkamp/Muller and
Batenburg genes.
The
new blood coupled with outstanding management
ensured, for example, the winning of the
following championships for 2004: 1st
Champion Fond PV Zuiderpost; 1st Champion
Fond Linker Maasoever Morning release;
2nd Champion Fond Linker Maasoever Midday
release; 1st Champion Fondclub Rotterdam
Midday release; 2nd Champion Fondclub
Rotterdam Morning release; 2nd Champion
Provincial Midday release; 2nd Champion
Provincial Morning release; 1st Champion
Attractie ZB Midday release; 1st Champion
Attractie ZB Morning release; 1st Ace
Pigeon Midday release Fondclub Rotterdam;
1st Ace Pigeon Morning release Fondclub
Rotterdam. Flying from two modest lofts
and on the natural system only.
In
2004 the partnership from Bordeaux National
were- 48th, 57th, 210th, 383rd, 414th;
St. Vincent National.- 6th, 121th, 232nd;
Montauban National- 261th, 668th, 740th;
St. Vincent National- 222nd, 298th, 651st,
685th; Bordeaux National- 65th, 277th,
327th, 647th, 675th, 704th; Bergerac National-
34th, 342nd, 712th; Ochtendlossing ZLU.
Pau
National- 3rd; Dax National- 59th, 247th,
392nd, 424th; Barcelona National- 195th,
429th; Marseille National- 228th, 270th,
405th, 758th; Perpignan National- 8th,
335th, 712th, 1188th. And this against
the cream of the Dutch fancy and covering
extreme distances to Rotterdam in the
north against thousands of pigeons. Look
at the positions of their first arrival
in each of the above Nationals and taking
their geographical position into consideration
confirms the quality of their family of
racing pigeons.
The
Klip- Verhagen partnership is one of the
most exciting ones in Europe at the present
time and I look forward to the evolution
of their strain and its successes in the
future. Again I must emphasize, what I
implied by implication, that when their
birds are still flying homewards because
of the distance to cover many others lofts
are closed. Yes, they are the stayers
of the stayers!

by: Liam O Comain
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