International Racing Pigeon Issue nr 2 . May 2018 | Page 53

30 Machiel Buijk The house of Jan Aarden The most important pigeon strain in the history of marathon racing is that of Jan Aarden … the late super champion with a strain of pigeons that stands out in the toughest battles! That ancient strain is preserved in an outstanding way by Dutch Machiel Buijk, the house of Jan Aarden. He owned 13 direct children of ‘Dolle’ and 18 direct children of ‘Vlekje’ the base for his unique Jan Aarden strain. Many pigeon fanciers, all over the world, succeeded with pigeons from Machiel Buijk. No man in pigeon racing owns a colony of Jan Aarden pigeons so close to the absolute base - that is what makes Machiel Buijk so special in the International pigeon world … and that is why so many fanciers worldwide know the way to Machiel Buijk’s homeground Hoogerheide; because very inbred pigeons are so important to built up a strong colony of good racing pigeons. At his fantastic breeding lofts there are only pure Jan Aarden pigeons of a quality never seen before; all bred from the best lines of the world famous Jan Aarden long distance strain. Machiel Buijk has always been very impressed by the ‘Dolle’ of Marijn van Geel, not only for its perfect results on the long distance races, but even more by the unique breeding eyes of this bird. He proved to be one of the best breeding birds of the Jan Aarden strain. ‘Dolle’ is without any doubt the best long distance pigeon ever; he participated in 17 long distance races and won 17 prizes with a/o 1. prov. St. Vincent 1,684 b. (3. Nat. 6,844 b.), 1. prov. Dax 1,032 b. Machiel Buijk Zandfort 96, 4631 RR Hoogerheide (NL) (3. Nat. 3,649 b.), 9. prov. Limoges - 1,610 b., 12. Nat. St. Vincent - 6,917 b., etc. The ‘Dolle’-strain of Marijn van Geel has produced many National and International winners since and therefore his his value for the pigeon sport became immense. Machiel Buijk has had 13 direct children of ‘Dolle’ and 18 direct children of ‘Vlekje’ (top grandson to ‘Dolle’) in his breeding loft. Those pigeons were the basis for his unique Jan Aarden strain. In 2014, fifteen descendants of the legendary ‘Dolle’ won a National or International long distance race and the list of victories is growing. The Jan Aarden strain still lives in all its glory thanks to the passion of Machiel Buijk for the best long distance strain in the world. The ancient Jan Aarden strain is preserved in an outstanding way by Dutch Machiel Buijk Phone [phone] E-mail: [email protected] www.machielbuijk.nl