International Racing Pigeon Issue nr 3 . June 2018 | Page 9

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best and purest Jan Aarden pigeons of all. Marijn van

Geel not only had the best results on the 1000

kilometre races (621 miles) but his pigeons won

out of turn for many other lofts too. For long

distance racing there were no better pigeons than those of

Marijn van Geel and Machiel decided that in order to keep the

Jan Aarden strain pure for the future, he had to form a colony

of these pigeons, all direct from the Van Geel loft. It was really

difficult to buy those pigeons at that time, because everybody

wanted them so much but. Having known Machiel since he

was a young lad and having watched him mature as a keen

and competent pigeon fancier, Van Geel not only sold him

pigeons, but taught him over the years all about the Jan

Aarden strain Machiel Buijk’s favourite Van Geel pigeon

has always been the 'Dolle', not only for its perfect

results on the long distance races, but even more by the

unique breeding eyes of this bird. The 'Dolle proved to be

one of the best breeding birds of the Jan Aarden strain.

The 'Dolle' is without any doubt the best long distance pigeon

ever. The 'Dolle' participated in 17 long distance races and won

17 prizes. His most important results are:

1st Provincial St. Vincent 1.684 birds

3rd National St. Vincent 6.844 birds

1st Provincial Dax 1.032 birds

3rd National Dax 3.649 birds

9th Provincial Limoges 1.610 birds

12th National St. Vincent 6.917 birds

20th Provincial Chateauroux 2.176 birds

22nd Provincial Chateauroux 2.425 birds

39th Provincial Moulins 5.146 birds

59th Provincial Moulins 4.612birds

66th National Dax 3.561 birds

The

''Dolle''

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