How the HERMES Race was Bred

for the German Programme

It was enough to have a hand-full of selected pigeons because the primary target was the offspring of the world-famous OUDE MERCKX B-67-62820316 of the Janssen Brothers from Arendonk. The world-famous VELO B-74-6108765, a direct son of OUDE MERCKX, demonstrated his class in our breeding loft for 10 years. Another mainstay in our breeding loft was the granddaughter of OUDE MERCKX and the daughter of the world-famous 019, B-79-6263 312. Add to that a top inheritor from the loft of the Janssen Brothers, known as WEIßSCHWANZ B-77-6269098 as an annual AS bird from Arendonk. The DICKE BLAUE B-94-6263829 from Arendonk turned out to be a top inheritor, while his brother was also an AS pigeon from Arendonk. His mother B-90-6311738 flew in the following top prizes: Quievrain: 1., 3., 3., 8., 10., 15., 15., 17. and 18., the ancestor pigeon of Jef Lauwerts. The incestuous ancestor in the 6^th generation of brother-sister mating was purchased after the death of Dr. Meyer from Hamburg. He comes from the famous loft of the DE KLAK line 'De Meeuw, De Rappe, Bange 51 and Jonge Vechter'.

the father: 0166-80-391

mother: 03532-79-705

Another mainstay in the breeding loft was the world-famous LADY BARCELONA

The combination 07944-81-127 and LADY BARCELONA produced world-class pigeons. They provide the same strength of inheritance over generations on the same high level. A coincidence also accelerated the construction of our loft. The BLUE WITOGER B-73-6296505 with 24 first competitions without doubling was a living legend in Arendonk in its own time. It was a top inheritor in our breeding loft even if he didn't have a pedigree. The hen B-81-3339758 from Emil Deweerdt was a wonderful breeding hen. Her mother, LIESBET B-78-3402098, flew in the 1. national Barcelona in 1981 with 6,729 pigeons.
I also should not forget to mention that my friend, PIET DE WEERD, made a great contribution to successfully building up a stock. The breeding bird PIET B-76-6371889 introduced by him and the hen NL-76-311995 was the success story beyond compare. PIET from the MEULEMANNS loft, the brother of the famous KADET, WITNEUS and TIGER, is the stand-alone ancestor bird of our loft. The hen NL-76-311995 is a daughter of NL-69-2117575 that is a brother of the famous DOLLE from Martha van Geel. These very few excellent species ancestor pigeons were enough to build up a stock that is beyond compare in Germany in the medium-distance route. Our success is proof of that.