Long Distance - Eijerkamp & Sons

The golden roots of the long-distance racers are the van Wanroy line together with the distinguished “Kleine Donkere”, best cock of the Netherlands WHZB in 1979. Another magnificent breeding cock is the “Black Giant”, winner of the 1^st National Bergerac in 1995 and many other top prizes in the national races. He emerged at high speed into a fantastic breeding cock that produces National Ace- and top pigeons into many generations. “Katja”, a crossbreed between Jan Aarden (“Witbuik” line) x van Wanroy is a fantastic breeding hen as well. Offspring of this magnificent hen, who won 1^st National Bergerac, win many a first prize at the overnight long distance races.

At Hans Eijerkamp and Sons' lofts these lines are crossed with the old 'own' racing- and breeding lines. In these pigeons we find the bloodlines of Westerhuis, the Cobut and last but not least the old lines of Van der Wegen and Jan Aarden. In addition to this, Hans Eijerkamp has always been looking for the best racing pigeons alive. For a lot of money he bought National winners such as “Red Rising Sun”, 1^st National Dax, the “Bergerac '94”, the national winner of Bergerac in 1994, “Bonfire” 1^st Nat NPO Brive etc. Another spectacular move was “Juwelier”, 1^st Provincial Ace pigeon VNCC Long distance 2004 and bred from a granddaughter “Black Giant”. Also the great “Asterix” was put for breeding after a successful racing career at the Eijerkamp lofts. This great cock was 3^rd National Ace pigeon long distance of the Netherlands 2004 and he won a.o. 3^rd National St Vincent. Champion “Tiësto” was International winner of Perigueux in 2005 against 18,533 pigeons in the private loft of Henk Jurriens and is father and he was bred from the old Van der Wegen lines. The 2005 sensation in the long distance for sure was “Salinero”. He was winner of 2^nd National NPO Perigueux and 1^st National and 1^st International Bergerac 2005 within 3 weeks time. “Salinero” is a pure Wijnands and son cock and searching for a good hen for this crack Team Eijerkamp also visited Harry and Roger Wijnands in Maastricht. Piet Schrijvers, Henk Jurriens, Evert-Jan Eijerkamp and his father were that enthusiastic about this quality that they bought in 2006 35 youngsters direct from the top breeders as well as two rounds of eggs in 2006 and 2007 from the very best racing birds. At the Eijerkamp lofts these birds will be crossed to the great long distance lines of the “Tiësto”, “Salinero”, “Black Giant”, “Kleine Donkere”, “Juwelier”, Van der Wegen , van Wanroy. Greenfield Stud in Brummen houses now children of the great Wijnands and Son birds: “Pozatto”, “Witneus”, “Blauwe Brouwers”, “Late Simpson”, “Red Simpson”, “Gimondi”, “Duiker”, “Gouden Barcelona”, “Blauwe Roger”, “Bettini”, “Ballerini” and many many more. The Wijnands and Son pigeons are all based on the best lines of Van der Wegen, Gebr. Kuypers, Theelen. In the winter 2007 Wijnands and Son made a total auction of all their old birds and the auction turned out to be a huge success. In average the birds were sold for € 2.600, - and the highest amount was paid for Champion “Witneus” who was sold for € 43.000, - while the National winner Bordeaux, “Pozatto” who was sold for EUR 33.600,-. After the sale the demand for these birds became extreme especially again after the International victory Barcelona by Danny Vagenende with a 50% Wijnands and son bird who was bred out of a daughter from the “Duiker”. Hans Eijerkamp again proofed that he had a special nose for 'special' pigeons for good pigeons. The first crosses with the Wijnands and Son pigeons in 2008 and 2009 already proven to be a success as these yearlings showed that their genes have it just in them.

“Drogba”, 1^st national Ace pigeon long distance of the Netherlands WHZB
“Drogba” is the great new champion in the present long distance colony. As a yearling this top bird won 325th Nat. NPO Perigueux against 6,500 pigeons and 4,087th Nat. Bergerac against 17,160 pigeons. In 2006 he astonished pigeon sport - loving Netherlands with 3 absolute top prizes. With these 3 achievements he was proclaimed 1st National Ace pigeon long-distance of the Netherlands WHZB 2006.

Spite the great offers made he was again raced in the 2007 season were he proofed his skills again by winning 46^th Nat. NPO Perigueux against 6.843 birds. On this race he was clocked in the night at 3.25 hrs am. Three weeks later he won 60th National Bergerac against 15.490 birds and at this race he was clocked again in the night at 1.00 am. Due to the naturalization time he was dropped back in the prize list. With another good results from Brive, “Drogba” became 7th National Ace pigeon in the long distance. “Drogba” was bred from Hans Eijerkamp and Sons” finest race-breeding lines. "The Sire" is a grandson of “Black Giant”, 1^st Nat. Bergerac 1995 x “Beauty”, Super hen from “Dicky” x “Buffel”. Dam of “Drogba” is “Georgina”, a daughter of the “Jonge Musketier” x “Katja”, 1^st Nat. Bergerac 1996. All are bloodlines that go back to the golden lines of Wanroy - Cobut - Jan Aarden. In 2008 he was put for stock were he can proof his skills in breeding new future champion birds.

Hans Eijerkamp and Sons started the season with 36 widowhood cocks. After careful consideration they only organized long-distance races at the Greenfield Stud with afternoon releases, so that a set of six races was scheduled. Since 2008 also 16 pairs sent on the natural system while the yearlings were raced as priest just for training and selection. In 2008 also 7 birds were basketed for Pau as all assumed it was an afternoon release. However the birds were liberated in Pau at 11 hrs. In the National list Hans Eijerkamp and Sons has the fastest 3 birds starting 17^th - 48^th and 86^th National against 2.682 birds. National with the hens “Mabel” won 4th National as “Alicia” won 25^th National with the hens.