from breeders that have a very good sire, his offspring flying in stunning results, we all heard it before. Less often is it already the case that the offspring of this sire equal to a number of different ways to shock has brought extraordinary. But how often have we heard of pigeons, have shaped the whole shots over decades? This is very rare. How many times but in these cases and the same Variety pigeons a handful of national top breeders and even a "race" produced with an international reputation? Well, by now we should already have thought very carefully to find such cases. If we ask then, that the pigeons of this breeder, this feat over a period of more than 40 years, always ready to put, and this active even many years on the career of breeder addition, it strikes us most, only the impact of the Brothers Janssen one. But no later than the following final demand are also the venerable brothers from Arendonk out of the race: The breeder should be a "small", with a portfolio including juveniles of less than 50 animals!
Such a thing does not exist? But! There was this remarkable breed, his name was Theo Gilbert of Zulte.
came little more than a year ago I came into possession of three pigeons a Belgian lace shock, who plays for decades there even at the highest national top level. Since the three pigeons came from the absolute top breeders of this blow, I introduced them, although her appearance I do not really promised so much, for they were hammered very dark to black, or black Check. And this color has never appealed me most. They were also quite large and had chestnut-colored to yellowish-brown eyes. Again, this is when I had a request concert, not one of my favorites among the externals. But the performance of the direct relationship of origin and let me blow on such trivialities like "ignore".
When studying the origin of new acquisitions, I noticed very quickly that they all share several occasions declined to a dust source, which we absolutely can handle as the root name of that Belgian pigeon shock. And this pigeon was the famous "Panther" by Jos Vercammen. He was identified as a grandson of the "Oude Panter v. 81" by now, this is now not difficult to guess: Theo Gilbert.
Actually, it does not interest me what the five or six generations Pedigree of a dove, is the current relationship is crucial to their power density! But the name Theo Gilbert I had already read once. Was not the mother of "clear", the world famous master of Valere Desmet dove from Nokere also a breeder of the same name? Valere Desmet founded on the basis of this "clear" from the mid 40s of last century, his "deaf race" called-Desmet Mathys, that caused a worldwide sensation for several decades.
Could it really be? The same breeder at a distance of more than 40 years, two world-class quasi co-founded colonies, and yet we talk little about him today and find hardly productive Information about him? I wanted to pursue this issue and of course, how is it that succeeded Theo Gilbert, over such a long time such a sweeping pigeons to breed. After some research, and thanks to the help of the Belgian sports friend Georget board (thanks again to this point, Georget) gave to me a clearer picture of this exceptional breeder. Theo Gilbert and what I could find out about his growing method, it more than worthy to be presented at this point.
's start in the 40s. Theo Gilbert had at that time, according to several sources (eg, Piet de Weerd Rustling wings, p.76 ) A world-class stallions: the "Oude Zwarte. On the Origin of the pigeons by Theo Gilbert can find but little. Here is the source location is very bad. If, however, de Weerd and Edward Baeten ( "De witte veer" ) be right, it could eventually go back to his pigeons pigeons from Theo Vandevelde, beyond the Gebr.Delombaerde and Vic Biebuyck their way up to Theo Gilbert found. The pigeons of Theo Vandevelde have also made a major part in building up the colonies of Charles Vanderespt and Cattrysse Gebr.
Back to the "Oude Zwarte ' A black daughter of this bird went to Michel Nachtergaele also living in Zulte. From it he drew in quick succession the "Frullen", the "Coppi", the "Witterugge" and a few other absolute Toptauben. These pigeons flown over one million Belgian francs in prize money, while also-four first prizes. The "Coppi" and the "Witterugge" were considered together with the "aware" of Desmet-Matthijs as the best middle distance pigeons that had flown up to that point in Belgium. Michel Nachtergaele was the offspring of the hen and the "Coppi" and "Witterugge" for years until well into the '50s into an absolute peak impact in Belgium. Since he had only a manageable stock, went into the next ten to fifteen years, almost all of his pigeons back to this Stammtäubin Theo Gilbert. This proves to me the present catalog of a young pigeon auction, Nachtergaele 1956 in Kortrijk held.
But Nachtergaele benefited not only one of these pigeons. A Belgian named Georges Busschaert had daughters and sons of the "Coppi" and "Witterugge" and the "Fijne" a direct son of the Gilbert-hen Nachtergaele. These pigeons Busschaert moved for professional reasons over to Kent in the UK and founded the most successful and popular hit that it has been in the UK ever. Alan Wheeldon even writes that there is not a single breeder in Great Britain, at least not once Buschaert pigeons would have been on the beat.
The "Oude Zwarte" by Theo Gilbert brought another female another daughter who would become famous: the "Frulle", an "enormously big, broad, flat, built impressive duck, but without the weight." It was dark, had some white feathers in the corners of his eyes and had brown-dark eyes. It was described by Piet de Weerd ( Prof. Alfons Anker "The art of breeding," p.258). She had the ring number B-38-3363097, and was coupled to the "Oude rusting. From this mating was then the said "clear" with the ring number B-46-3,060,539th He success in six years, only 64 prizes in 66 missions, but was placed 52 times in the first tenth of the pigeons, in the first 19 times and won 489 499 percent Belgian francs in prize money.
But as a breeding bird was the "clear" even better. And so could Valère Desmet found him based on a pigeon strain, which under the name "Desmet Mathys," should be world famous. But the mother was aware of, by far not the only Dove Theo Gilbert, Desmet to the formation of his race began. According to Jules Gallez ( "The history of Belgian racing pigeon Part I", S.309 ff ) were also "Duivin gratings" those who "Gilbert Duivin with No. B-45-234258, the father of Witoog directly from Gilbert, and a bird was imported by Gentil Rijsman also a "half-Gilbert. Whether on the five pigeons Gilbert Gilbert, further pigeons were involved in the structure of the tribe of Desmet Mathys, my sources give her no, but that Valére Desmet these pigeons has partly multiple anchored in the main building through targeted breeding. Had it been the 70's and Theo Gilbert would have been so popular, just like the Janssen brothers, I would take almost that the root of Valere Desmet would probably rather not get the name "Desmet Mathys," but full of pride as a branch impact of Theo Gilbert would have been called. But Theo Gilbert was a small and apparently very modest breeder who attached no importance to publicity.
Well, not only the direct children of the Oude Zwarte Theo Gilbert affected the pigeon sport sustainable. His pigeons were also involved in the following decades in the development of national-caliber shots in Belgium. The mid-50s well into the 70s, the brothers Debaene Nokere from their successes world-famous. Her doves took to the main line of the clear-Desmet Mathys and numerous pigeons imported from Theo Gilbert back ( Victor Vansalen "To breed champions," p. 125 ).
traveled in Waregem Jozef Verheyen years the highest level. His impact was due to the pigeons by Theo Gilbert. He described himself in the whole prospectus Theo Gilbert's impact as a branch of Theo Gilbert, to whom he owed his success. Finally, attention
made in the 80s again three direct Theo Gilbert pigeons to:
The "Rapido" was first provinzale Ace Pigeon Fond in East Flanders with the record-coefficient of 0.59% and three first Price from Tours, his full brother of 'Panther' (it, this is the aforementioned "Oude Panter v. 81) to win twice a 1st From Orleans to provincial level and another full brother of "Cupid" makes out to be very good breeding bird at Raoul and Xavier Verstraete a name. The "Rapido" and "Panther" was bought by Verstraete and they should be deaf to their master stroke in that time. But not only these pigeons Verstraete provided in the 80's and early 90's through the achievement of many national honors for attention. In the Netherlands, for example with the named NL-89-2729024 "Euro Star" ( obviously a popular name ) a bird with Verstraete-record score of the first National Ace Pigeon Middle Distance. And this bird is a grandson of the "Rapido" was.
Alfons Slaets had a descendant of the "Oude Panter v. 81. And this bird won Vercammen compared directly against pigeons from Jos. This created a little otherwise, was thus Jos Vercammen clear, had to buy what he dove to reinforce themselves: just this' Panther 86 "just by Alfonso Slaets. He also bought other descendants of the "Oude Panther" and the "Rapido" directly Verstraete and built it up to its national day at the top in Belgium traveling colony. The most recent example of this performance is the achievement of the 1 and 2 National Award 2009 at the prestigious Flight of the whole of Belgium: The national air Bourges. Their pigeons were the two fastest against 64,621 pigeons. In the pedigree of the father of the nation emerged winner of the "Panther" and four times in the pedigree of 2.national appears the "Panther" on as many as five times.
Michel Nachtergaele, Georges Busschaert, Desmet Mathys, Gebr Deba, Jef Verheyen, Alfons Slaets, R. and X. Verstraete, Jos Vercammen and his own success, what do you think, dear reader: I have exaggerated in the opening paragraph, which relates to the performance and exercise control of the pigeons by Theo Gilbert? I think not.
In the second part, I'll try the Zuchstrategie Theo Gilbert to get on the track.
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