| Subscribe newsflash | Show all newsitems | 1st -29.185p & 1st-21.355 p. & 1st -1.797p. Published 03/06/2013 Last Saturday it was a tough weekend. A hard North wind with low speeds for all races in Holland. Ideal for Verkerk pigeons. Judge yourself! A lot of sections (provincial races) had a teletext race. We want to congratulate all winners. There was also a interprovincial race from Sens. World famous Peter vd Merwe (Dordrecht) won the 1st prize against 29.185 pigeons with 3.15 minutes ahaed from 413km. From Chateaudun this same hen won the 5th NPO and Interprov. against 11.572 pigeons last week. She is bred out of direct Verkerk-cock. His parents are Pavarotti (Casanova x Diversion) x Oprah (Magnum x Amorina) In section West against 11.391 pigeons Mr. Yong Lin (Ter Aar) won teletext for the 3rd time this year. A lot of his pigeons are related or direct out of our pigeons. Now he started with 2nd and 7th of 453km. Superbreeders for him are a.o. a halfbrother to Olympic Solange and a son of Bulldozer x Olympic Solange (nestbrother to Euphoria-Dam Feline) Ourselves we started with the 1st against 1.797 pigeons with a daughter of Icarus (Bulldozer x Olympic Unbelievable) x  Sissy (owned by Mr. Dong-China). This was the fastest pigeon in the north of our province (16th - 29.185 pigeons) Mr. Anthony Derksen (Almelo) won the 1st Provincial + teletekst from Nanteuil (449km) against 21.355 pigeons. This cock was provincial sprint ace pigeon in 2012. This cock is also bred out of a direct Verkerk pigeon, from Dragon (Cocoon x Diversion) x Bonita (Bulldozer x Olympic Solange). Mr. Henri van Venrooij (Deurne) has a great season with a lot of Verkerk-pigeons. He was also on teletext with 2 pigeons. Both with Verkerk-blood. He had 10 pigeons in the top 13 against 3.540 pigeons. His best breeder at the moment is bred out of halfbrother Olympic Solange x halfsister Sita.