References – Kramer Duiven

2024

Comb. Kuijt/Vaas, Wormerveer (Ward 6/ZCC)

Our pigeon colleagues from Wormerveer have been flying very well this season. Marcel Kuijt, working as a plasterer, and Wesley Vaas, working as an all-round carpenter, form a good duo that has been leaving their mark in the results for several years now. Part of their strain consists of Kramer pigeons that Marcel bought from us in the past. Their sights are set on the one-day long distance and the young pigeon races. Two references this season:

M23 – NPO Pontoise –^2nd against 7,040 pigeons – NL23-9220204 V (Grandchild ‘Blueliner’) – June 8, 2024

Mother relates to the “116.

E28 – NPO St. Maure de Tour – ^6th NPO against 3,146 pigeons – NL22-8357726 V (Child ‘325’ x ‘326’) – July 14, 2024

Father:

Marcel Kroon, Assendelft (Ward 6/ZCC)

Marcel Kroon’s daily business is making puzzles, he is a die-cutter. He punches puzzles in large format. In addition, he has been a volunteer at p.v. Zaanstreek-Noord for many years. He mans the computer loft, all youngsters of the club are registered and chipped by him. Now and then we exchange pigeons with Marcel or buy a ticket from him. Back and forth it always results in some success. Also this year.

M21 – Vitry –^2nd against 1,782 pigeons- NL22-8353703 M – May 25, 2024

Jon Siemons, Krommenie (Ward 6/ZCC)

Construction manager Jon Siemons has been flying in the top of various rankings for many years. Jon played a^1st within p.v. Zaanstreek-Noord against 1,061 pigeons and the^2nd in the ZCC against 1,453 pigeons on Flight V17. The mother comes from our loft and is a child of ‘Cees’, our very first division winner in 2007 x an hen from Leo Heremans. This has become a very successful breeding hen on the loft of Jon Siemons.

V17 – Lennik – ZCC – 2nd against 1,453 pigeons – NL22-8353984 V – April 17, 2024

Mother:

Richard Faber, Westzaan (Ward 6/ZCC)

Richard Faber is from Westzaan and works as a crane driver. He is also the treasurer of the ZCC. He has been playing at the very highest level for decades and we play against him weekly in the Zaan and in the division. In 2018 we did a pigeon exchange with Richard. Richard still owns a son of our ‘TGV’, the NL19-684, and children from this cock are doing well in his loft. Two references:

V15 – Roosendaal –^2nd against 3,237 pigeons – NL21-1084898 V (Grandchild ‘TGV’) – April 13, 2024

V16 – Duffel –^1st against 3,152 pigeons – NL22-8353240 V (grandchild ‘TGV’) – April 20, 2024

Comb. Kuiper, Assendelft (Ward 6/ZCC)

Thomas Kuiper and Lieke Koopman are working hard. Known for ‘Brittany’, the^1st Ace Pigeon of the biggest OLR of the world in Pattaya, Thailand 2022/2023. And this season they did it over with no less than 4 Intertext entries. Great class! Thomas and Lieke did a co-breeding with their good friend Pascal Jongsma. Pascal bought on our first own online pigeon sale the ‘Son of Juno’, the NL17-749. A pigeon from this co-breeding runs Intertext at the loft in Assendelft.

E26 – Saulieu –^5th NPO against 3,663 pigeons – NL23-9218921 V (grandchild ‘Juno’) – June 29, 2024

Dirk & Stephan Göbel, Zwammerdam/Noorden (Ward 5)

Stephan is our regular veterinarian. Starting this season, we have to drive a little further to the practice, to the town of North. But it is more than worth it! Stephan started his own practice and it was completely rebuilt with the help of his father who is a contractor. The combination started flying this season on a loft on top of the vet practice with young pigeons. The old pigeons still flew on father Dirk’s loft in Zwammerdam. The old pigeons of this combination gave a beautiful reference.

V16 – Quievrain – Afd.5 Sam. Midden-Holland-Oost – ^9th against 3,664 pigeons – NL22-8451937 V (granddaughter ‘Super Harry’) – April 20, 2024

Thomas Hullegie, Dedemsvaart (Ward 10)

Thomas Hullegie is still very satisfied with his purchase of a daughter from ‘SOK 122’ x ‘Denise’, the NL20-1383451 in 2020. Two references emerge from this hen:

V17 – Venlo – ^17th against 19,486 pigeons – NL21-4774646 M – April 27, 2024

E32 – Issoudun – ^10th NPO against 1,743 pigeons – NL22-8062799 M – Aug. 10, 2024

Cees Nagel, Den Helder (Ward 6)

Cees Nagel flew very well last season. Basically a day long distance player, but on Vitesse flight V17 from Lennik he even managed to take a departmental victory. In this a little bit of Kramer blood.

V17 – Lennik –^1st against 14,482 pigeons – NL23-9229093 V – April 27, 2024

André van der Wiel & Schreuder, Luyksgestel (Ward 3)

Retired Andre van de Wiel is a top player from division 3 East Brabant. In 2021 he came to us to buy a couple of pigeons. A cock and an hen were named Kras Martijn and Blauwe Marit. And out of that came the Jong Kramertje. Not without merit:

M22 – Melun –^1st against 4,019 pigeons – NL22-2244495 V – June 3, 2023

Reference overview 2021

Price*	Number of pigeons	Unloading site	Number of km.	Game context	Lover	% Kramer
1	9.358	Pont St. Maxence	401	Department	Jelger Klinkenberg	50
1	1.417	Niergnies	241	Region	Ronald Veenendaal	100
1	1.097	Kalkar	93	Rayon	Thomas Hullegie	50
1	593	Tienen	143	Circuit	Chris van Ginkel	50
1	450	Vierzon	573	Rayon	Göbel-vd Sluis	50
2	1.894	Chateaudun	562	Afd North	Jelger Klinkenberg	50
3	1.012	Vadu Volovat	445	OLR	Stefan Botnar	50
3	1.449	Duffel	181	CC	Chris Weber	50
3	2.225	Lennik	149	Rayon	Göbel-vd Sluis	50
3	1.684	Niergnies	296	Afd North	Jelger Klinkenberg	50
6	614	Fontenay	531	NPO North	Frits Jonker	50
7	1.378	Weert	160	Rayon	Thomas Hullegie	50
7	3.005	Chateauroux	667	NPO	Colinda Brugemann	50
7	3.105	Issoudun	647	NPO	Marcel Kuijt	100
7	17.732	Weert	136	Dept. North	Tess van de Velde	50
8	7.098	Weert	150	Circuit	J. Wessels & Zn.	50
8	768	Pont St. Maxence	378	Region	G. and H. Calis	50
9	2.415	Weert	131	CC	Jan Kwintenberg	50
14	7.455	Fontenay	526	NPO	Jelger Klinkenberg	50
17	1.100	Banteux	250	Region	Ronald Veenendaal	100
18	10.863	Asse Zellik	132	Dept. South	Ronald Veenendaal	100
19	3.105	Issoudun	645	NPO	Kelder-Nauta	50
20	1.894	Chateaudun	567	NPO North	Frits Jonker	50
28	3.105	Isoudun	642	NPO	Richard Faber	100
42	11.844	Pont St. Maxence	346	Department	Ronald Veenendaal	100
42	5.798	Chateaudun	547	NPO	Kelder-Nauta	50
62	3.005	Chateauroux	669	NPO	Marcel Kuijt	100
76	2.863	Chateauroux	627	NPO	Comb. Van Rooij	50
89	6.068	Chateauroux	627	NPO	Göbel-vd Sluis	50
*No doubles/ No doubles

		ASDUIVES
	Location		Discipline	Game context	Fancier	% Kramer
	1e	Ace pigeon	Dagfond	One-day fundraiser 3 years	Comb. Pietersen/Van Zwol	50
	1e	Ace pigeon	Middle Distance	FCI World Best Pigeon	Jelger Klinkenberg	50
	1e	Ace pigeon	Natoer	South	Comb. Van Rooij	50
	3e	Ace pigeon	Young Birds	North Division	G. and H. Calis	50
	4e	Ace pigeon	Young Birds	Department	Ronald Veenendaal	100
	7e	Ace pigeon	General	Region	Ronald Veenendaal	100

2021

Stefan Botnar, Romania

On Friday, Sept. 10, we received an e-mail from a Romanian pigeon fancier Stefan Botnar. He and his family live in Brussels and put pigeons in one-horse races in Romania. He informed us that he had bought a pigeon from us in 2018. This was a hen, the NL18-295, the ‘Algarve Fighter’, which became 6th Ace Pigeon in the AGD 2018, with a 57th place in the final against 1,244 pigeons. This happened during our very first trip to Portugal and where we met Jos and Peter Nijman, among others. That experience was one never to be forgotten! And then you sometimes think, ok, that pigeon has been sold abroad, will you ever hear from it again? Yep so, Stefan reports us that a daughter from the ‘Algarve Fighter’, which was paired against a German finalist of the AGD 2016, achieved a top result in the Race Vadu Volovat in Romania. The hen named ‘Miss Della’ flew a 3rd place in the final final race against 1,012 pigeons. Click here for the results. Certainly not a giveaway this race over 445 km, where this hen achieved a speed of 1123.56 mpm. A speed for which our pigeons are excellent. And in the semi-final she flew a 28th place against 1,094 pigeons over 360 km. The mother of ‘Miss Della’ involves the pairing ‘Fanger cock’ x ‘Shannon’. Unfortunately, the Fanger cock, originally purchased from the Fanger family in Badhoevedorp, is no longer among us. But, Shannon, that name does come up a lot in references . Wasn’t it “Jens” x “Shannon” every time?

Stefan and Anda Botnar and their three children

Congratulations on this top result! Thanks for mentioning this achievement. Good luck continuing to breed from this hen and staking pigeons on one-horse races.

AGD 2018

Ronald Veenendaal, Buurmalsen (Ward 7)

1st Niergnies, J31, afd.7 MN Region C against 1,471 pigeons, August 7, 2021 with NL21-1033958, a full brother of ‘Ice’.

NL21-1033958 – full brother ‘Ice.

Ronald lives in Buurmalsen and plays in Division 7 MN Region C. The strong playing field that includes players such as Team Hooymans, R.C. Bakker, C. van de Wetering and Team van Oss. Ronald has his heart set on the young pigeon game. He has bred 2 very good pigeons from a 100% Kramer pairing, ‘Ice’ from 2020 and a full brother from 2021. From Niergnies, the full-grower of ‘Ice’ tops the results. Earlier result this year achieved by ‘Ice’ on Ronald Veenendaal’s loft:

29-5 Pt.St. Maxence 346 km. NL20- 1329480

Club: ^3rd against 482 pigeons

Div.7 South: ^32nd against 7,164 pigeons

Afd. 7 MN ^42nd against 11,844 pigeons

17-4 Asse Zellik 132 km. NL20- 1329480

Club: ^5th against 754 pigeons

Region C: ^9th against 2,696 pigeons

Dept. South ^18th against 10,863 pigeons

NL20-1329480 ‘Ice’:

Sire = son of The Prince x Corina, purchased through GPS.

Mother = daughter Juno x Aurelia, purchased directly.

T. Hullegie, Dedemsvaart (Ward 10)

1st Kalkar Rayon 6 of afd.10 against 1,097 pigeons, NL21-4774646, maternal side SOK 122 x Denise

7th Weert Rayon 6 of afd.10 against 1,378 pigeons, NL21-1774659, father’s side Blueliner x Nairobi (= grandson ‘TGV’)

Thomas Hullegie is a top performer in afd.10 specializing in Day long distance. Earlier this year he came to us looking for a nice pigeon to breed from. From a basket he immediately picked out NL20-1382451. This ended up being a hen out of SOK 122 x Denise. SOK 122 is in our eyes the successor to the great sire Mr. Veenendaal who unfortunately no longer fertilized as of this season. Paired against Denise, one of the best breeding hens known to our loft, grandmother of the ´TGV´. So a collector’s item this hen, because offspring from ‘Denise’ will not leave the yard anymore! Furthermore, he also bought a grandson of the ‘TGV’, out of ‘Blueliner’ x ‘Nairobi’. This is one of the first pairings offered at GPS with a grandchild from “TGV. Equal success with a young pigeon flight from Weert, 7th against 1378 pigeons. Thomas hopes this is definitely just the beginning of the “Kramer” crossovers.

C. van Ginkel, Ede (Ward 8)

Chris van Ginkel last season 2020 saw his top cock the ’64’, ‘Little Luc’ become the best dayfond pigeon of the Netherlands over two years from the Fondspiegel. A unique achievement for this young and enthusiastic enthusiast from Ede. He lives in Ede with his wife and three children. There are two lofts in the oblong garden, plenty of room for young and old pigeon play. Chris’ heart is in the one-day long distance, it was a dream come true for him last year. He visited with the ’64 last December and asked if we were interested in breeding together. Sure, with such a unique cock we certainly want to cross with our kind for a few months. During the winter, the ’64’ was paired against ‘Golden Sanne’, a sister to the ‘TGV’ and ‘Nairobi’, a daughter of the ‘TGV’ x Verkerk (Gobel). And see here a first result on Chris van Ginkel’s loft.

1st Tienen, afd.8 flight area ZW kring 1 against 593 pigeons = 11/2069 pigeons. NL21-1631356 is a daughter of the ’64’ x ‘Nairobi’.

Read more at the website of p.v. Ons genoegen in Ede.

Chris with the “TGV” and Martijn with the “64.

C. Weber, Opmeer (Ward 6)

3rd and 33rd Duffel afd.6 Kring CC2A against 1,449 pigeons, NL21-1107474 and NL21-1107473

Chris Weber was able to secure ‘Algo Trader’ – NL19-1549257 – M – last year. A cock that flew 35th place over 420 km in the final of the AGD 2019. That is the father of 2 youngsters in Chris Weber’s loft, the ‘474’ and the ‘473’.

Martijn and Chris

The ‘Algo Trader’ comes from the pairing ‘Jens’ x ‘Shannon’, which produced 4 successful pigeons. ‘Algo Trader’ and two hens ‘Summer Chique’ 10th Nat.ace young all-around WHZB-TBOTB 2019 and ‘Summer Vibes’ 2x 1/100. And a cock successful on our racing loft ‘Short Seller’, NL19-1549593, with best result NPO Issoudun 11/3105 = 60/9488 = 96/34214 in 2021. What a top pairing, Jens x Shannon.

J. Kwintenberg, Rijssen (Ward 9)

9th Weert afd.9 CC 2 against 2,415 pigeons, NL21-1601655

Jan Kwintenberg bought a cock last year through GPS, the NL20-1838433, Flatscreen 1 x Golden Sanne. He crossed this cock against an hen in which, among others, the sister of the ‘Silver Lady’ of J. den Hartog & Zn can be found. Jan indicates it is a fine cock.

J. Siemons, Krommenie (ward.6)

1-2-12-13 etc. against 2,387 pigeons from Roosendaal J27, July 10, 2021

1-9-12-21 etc. against 1,894 pigeons from Duffel J28, July 17, 2021

1-6-12-40 etc. against 1,712 pigeons from Lennik, J31, Aug. 7, 2021

Jon Siemons is a clubmate of ours and the builder of our cock racing loft. Jon has purchased a number of pigeons from us through the annual GPS auctions in past years. He is particularly fond of ‘De Havik’ line, our old red variety that provided super performances in the late 1990s/early 2000s on the loft of F.S. Kramer & Zn. But he is also very appreciative of offspring from the ‘Jens’ line, which we ourselves can only underline. ‘Bakero’, son of ‘Jens’ x ‘Jasmine’ won a 1st NPO Fontenay in 2019. Among Jon’s leaders we find 50% Kramers. We hope he can continue this line with the youngsters this season.

C. Brugemann, Assendelft (afd.6)

7th NPO Chateauroux against 3,005 pigeons, NL20-1382045, July 18, 2021.

Colinda is a clubmate of ours and she has brought her flight team to nest. And not without success! Nest play is not unknown to the Brugemann family, overnighters at heart, but Colinda prefers the day long distance. She purchased some pigeons from us through the GPS auctions. The 7th NPO concerns a cock whose father is a Kramer cock, the NL16-1407543, Dorian x Dena, 2nd NPO winner Chateauroux 2016, brother of ‘Juno’ x Sister of ‘Denise’, grandmother of ‘TGV’. The mother comes from clubmate R. Faber. Other result this season:

33rd NPO Vierzon against 3,762 b., NL20-1382063, granddaughter ‘Super Harry’ – V – June 19, 2021

Out of son ‘Super Harry’ x ‘daughter Jens’, NL20-1382063

J. Wessels & Zn, Westerhaar (afd.9)

8th Weert, afd.9 samenspel Kring 1 against 7,098 pigeons, NL21-1611491 – V

This hen concerns 50% Kramer. The mother of this hen is the NL20-1383449 daugther of ‘Denton’ x ‘Strong Lady’. Purchased through the annual GPS auction. ‘Denton’ is 2nd NPO winner Chatearoux 2016, behind 1st NPO winner Chateauroux 2016 ‘Juno’. And the ‘Strong Lady’ has been added to the growers in 2019. Mother of ‘Pepper Pot’, 3rd youngster afd.6 NH all-round 2019 and more recently from mother of ‘Phoenix’, NL20-1383312, who flew a 9th NPO Issoudun against 3,105 pigeons in our loft. Martijn Wessels let us know that he has 3 youngsters out of this hen and that he is super satisfied with his purchase.

M. Kuijt, Wormerveer (Ward 6)

7th NPO Issoudun against 3,105 pigeons, July 3, 2021, NL20-1384325 – V

62nd NPO Chateauroux against 3,005 pigeons, July 18, 2021, NL20-1384325 – V

Daughter of the ‘Cherry Picker‘, who flew 2nd NPO Blois against 3,770 pigeons among others. ‘Cherry Picker’ flew in the racing team through Issoudun 2021, but is now going to the breeding loft.

‘Cherry Picker’ and ‘Son Blueliner’ together form the ‘Blueliner’ brothers. Both Intertext pigeons, of which ‘Son Blueliner’ is currently 4th candidate Olympiad pigeon cat. C, Team A Long Distance 2019-2020 state.

Marcel lives in Wormerveer. He got this hen as an egg from us in 2020. He has 1 flying child of the ‘Cherry Picker’ in his flying team.

F.J. Jonker, Zuid-Scharwoude (ward.6)

6th NPO Fontenay North against 614 pigeons, NL20-1387026 – July 31, 2021

20th NPO North Chateaudun against 1,894 pigeons, NL20-1387049

Frits lives with his wife in Zuid-Scharwoude. There you will find an x number of meters of pens reminiscent of elongated one-horse race pens. Pigeon milking in a beautiful location with stunning views of the meadows. Frits single-handedly maintains the colony. And not without success. For the one-day race, he owns a few Kramer pigeons, which he crosses with his own strain. The NL20-1387049 and NL20-1387026 are 100% Kramer pigeons.

Comb. Basement Nauta, Landsmeer (Ward 6)

19th NPO Issoudun against 3,105 pigeons afd. 6 NH, NL20-1376031 – V, July 3, 2021

42nd NPO Chateaudun against 5,798 pigeons afd. 6 NH, NL20-1376030 – V – June 6, 2021

2 litter sisters out of a daughter ‘Juno’ x ‘Aurelia’, NL16-1407556. Purchased during the champion day of the Fondclub Noord-Holland in 2016.

Comb. Van Rooij, Tull en 't Waal (afd.7)

76th NPO Chateauroux against 2,863 pigeons, NL20-1323688

In 2019, Mr. Van Rooij visited us and took home a beautiful hen out of SOK 122 x Flatscreen 2. Now they report us a wonderful top 100 listing in division 7 Middle Netherlands with a hen from this pairing. The brothers report to us that they have 1 old hen and 3 youngsters from this pairing in their racing team.

Göbel & Van der Sluis, Zwammerdam (Dept. 5)

76th NPO Chateauroux against 2,863 pigeons, NL20-1323688

Martijn, Stefan and father Dick-Jan Gobel visiting Gerard Koopman.

NPO Chateauroux (627 km) 89/6305 d. – NL19-1549644, 50% Kramer

NL19-1687252 -TGV x Verkerk 306 (Dagobert D. x M. Lisa):

Lennik (149 km) 1/766 d. = 3/2225 d.
Salbris (555 km) 6/279 d. = 37/1191 d.
Vierzon (574 km) 3/83 d. = 13/450 d.

NL19-1687268 Super Harry x Verkerk 255 (Andy M. x Euphoria)
Quievrain (201 km) 1/2200 d.
Lennik (149 km) 2/766 d. = 12/2225 d.
Lennik (149 km) 2/565 d.
Lennik (149 km) 4/694 d.
Quievrain (201 km) 6/747 d.

2020 Champion pigeon Natour Rayon Alphen MH East

NL19-1549645 ´Snippie´ 18-270 x Ginger 15-068
Issoudun (605 km) 1/191 d. = 12/728 d.

NL19-1687276 16 TGV x Verkerk 306 (Dagobert D. x M. Lisa):
Vierzon (574 km) 1/83 d. = 1/450 d. = 5/993 d.
Issoudun (605 km) 5/191 d. = 36/728 d.
Peronne (273 km) 5/741 d. = 44/2572 d.

The NL19-252 & 276 are full brother/sister to one of the three flying TGV children among our hens, the NL19-307 ‘Blue Coradia’.

In 2019, co-breeding took place with D. & S. Gobel.

Richard Faber, Westzaan (Ward 6)

28th NPO Issoudun against 3,105 pigeons, July 3, 2021, out of Sok 122 x Red Princess, NL18-1771281

Jelger Klinkenberg, Noordbeemster (Ward 6)

29-5 Pt.St. Maxence 401 km. NL20- 1379632 – V

Club: ^1st against 294 pigeons

Div.6 K2: ^1st against 2,062 pigeons

Afd. 6 NH ^1st against 9,358 pigeons

23-5 Fontenay 526 km. NL20-1379632 – V

Club: ^2nd against 124 pigeons

Div.6 K2: ^4th against 2,048 pigeons

Afd. 6 NH ^14th against 7,455 pigeons

Father = NL19-1549646 – Son of ‘Red Harry’ – purchased at opening auction of G.P.S. Auctions in September 2019.

Tess van de Velden, Hengelo (division 9)

17-4 Weert 136 km. NL20-1149481

Club: ^1st against 673 pigeons

CC: ^3rd against 3,923 pigeons

Division 9 North: ^7th against 17,732 pigeons

Father = NL19-1549700. Out of brother Red Harry (Super Harry x Sensation)

2020

Comb. Pietersen-van Zwol Berghuizen, Amersfoort, Ward 7 Central Netherlands

Best long-distance pigeon of division 7 Middle Netherlands

This is the two-year-old cock NL18-1732147. This cock can also be found in the 2019 and 2020 top 10 of the Best Daytime Pigeon rankings of the Fondspiegel. Results of this cock over 2 years:

Bourges 3/4803

Chateauroux 39/3243

Chateaudun 43/2860

Bourges 69/5274

Chateaudun 77/2796

Salbris 84/6779

Fay aux Loges 100/4050

Issoudun 116/4286

The father of this cock is a ‘son of Super Harry NL17-1149771’.

Comb. Basement Nauta, Landsmeer, Ward 6 North Holland

1st NPO Blois 3,820 d. desc. 6, NL18-1764278, Aug. 1, 2020

Out of a daughter ‘Juno’ x ‘Aurelia’, NL16-1407556. Purchased during the champion day of the Fondclub Noord-Holland in 2016.