Page 5 - Total Auction of BOOGAARD-VAN BUUREN (NL)

Boogaard-Van Buuren
The total Barcelona Racing Team 2015 will be sold
19th+52nd+176th+204th+277th... national”
seemed to be the only pigeon that has been clocked in
the Netherlands at a distance over 1000 km: she achieved
this at a racing speed of 1137 m/min. For an enternity she
will enter the Dutch Hall of Fame as one of the strongest
Marseille racing pigeons ever.
And if you think that this was the end of the succes story
from the combination BOOGAARD- VAN BUUREN, than
you’re wrong... In 2015 there was the fierce
Barcelona International. Last year a lot of lofts are
cracked and been hit by this Barcelona. Simply because
you need racing pigeons made from iron to overcome this
kind of weather and distance. We still remember several
websites that published articles under the following title:
“Will this be the toughest Barcelona ever?”
France yielded in afternoon temperatures of around
forty degrees Celsius! In addition, a north-easterly wind.
Everyone agreed that this was a blockbuster.
Literally and figuratively.
And again, with several past years in mind, the
international eyes were on BOOGAARD- VAN BUUREN.
Because many marathon distance fanciers knew from the
recent past that this were the perfect weather conditions
for Amsterdam. For the champion racers of BOOGAARD-
VAN BUUREN.
In total there were 19,089 pigeons in this international
Barcelona race. A clear decline compared to previous
years, but everyone had watched the weather forecast
and many fanciers didn’t dare to take the risk to race
their pigeons in such severe weather conditions. But that
was reckoned without the combination BOOGAARD- VAN
BUUREN. They basketed as many as the previous years.
Nine pieces ... And yes, their electronic clocking system
beeped around 12:53 am, this was good for the 30th
international Barcelona 2015 ... A speed of
891 m/min: again a perfect fit for the racing pigeons from
Marco and Piet. While other fanciers could barely clock one
or none, they clocked in Amsterdam five pigeons in a pace
of a High Speed Train (HST). On the national result they
won: 19 + 52 + 176 + 204 + 277 + ... etc. Five of their
nine pieces home within the first 300 national.. It seemed
like child’s play. Nothing is what it seems, of course ...
Because for years, the racing pigeons are selected. Only
the very best can survive and is able to participate. This
no-nonenses strategy of breeding, racing and last but not
least a hard selection forms the magic key and the red
wire in the bloodlines from the combination BOOGAARD-
VAN BUUREN.
Last summer, after Barcelona International a decision was
made that awakened many pigeon fanciers in the
Netherlands. Marco and Piet have decided to sell, not
partially but in a total auction. At their absolute peak. It is VAN BUUREN chose their auction site. Absolute
merely given to the ‘greatest’. Usain Bolt, the fastest man
on the planet, also stopped at its peak. And BOOGAARD-
VAN BUUREN does this as well. The business in the store
is too busy and the racing pigeons were invariably referred
to the second place. A bit too much, so BOOGAARD-VAN
BUUREN fear that soon this would cause harm to the
racing results of their champion pigeons. Obviously that
can not be the intention. Therefore, they draw a line under
their short but very succesfull racing pigeon career... All
the Pigeons go away. All the Pigeon lofts go away.
When this came to the ears of the ‘greatest’ in the
marathon distance racing, first they reacted with great dis-
belief. Gerard Van Tuyl, the international winner Barcelona
in 2006, expressed his deep respect towards BOOGAARD-
VAN BUUREN and says the following: “BOOGAARD-VAN
BUUREN” these are gentlemen with world class pigeons.
I dare them to identify with dot as the absolute “NUMBER
ONE” among the Dutch long distance fanciers, after the
performance of ‘SUNNY’, ‘EVELYN’ and ‘KATSU. What has
been performed with this mini-colony is unseen... “
We also leave Marco and Piet speaking ... Marco:
“Obviously it hasn’t been an easy decision, but stop on our
highlight is perhaps the best decision we ever made...”.
Piet: “- We are absolutely certain that BOOGAARD-VAN
BUUREN will not go away. We’re going to continue living in
the sport in the genes of the breeding and racing pigeons
fanciers who are going to buy on our auction ... Giving
guarantee for success is not really easy, but I dare to say
that the guarantee with us is a little bit higher. Simply
because there are not hundreds of pigeons ... Just
selected pigeons with top result records . Great
performances alongside the genes...“
And for P-BAY it is an absolute honour that BOOGAARD-
champion bird in this auction will be without doubt
‘SUNNY’ and her parents. And besides this the whole
Barcelona Racing team which achieved a royal result in
a very hard edition of Barcelona International 2015, with
‘SUNSHINE’ (= 30th International Barcelona 2015) as
leading lady. Or what to say about ‘Nachtvliegertje”
(= translated “Nightflyer”). A hen that managed to find
her home back before the middle of the night and to wake
their owners... Briefly: for marathon distance lovers, this
is an auction to look forward to. A fingerlicking auction.
Unseen quality alongside unprecedented performance. And
this all at one of the farthest international distance. Later
on P-BAY ... Just before New Year, the Barcelona treasure
room will be opened.