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Link to article on PIPA website Mr. Louis Janssen has passed away | PIPA
Text of Article from PIPA by Van den Berghe Nicholas follows.
by Van den Berghe Nicholas on 17/04/2013, related fanciers: Janssen Gebroeders
We have learned that the world-famous pigeon fancier Louis Janssen from Arendonk (Belgium) has passed away. Louis died this morning (16 April) at the age of 100. He would have turned 101 on 5 August 2013.
The funeral will be held on 22 April at 11 a.m. in the Onze Lieve Vrouw church in the centre of Arendonk.
The PIPA team and all its visitors wish to extend their deepest condolences and sympathy to the family and friends of Louis. We wish them much strength and courage in these difficult times!
Louis Janssen, the last member of the illustrious Janssen pigeon family, has passed away
The death of Louis Jannsen marks the end of a legend. This was probably the greatest success story ever in the long history of pigeon racing!
There is one thing we can all agree on: the Janssen brothers from Arendonk have been the greatest ambassadors of the Belgian racing pigeon worldwide. Fanciers from anywhere in the world have been playing with the famous Janssen pigeons and owe their success to this amazing pigeon breed. There has never been a better pigeon breed than the glorious breed of the brothers from Arendonk. No wonder the loft in Arendonk has turned into a sacred place for many fanciers. Thousands of visitors from all around the globe have paid a visit to the lofts in Schoolstraat 6. The Janssen pigeons were world famous, not only thanks to their own achievements but also thanks to the achievements of thousands of other pigeon fanciers who obtained descendants in Arendonk.
They were mainly successful in the sprint races in the region
Only the brothers knew their pigeons inside out. They knew their pigeon breed like the back of their hand. They knew how to handle their slate blue, clear blue, white-eyed, red-eyed and yellow-eyed pigeons every season again. It was their secret weapon with which they managed to breed a homogenious group of great pigeons year after year. These pigeons have very soft feathers, supple wings and well defined and strong muscles. These pigeons look great and they are generally in great health. These pigeons have everything you need! The Janssen brothers were always limited in space and the number of pigeons that could spend the winter in Arendonk was limited to 80 to 100 birds. In the last few years there were only a few couples left in their loft. Janssen wanted to keep things simple, regardless of their worldwide reputation. They could have grown as much as they wanted but Louis decided not to. He had a few basic values: a small, healthy and good group of great quality. “That is all that matters”, said Louis shortly after he was forced to get rid of his pigeons due to health reasons.
It was not thanks to impressie results in the national long distance races that the Janssen brothers gained their excellent reputation. It was not thanks to a short period in which they dominated the field in the races over 150km that they gained international recognition. Keep in mind that there was no internet back then; there were only a few pigeon magazines that reported about their amazing achievements. However, they knew surprisingly well how to draw the attention to their results. They managed to promote their pigeon breed in the newspapers and many fanciers paid them a visit to have a look at their pigeons or to purchase some of these birds to reinforce their own lofts. Many of these fanciers turned very successful with these birds. Jos Van limpt (aka ‘De Klak) from the nearby town of Reusel, just over the border with The Netherlands, was one of them. Many other fanciers followed in his footsteps. It was only later that fanciers from China, Japan, America and the rest of the world found their way to the lofts in Arendonk. That is when Janssen turned into a world famous pigeon family. They have become world famous thanks to the achievements of thousands of fanciers from Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany etc., who obtained pigeons from the Janssen brothers and with which they were able to breed the greatest champions in races of 1,100 and 1,200km.
Arendonk is synonym to pigeon racing, Arendonk is pigeon racing. This is mainly thanks to Louis Janssen and his companions. They have turned Arendonk and the Schoolstraat into a sacred place for many fanciers. People would do anything to obtain one of these precious pigeons. There was a long list of orders… The descendants of the old ‘Geeloog’, ‘Bange’, ‘Scherpe’, ‘Witoger’, ‘Oude Lichte’, ‘Schone Lichte’, ‘Merckx’, ‘Schouwman’, ‘Raket’, ‘Oude Donkeren’, ‘Oude Vos’, and ‘019’ have conquered the planet; they have turned into iconic Janssen pigeons. They will go down into the history books as illustrous and highly popular pigeons.
The collection of pure sprint racers have turned into a world famous breed. It was partially thanks to the breeding methods based on inbreed and family breeding that these pigeons can be crossed with other lines very easily, without losing their intelligence and their speed. This is what made them so successful in the national long distance races. No one has ever been able to create a bloodline of similar quality. I think we will never see a pigeon breed like this again in the future. Today the achievements and the results of every pigeon are instantly published on the internet and every successful pigeon immediately attracts the attention of wealthy fanciers, especially from abroad. They will not hesitate to purchase our very best pigeons and take them out of their home loft. No one knows if the world famous Janssen brothers would have had the courage to refuse the money and to turn down the offers from rich fanciers as we know them today. Most international fanciers started to take an interest in these pigeons only after they had gained fame in Belgium and in the neighbouring countries Germany and The Netherlands.
Nobody has achieved anything like this! Ludo Claessens came close with his select team of pigeons and his particular vision but a theft put an end to his success story.
Today the Leo Heremans pigeons are probably (almost) in the same class as the Janssen pigeons back then. They are superior in the sprint races (as National Champion KBDB 2010 and 2012), they have a great body and they are easy to cross with other bloodlines, which means they perform very well in the long distance races as well. The big difference is that Leo has been keeping a lot more pigeons in his loft compard to the brothers from Arendonk. In fact Leo will not be able to tweak and improve his pigeon breed for 60 years in a row like the Janssen brothers did!
Louis Janssen was the last member of the most prestigious pigeon family in the world, the Janssen brothers from Arendonk. Pigeon racing in Belgium became world famous thanks to this family and they have promoted Belgium as the birthplace of pigeon racing. We have managed to keep that reputation over the years. Goodbye Louis, thank you for everything!
Artículo del sitio web de la PIPA Mr. Louis Janssen has passed away | PIPA .
A seguir es el Texto del Artículo de PIPA de Van den Berghe Nicholas.
Traducido al Español
por Van den Berghe Nicholas en 17/04/2013, colombofilos relacionados: Janssen Gebroeders
Hemos sabido que el mundialmente famoso colombófilo Louis Janssen de Arendonk (Bélgica) ha fallecido. Louis ha fallecido esta mañana (16 de abril) a la edad de 100 años. Habría cumplido 101 años el 5 de agosto de 2013.
El funeral se celebrará el 22 de abril a las 11 horas en la iglesia Onze Lieve Vrouw, en el centro de Arendonk.
El equipo de PIPA y todos sus visitantes desean hacer llegar su más sentido pésame y sus condolencias a la familia y amigos de Louis. Les deseamos mucha fuerza y valor en estos momentos difíciles.
Louis Janssen, el último miembro de la ilustre familia de palomas Janssen, ha fallecido
La muerte de Louis Jannsen marca el fin de una leyenda. Era probablemente el mayor éxito de la larga historia de la colombofilia.
Hay una cosa en la que todos estamos de acuerdo: los hermanos Janssen de Arendonk han sido los mayores embajadores de la paloma de carreras belga en todo el mundo. Colombófilos de cualquier parte del mundo han jugado con las famosas palomas Janssen y deben su éxito a esta increíble raza de palomas. Nunca ha habido una raza de palomas mejor que la gloriosa raza de los hermanos de Arendonk. No es de extrañar que el palomar de Arendonk se haya convertido en un lugar sagrado para muchos colombófilos. Miles de visitantes de todo el mundo han visitado los palomares en Schoolstraat 6. Las palomas Janssen fueron mundialmente famosas, no sólo gracias a sus propios logros, sino también gracias a los logros de miles de otros colombófilos que obtuvieron descendientes en Arendonk.
Tuvieron éxito sobre todo en las carreras de velocidad de la región
Sólo los hermanos conocían sus palomas al dedillo. Conocían su raza de palomas como la palma de su mano. Sabían cómo manejar sus palomas azul pizarra, azul claro, de ojos blancos, de ojos rojos y de ojos amarillos cada temporada de nuevo. Era su arma secreta con la que conseguían criar un grupo homogéneo de grandes palomas año tras año. Estas palomas tienen plumas muy suaves, alas flexibles y músculos bien definidos y fuertes. Estas palomas tienen un aspecto estupendo y, por lo general, gozan de una gran salud. ¡Estas palomas tienen todo lo que se necesita! Los hermanos Janssen siempre estuvieron limitados en cuanto a espacio y el número de palomas que podían pasar el invierno en Arendonk estaba limitado a 80 o 100 aves. En los últimos años sólo quedaban algunas parejas en su palomar. Janssen quería mantener las cosas simples, a pesar de su reputación mundial. Podrían haber crecido todo lo que quisieran, pero Louis decidió no hacerlo. Tenía unos valores básicos: un grupo pequeño, sano y de gran calidad. “Eso es lo único que importa”, dijo Louis poco después de verse obligado a deshacerse de sus palomas por motivos de salud.
No fue gracias a los impresionantes resultados en las carreras nacionales de larga distancia que los hermanos Janssen se ganaron su excelente reputación. No fue gracias a un corto período en el que dominaron el campo en las carreras de más de 150 km que ganaron el reconocimiento internacional. Hay que tener en cuenta que en aquella época no existía Internet; sólo había unas pocas revistas de palomas que informaban sobre sus increíbles logros. Sin embargo, sabían sorprendentemente bien cómo llamar la atención sobre sus resultados. Consiguieron promocionar su raza de palomas en los periódicos y muchos colombófilos les visitaron para echar un vistazo a sus palomas o para comprar algunas de estas aves para reforzar sus propios palomares. Muchos de estos colombófilos tuvieron mucho éxito con estas aves. Jos Van limpt (también conocido como “De Klak”) de la cercana ciudad de Reusel, justo en la frontera con los Países Bajos, fue uno de ellos. Muchos otros colombófilos siguieron sus pasos. Más tarde, los colombófilos de China, Japón, América y el resto del mundo llegaron a los palomares de Arendonk. Fue entonces cuando Janssen se convirtió en una familia de palomas mundialmente famosa. Se han hecho mundialmente famosos gracias a los logros de miles de colombófilos de Bélgica, Holanda, Alemania, etc., que obtuvieron palomas de los hermanos Janssen y con las que pudieron criar los más grandes campeones en carreras de 1.100 y 1.200 km.
Arendonk es sinónimo de colombofilia, Arendonk es colombofilia. Esto es principalmente gracias a Louis Janssen y sus compañeros. Ellos han convertido Arendonk y la Schoolstraat en un lugar sagrado para muchos colombófilos. La gente haría cualquier cosa para conseguir una de estas preciosas palomas. Había una larga lista de pedidos… Los descendientes de las antiguas ‘Geeloog’, ‘Bange’, ‘Scherpe’, ‘Witoger’, ‘Oude Lichte’, ‘Schone Lichte’, ‘Merckx’, ‘Schouwman’, ‘Raket’, ‘Oude Donkeren’, ‘Oude Vos’, y ‘019’ han conquistado el planeta; se han convertido en palomas icónicas de Janssen. Pasarán a los libros de historia como palomas ilustres y muy populares.
La colección de palomas puras de carrera se ha convertido en una raza mundialmente famosa. Fue en parte gracias a los métodos de cría basados en la endogamia y la cría familiar que estas palomas se pueden cruzar con otras líneas muy fácilmente, sin perder su inteligencia y su velocidad. Esto es lo que ha hecho que tengan tanto éxito en las carreras nacionales de larga distancia. Nadie ha sido capaz de crear una línea de sangre de calidad similar. Creo que no volveremos a ver una raza de palomas como ésta en el futuro. Hoy en día los logros y los resultados de cada paloma se publican instantáneamente en Internet y cada paloma exitosa atrae inmediatamente la atención de los aficionados ricos, especialmente del extranjero. No dudan en comprar nuestras mejores palomas y sacarlas de su palomar. Nadie sabe si los mundialmente famosos hermanos Janssen habrían tenido el valor de rechazar el dinero y rechazar las ofertas de los colombófilos ricos tal y como los conocemos hoy en día. La mayoría de los colombófilos internacionales empezaron a interesarse por estas palomas sólo después de haber ganado fama en Bélgica y en los países vecinos Alemania y Holanda.
Nadie ha conseguido nada parecido. Ludo Claessens estuvo a punto de conseguirlo con su selecto equipo de palomas y su particular visión, pero un robo puso fin a su historia de éxito.
Hoy en día las palomas Leo Heremans están probablemente (casi) en la misma clase que las palomas Janssen de entonces. Son superiores en las carreras de velocidad (como Campeón Nacional KBDB 2010 y 2012), tienen un gran cuerpo y son fáciles de cruzar con otras líneas de sangre, lo que significa que se desempeñan muy bien en las carreras de larga distancia también. La gran diferencia es que Leo ha mantenido muchas más palomas en su palomar en comparación con los hermanos de Arendonk. De hecho Leo no podrá retocar y mejorar su raza de palomas durante 60 años seguidos como hicieron los hermanos Janssen.
Louis Janssen fue el último miembro de la familia de palomas más prestigiosa del mundo, los hermanos Janssen de Arendonk. La colombofilia en Bélgica se hizo mundialmente famosa gracias a esta familia y han promovido a Bélgica como la cuna de la colombofilia. Hemos conseguido mantener esa reputación a lo largo de los años. Adiós Louis, ¡gracias por todo!
The following Article was extracted from the YouTube Channel of Omar García Becerril and Moisés Lizarde García called; En el camino de la Colombofilia.
In this our eleventh video we had the fortune to interview Don Mauricio Jemal, which was always the reason for any talk in the media, as it is said that there was a before and an after Jemal.
When Omar and I talked about him and his pigeons, we always ended up excited, for everything that was talked about in the media and we thought of looking for him for an interview, but several people discouraged us to see him, as they told us that to start with he would not receive us because he was from the CDMX, where he left very resentful and several legends about his personality, pigeons, achievements, origin, etc.. Finally we decided to take the risk and not stay with the desire, remember that “we set the limits”, so we looked for a way to contact him and with the nerves at 1000 !!!!! We were pleasantly surprised that he never refused the conversation and neither the interview, so we took the road to Michoacán (Uruapan) to deny so many myths about our excellent host.
I don’t tell you more, I invite you to watch the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On the road to pigeon racing” is the name of the channel where we will be uploading videos that at the time we could not publish in the old channel and the name of this refers to a book by American writer Jack Kerouac and his wanderings from New York to the old City of Palaces (CDMX) we will focus on people from different parts of the country, We will be interviewing them along the way, as well as topics related to the exciting world of pigeon racing and its history, so we will see you “ON THE ROAD” with Omar Garcia Becerril and yours truly and comrade Moises Lizarde Garcia.
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