De Graeve
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:32 am
Just checking out on some flyers that were under the radar, of some of the big household names in the pigeon world.. I have come across this guy.
De Graeve
all short-distance pigeon-fancier from Waarschoot in East Flanders
nicknamed “the king of speed”
owner of the 1st national ace-pigeon short-distance K.B.D.B. 2007
pigeons that are particularly suitable for the short-distance, but also for the middle-distance
the base of the stock was laid with pigeons from the De Baere brothers from Nokere, which were in fact Desmet-Matthijs pigeons
supplemented with pigeons from Romain Legiest (Oostakker) via Jules Hautekiet, Maurice Matteeuws (Bruges) via brother Gentiel De Graeve and local fanciers
According to Antoine people search to much. The only thing that counts is 'good pigeons'! He also likes to see a pigeon with a soft plumage, a glassy, fiery eye but the real expert is 'the basket'! His pigeons must, as widower, be able to win 6 or 7 times per 10, where from no less than 3 or 4 times very early. Antoine has a sort that easily race 1st prizes and that is what counts in the pigeon sport! Preferably 4 real good pigeons in the racing loft than 20 prize racers! All his performances as a youngster are not really of overriding importance, but they are as a yearling! One thing Antoine wanted to share with us: when he went to buy his first pigeons from Gust De Baere in the sixties, he gave him a golden tip: 'never' spend one franc on an inspector, but be an inspector of your own loft, because nobody knows your pigeons better than yourself. The origin, the character, and most importantly the health and the achieved performances! Who knows them better than the own loft's fancier! There's no flaw in the arguments because they come from a professional who has for nearly forty years running belonged to the 'very top' of the sprint. A man that can't be competed with, and who now, with the achievement of the 1st National Ace pigeon Sprint KBDB 2007, has the absolute crown of his successful career! His name: Antoine De Graeve from Waarschoot, rightly known as 'the King of Speed!'
De Graeve
all short-distance pigeon-fancier from Waarschoot in East Flanders
nicknamed “the king of speed”
owner of the 1st national ace-pigeon short-distance K.B.D.B. 2007
pigeons that are particularly suitable for the short-distance, but also for the middle-distance
the base of the stock was laid with pigeons from the De Baere brothers from Nokere, which were in fact Desmet-Matthijs pigeons
supplemented with pigeons from Romain Legiest (Oostakker) via Jules Hautekiet, Maurice Matteeuws (Bruges) via brother Gentiel De Graeve and local fanciers
According to Antoine people search to much. The only thing that counts is 'good pigeons'! He also likes to see a pigeon with a soft plumage, a glassy, fiery eye but the real expert is 'the basket'! His pigeons must, as widower, be able to win 6 or 7 times per 10, where from no less than 3 or 4 times very early. Antoine has a sort that easily race 1st prizes and that is what counts in the pigeon sport! Preferably 4 real good pigeons in the racing loft than 20 prize racers! All his performances as a youngster are not really of overriding importance, but they are as a yearling! One thing Antoine wanted to share with us: when he went to buy his first pigeons from Gust De Baere in the sixties, he gave him a golden tip: 'never' spend one franc on an inspector, but be an inspector of your own loft, because nobody knows your pigeons better than yourself. The origin, the character, and most importantly the health and the achieved performances! Who knows them better than the own loft's fancier! There's no flaw in the arguments because they come from a professional who has for nearly forty years running belonged to the 'very top' of the sprint. A man that can't be competed with, and who now, with the achievement of the 1st National Ace pigeon Sprint KBDB 2007, has the absolute crown of his successful career! His name: Antoine De Graeve from Waarschoot, rightly known as 'the King of Speed!'
