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Last weekend the last two races for our province (Afdeling 8/GOU) were kept. A 'natourrace' from (Morlincourt 313 km) and a youngbird race from Sens (440 km). On both we won the 1st prize in big competition! 

In a big part of the Netherlands the last races were kept in the weekend of 11 and 12 September. We won the 1st prize in our province from Morlincourt against 6.385 birds with our 'Paulina', but so did our friend and '2nd loft' Frans Strikker. 

On September 6th the Semi-Final (402 km) of the Avirings Derby was kept. We won 3-36-69-91 and so on. 

On August 21st a race from Bierges was kept in Afdeling 8/ZW. Jaap Schut from Kootwijkerbroek won the 1st prize against 2,063 pigeons with a 50% Ebbenpigeon. 

Last weekend we had nice races with headwinds, as has been the case throughout the year, Frans' pigeons were in good shape. He entered 10 pigeons for this race and won 9 prize cards of which 5 x 1:100 and 8 x 1:10. 

Last weekend the first youngbird race with headwinds was kept in our section. It became a very tough race, only the best pigeons in the best shape were able to win this race. 

Yesterday race 4 of the new OLR Avirings Derby was kept. As an agent for the Netherlands, we participate in this new race with 9 birds. 

Last weekend we had a race from Chalons en Champagne (331 kms). We were the first fancier in our province with 2, 3 and 4 birds back, despite the fact we only entered only 15 pigeons.