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Emile
Denys is one of the greatest masters of
the sport of long distance pigeon racing
and in the opinion of many amongst the
top three Barcelona flyers since the race's
origin. He was one of the famous Denys
Brothers who in 1969 were so outstanding
in national racing that the great pigeonologist
Piet De Weerd said that the Denys loft
was the second best in Belgium. De Weerd
made his announcement in 1970 and because
of his standing amongst the world's pigeon
community the Denys name came to the fore.
One of Emile Denys notable achievements
was his ability to successfully nominate
pigeons to win the Belgium Golden Wing
Award on a number of occasions. This award
was conceived by the Barcelona Club of
Brugge in order to equalize the competition
from Barcelona. With fanciers sending
one or a few entries and other fanciers
basketing 50, 100 or more it was felt
that a single bird nomination would be
more equal. Thus one entrant alone was
nominated i.e. a 'One Bird International'.
It followed that Emile Denys won the competition
in 1982 and 1986 with a father and son
combination named 'Tee' and 'Playboy'.
On another occasion 'Tee' was runner up.
The odds against the latter achievements
are tremendous and the fact that Denys
was so successful implied he was one of
the great masters of the sport.
His
success at nominating winners of the Golden
Wing Award are not alone the reason for
his appearance in this series. For other
results of the Denys strain in high class
competition reveals 1st International
St.Vincent in 1969 with 'Bliksem'; 1st
International Narbonne with 'Prins' in
1974; 1st, 2nd and 3rd National St.Vincent
(hens) in 1974. During that period Emile
Denys was crowned General Champion of
All Belgium KBDB from a total of 97,000
other fanciers. Then in 1983 Deny won
1st International Hens Perpignan with
'Blue Perpignan'. A great pigeon which
flew from Perpignan 5 times in total.
Perhaps
Denys best racer was the famous 'Tee'
whom many consider was the greatest Barcelona
racer ever. He flew Barcelona 5 times
and each time he was in the prizes. Being
officially recognized as the best from
the Spanish racepoint for the years 1978-
1982. In Belgium Nationals from Barcelona
'Tee' scored 2nd, 3rd, 24th, and 69th
as well as 4th, 8th, 46th, and 102nd in
the Internationals. Competing against
entries of between 12,200 and 15,600 of
the best pigeons in Europe. 'Tees' son
'Playboy' scored 2nd National Barcelona
and 5th International as well as the Golden
Wing Award in 1986.
Apparently
the Denys base were Vandevelde but Stichelbauts
were introduced and this proved to be
a stroke of breeding genius for from the
cross came the great producer 'Remi' who
left his mark upon this outstanding strain.
Other bloodlines were apparently introduced
over the years such as Vanbruaene and
Cattrysse which added to the ongoing development
of the strain which continued to win for
the founder and others in many countries.
Yes, this is one of the great strains
since the origins of the sport and in
this brief introduction or tribute there
is not the space to illustrate its successes
wherever it has taken root. No wonder
Emile Denys is known throughout Europe
as 'Mr. Long Distance"
by: Liam O Comain
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