講到全國鴿王，比利時最具公正性鴿王無疑為KBDB全國鴿王，於荷蘭則有NPO鴿王、WHZB..等等上週末我忙於翻譯考夫曼的2007臥虎藏龍拍賣鴿，發現還有其他頭銜的鴿王，滿頭霧水。只好發e-mail請考夫曼先生解釋，考夫曼先生可能也起個大早，很快便給我回答(回信如下)，大致翻譯如下： 荷蘭全國鴿王有好幾種，主要如下：－－1是荷蘭全國賽鴿協會(NPO=NEDERLANDSE POSTDUIIVEN ORGANISATIE)頒發的全國鴿王一日長距離賽鴿王是取當年500~700公里最佳三關成績計算:2007年彼得.文斯特拉(Pieter Veenstra) 拿了第1名 =  霹靂瑪丹娜(Prima Donna)我的席娜(Zina) 則拿了第2名(上述兩隻鴿子請參考http://www.pipa.be/melvine/index.php?id=7&subid=255) －－2是 DE FONDSPIEGEL雜誌遴選的全國鴿王不用是這個雜誌的會員的鴿子都可以參加遴選，也不是付錢就可以買到這個鴿王頭銜的這個一日長距離鴿王則取當年500~700公里最佳四關成績計算:2006年我的奇妙小姐(Miss Wonderful)拿到1位2007年我的瓦芮拉(Varella)又拿到1位 －－3則是WHZB全國鴿王WHZB=荷文WIE HEEFT ZE BETER的縮寫=英文Who is Better = 誰更好?這個鴿王則是另一家叫Neerlands Postduiven Orgaan(簡寫也是NPO)的雜誌評選的..這家雜誌的名字跟荷蘭全國賽鴿協會NPO(=NEDERLANDSE POSTDUIIVEN ORGANISATIE)很相像WHZB的鴿王分成很多種，有速度賽/中距離/一日長距離/超長距離/幼鴿/雄鴿/雌鴿..等多項全國鴿王他們的一日長距離鴿王應該也是取三關成績，雄鴿王或雌鴿王則取10關成績(補充: 沃克父子的席塔Sita即有可能贏得2007WHZB全國雌鴿王1位/WHZB全國鴿王1位) 經過考夫曼先生上述解釋後，我說那麼DE FONDSPIEGEL取四關成績的鴿王一定比NPO取三關成績的鴿王好，考夫曼先生的回答是：這很難講，但DE FONDSPIEGEL確實要有多一關的成績，難度可能比較高。但都要極好的鴿子才能獲得這兩種鴿王，所以很難說誰比較好。  感謝考夫曼先生詳細解釋，也希望以上資訊對大家有幫助，相關來往信件原汁原味如下供參考： ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerard Koopman To: 'lunalai' Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:18 PMSubject: RE: Question about 2007 NPO One Day long distance AceDEAR LUNA, I AM HAPPY ITS CLEAR NOW. FOR WHZB  THERE ARE MANY COMPETITIONS.SHORT/MIDDLE/LONG/2 DAY LONG DISTANCE/YOUNG/BEST FANCIER ETC. I THINK FOR ACE PIGEON ONE DAY LONG DISTANCE THEY COUNT 3 RACES.ACE COCK OR HEN THEY COUNT 10 RACES. I THINK FOR FANCIERS OUT OF THE NETHERLANDS VERY CONFUSING!!!! HA,HA. WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT CLEAR ,PLEASE LET ME KNOW. GREETINGS, GERARD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Van: lunalai [mailto:lunalai@hotmail.com] Verzonden: zondag 6 januari 2008 9:01Aan: Gerard KoopmanOnderwerp: Re: Question about 2007 NPO One Day long distance AceDear Mr. Koopman  Happy new year and thank you for your quick explanation ..Now I am 100% clear .. and so acepigeon of  DE FONDSPIEGEL should be better and more consistant than ace of NPO I think .DIFFICULT TO SAY BUT IT IS 1 RACE MORE SO FROM THAT SIDE MAYBE MORE DIFFICULT.IN BOTH COMPETITIONS YOU NEED VERY GOOD PIGEONS. SO DIFFICULT TO SAY WHAT IS A HARDER COMPETITION.One more question: Then what's the criteria of WHZB ace . I know they have acehen and acecock .how many races should be counted to win the  title in the same year? 3 races as NPO or 4 races as  DE FONDSPIEGEL or ??Please only reply me when you have time . it's not urgent . thank you. Best regards,Luna   ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerard Koopman To: 'lunalai' Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 3:48 PMSubject: RE: Question about 2007 NPO One Day long distance AceDEAR LUNA, FIRST OF ALL I LIKE TO WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.u I CAN EXPLAIN. I TRY AT LEAST!! HA,HA YOU HAVE MANY COMPETITIONS IN MY COUNTRY.THERE IS 1 FROM OUR NATIONAL ORGANISATION ( NEDERLANDSE POSTDUIIVEN ORGANISATIE) NPO.FOR 2007:  IN THE COMPETITION ONE DAY LONG DISTANCE ( COUNTING 3 RACES BETWEEN 500-700 KM)  NO 1 IS PIETER VEENSTRA. NO 2 IS C & G KOOPMAN WITH ZINATHERE IS ANOTHER COMPETITION THEY CALLED IT  DE FONDSPIEGEL THIS IS A COMPETITION OF A PIGEON MAGAZINE.IN THIS COMPETITION THEY COUNT 4 ONE DAY LONG DISTANCE RACES ( 500-700KM). ALL THE PIGEONS FROM WHOLE  THE NETHERLANDS THEY PUT IN THE COMPUTER AND WHICH HAVE THE MOST POINTS IS THE WINNER.IN THIS COMPETITION  MISS WONDERFUL WAS NO 1 IN 2006AND IN 2007  VARELLA IS NO 1.FOR THIS COMPETITION YOU NEED NOT TO BE MEMBER OF THIS MAGAZINE. IT IS ALSO NOT A PAID COMPETITION. ANOTHER COMPETITION IS WHZB ( WIE HEEFT ZE BETER). THIS IS A COMPETITION OF ANOTHER MAGAZINE. THIS MAGAZINE  NAME IS : NEERLANDS POSTDUIVEN ORGAAN (NPO)  LOOKS THE SAME AS OUR NATIONAL ORGANISATION BUT IS 100 % DIFFERENT. THE DIFFERENTS IS NPO ( ORGANISATION) OR NPO ( ORGAAN) MEANS MAGAZINE. LOOKS FROM INITIALS THE SAME BUT IS 100 % DIFFERENT.  I HOPE ITS CLEAR NOW LUNA.HOPE YOUR HEADACHE IS GONE NOW!!! WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT CLEAR ,PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I TRY TO EXPLAIN. GREETINGS AND HAVE A NICE DAY GERARD