MAC – Mullingar 27/07/13

Danny Dixon, 1st MAC Mullingar.

For the second week the local Mid Antrim birds were released with Coleraine, last week from Navan it was Coleraine who topped the result, this time the best birds are in Rasharkin & District. Liberation was in Mullingar at 10.00am in a helping Lt South Easterly wind and the leading birds took just over two hours. Danny Dixon from Dunloy timed the best bird doing velocity 1480 followed by W & J McLean. Next best McAlonan Bros who race to Glaryford had the best bird in Ballymena, their Blue hen is the best Lambrechts from Danny Dixon. The Ballymena & District Chairman timed a single bird into his T3 clock at 12.07hrs to record velocity 1474 for the 106 miles. Young McManus & Sonms had 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd in Ahoghill Flying Club (1463), Trevor Johnston & Son who race to the Doury Road had 1^st Harryville HPS (1452) and Stewart Bros were 1^st Randalstown (1449).

Mullingar Part A & Sect B 162/4,345 – Lib 10.00am, wind Lt South Easterly

D Dixon Ballymoney 1480, W & J McLean Rasharkin 1476, McAlonan Bros Ballymena 1474, J L Madden Coleraine Prem 1474, T & J McDonald Coleraine Prem 1472, Diamond Bros Coleraine Prem 1470, Diamond Bros 1470, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1463, R McAlary Coleraine Prem 1461, D Dixon 1461, Young McManus & Sons 1461, Young McManus & Sons 1459, T Stewart Windsor Soc 1457, L & R Hanson Coleraine Prem 1455, D Coyles & Son Coleraine Prem 1455, A & N Young Ahoghill 1455, D Coyles & Son 1454, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1454, T Johnston Harryville 1452, R McAlary 1452.

Mid Antrim Combine Mullingar 89/2,333 – D Dixon Rasharkin 1480, W & J McLean Rasharkin 1476, McAlonan Bros Ballymena 1474, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1463, D Dixon 1461, Young McManus & Sons 1461, Young McManus & Sons 1459, A & N Young Ahoghill 1455, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1454, T Johnston & Son Harryville 1452, M/M Sempey Ballymena 1450, D Craig Ballymena 1450, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1449, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1448, A C & T Tweed 1448, A Darragh Cullybackey 1446, D Dixon 1445, Wray & McFadden Harryville 1445, D Robinson Cullybackey 1444, A & N Young 1443, C Young Ahoghill 1441, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1441, D Robinson 1441, D Lowry Ahoghill 1440.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs Mullingar –

Rasharkin & District 11/276 – W & J McLean 1476, A C & T Tweed 1454, Steele & McNeill 1448, A C & T Tweed 1448, W & J McLean 1440, H Cubitt 1435, J & D Surgenor 1410, 1410, J & M Milliken 1395, Steele & McNeill 1389. W & J McLean take the Red Card for their second win of the year from A C & T Tweed second. D Dixon: 1480.719, 1461.448, 1445.557, 1440.157, 1440.157, 1439.978, 1439.978. Race sponsored by Stevenson’s Mace, Kilrea.

Ballymena & Dist 17/350 – McAlonan Bros 1474, M/M Sempey 1450, D Craig 1450, W & J Smyth 1441, M/M Sempey 1430, 1421, MDC Magill 1416, G Gilmour 1412, M/M Sempey 1411, 1408. 2 Bird Club – 1^st MDC Magill 1416, 2^nd G & A Eagleson 1327.

Ballykeel Invitation – M/M Sempey 1450, 1430, 1421, K & K Kernohan 1416, M/M Sempey 1411, 1408.

Ahoghill Flying Club 13/379 – Young McManus & Sons 1463, 1461, 1459, A & N Young 1455, 1443, C Young 1441, D Lowry 1440, Young McManus & Sons 1436, T & G Balmer 1436, J Balmer 1435.

Harryville HPS 11/294 – T Johnston & Son 1452, Wray & McFadden 1445, A McBride 1439, L Mullan 1430, J Rock 1424, 1423, R H Clements 1422, K & K Kernohan 1416, R H Clements 1408, J Ramsey 1396.

Randalstown HPS 7/208 – Stewart Bros 1449, Houston Bros 1437, S Murphy 1420, F & G & J Dickey 1409, 1393, 1393, S Murphy 1362, F & G & J Dickey 1340, Houston Bros 1329, F & G & J Dickey 1340.

Cullybackey HPS 14/511 – A Darragh 1446, D Robinson 1444, 1441, Reid Bros & McCloy 1440, 1439, A Darragh 1430, 1430, 1424, 1423, Russell Bros 1411, Gibson & Dickey 1406, T Picken & Son 1389, N & S Anderson 1388, 1388.

Kells & District HPS 13/278 – Mrs M Smyth 1415, Scott & Clements 1412, 1411, 1411, Mrs M Smyth 1409, Scott & Clements 1408, B Swann & Son 1405, Surgenor Bros 1405. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – M Smyth 1415, A Barkley & Son 1384, G McDowell 1348, B Swann & Son 1339, 1339.

Broughshane & District 3/37 – A Purvis 1405, 1405, D Houston & Son 1382, T & E Service 1378, D Houston & Son 1271, T & E Service 1246. Aughaftten Lofts wins the race from Mullingar, a Cooreman’s flying 109 miles.