Duddy Extreme Distance Trophies

Duddy Extreme Distance Old Birds

The Duddy Extreme Distance Trophy was changed a few years back from a Nomination Award – I have details of both events.

The Irish National Flying Club membership, are not short of special awards that they can fly for during a racing season. The Duddy Trophy was first flown for in 2009 having been presented to the club by Robin Duddy, the YB National winner of 1990. Robin made sure that the winner would be a fancier of the highest class as he set out the criteria as follows. 3 Bird Nomination for each National Race – Sennen Cove Yearling Nat and the Penzance YB Grand Nat always two difficult National races from across the channel.

The Duddy Trophy was first flown for in 2009 and won by a former Kings Cup winner, Geoffrey Douglas of Wilton Cross. The following year the trophy was won by the top East Down Combine lofts of Doley Croskery & Son of Annsborough. In 2011 another outstanding National loft collected the trophy, L Magee & Son of Lisburn & District. The domination of the North Sect came to an end in 2012 when Eddie Barnes & Son of Ballybrack were successful. Arnold Thompson of Ballyclare & Dist brought the trophy back North in 2013 and again this is an outstanding National loft.

That brings us up to date, 2014 and the South Sect win the trophy for the second time., the winners Noel Grant & son from Balbriggan. The Grant’s fly a very, very good pigeon and have been to the INFC Nat Dinner many times. Irish Rover.

At the tail of this I have listed the winners of the most recent award presented by long time member Robin Duddy of Ballyclare. He set up a distance award for the longest flyer in the Granmd Nat Kings Cup and has now added the equivalent for YB in the Grand Nat Cross Channel event.

Robin Duddy Trophy – (3 Bird Nomination) awarded for 

– Best Ave Yearling & YB Channel Nat

2009: G Douglas, Wilton Cross – Vel 994

2010: D Croskery & Son, Annsborough HPS – Vel 961

2011: L Magee & Son, Lisburn & Dist – Vel 1121

2012: E Barnes & Son, Ballybrack RPC – Vel 1257

2013: A Thompson, Ballyclare & Dist – Vel 1159

2014: N Grant & Son, Balbriggan RPC – Vel 1140

2015: A & N Lewis, Doagh & District – Vel 926

2016: M Robinson, Bondhill Social – Vel 1216

2017: Not won

2018: D Scott, Glenavy & District – Vel 880

2019: G Adair, Harmony – Vel 996

Changed – Duddy Extreme Distance Trophy –

(Furthest flying member in the Kings Cup open prizes)

2017: Nevin Bros, Coleraine Prem Vel 794 @ 524 Miles (160th Open)

2018: R J Elliott, Ballymoney Vel – 595 @ 520 Miles (25th Open)

2019: J Walker, Ballymoney Vel – 989 @ 523 Miles (18th Open)

2020: No race (Covid 19)

2021: M Graham, Ballymena & Dist Vel – 532 @ 504 Miles (19th Open)

2022: T Steele, Coleraine Prem Vel 734 @ 527 Miles (131st Open)

2023: D & H Stuart, Ballymoney Vel 264 @ 521 Miles (101st Open)

2024: J Walker, Ballymoney Vel 719 @ 523 Miles (70th Open)

Robin Duddy Trophy Cross channel YB Nat – (Furthest flying member in the YB Grand National open prizes)

2020: No race (Covid 19)

2021: G Buckley & Sons, Annaghmore Vel – 809 @ 264 Miles (2nd Open)

2022: B & D Coyle, Coleraine Prem Vel 370 @ 346 Miles (195th Open)

2023: S Laverty, Ballymoney Vel 1122 @ 346 Miles (75th Open)

2024: D & H Stuart, Ballymoney Vel 1469 @ 346 Miles (24th Open)

Trophy winning list for both awards – Click on the link below 

http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=5715

Forum article on cup history including the Duddy Trophy –

Click on the link below

http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=2225