Larne Monster Show 2013 – T & K Mawhinney are BIS

T & K Mawhinney are BIS at Larne –

Larne Monster Show was held in the local clubrooms at Glenarm Road on Saturday 30^th November, over 400 birds were penned for the judges who had travelled from Belfast, Tandragee  and Dromore.  Classes were Old Cock, Old Hen, Young Cock, Young Hen and Eye-sign.  Fresh from success in both Dublin & Carlow the T & K Mawhinney team travelled up from County Down to make it a Best in Show treble. The East Antrim team of D & R Turkington had Best Opposite Sex, this winner a young Blue hen was bred by Timmy Mawhinney and gifted to Robert. Results: Young Cock (65 Birds) – 1^st, VHC & HC D & R Turkington, 2^nd & 4^th T & K Mawhinney, 3^rd D & P Harvey, Commended Brown & Shaw. Judge Paddy O’Neill (Grosvenor). Young Hens (71 Birds) – 1^st & 4^th & D & R Turkington, 2^nd & HC T & K Mawhinney, 3^rd & Commended A Neill, VHC D & P Harvey. Judge Darren Thompson (Tandragee). Old Cocks (65 Birds) – 1^st, 4^th & VHC T & K Mawhinney, 2^nd Brown & Shaw, 3^rd C & L Woodside, HC J & D Surgenor, Commended C Shaw. Judge Joey Vage (Dromore). Old Hen (66 Birds) – 1sssss 2 & 4^th C Shaw, 3^rd & HC V Montgomery, VHC & Commended T & K Mawhinney.  Judge Alan Craig (Tandragee).  Old Bird Eye-sign (91 Birds) – 1^st,  2^nd, 4^th & Commended Russell Bros, 3^rd & VHC D & R Turkington, HC Blair & Rankin. Judge Jimmy O’Hara (Britannia). Young Bird Eye-sign (78 Birds) – 1^st, 2^nd & Commended D & R Turkington, 3^rd, 4^th, VHC & HC Russell Bros. The Red Card winners were D & R Turkington (Doagh & Dist) all three Young Bird Classes, T & K Mawhinney (Donaghcloney) Old Cocks, Christopher Shaw (Dromore) Old Hen and Russell Bros (Cullybackey) Old Bird Eye-sign. Larne & District President Owen Donnelly thanked all those involved with the show, congratulated all the winners and thanked the sponsors including Robert Kirkwood Gem Supplements & Corn Mixtures (Lisburn). I had a word with Robert and he is making steady progress from recent illness, and nice to have a quick chat with Ryan Barr of  (Pigeon Diagnostics) who was busy all day.

Timmy Mawhinney (r) with BIS and Robert Turkington BOS at Larne Monster Show.