NIPA Clonmel 16/08/13 –

NIPA Clonmel 16/08/13 –
Jeff Greenaway Dromore HPS, 1st Open NIPA Clonmel.

Jeff Greenaway Dromore HPS, 1st Open NIPA Clonmel.

NIPA Race/Date – Clonmel Friday 16/08/13   Clonmel_Young_Birds_2013

Last weekend the NIPA brought the race forward due to a poor weekend forecast, birds were race marked on Thursday and released at Clonmel in County Tipperary on Friday at 12.30pm in a Lt SW wind. Jeff Greenaway had the Card of the Day, all the top places in Dromore HPS and nine birds in the NIPA Open Top 20 with 21,269 birds competing. The Derry Area Sect H birds were released earlier at 10.30am.

NIPA Clonmel Open 763/21,269 –

1-1D J Greenaway Dromore 1619, 2-1G Mark Maguire & Son Newry & Dist 1618, 3-2D G McEvoy Beechpark Soc 1612, 4-1C J Burrows Eastway 1607, 5-3D K Downey Beechpark Soc 1607, 6-4D J Greenaway 1605, 7-2G J Carson & Son Corcreeney 1604, 8-5D I Gibb & Sons Glenavy 1602, 9-2C McClurkin & McCoubery Ligoniel 1602, 10-6D J Greenaway 1599, 11-3G T McKinstry Tandragee 1597, 12-7D J Greenaway 1596, 13-8D J Greenaway 1596, 14-9D J Greenaway 1596, 15-10D J Greenaway 1595, 16-11D O & M Monaghan Colin 1595, 17-3C McClurkin & McCoubery 1594, 18-4G J Smyth & Sons Drumnavaddy 1594, 19-12D J Greenaway 1594, 20-13D J Greenaway 1594.

Best in each NIPA Section:

Sect A 64/1589 – Sean Hughes Coalisland 1478, Sean Hughes 1457, Hanson & Harpur Coleraine Prem 1447.

Sect B 130/3125 – M & B McConville Crumlin 1585, M & B McConville 1585, Thompson Bros Crumlin 1575.

Sect C 170/4079 – J Burrows Eastway 1607, McClurkin & McCoubery Ligoniel 1602, McClurkin & McCoubery 1594.

Sect D 87/2578 – J Greenaway Dromore 1619, G McEvoy Beechpark Soc 1612, K Downey Beechpark Soc 1607.

Sect E 176/6137 – A Humphries & Son Markethill 1586, D Carville & Son Wilton Cross 1579, A Craig Tandragee 1575.

Sect F 59/1439 – Arthurs & Smyth Kircubbin 1553, Arthurs & Smyth 1547, H McAvoy Ards 1546.

Sect G 77/2322 – Mark Maguire & Son Newry & Dist 1618, J Carson & Son Corcreeney 1604, T McKinstry Tandragee 1597.

Earlier Lib at 10.30am Sect H 79/955 – A Kelly Omagh 1351, R Witherow Limavady 1311, J McCool Limavady 1292.

NIPA Sect A Clubs

Coalisland & District 14/520 – Sean Hughes 1478, 1457, W Bleeks & Son 1438, G & G Larmour 1427.

Coleraine Premier 15/392 – T & J McDonald 1480, 1450, Hanson & Harpur 1447, 1446.

Coleraine & County Derry –  T McCrudden 1427, D Dysart 1405, T McCrudden 1398, R J McKinney 1395.

Cookstown Social – G & S Smith 1432, 1409, J McCormick 1407, G & S Smith 1406.

Castledawson 5/76 – Savage Bros 1337, 1337, S K Watson 1314, R Dunseath 1258.

Dungannon – Sam McConnell 1418, 1393, 1389, 1374.

Windsor Social 10/156 – W & W Murdock 1437, R & J Parke 1422, 1411, K Glass 1372.

NIPA Sect H Clubs

Amelia Earhart – C Fox 1248, A Mitchell 1241, J Quigley 1229.

Derry & District 13/190 – P Hegarty 1249, J & G Ramsey 1237, S Duffy 1233, D Canning 1228.

Foyle RPS – B Harte 1247, J Diamond 1222, B Page 1217.

Limavady 8/161 – R Witherow 1311, J McCool 1292, 1291, R Witherow 1291.

Londonderry PRS – L Flanagan & Son 1238, 1215, 1171.

Maiden City 12/111 – P & M Healy 1218, P McLaughlin 1151, Concannon Bros 980, 962, T Morrison 944, Concannon Bros 915.

Omagh & District HPS – Allen Kelly 1351, A Hall 1235, K Armstrong 1228, 1224.

Strabane 7/121 – T McBride 1201, G Quinn 1168, T McBride 1069, I Deasley 1007.

NIPA Sect B Clubs

Ahoghill Flying Club 11/282 – Young McManus & Sons 1507, J Smyth & Son 1483, Young McManus & Sons 1479, 1474.

Ballymena & Dist  17/327 – W & J Smyth 1532, M/M M Sempey 1526, R McFall & Son 1519, M/M M Sempey 1491.

Ballykeel Invitation – K & K Kernohan 1532, M/M M Sempey 1526, 1491, 1472.

Ballymoney 17/477 – D Dixon 1500, 1499, J Hutchinson & Son 1459, 1458.

Ballymoney West Combine 8/186 – J Hutchinson & Son 1459, J McDowell & Sons 1399, L Neill 1362, W Blair 1293.

Dervock RPS 5/157 – J Hutchinson & Son 1459, 1458, D & H Stuart 1400, 1399.

Broughshane  7/101 – J & N Simpson 1488, A Purvis 1488, T & E Service 1480, J & N Simpson 1451.

Cullybackey 15/511 – S Steele 1493, A Darragh 1463, 1463, W Scott 1463.

Crumlin & District 8/226 – McConville Bros 1585, 1585, Thompson Bros 1575, 1575.

Harryville HPS 14/302 – K & K Kernohan 1532, T Johnston & Son 1488, L Mullan 1474, J Millar & Son 1465.

Kells & District 9/213 – B Swann & Son 1527, G McDowell 1506, B Swann & Son 1506, H Turkington 1502.

Muckamore HPS – J Courtney 1530, G McStravick 1526, D J Thompson 1506, E Thom & Son 1505.

Randalstown 12/299 – S Millar 1477, 1477, 1467, 1467.

Rasharkin & District 10/251 – H Cubitt 1486, 1483, P McDonald 1451, A C & T Tweed 1425.

NIPA Sect E Clubs

Annaghmore –  W G Neill 1536, F & D McNeice 1508, G Buckley & Son 1505.

Armagh 16/526 – P Campbell & Sons 1542, G & A Campbell 1536, 1535, D C & P McArdle 1528. Armagh 2 Bird Club – G & A Campbell 1536, P Duffy 1467, S Fields & Sons 1412, J Campbell 1412.

Beechpark Social 12/409 – G McEvoy 1612, K Downey 1607, 1592, D Mawhinney & Son 1562. Beechpark 2 Bird Club – K Downey 1531, G McEvoy 1528, D Mawhinney & Son 1525.

Blackwatertown  – J Brown 1571, E McKnight 1548.

Bondhill Social 8/404 – D Calvin 1565, 1562, 1540, 1540.

Charlemont – Abbie Grew 1395, E Grew 1376, Abbie Grew 1367.

Edgarstown 17/535 – R & J McCracken 1560, J Whitten & Son 1550, 1519, M Hughes 1518.

Gilford & District 16/392 – Hanratty & Mulvenna 1552, D Breen 1545, O’Dowd & McDonald 1527, O Fitzpatrick & Son 1524. Trainers – T Greenaway 1543, Adamson & Anderson 1482.

Laurelvale 16/526 – A Neill 1534, S Fiddes 1516, J Funston 1514, J Trotter 1510.

Loughgall 3/188 – Nelson Weir 1510, 1451, 1428, 1415.

Lurgan Amatuer 3/66 – D McBride 1542, 1540, 1531, J P Nelson 1526.

Lurgan Social – J Douglas & Son 1567, 1561, 1554, K Henderson 1551.

Markethill – A Humphries & Son 1586, P McCall 1575, 1575, 1574.

Monaghan 13/428 – M Kruger 1492, G Swift 1478, P McFadden 1461, G Swift 1436. Well done to Martin, his first win and also 1st 2 Bird Club.

Portadown & Drumcree 14/423 – M Livingstone 1562, Sloan & Reid 1539, B Creaney 1522, A Fearon 1514. Out in front by 23 yards club Treasurer Malcolm Livingstone with Sloan & Reid runner-up. New tacticts pay off.

Tandragee 4/144 – T McKinstry 1597, A Craig 1575, 1561, D Thompson & Son 1560.

Wilton Cross – D Carville & Son 1579, C J & B Ferris 1563, 1560, G Douglas 1558.

 

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Willie Reynolds

Covering the sport in Ireland for several years, scribe for both BHW & RP and a number of local newspapers including the News Letter (Farming Life Supplement) each Wednesday. Secretary of Ballymena & District for a number of years and currently PO for the Mighty NIPA & INFC. Watch out for the many articles/news items penned by HOMER.

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