NIPA Roscrea 10/08/13 –

D & B Lyness from Lurgan Social win 1st Open NIPA from Roscrea.

NIPA Race/Date – Roscrea 10^th August 2013

NIPA Result:    Roscrea-Young-Birds-2013

For the 4^th race of the young bird season the NIPA birds were in Roscrea, it was the second mass release and some 24,500 birds were competing. Pride of place goes to the top Lurgan loft of D & B Lyness who timed the same bird as the week previous to win 1^st Club, 1^st Sect E & 1^st Open NIPA 917/24,557 doing velocity 1761. Last week in the race from Tullamore this same bird had 1^st Club, 3^rd Sect E & 87^th Open NIPA 814/21,283 doing velocity 1989.

NIPA Roscrea Open 917/24,557 –

1-1E D & B Lyness Lurgan Soc 1761, 2-1D J Gregory & Sons Colin 1744, 3-2E D Calvin Bondhill 1743, 4-3E C J & B Ferris Wilton Cross 1742, C J & B Ferris 1742, 6-2D Cowan & McCartney Dunedin 1736, 7-3D I Gibb & Sons Glenavy 1735, 8-4D M & F Russell Dromore WE 1732, 9-1G Donnelly Bros Newry City 1732, 10-5E J Douglas & Son Lurgan Soc 1732, 11-5D J Greenaway Dromore 1732, 12-6D J Greenaway 1731, 13-7D J Greenaway 1731, 14-8D Cowan & McCartney 1731, 15-1C Bingham & Seaton Ligoniel 1729, 16-6E D & B Lyness 1729, 17-2C Bingham & Seaton 1729, 18-9D J Greenaway 1728, 19-10D J Greenaway 1728, 20-1B Surgenor Bros Kells & Dist 1726.

Best in each NIPA Section –

Sect A 75/1888 – T McCrudden Coleraine & County Derry 1635, Hanson & Harpur Coleraine Prem 1630, Sean Hughes Coalisland 1625.

Sect B 143/3623 – Surgenor Bros Kells & Dist 1726, M & B McConville Crumlin 1723, Surgenor Bros 1713.

Sect C 194/4577 – Bingham & Seaton Ligoniel 1729, Bingham & Seaton 1729, N Ferguson & Son Larne & Dist 1719.

Sect D 90/2627 – J Gregory & Sons Colin 1744, Cowan & McCartney Dunedin 1736, I Gibb & Sons Glenavy 1735.

Sect E 185/6455 – D & B Lyness Lurgan Social 1761, David Calvin Bondhill 1743, C J & B Ferris Wilton Cross 1742.

Sect F 56/1386 – H McAvoy Ards 1723, Muckle & McCormick Ards 1720, H McAvoy 1688.

Sect G 84/2553 – Donnelly Bros Newry City 1732, T McKinstry Tandragee 1722, Donnelly Bros 1720.

Sect H 90/1448 – W McIlmoyle Limavady 1482, D McCool Limavady 1433, A McCrudden Derry & District 1430.

NIPA Sect A Clubs

Coalisland & District 16/605 – Sean Hughes 1625, 1625, K Carolan 1602, K Murphy 1587.

Coleraine Premier 20/491 – Hanson & Harpur 1630, R McAlary 1603, K Darragh 1602, Hanson & Harpur 1597.

Coleraine & County Derry 10/204 – T McCrudden 1635, 1625, D Dysart 1604, 1600.

Cookstown Social 9/216 – G & S Smith 1624, 1616, J McCormick 1614, G Marshall 1611.

Castledawson – M McErlean 1511, 1502, M Lynn 1491.

Dungannon – S McConnell 1552, 1539, K Shannon 1535, 1535.

Windsor Social 13/207 – R & J Parke 1651, G Donaghy Son & Grandson 1615, R & J Parke 1597, 1597.

NIPA Sect H Clubs

Amelia Earhart – S Campbell 1270, J Quigley 1269, K McCafferty 1229.

Derry & District 14/274 – A McCrudden 1430, 1221, L & M Moran 1220, D Canning 1211.

Foyle RPS – Paul Maxwell Jun 1319, R O’Reilly 1241, Millar & Doherty 1234.

Limavady – W McIlmoyle 1482, D McCool 1433, R Witherow 1395.

Londonderry PRS – L Flanagan & Son 1311, 1199, B Houston 1196.

Maiden City 14/173 – F Ramsey 1300, T Morrison 1209, P McLaughlin 1181, 1082.

Omagh & District HPS – K Armstrong 1359, A Hall 1353, J Taggart 1299, K Armstrong 1277.

Strabane – D McNulty 1333, G Quinn 1160, 1113.

NIPA Sect B Clubs

Ahoghill Flying Club  13/375 – D Lowry 1606, C Young 1601, Young McManus & Sons 1594, J Smyth & Son 1582.

Ballymena & Dist  HPS 16/330 – M/M M Sempey 1667, McFall & McManus 1658, 1648, D Craig 1644. Ballymena 2 Bird Club – 1st M/M Sempey 1378, 2nd McFall & McManus 1543.

Ballykeel Invitation – M/M M Sempey 1667, 1644, 1633, 1633.

Ballymoney HPS 15/509 – J Connolly 1669, J Hutchinson & Son 1631, 1627, J McDowell & Sons 1606.

Ballymoney West Combine 6/192 – J Hutchinson & Son 1631, J McDowell & Sons 1606, L Neill 1556, Curry & Gilmore 1493.

Dervock RPS 5/167 – J Hutchinson & Son 1631, 1627, D Devenney 1565, D & H Stuart 1564.

Broughshane – A Purvis 1582, D Houston & Son 1574, T & E Service 1572.

Cullybackey 18/481 – A Darragh 1642, Russell Bros 1640, H & R McCloy 1635, Russell Bros 1635.

Crumlin & District 11/404 – McConville Bros 1723, 1692, 1692, 1692.

Harryville 16/355 – L Mullan 1658, J Ramsey 1638, J Millar & Son 1622, J Rock 1622.

Kells & District 13/285 – Surgenor Bros 1726, 1713, H Boyd 1675, G McDowell 1670. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – G McDowell 1653, Gregg Bros 1604, G McDowell 1575, Scott & Clements 1533, M Smyth 1524.

Muckamore – D J Thompson 1655, 1653, J Sinton 1621.

Randalstown 12/306 – Houston Bros 1644, S Millar 1639, 1638, 1638.

Rasharkin & District 10/289 – Tomasz Kaczynski 1641, Steele & McNeill 1635, 1627, A C & T Tweed 1619, First win goes to new member Tomasz Kaczynski. Tomasz timed a Janssen/Klak at 11.39 flying 148 miles, Steele & McNeill take second and third. Danny Dixon: 1599.6,1599.4. Race sponsored by Stevenson’s Mace, Kilrea.

NIPA Sect E Clubs

Annaghmore – J & E Calvin 1688, 1687, W G Neill 1685.

Armagh 17/606 – G & A Campbell 1671, S Fields & Sons 1623, 1622, D Gallagher & Son 1622. Armagh 2 Bird – G & A Campbell 1615, D Gallagher & Son 1599, E & M Curran 1402, D C & P McArdle 1381.

Beechpark Social 13/442 – G McEvoy 1702, 1700, D Mawhinney & Son 1697, K Downey 1679.

Blackwatertown – E McKnight 1665, 1650, 1649.

Bondhill 9/461 – D Calvin 1743, 1714, Capper Bros 1676, 1668.

Edgarstown 17/552 – Buckley Buckley & Craig 1664, J Whitten & Son 1658, Buckley Buckley & Craig 1654, R & J McCracken 1646.

Gilford & District – T Greenaway 1673, O’Dowd & McDonald 1663, T Greenaway 1661, Adamson & Anderson 1657.

Laurelvale 16/492 – A Gittins 1681, A Neill 1657, 1655, J McCracken 1650.

Loughgall 4/154 – S Corrigan 1636, 1623, N Weir 1599, 1564.

Lurgan Amat – D McBride 1666, G Gillespie & Son 1664, 1649.

Lurgan Social – D & B Lyness 1761, J Douglas & Son 1732, D & B Lyness 1729, J Douglas & Son 1709.

Markethill – P McCall 1703, 1702, 1684.

Monaghan 11/365 – P McFadden 1643, 1643, M Kruger 1621, 1612.

Portadown & Drumcree /507 – J Gordon 1682, S Haughian 1679, G Matchett 1670, A McDonald 1641. 2 Bird Club – 1^st L Prunty, 2^nd L Cullan, 3^rd F Wright.

Tandragee 4/128 – T McKinstry 1722, A Craig 1675, T McKinstry 1660, 1660.

Wilton Cross 11/397 – C J & B Ferris 1742, 1742, 1721, G Douglas 1706. Great result for the Ferris boys, they really have got the loft on form right now. Well done !