Quimper Friendship Nat 10/07/15

Quimper Friendship Nat 10/07/15
Malachy Maguire and son Mark Millvale, 1st Open INFC Quimper.

Malachy Maguire and son Mark Millvale, 1st Open INFC Quimper.

IRISH NATIONAL FLYING CLUB  –  FRIENDSHIP NATIONAL

The Irish National Flying Club Friendship National was flown from Quimper in France on Friday 10 July. The birds were liberated at 6.00am in a light south easterly wind which freshened on route. This was a completely different race to last year with the positions all taken by the late afternoon compared to last year when there were no birds on the day and only 11 birds in race time. The good returns we had from the first two French races helped the entry for this race which saw 288 members send 1,170, an increase on the 994 birds sent last year and on the previous year when the entry was 1108 birds. The birds were racing for £6,193 in pools and prizemoney with the Friendship National sponsored by H Beattie & Son.

1st North section, 1st Open Malachy Maguire & Son Millvale , Vel 1796.7; Flying 437 miles, winning £612 and the Friendship Cup

Prov Result Quimper-Friendship-2015

Report by Brendan McLaughlin –

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About the author

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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