Skibbereen Nat - Friday 19/05/23

Going forward into 2020 the Ballymena based MAC has the following clubs in membership. New Antrim Amalgamated, Ballymena & District, Ahoghill Flying Club, Rasharkin & Dist, Randalstown HPS and Kells & District. New officials are Chairman Robert Service from Ballymena & District and Secretary Willie Reynolds from Ballymena & District. President is Danny Dixon. All the latest news and results will be listed here, including Champions League and OB & YB Knock-out. Fees for 2020 subject to change are £3.00 for Clubs that includes all members. Associate membership is also £3.00.
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Skibbereen Nat - Friday 19/05/23

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Gary Gibson 1st Combine & 1st Section Skibbereen National -

The first classic race of the season was the Skibbereen OB Inland National flown on Friday 19th May. Birds were released at 9.30am in north north westerly winds and had to work hard to make it back to their home lofts. Cullybackey fancier Gary Gibson took the top position in the Mid Antrim Combine timing at 15.04pm flying 258 miles. Gary's winner is 2-year-old blue w/f Lambrechts widowhood hen finished 1st Section B and 60th Open NIPA National. The sire "Blue Steffan" is the father of Sam Murphy's 2 x 1st Mid Antrim Combine and 2 x 1st Section B and 1st Open NIPA Bude winner 2022. He also bred Jimmy Rock's 1st Club, 2nd Mid Antrim Combine & 4th Section B Skibbereen Yearling National pigeon. Dam of the winner is his good inbred Superke Lambrechts hen purchased from Danny Dixon when Gary started back in 2013 and she's dam to last year’s 1st Club winner from Fermoy and Skibbereen young bird national. Mr & Mrs Robinson of Cullybackey were Combine runners up on 1354, and also took 4th spot on 1335. Laurence and Heather timed their good 3yo blue roundabout hen bred down from Willy van Herck birds from P & J Boal of Dromore. This steady hen has five Top 20 Combine positions already season - 2nd Skibbereen 279 birds, 6th Roscrea 1875 birds, 8th Fermoy (2) 1686 birds, 10th Fermoy (1) 1472 birds, & 16th Tullamore 1311 birds. The Robinson's second bird a 4yo blue hen again on the roundabout is also a very steady racer having won good club positions over the past couple of years and she's also down from the Van herck pigeons with the sire being a gift from Gary Gibson. Their two hens finish 3rd & 7th Section and 91st & 173rd Open. Third Combine Bertie Blair had the card of the day timing four of his seven entries in the Combine Top 10 and won Ballymena & District for the third time this season and all wins coming with the same yearling chequer widowhood cock. Sire a Jackie Steele Lambrecht and dam gifted to Bertie by late friend George Bell. That's a 3rd, 7th and 12th Combine for the cock this season. Last season Bertie was 3rd Section B & 5th Open NIPA in the same race, this season 5th, 8th, 10th & 12th Section B and 115th, 180th, 202nd & 218th Open NIPA. John Miller was best in Randalstown on 1333 with a red yearling widowhood cock the breeding David Calvin x Brian Clayburn and finished 9th Section and 190th Open. Jimmy Rock was best in Harryville on 1331 with a 3yo chequer hen sitting a week on eggs. This Vermeerbergen hen was a gift from clubmate Keith Kernohan and finishes 11th Section & 215th Open. Trevor Whyte was best in Ahoghill on 1325 with a yearling blue cock bred by good friends and clubmates Paddy and William McManus. This cock won 1st Club, 5th Combine and 8th Section B from Fermoy young bird’s last season. Geoff Surgenor was best in Kells & District on 1323 with a yearling w/f cock. The sire was gifted to Geoff by Bertie Blair and is a son of "Glenn's Pride" 2nd Open INFC Sennen Cove Yearling national for Glen McNeilly of Ballyclare and dam is Geoff's very own Van Loon "Christine" 1st Open NIPA Talbenny YB National 2020. Harold Cubitt was best in Rasharkin on 1312 with his opening day 1st Combine winner from Tullamore, that's 1st, 16th and 18th Combine for the yearling widowhood cock this season. Mervyn Eagleson PO.

Mid Antrim Combine Skibbereen OB Inland National 36/279 - Gary Gibson Cullybackey 1361, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1354, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1349, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1335, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1334, John Miller Randalstown 1333, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1332, Jimmy Rock Harryville 1331, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1330, Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1325.9 Trevor Whyte Ahoghill 1325.4, Alan Darragh Cullybackey 1323.7, Surgenor Bros Kells 1323.1, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1319, Harold Cubitt Rasharkin 1312 Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1308, Alan Darragh Cullybackey 1308, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1304.5, Alan Darragh Cullybackey 1304.3, Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1303, Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1303, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1298, Surgenor Bros Kells 1295, Chris Moore Cullybackey 1294.5, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1294.1, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1293.7, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1293.2, Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1292, Harry Boyd Kells 1291, Alan Darragh Cullybackey 1287, Trevor Whyte Ahoghill 1285, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1284, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1282, Gregg Bros Kells 1278, A Barkley & Son Kells 1277, Gregg Bros Kells 1275, John Miller Randalstown 1274 Gary Gibson Cullybackey 1271, Gregg Bros Kells 1269, Harry Boyd Kells 1267.

Old Bird Knock Out last 32 winners in capitals. Draw made by Geoff Surgenor in Cullybackey clubrooms on Friday at the clock checking.

SURGENOR BROS Kells 1323 v Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1308, J ROCK Harryville 1331 v A Barkley & Son Kells 1277, J MILLER Randalstown 1333 v H Turkington Kells, W McFetridge 1070 v J EAGLESON & SONS Ballymena 1304, F Barkley Rasharkin 1219 v STEWART BROS Randalstown 1319, MR & MRS ROBINSON Cullybackey 1354 v Gregg Bros Kells 1278, D DIXON Rasharkin 1325 v R H Clements Harryville 1253, A DARRAGH Cullybackey 1323 v C Moore Cullybackey 1294, BLAIR & RANKIN Ballymena 1349 v Houston Bros Randalstown 1227, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 1181 v J & J GREER Cullybackey 1294, H CUBITT Rasharkin 1312 v A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1226, M Neilly Broughshane v J SMYTH & SON Ahoghill 1270, H Boyd Kells 1291 v T WHYTE Ahoghill 1325, S & N Doherty Cullybackey v J Balmer Ahoghill, J & M MILLIKEN Rasharkin 1196 v D Magill Harryville, G GIBSON Cullybackey 1361 v Balmer T Young & Son Ahoghill.

Mid Antrim Combine OB Points Week 6 Skibbereen (Pilmore Beach to be added).
Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 212, D Dixon Rasharkin 144, H Cubitt Rasharkin 106, G Gibson Cullybackey 94, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 90, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 80, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 80, A Darragh Cullybackey 60, J Rock Harryville 53, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 43, T Whyte Ahoghill 42, H Boyd Kells 41, Stewart Bros Randalstown 40.

Champions’ League Group Stage - Top 2 in each group go through to last 16 knock-out competition commencing from 1st Talbenny (Pilmore Beach to be added).

Group (1) J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 43, Stewart Bros Randalstown 40, S Crawford Harryville 21, A Pervis Broughshane 0.

Group (2) A Darragh Cullybackey 60, H Boyd Kells 41, W McFetridge Rasharkin 30, R H Clements Harryville 0

Group (3) Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 212, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1, Gregg Bros Kells 0, J & J Greer Cullybackey 0.

Group (4) T Whyte Ahoghill 42, F Barkley Rasharkin 4, T & M Morrow Broughshane 0, J McNeill & Son Randalstown 0.

Group (5) J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 80, A Barkley & Son Kells 12, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 8, M Neilly Broughshane 0.

Group (6) Blair & Rankin Ballymena 90, J Rock Harryville 53, T & G Balmer Ahoghill 0, D Houston & Son Broughshane 0.

Group (7) Surgenor Bros Kells 29, J Miller Randalstown 15, D Craig Harryville 0, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 0

Group (8) D Dixon Rasharkin 144, G Gibson Cullybackey 94, R Service & Son Ballymena 0, Houston Bros Randalstown 0.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs Skibbereen Nat

Ahoghill Flying Club 3/36 – T Whyte 1325, Young McManus & Sons 1308, 1293, T Whyte 1285, Young McManus & Sons 1282, J Smyth & Son 1270.

Ballymena & District HPS – Blair & Rankin 1349, 1334, 1332, 1330, J Eagleson & Sons 1304, 1298.

Cullybackey HPS – Gary Gibson 1361, Mr & Mrs Robinson 1354, 1335, A Darragh 1323, 1308, 1304.

Harryville HPS – J Rock 1331, S Johnston & Son 1322.

Kells & District HPS - Surgenor Bros 1323, 1295, H Boyd 1291, Gregg Bros 1278, A Barkley & Son 1277, Gregg Bros 1275.

Randalstown HPS 8/54 – J Millar 1333, Stewart Bros 1319, J Millar 1274, F & J & G Dickey 1265, J Millar 1256, Stewart Bros 1254.

Rasharkin &District HPS 6/32 – H Cubitt 1312, A C &T tweed 1226, WJ & RJ Reid 1222, F Barkley 1219, J & M Milliken 1196, 1191. Congratulations to Harold Cubitt taking top spot from Skibbereen.

NIPA Sect B Skibbereen OB Nat 56/424 – Gary Gibson Cullybackey 1361, S & N Maginty Muckamore 1361, M/M Robinson Cullybackey 1354, S & N Maginty 1350, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1349, S & N Maginty 1342, M/M Robinson 1335, Blair & Rankin 1334, J Millar Randallstown 1333, Blair & Rankin 1332.

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Gary Gibson holding his Comb & Sect winner from Skibbereen.
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