Tullamore (1) - 09/04/11

[willie reynolds]

DERRY CITY FEDERATION RESULTS TULLAMORE

The first old bird race of the season took place on Sat 9th April taking the first Red Card of the season was Derry & District fancier Anthony McCrudden and to finish of a good day 6th, 19th and 20th Fed. Coming very close into second place was Londonderry club fanciers Sean Gallagher and son with another bird in 10th makes it a good day, in 3rd and 12th places is the Donegal loft of Dermot Friel from the Maiden City who has one of the longest distances to compete. Over other results 4th Leo Flanagan and son, 5th and 8th was Noel Murray both of the Londonderry club7th Jim Diamond Foyle, 9th and 17th goes to Maxi & Connor Chism, 11th Jim & Gary Ramsey, 14th and 16th Sean Healy all from the Derry & District club, 15th Mr & Mrs Maxwell Foyle, 18th Joe Ebbs Derry & District club. The Federation intend to have a race from Mullingar on the Sunday with basketing at all the clubs check with your sec for details of the race with a TV up for grabs.

DERRY AND DISTRICT RESULTS TULLAMORE
1st,2nd,9th and 10th make it an excellent start to the first race in the newest club in Derry for Anthony McCrudden and has set down a challenge for the other members this could be him back to his best having a very good race taking 3rd and 7th and getting close to breaking their novice status is the heights partnership of Maxi and Connor Chism 4th was Jim and Gary Ramsey with Sean Healy taking 5th and 6th an Joe Ebbs filling the positions in 8th. Racing this week is from Tullamore, basketing at usual times. Jim Ramsey PO

The opening race of the old bird season was flown from Tullamore in Co Offaly on Saturday 9th April, the NIPA birds were released at 12.30pm in a SE wind. Returns were good enough but a lot of birds came back, the best positions and velocities were recorded in the top end of the country. What a start it was for the re-formed Foyle Valley Combine consisting of all members of the clubs in Derry City and Strabane. They had a result to remember with local lofts filling a lot of the top places in the NIPA and that included the 1st Open winner Danny Farrell of Strabane doing velocity 1831. We also had Anthony McCrudden having three birds placed in the first race for the newly formed Derry & District, Sean Gallagher & Son (Londonderry) and Dermot Friel (Maiden City) had two birds each.

Foyle Valley Combine Tullamore (1) - D Farrell Strabane 1831, A McCrudden Derry & Dist 1826, S Gallagher & Son Londonderry 1826, D Friel Maiden City 1804, L Flanagan & Son Londonderry 1800, N Murray Londonderry 1798, A McCrudden 1792, J Diamond Foyle 1790, G McGavigan Strabane 1789, N Murray 1789, M & C Chism Derry & Dist 1787, S Gallagher & Son 1787, J & G Ramsey Derry & Dist 1783, D Friel 1781, Quigley & Dunne Maiden City 1779, S Healy Derry & Dist 1779, M/M P Maxwell Foyle 1779, S Healy 1778, M & C Chism 1771, J Ebbs Derry & Dist 1771.

City of Derry Federation Tullamore (1) – A McCrudden Derry & Dist 1826, S Gallagher & Son 1826, D Friel Maiden City 1804, L Flanagan & Son Londonderry 1800, N Murray Londonderry 1798, A McCrudden 1792, J Diamond Foyle 1790, N Murray 1789, M & C Chism Derry & Dist 1787, S Gallagher & Son 1787.

NIPA Sect H Clubs

Derry & District 9/116 – A McCrudden 1826, 1792, Maxi & Connor Chism 1787, Jim & Gary Ramsey 1783. Anthony McCrudden takes 1st & 2nd in the first race for the new club and the birds are well placed with the NIPA.

Foyle RPS 15/169 – Jim Diamond 1790, M/M P Maxwell 1779, J McLaughlin 1716, M/M P Maxwell 1713.

Limavady 3/61 – R Witherow 1608, 1605, W McIlmoyle 1593, R Witherow 1569, W McIlmoyle 1548, R Witherow 1543.

Londonderry PRS 12/206 – S Gallagher & Son 1826, L Flanagan & Son 1800, N Murray 1796, 1789. Sean and son got their season off to a winning start well ahead of the pack with the winner taking just under the 2 hours for the 122 mile trip, well done lads.

Maiden City 17/271 – D Friel 1804, 1781, Quigley & Dunne 1779, Borland & Kelly 1751. One of the clubs furthest flyers takes the top honours this week with 1st & 2nd. Dermot Friel shows the way and will hopefully take a high spot in the NIPA Open. Damien Dunn sneaks into 3rd and will have to maintain this good start if he is to take the Top Flyer award at the end of the year as he has promised to do.

Omagh & District 5/55 – K Armstrong 1616, A J Kelly 1504, 1484, A Hall 1446.

Strabane 9/173 – D Farrell 1831, G McGavigan 1789, D Farrell 1762, G McGavigan 1758. The winner for Danny is a Busschaert, a tried and tested strain over the years and the loft is the favourite for 1st Open NIPA!

Rock Flying Club – Tommy White 1765, 1759, L & G McCloskey 1758, 1757.