INFC Skibbereen - Tuesday 27/05/14

[willie reynolds]

Alan Darragh from Cullybackey was best again in Mid Antrim when the cards and clocks were returned to the Muckamore Centre following the Old Bird Inland Nat from Skibbereen. The convoy had been released at 8.45am in a helping Light South East wind. Alan had a super card with 6 birds timed in just 8 minutes, the winner at 13.50hrs recording velocity 1497 for the 259 miles. This Blue yearling cock is making a name for itself, as a young bird 6th MAC in the NIPA Rosscarbery followed by 1st MAC in the INFC Skibbereen. A week ago he finished 5th MAC in the NIPA Rosscarbery and has followed that up with 1st MAC in Skibbereen. Danny Dixon was nest best with a direct Van de Brande yearling Blue cock.

Mid Antrim Combine Skibbereen INFC - A Darragh Cullybackey 1497, D Dixon Rasharkin 1486, A Darragh1468, A Darragh 1467, A Darragh 1466, A Darragh 1464, A Darragh 1457, D Dixon 1457, S Steele Cullybackey 1426, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1425, D Dixon 1424, G McDowell Kells 1421, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1419, Steele & McNeill 1418, G McDowell 1415, S Steele 1403, M Graham Ballymena 1402, Steele & McNeill 1399, M Graham 1398, M Graham 1398, Steele & McNeill 1398, G McDowell 1394, D Dixon 1391, Blair & Rankin 1389.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs
Cullybackey HPS – A Darragh 1497, 1468, 1467, 1466, 1464, 1457, S Steele 1426, 1403, 1387, Reid Bros & McCloy 1374, D & H Kirkpatrick 1356, Reid Bros & McCloy 1355.
Kells & District – G McDowell 1423, 1415, 1394, 1382, 1380.
Ballymena & District 6/42 – Blair & Rankin 1425, M Graham 1402, 1398, 1398, Blair & Rankin 1389, G & A Eagleson 1385, Blair & Rankin 1384, M Graham 1374, 1374, Connolly & Purvis 1366. Bertie Blair wins the Skibb Nat with the same bird that won Rosscarbery a week ago. The breeding is Sootjen-Hartog-Van Loon. That's Bertie's 3rd win this year and there's more to come. Congratulations.
Kells & District – G McDowell 1421, 1394, 1382, 1380, McFarlane & Agnew 1370, 1357.
Rasharkin & District – Steele & McNeill 1419, 1418, 1399, 1398. Steele & McNeill timed at 2.08pm for the 261 mile fly, this Lambrecht widowhood cock wining last season from Rosscarbery also winning last weekend from Roscrea. D Dixon – 1486, 1457, 1424, 1391, 1376, 1376.
Broughshane & District – Purvis & Connolly 1358, 1353, 1332, 1332.