Results Clonmel (2) - 10/05/09

[willie reynolds]

Last weekend saw the NIPA delay race marking for Clonmel until Saturday evening with the convoy liberated early on Sunday morning. Locally 72 members had sent 747 birds and although the leading pigeons covered the 180 plus miles in under 4 hours there were a few empty perches come close of play. Top spot goes to the Maguire & McDevitt partnership who also take 15th position, proving that all the hard work eventually pays off. Runner up spot falls to Anthony McCrudden with Sean Duffy back in the frame for 3rd & 12th. Tommy McDaid has 3 in the result taking 4th, 10th & 16th. Dunne & Quigley complete the top 5.

Other results: 6th, 8th & 13th - Mr & Mrs P Maxwell; 7th - E Quigley; 9th - P Mc Laughlin; 11th - J & G Ramsey; 14th - l Flanagan & Son; 17th - N Murray; 18th & 20th - Coyle Bros; 19th - D Wick.

City of Derry Federation Clonmel (2) 72/747 - Maguire & McDevitt Foyle 1350, A McCrudden Foyle 1339, S Duffy Foyle 1338, T McDaid Foyle 1329, Dunne & Quigley Maiden City 1315, M/M P Maxwell Foyle 1312, E Quigley Maiden City 1308, M/M P Maxwell 1296, P McLaughlin Maiden City 1289, T McDaid 1280, J & G Ramsey Foyle 1277, S Duffy 1277, M/M P Maxwell 1276, L Flanagan & Son Londonderry 1274, Maguire & McDevitt 1273, T McDaid 1273, N Murray Londonderry 1272, Coyle Bros Maiden City 1269, D Wick Londonderry 1268, Coyle Bros 1266.

NIPA Section H Club Results Clonmel (2)

Maiden City 21/288 – 1st McGettigan Bros 1352, 2nd P & M Healy 1325, 3rd Dunne & Quigley 1315, 4th E Quigley 1308, 5th Pat McLaughlin 1289, 6th McGettigan Bros 1282

Foyle RPS 30/269 – 1st Brian & Iris Maguire McDevitt 1350, 2nd Anthony McCrudden 1338, 3rd Sean Duffy, 4th Tommy McDaid, 5th P & E Maxwell, 6th P & E Maxwell, 7th Tommy McDaid, 8th Jim and Gary Ramsey, 9th Sean Duffy, 10th P & E Maxwell.

Omagh & District HPS 11/190 – 1st Alan Hall 1346, 2nd A Kelly 1315, 3rd A Kelly 1302, 4th J McGlade 1249, 5th J McGlade 1230, 6th J McGlade 1225. Alan Hall is flying once again this season and already has a 1st Open NIPA to his name, this week he clocks a good Club winner that is some 30 yards in front of the Kelly Loft that finishes the day in 2nd and 3rd Club with the ever improving McGlade loft which takes the next three.

Strabane RPC 14/155 – 1st T Ferguson 1334, 2nd G McAuley 1277, 3rd Buddy Gamble 1272, 4th T Ferguson & Son 1269, 5th T Ferguson & Son 1268, 6th Buddy Gamble 1264. Well done to Tommy on topping the Club from Clonmel his winner being a full brother to the Club winner for him from Roscrea coming down from his excellent family of Janssen and Busschaerts.

Limavady RPS 10/144 – 1st R Witherow 1291, 2nd R Witherow 1288, 3rd R Witherow 1282, 4th B Mailey 1273, 5th R Witherow 1272, 6th W McIlmoyle 1271, 7th J Crawford 1263, 8th R McIlmoyle 1263, 9th G Kearney 1200, 10th H Crawford 1181. The Witherow loft collects the second Red Card of the 2009 O/Bird Season and was the loft to beat from Clonmel finishing 2nd, 3rd and 5th Club also, with Brian Mailey completing the top four.

Londonderry RPC 13/118 - 1st L Flanagan 1274, 2nd N Murray 1272, 3rd D Wick 1268, 4th L Flanagan 1246, 5th Leo Flanagan 1241, 6th N Murray 1237, 7th D Wick 1201, 8th P. Mc Laughlin 1196, 9th D Wick 1192, 10th N Murray 1182. Well done to Leo I make that three on the trot for the local Corn Man.

Rock FC 10/72 – L McCloskey 1249, J McLaughlin 1229, 1226, 1190, J Coyle & Son 1185, M McCloskey 1173.