So where was the Fed last week Thurles thats in county Tipperary roughly 155 miles to Belfast and as we all know that race should have been on the Saturday but because of the bad weather forecast for over the weekend basketing was moved to the Thursday with the race on the Friday now thats not ideal for fanciers who work but both the Fed and the NIPA made the right call with Sunday not much better than the Saturday on the Friday race day the cloud was a bit overcast here in Belfast then it started drizzling rain the seagulls came next then the helicopter now in the grand scheme of things all our birds have to deal with the same conditions but when you’re standing there waiting, watching, and hoping not only do you win the club but also the fed but the dark clouds cleared with nice blue skys and a few clouds but we still had that cold east wind so onto the roundup
ALEXANDRA 8 MEMBERS SENT 204 BIRDS
starting us of our own club and this is the second club win this season for these guys winning last week with a Pettis Fabienne bird they breed from their own stock and winning this week with an Oroory Hill Stud Willie Jacobs breed by Gerald and Pat Delaney Joe and Stevie Fegan racing as Fegan Mc Adorey taking 4 of the clubs top 6 positions and look as if the 2 lads also take the Feds top spot with a winning velocity of 1403
From all your club mates very well done lads
FORTFIELD HPS 21 MEMBERS SENT 393 BIRDS
Artie O Hanlon with a volicity of 1399 takes the top slot this week again and not only that but winning with the same bird he won with last week a Gaby Vandenabeele X Maurice Fertuce bird that was breed by himself Artie also took 6th place in the club
GROSVENOR HPS 19 MEMBERS SENT 421 BIRDS
With a winning volicity of 1401.6 Peter Farrelly & Son (Peter) and taking 3 of the clubs top 10 and what a season these guys are having i knows its only the 3rd race and its early days yet but i don’t think theres a week has past that they aren’t in the club and Feds top positions winning this week with a Staf Van Reet X Ronnie Van Reet they breed from their own stock the sir to the winner has 7 top 10 Fed cards and his sir (grand sir to last weeks winner) has 2 X 1st Fed cards
ANDERSONSTOWN RPC 10 MEMBERS SENT 205 BIRDS
Winning the club and taking another 2 of the clubs 8 positions is the race team of Joe Kennedy & Son (Joe) With a winning volicity of 1400 winning last week with a Jansen bird of a cock called Lolo from the lofts of Crehan O Connor Manchester
Joe senior isn’t so well at the minute and i would ask you to keep him in your prayers when we arrived his daughter Paula showed us in and knowing what its like yourself when your unwell we didn’t want to be staying to long but joe was having none of it delighted to be answering questions about breeding and the like Joe from Franko and myself thank you for your time last night and we hope you make a speedy recovery
GLEN INVITATION 13 MEMBERS SENT 226 BIRDS
This mans no stranger to the winning slot Big Farmer (Liam Browne) who also took the top slot in the first club race of the season with a bird called “Maureen” this week winning with a volicity of 1372 and also took another 2 of the clubs 6 positions and winning with an Ian Parsons Lambrechts X Johnsto Bros (Diddler &Martin) Brasspennying
WHEATFIELD HPS 11 MEMBERS SENT 205 BIRDS
Won this week by the race team of Ferrin & Clarke (Jimmy & Brendan) with a winning volicity of 1399 the bird breed by Paddy Mc Manus a Luc Van Mechelen X Louis Thyes
BALLYMACARROT
With a winning velocity of 1396 D Mc Elhome & Son & B Mc Ilhome taking 5 of 6 of the clubs top stops winning for the 3rd week in a row with the same bird which Davy brought from a trip to Belgium with John Hollandger
BRITTANNIA 8 MEMBERS SENT 148 BIRDS
Tony Curran & Son with a velocity of 1353 winning the Brittania this week with a bird he breed himself a Staf Van Reet X Busschaert (breed for him by his good friend Joe Ward Divis Lofts Belfast)
COLIN HPS MEMBERS 5 BIRDS 153
the NIPA this week were in Roscrea county Tipperary roughly 140 miles to Belfast for their 2nd Old Birds Race and like the Fed went for a Friday race also 962 of their members sent 24,161 birds and that’s some birdage and if you get a result against that number of birds YOU REALLY HAVE BEEN TO A RACE
Winning this weeks the father and son race team of J & D Braniff (Joe & David with a bird they breed themselves a Janssen.x vandenabeele with a winning velocity of 1441 and finishing 4th section c and 20th open
WELL THATS THIS WEEKS REPORT ALL THAT REMAINS IS TO SAY CONGRATS FROM FRANKO AND MYSELF TO ALL THE WINNERS.