NIPA Open Pilmore Beach 943/26,342 –
1-1D P & J Boal Dromore 1632, 2-1C D & J Campbell & Bigger Eastway 1631, 3-2D Doonan & McGuinness Dromore 1631, 4-2C B & D McClurkin & Son Ligoniel 1631, 5-3C McMurray & Anderson Ligoniel 1630, 6-3D P & J Boal 1630, 7-4D Cromie & Magee & Son Dromara 1630, 8-1G Sands & Rice Ballyholland 1626, 9-4C J & D Braniff Colin 1626, 10-5C J & D Braniff 1625, 11-6C J & D Braniff 1625, 12-2G Sands & Rice 1624, 13-5D McKinstry Bros Dromara 1623, 14-6D Burton & Glover Kingswood 1623, 15-7D J Gregory & Sons Colin 1621, 16-7C D & J Armstrong & Son Carrick Soc 1620, 17-8C D & J Armstrong & Son 1618, 18-8D R & A Gore Hills & Maze 1617, 19-9D N Herron Kingswood 1617, 20-10D Kemp & McBride Kingswood 1617.
Best in each NIPA Section:
Sect A 76/2137 – G & S Smith Cookstown 1571, G & S Smith 1571, G & S Smith 1571.
Sect B 144/3801 – McFall & McManus Ballymena 1582, Surgenor Bros Kells 1581, Scott & Clements Kells 1577.
Sect C 179/4519 – D & J Campbell & Bigger Eastway 1631, B & D McClurkin & Son Ligoniel 1631, McMurray & Anderson Ligoniel 1630.
Sect D 118/3604 – P & J Boal Dromore 1632, Doonan & McGuinness Dromore 1631, P & J Boal 1630.
Sect E 187/6089 – A Humphries & Son Markethill 1601, A Humphries & Son 1600, J Douglas & Son Lurgan Soc 1599.
Sect F 73/1853 – Plunkett Pollock & Nelson Ards 1605, P Murray Killyleagh & Dist 1601, C Hutchinson Comber Central 1600.
Sect G 85/3367 – Sands & Rice Ballyholland 1626, Sands & Rice 1624, A mcAteer & Sons Ballyholland 1617.
Sect H 81/972 – D Booth Mourne & Dist 1436, R Witherow Limavady 1425, R Witherow 1418.
NIPA Race/Date
Pilmore Beach 16/05/15 – Lib 11.00am, wind Westerly
NIPA Sect A Clubs
Coalisland & District 21/750 – S & L Drain 1563, W Bellks & Son 1558, G Quinn 1544, B Morgan 1541, A Grew 1540, K Murphy 1539.
Coleraine Premier – T & J McDonald 1521, Diamond Bros 1513, T & J McDonald 1510. Lost NWHU 2015 B 3747.
Got out by my wife in Avery when she was feeding them.
Coleraine & County Derry – T McCrudden 1512, 1508.
Cookstown Social 8/338 – G & S Smith 1571, 1571, 1571, 1558, 1557, 1547.
Castledawson – R Dunseath 1464, Lynn & Leacock 1461, R Dunseath 1442.
Dungannon – K Shannon 1537, 1534, 1485.
Windsor Social 20/349 – R McCook 1526, 1498, R McCandless 1497, B & R Watton 1493, 1491, R & J Parke 1491.
NIPA Sect H Clubs
Amelia Earhart – L McCloskey 1375, J Quigley 1360, E Quigley 1316, G Ferguson 1312, A Mitchell 1307, E Quigley 1288.
Derry & District 13/108 – A McCrudden 1331, 1324, D Canning 1323, Healy & Browne 1321, D Canning 1308, T Mullan & Son 1301.
Foyle RPS – J Gallagher 1347, P Maxwell 1332, 1297. Well done Jamesy, good fly.
Limavady 9/189 – R Witherow 1425, 1418, W McIlmoyle 1415, R Witherow 1398, J Crawford 1394, R Witherow 1394.
Londonderry PRS 7/60 – L Flanagan & Son 1331, Wick & Murray 1318, 1282, B Houston 1275, L Flanagan & Son 1267.
Maiden City 12/92 – R & G Martin 1359, P McLaughlin 1330, P Cregan 1320, 1316, S McGrotty 1310, P McLaughlin 1305. Big well done to Roy and Gary who have been knocking on the door all season.
Mourne & District 5/123 – D Booth 1436, 1417, G Quinn 1412, D Booth 1394, 1383, 1374.
Omagh & District – A Hall 1412, 1411, 1373, K Armstrong 1367, M/M Chism 1366, A Kelly 1366.
Strabane – R Monteith 1341, 1325, Roche & Mullan 1310.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club 10/281 – Young McManus & Sons 1549, 1545, 1545, M/M Robinson 1540, 1534, Young McManus & Sons 1530. Brooke Supplies 2 Bird Club – M/M Robinson 1540, J Smyth & Son 1514.
Ballymena & District HPS 21/517 – McFall & McManus 1582, J Eagleson & Sons 1553, W & J Smyth 1549, M/M M Sempey 1549, G Connolly 1543, McFall & McManus 1532.
Ballymoney HPS 22/648 – D Dixon 1553, J McDowell & Sons 1544, D Dixon 1543, J Hutchinson & Son 1539, J Connolly 1537, 1515.
Broughshane & District 5/75 – J Simpson 1552, Mrs M Smyth 1551, J Simpson 1541, Mrs M Smyth 1530, D Houston & Son 1499, 1490.
Cullybackey HPS 18/562 – A Darragh 1564, 1562, 1547, W Scott 1533, J & J Greer 1531, A Darragh 1526.
Crumlin & District 12/288 – Fleming Bros 1568, Thompson Bros 1567, McConville Bros 1567, 1564, G Grant 1563, Fleming Bros 1563.
Harryville HPS 10/276 – A McBride 1552, 1534, MDC Magill 1532, G Price 1527, J Rock 1522, 1514.
Kells & District HPS 13/360 – Surgenor Bros 1581, Scott & Clements 1577, 1573, B Swann & Son 1558, H Boyd 1549, Scott & Clements 1543. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – Surgenor Bros 1581, H Boyd 1549, Scott & Clements 1543, 1534, B Swann & Son 1528.
Muckamore HPS 15/486 – A & E Bell 1589, 1589, J White 1585, T Fleming 1569, J White 1569, T Fleming 1553.
New Antrim Amal – McFall & McManus 1582, MDC Magill 1532, McFall & McManus 1532, MDC Magill 1512, 1512, 1511.
Randalstown HPS 10/272 – Houston Bros 1541, Percy Son & Murphy 1522, 1522, Stewart Bros 1520, Percy Son & Murphy 1518, J Millar 1516.
Rasharkin & District 11/276 – J & D Surgenor 1544, Steele & McNeill 1541, 1539, T Kaczynski 1536, 1520, J & M Milliken 1512.
NIPA Sect E Clubs
Annaghmore – T McClean 1584, T Devlin 1575, 1572.
Armagh 14/408 – D C & P McArdle 1583, R Parkes & Son 1572, G & A Campbell 1565, 1564, P Duffy 1560, G & A Campbell 1556. Armagh 2 Bird Club – R Parkes & Son 1552, P Tennyson 1480, P Campbell & Sons 1446, I Parkes & Son 1442.
Beechpark Social 14/452 – G McEvoy 1590, K Downey 1569, H Lynch & Son 1569, R Russell 1564. Beechpark 2 Bird Club – H Lynch & Son 1569, R Russell 1564, S & J McCullough 1549.
Blackwatertown WE 4/161 - Collins & Douglas 1560, R G & G Donaldson 1557, Collins & Douglas 1531, 1530, R G & G Donaldson 1527, Collins & Douglas 1527.
Bleary – R Adamson 1584, 1575, J Carson & Son 1574.
Bondhill Social 7/437 – D Calvin 1584, 1581, 1580, 1579, J Greenaway 1577, Capper Bros 1576.
Edgarstown 16/516 – J Whitten & Son 1558, 1556, 1556, 1556, 1556, T Ford 1553. Well done to Jason Whitten and son Jay outstanding performance taking the top 5 in the club great clocking also Trevor Ford getting in on the top 6 well done lads.
Gilford & District – Rafferty & Toman 1586, Adamson & Anderson 1577, Rafferty & Toman 1560.
Laurelvale 19/555 – J Dowey & Sons 1593, 1584, A Gittins 1578, 1574, A Craig 1569, 1569.
Loughgall 5/226 – N Weir 1573, 1573, 1552, 1549, 1541, 1539.
Lurgan Social – J Douglas & Son 1599, D & B Lyness 1593, 1592, 1587, J P Nelson 155, D & B Lyness 1583.
Markethill 8/311 – A Humphries & Son 1601, 1600, J & H Muldrew 1564, 1563, A Humphries & Son 1540, J & H Muldrew 1539.
Monaghan – P Caughlin 1531, P McFadden 1514, 1513.
Portadown & Drumcree 16/428 – A McDonald 1587, M Livingstone 1577, Larkin Bros 1576, F Wright 1568, 1566, Hagan & Rowney 1558. A fantastic result for Allan getting back to winning ways clocking a bird that was gifted to him from his good friend Maurice Ebbitt.
Wilton Cross 14/339 – G Douglas 1577, D Carville & Son 1572, C J & B Ferris 1564, D Carville & Son 1560, C J & B Ferris 1559, D Carville & Son 1556.
Mid Antrim bird wins 1 st Section -
Pilmore Beach was brought forward one week and was the 5 th race of the old bird season, liberation was at 11.00am on Saturday 16 th May in a Westerly wind. Best bird locally was Ballymena Old Hand Charlie McManus who just recently celebrated his birthday. His 2 year old Blue cock was timed at 2.57pm recording velocity 1582 for the 213 miles, he was bred by son Paddy of Croft Lofts in Ahoghill. He takes 1 st in the MAC and 1 st NIPA Section B, a most consistent loft always hard to beat. Just one yard behind last week’s 1 st Sect winner from Corrin Surgenor Bros followed again by Scott & Clements. "Gemma" won 1st Club, 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 1st Section last week from Corrin. 1st Club, 2nd Mid Antrim Combine, 2nd Section this week Pilmore Beach for Jeff Surgenor of Kells, sire Leo van Rijn and dam Hartog.
Cullybackey Centre – The marking arrangements for the NIPA Rosscarbery Inl Nat, this weekend are as follows. Cullybackey HPS Clubrooms will be open on Wednesday 20th May between 8.30pm and 9.30pm to lift all the entry cheques from the local clubs. Birds will be race marked in Cullybackey on Friday 22nd May between 2.00pm and 4.30pm, clocks will be ready after transporter leaves around 6.00pm. Roscrea is the Comeback race, crates will be collected in Cullybackey at 7.00pm.
Mid Antrim Combine Pilmore Beach 98/2619 – McFall & McManus Ballymena 1582, Surgenor Bros Kells 1581, Scott & Clements Kells 1577, Scott & Clements 1573, A Darragh Cullybackey 1564, A Darragh 1562, B Swann & Son Kells 1558, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1553, D Dixon Rasharkin 1553, A McBride Harryville 1552, J Simpson Broughshane 1552, M Smyth Broughshane 1551, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1549, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1549, M/M Sempey Ballymena 1549, H Boyd Kells 1549, A Darragh 1547, Young McManus & Sons 1545, J & D Surgenor 1544, Young McManus & Sons 1545, Scott & Clements 1543, D Dixon 1543, G Connolly Ballymena 1543, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1541.
Champions League - Week 4 Pilmore Beach 16/05/15
Sect 1 – M/M Sempey 56 Points, Surgenor Bros 53 Points, J Rock 19 Points, T Kaczynski 17 Points, W Scott 2 Points. Sect 2 – W & J Smyth 37 Points, Stewart Bros 26 Points, Gibson & Dickey 22 Points, Steele & McNeill 13 Points, Young McManus & Sons 13 Points, G McDowell 2 Points. Sect 3 – D Dixon 54 Points, Scott & Clements 40 Points, Blair & Rankin 29 Points, Reid Bros & McCloy 8 Points, Percy Son & Murphy 3 Points. Sect 4 – A Darragh 51 Points, B Swann & Son 27 Points, McFall & McManus 24 Points, J Simpson 20 Points, A McBride 19 Points, J & M Milliken 12 Points, M/M Robinson 12 Points.
East Down Combine Skibbereen Classic 16/05/15 – Lib 9.00am, wind North West
Don’t forget to place your club result on http://www.pigeonnetwork.com and a photo of all 1st Sect winners would be required for press release. There is a Result Board for most clubs in Ireland, except a handful of new ones, most have also a photo feature of one photo placed per result, and a bit of detail or short report. Any queries contact Homer.
Cloughey – Harper & Young 1733, 1733, Gordon Bros & Sons 1724, 1724, Young & Harper 1721, Gordon Bros & Sons 1665.
Crossgar – McCartan & Woodsides 1727, 1677, 1662, 1649, 1649, 1645.
Bangor RPS – R Moore & Son 1722, 1722, 1721, 1690, 1672, 1672.
Downpatrick – J Crossan 1721, P McCullough & Daughter 1651, J Quinn & Son 1648, R Connolly 1642, F Black & Sons 1625, J Crossan 1621.
Donaghadee – Angus Son & McConkey 1712, D & K McCutcheon 1695.
Annsborough – J Cleland 1711, D Croskery & Son 1672.
Millisle & District – J Rankin 1704, McCormick & Muckle 1657.
Newtownbreda – B Hogg & Sons 1701.
Hillfoot – W & L Robinson 1696, 1654, 1654.
Comber Soc – F Gilmore 1694.
Dundonald – B C T Foulis & Gill 1687, 1687, 1687, S Brown & Sons 1678, 1669, B C T Foulis & Gill 1668.
Annalong – K Rooney Son & Daughter 1686, 1685, 1685, 1630, 1629, J Newell 1601.
Ballylesson – M & A Johnston 1682, J Patterson 1673, C & D Smyth & Sons 1669, 1668, M & A Johnston 1665, A Crawford 1647.
Killyleagh Central – McComb Bros 1660, 1654, 1644.
Tyrella – S Milligan & Daughter 1654.
Portavogie – B Young 1640, L Young 1636, B & J Donnan 1631, L Young 1627, Agar Bros 1620, L Young 1618.
Ballywalter SPC 5/75 – J Orr & Son 1637, W McMaster & Son 1581, J Orr & Son 1581, W McMaster & Son 1581, D & W Carlisle & Son 1575, 1571.
Ballynahinch W J Hayes & Son 1623, S & P Logan 1623, 1618, R Hunter 1588, H Wallace 1585, S & P Logan 1578.
Glen Smith of Cookstown (l) at NCC with S Diamond and
The McManus Family, best in Ballymena and 1st Sect B.
J Whitten and son took top 5 in Edgarstown.
The 1st H Sect winner for David Booth in Mourne & Dist.