Rab Bows Out In Some Style

[Administrator]

Federation Success Once Again For Rab Braniff

The Ulster Federation where in Talbenny, South Wales, for the first of the O/Bird Cross Channel races and this year the Federation pigeons for the Channel events are being convoyed by the Mighty NIPA. With this in mind the Ulster Federation pigeons were released into Glorious Sun Shine at 10.00am on Saturday 30th of May in a South Est Wind with the expectations of a fast race, with yet another 1800 day the leading positions in the Fed were once again to the Wheatfield lofts of Rab Braniff & Son who are having a wonderful season, Rab takes 1st and 2nd Fed this his third Federation success of the year.

Ulster Federation Results Talbenny

Wheatfield HPS 8/134 – 1st Rab Braniff 1842, 2nd Rab Braniff 1792, 3rd J & D Braniff 1633, 4th J & D Braniff 1594, 5th J & D Braniff 1588, 6th J & D Braniff 1560, 7th K O’Sullivan & Sons 1548, 8th J & D Braniff 1537. That is three success’s to date in 2009 for the former Millar Gold Cup winning loft of Rab Braniff and he is looking good for Federation honours once again for the 3rd time this year, excellent racing and rumour has it he may be hanging up the coat, hopefully not. The J & D team as you would imagine aren’t to far away and also have a number of pigeons in the Club result to which a few will feature well in the over-all result.

Shankill & District HPS 18/301 – 1st J Gibson & Son & Tosh 1714, 2nd Calderwood & Waite 1659, 3rd J O’Boyle 1640, 4th J O’Boyle 1628, 5th J Gibson & Son & Tosh 1627, 6th J & R Newberry 1590, 7th J Gibson & Son & Tosh 1582, 8th McAuley & Kell & Bowles 1579, 9th D Balloch 1575, 10th W Gilmore 1566. Excellent winner for the Gibson & Tosh team collecting there second Red Card for 2009 to date, the top partnership of Calderwood & Waite are never far away and finish in runner-up spot ahead of O’Boyle loft who completes the top four finishing 3rd and 4th Club with just over 300 pigeons competing.

Fortfield HPS 19/185 – 1st A & S McConville 1692, 2nd D & S Russell 1649, 3rd Martin & Tabb 1639, 4th B McKeown 1573, 5th A & S McConville 1561, 6th D Ferran 1547, 7th K Doherty 1520, 8th P Morgan 1508, 9th K Doherty 1503, 10th Martin & Tabb 1500. The McConville team make it six different winners in all six races to date this season in the Fortfield Club, fantastic for the membership and a very competitive Club at that, the Russell team finish runner-up this week ahead of the Martin & Tabb team in third with a further arrival taking the tenth position, and last weeks winner Benny McKeown completing the top four from Talbenny.

Lagan Valley RPC 21/308 – 1st G Smyth 1678, 2nd A Benson 1665, 3rd G Smyth 1645, 4th A Benson 1636, 5th A Benson 1632, 6th M Patton 1626, 7th D M & K Johnston 1598, 8th Spence Bros 1596, 9th D Jones & Sons 1586, 10th A & R Milliken 1583. The Lagan Valley is vast approaching its 50th Anniversary as a Club and Gary Smyth is the man in front this week making it six different Club winners in 6 races, fantastic showing just how competitive the Club has continued during all those years. In this corresponding race last year Alec Benson finished 2nd and he continues just the same this year finishing runner-up yet again. Gary Smyth takes third club with Alec completing the top four.

Grosvenor HPS 30/472 – 1st G McGowan & Son 1676, 2nd J Porter & Son 1653, 3rd S O’Halloran & Son 1635, 4th A & J Jordan 1634, 5th J & L Smyth 1630, 6th P & K McCarthy 1621, 7th J Porter & Son 1614, 8th P Farrelly & Son 1609, 9th L J Barr 1598, 10th J Maguire 1559. Big Gerard takes the top spot this week from the first channel event of the season from Talbenny in South Wales. 2nd & 7th Club falls to the partnership of Johny Porter & Son with the O’Halloran & Son partnership slipping into 3rd Spot with the A & J Jordan team finishing fourth. Joe & Linda Smyth stay in fifth place for the second week on the trot with Paul & Kathleen finishing 6th with Pete Farrelly finishing eighth and a new name on the race result sheet that being L J Barr finishing 9th with Jamesy Maguire completing the top ten.

Andersonstown RPC 13/249 – 1st V Cooney & Son 1627, 2nd G McCabe & Son 1603, 3rd V Cooney & Son 1596, 4th J Kennedy & Son 1590, 5th P Elliott & Sons 1588, 6th G Boyle & Son 1585. Well done to Vince who tops the Club for the second week on the trot to complete the hat trick of ins to date in 2009, his Busschaert family are certainly doing the business this season. The McCabe boys are a good second with the Kennedy loft also never that far away.

East End . HPS – 1st W Willis 1544, 2nd T Brown 1522, 3rd F Mudd & Sons 1492, 4th H & J D Bell & Sons 1462, 5th W Willis 1449, 6th H & J D Bell & Sons 1434, 7th F Mudd & Sons 1420, 8th F Mudd & Sons 1413, 9th F Mudd & Sons 1389, 10th F Mudd & Sons 1383. East End Two Bird Result – 1st W Willis and winner Pools and 2nd H & J D Bell & sons winner of the Nomination. After many competitive weeks of competition the Willis loft breaks through to take the top spot in the Club from Talbenny, followed by the Brown loft in runner-up spot with the formidable Frankie Mudd in third spot and the Bell team completing the top four.

Britannia HPS – 1st M Kelly & Sons 1523, 2nd P Reid & Son 1523, 3rd McGann Bros 1521, 4th M Kelly & Sons 1515, 5th P Reid & Son 1504, 6th T Curran & Son 1492. The Kelly loft complete are out in front this week just in the closest Club result I have typed this weekend, their haven’t been to many 1st and 2nd club winners on the same yard from Talbenny, well done to both lofts on a couple of exceptional birds with the McGann Brothers not to far away also in third place.

Alexandra HPS 10/160 – 1st M & T Griffith 1500, 2nd T Lyttle 1490, 3rd D McGuinness & Son 1488, 4th Fegan & McAdorey 1469, 5th Hamilton & Davidson 1465, 6th D McGuinness & Son 1461, 7th Reynolds & McCafferty 1461, 8th Hamilton & Davidson 1457. Trevor had a class season last year and has started his account of from Talbenny this week with a good winner into the Alexandra Club.

East End HPS – 1st J Rainey & Son 1495, 2nd J Rainey & Son 1461, 3rd J Rainey & Son 1414, 4th R & S Scates 1395, 5th J Rainey & Son 1360, 6th J Rainey & Son 1353, 7th J Rainey & Son 1319, 8th J Rainey & Son 1290, 9th J Rainey & Son 1282, 10th J & A Scott 1214. Super racing by the Rainey loft taking their 2nd Red Card of the year in emphatic style taking eight of the first ten positions in the Club.

Sydenham HPS – 1st J & J Scates 1481, 2nd R & S Scates 1395, 3rd J & J Scates 1386, 4th J & J Scates 1378. Jackie is the man this week and this win from Talbenny completes the partnerships hat trick of wins to date this season.

[willie reynolds]

Ulster Federation Talbenny (1) 175/2523 – R Braniff & Son Wheatfield 1842, R Braniff & Son 1772, Gibson Son & Tosh Shankill & Dist 1714, S & F O’Neill Glen Inv 1705, A & S McConville Fortfield 1691, G Smyth Lagan Valley 1678, G McGowan & Son Grosvenor 1676, A Benson Lagan Valley 1665, Calderwood & Waite Shankill & Dist 1659, J Porter & Son Grosvenor 1653, D & S Russell Fortfield 1649, G Smyth Lagan Valley 1645, J O’Boyle & Son Shankill & Dist 1640, Martin & Tabb Fortfield 1639, A Benson 1636, S O’Halloran & Son Grosvenor 1635, A & J Jordan Grosvenor 1634, J & D Braniff Wheatfield 1633, A Benson 1632, J & L Smyth Grosvenor 1630.