Results Talbenny (1) - 30/05/09

[willie reynolds]

Last weekend saw the start of the cross channel season with the NIPA liberating from Talbenny in South Wales roughly 245 miles to local fanciers. With a very favourable forecast and a helping south/easterly wind many fanciers entered their full teams for this event with 67 members sending 528 birds. As it turned out however channel racing and Talbenny in particular can be unpredictable and while the leading pigeons put up good velocities there were many empty perches come nightfall. Winning his first ever City of Derry Federation race is Foyle member Jamsie Gallagher who should be well pleased with this result with his timer well ahead of the competition. Runner up spot goes to Brian Maguire of the Maguire & McDevitt partnership while the Ballymac loft of Stephen Barker claims 3rd position. The Southway loft of Tommy McDaid puts up a great performance having four birds in the result taking 4th,10th,17th & 18th. Liam Hegarty & Son completes the top five.

Other Results : 6th - P Mc Laughlin ; 7th - E Quigley ; 8th - Dunne & Quigley ; 9th - Quigley & Dunne ; 11th & 16th - L & M Moran ; 12th - S Duffy ; 13th - N & S Mc Grotty ; 14th - M Harkin; 15th - W & D Hamilton ; 19th - T Mullan & Son ; 20th - F Ramsay.

City of Derry Federation Talbenny (1) 67/528 – J Gallagher Foyle 1671, Maguire & McDevitt Foyle 1625, S Barker Foyle 1607, T McDaid Foyle 1603, L Hegarty & Son Foyle 1592, P McLaughlin Maiden City 1585, E Quigley Maiden City 1579, Dunne & Quigley Maiden City 1560, Quigley & Dunne Maiden City 1558, T McDaid 1543, L & M Moran Foyle 1535, S Duffy Foyle 1525, N & S McGrotty Foyle 1523, M Harkin Foyle 1522, W & D Hamilton Rock 1520, L & M Moran 1519, T McDaid 1517, T McDaid 1517, T Mullan & Son Foyle 1515, F Ramsey Maiden City 1503.

NIPA Section H Club Results Talbenny (1)

Limavady RPS 8/125 – 1st R McIlmoyle 1755, 2nd R Witherow 1672, 3rd R Witherow 1642, 4th R McIlmoyle 1620, 5th H Crawford 1603, 6th R McIlmoyle 1580. Well done to the McIlmoyle loft who timed a very good Club winner from Talbenny and likely to feature well in the NIPA Section and Open result. The Witherow operation are never to far away and finish 2nd and 3rd this week with the club winner putting another into the clock to complete the top four.

Omagh & District 6/81 – 1st Alan Hall 1703, 2nd Alan Hall 1690, 3rd Alan Hall 1687, 4th A Hall 1685, 5th R Adams 1648, 6th R Adams 1613, 7th A Kelly 1588, 8th A Kelly 1546, 9th A Kelly 1517, 10th A Kelly 1496. Very Well done to NIPA Committee man Alan Hall on a super result from the first cross channel race of the NIPA calendar to date taking the top four in the Club with two hundred yards between 1st and 10th in the Club illustrating just how difficult it was for the birds into Omagh.

Foyle RPC 30/233 – 1st James Gallagher 1671, 2nd Brian, Iris, Maguire & McDevitt 1625, 3rd Steven Barker, 4th Tommy McDaid, 5th Liam Hegarty & Son, 6th Tomy McDaid, 7th Louis & Michael Moran, 8th Sean Duffy, 9th Noel & Sean McGrotty, 10th Michael Harkin. James Gallagher tops the Club for the first time this season with this now the eighth different winner in the strong and very competitive Foyle RPC this season. It was a hard fly up into Derry from Talbenny and there is a few empty perches about.

Strabane RPC 19/93 – 1st D Farrell 1664, 2nd Quinn & Harper 1615, 3rd T McAteer 1584, 4th Quinn & Harper 1518, 5th Buddy Gamble 1489, 6th P Moore & Son 1466. Full praise to Danny Farrell who tops the Club this week with a Busschaert that won this corresponding race back in 2007, none of the birds were raced in 2008 due to loft renovations, what a performance considering no racing in 2008 and again this stunning pigeons comes out and wins the Club at a canter from a difficult enough race. The consistent partnership of Quinn & Harper are on his heels this week in second spot and they as usual are having a good season.

Maiden City 18/173 – 1st P McLaughlin 1585, 2nd E Quigley 1579, 3rd Dunne & Quigley 1560, 4th Quigley & Dunne 1558, 5th McGettigan Bros 1516, 6th F Ramsey 1503. Well done to Pat who tops the Club this week from Talbenny with a smashing hen that had previously topped the Section from Talbenny, Eamon Quigley is next best in the Club with the Dunne & Quigley teams completing the top four.

Rock Flying Club 12/76 – W & D Hamilton 1520, A & K Mitchell 1445, J McLaughlin 1415, W & D Hamilton 1373, P Ward 1290, J Coyle 1200.