Penzance - 18/06/16

The Irish South Road Federation (ISRF) was formed in 1968 and currently has approximately 800 racing members/partnerships in over thirty clubs. The federation covers an area from Wicklow to Monaghan, with the majority of the members located in the Dublin region The weekly races have approx 8,000 to 14,000 birds competing in the inland races, and 2000 to 4000 approx birds competing in the six channel races. Depending on where the birds cross, they will fly between 60 and 100 miles approximately from England (the Irish Channel) and over 600 miles from France (St Malo) to Dublin. The ISRF has four 40 foot transporters with a carrying capacity of nearly 17,000 birds at 20 birds per crate. For all the latest News and Results on the Federation click here.
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willie reynolds
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Penzance - 18/06/16

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NFO ON TOP 10 IRISH SOUTH ROAD FED PENZANCE OPEN 18/6/16
352 MEMBERS SENT 1830 BIRDS

1ST.OPEN JOHN CLEARY EAST WALL 225M 639Y VEL.1177.552

Open winner Red Cheq Cock.IHU 14 S 22766. He\'s bred off a Mealy Van Reet Cock and a Cheq Jannsen Hen. They were given to John as a present by Jimmy Delaney when he left the sport in 2011. The Mealy cock is down from Gerry Mc Courts Vos lines and the Cheq hen is down from Jos Reillys Jantje lines. He was 18th Open from Penzance the previous week. He sent 5 birds to the race clocked 4 birds to be 1st, 65th, 87th,150th. Sadly the one he lost was the previous weeks 4th Open winner.
As a yearling last year he was 9th sect 32nd Open IHU National Bude 741 birds and 4th sect 16 Open IHU National Penzance 886 birds he also won the 5 bird club

2ND. WILLY COX BRAY 214M 866Y VEL.1176.458

Dam was 1st club 7th open Penzance 2014 Sire has 2x2nds Sire brother has 3x1st and 3x2nds they are mixture of Janssen from Alan Brown and Soojtens from a few sources over the years


3RD. BILL O MARA DUBLIN NORTH EAST 227M 813Y VEL. 1175.786

The bird that was 1st club 3rd open Penzance was bred in the stock loft,The Sire was a Sticker Donkers and the Dam has 2x1st plus 1st fed Mallow for his son and top flyer Gerry.
Bill would also like to say well done to John cleary on winning the open.

4TH. ALAN MEEHAN BALYMUN 227M 597Y 1167.032

A 3yr old hen racing to small babys her Sire bred by Danny Dalton from a John Catherwood pair Dam from 2009 a good racing hen for Alan she was 2nd Penzance last year her Sire through Sonny Galloway and her Dam who scored in yearling National

5TH. DEREK TIERNEY GREENHILLS 224M 157Y VEL.1160.276

She was breed by cockrow lofts she had miner cards as yb didnt race much as yearling as 2 year old she was 2nd Pilmore beach Derek sent her to the first Talbenny she homed late lost her cock so she went to Penzance paired to another hen he was shocked how well she looked when she dropped so I sent her to St Malo never to be seen again

6TH. CURRAN+RUSH SHELBOURNE 224M 466Y VEL.1136.553

This pigeon is from 2 direct Jacob Poortvliet of Holland as a youngbird was 11th open Talbenny has also flown Talbenny and the 2 Panzance this year

7TH. MR MRS EDDIE TIMMONS + SONS CLONDALKIN 226M 195Y VEL.1131.197

Sorry no info

8TH. C BRENNAN CABRA 226M 38Y VEL.1110.754

Ch Pied hen she has several other cards her best been 17th fed Skibbereen Sire bred by Gregg Bros+ Mc Candless Dam bred by Steve Foster

9TH. E O TOOLE +SON+GS CLONDALKIN 214M 907Y VEL.1087.352

Sorry no info

10TH.JASON O BRIEN BRAY 214M 586Y VEL.1086.480

This pigeon is a full brother to hen that topped fed from Castletown they are Soojten xVan Loon


Top flyer M Walsh Donnycarney 171 points

Top club Bray 567 points

Well done John Cleary + sons and all in result and thanks for info

Yours in Sport

Pat/Brad Mc Guinness
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