Highest Prize-winner was once again Surgenor Bros who are indeed the loft to beat, under strong pressure from runner-up J Millar & Son,followed by A Barkley & Son, C & D Jackson, B Swann & Son, Harry Boyd, George McDowell, Gregg Bros and Steven Bell who had one of the top results of the season sending four birds to the Kings Cup and getting three with two birds in the result.
Surgenor Bros won – Highest Prize-winner, Talbenny (2), Best Ave Talbenny (1) & (2), Logan Cup, Sizzlers 2 Bird, M Smyth Cup, R Service Cup, YB Knock-Out, YB Points, YB Inland National (NIPA). Surgenor Bros won the following races. Old Birds: Mullingar, Tullamore, Talbenny (2), Yearling Hen National, and Corrin (2). Young Birds: Mullingar, Tullamore, Roscrea (1), Gowran Park (1), Fermoy (1), and Rosscarbery National.
Jack Millar & Son won – McKitterick Cup Corrin, Penzance, OB Classic, and Cross Channel Average. Races won included Corrin OB, Penzance, Penzance OB Classic and 2nd Area Lib from Mullingar.
Alan Barkley & Son won Talbenny YB Nat, Young Bird of the Year, Adair Cup Talbenny & Rosscarbery YB Nat, and Joe Wright Cup. Alan won Talbenny YB Nat and the YB Fermoy 5 Bird Championship.
C & D Jackson won – OB Inland Nat (NIPA), Campbell School Cup Talbenny (1) and Tom Shanks Memorial OB of the Year. Christine & Davy won the Talbenny (1) race.
Brian Swann & Son won – Nan McFarlane Shield and Bude Cup. The loft won Gowran Park (2) and then Bude and the Yearling Cocks Nat from Rosscarbery on the same weekend.
Harry Boyd won – Harry Smyth Cup (3rd & 4th OB Races). Harry won the Fermoy 5 Bird OB Championship.
George McDowell won – D Graham Memorial for Highest INFC Position, Old Bird Inland Nat Rosscarbery, and he also won 1st in the INFC Skibbereen OB Inland National.
Gregg Bros were followed in the list by Steven Bell who won C Duncan Cup Lowest Winning Velocity, Old Bird Nat Cup with a great result in St Allouestre and George Herron Thophy. The list was completed with McFarland & Agnew, Tully Lofts who has 1st Gowran Park (1) and Henry Turkington.
The officials and members of Kells & District at the prize presentation.
Highest Prize-winner Jeff Surgenor (l) with George McDowell.
Runner-up and best season since re-joining Kells, Jack Millar & Son.
Steven Bell had the major result in the Kings Cup from St Allouestre.
Alan Barkley can race as well as score in show pen.
Davy Jackson had a good season in his new club, no doubt more to come.
Brian Swann won the hard race from Bude.
Harry Boyd had the best bird in the Fermoy 5 Bird