For many years the big holiday show in Mid Antrim on Boxing Day was hosted by Kells & District, it was packed out again this year with 230 birds penned for judges who had travelled from Mid-Ulster. Major winners were W & N Gilbert from Ballymena & District who won 3 classes and collected Best in Show. From Doagh & District D & R Turkington won 2 classes and Fred Simpson who had the Red Card in the Young Bird Handled was Best Opposite Sex. Kells & Dist officials appreciate the effort put in each year, all those who brought birds and supplied prizes and the team of judges who had travelled up from the Portadown Area. Sponsors included Connon Feeds, Buffs Social Club, M/M J Hanna, J Barkley Agr, and Darren Swann. The Show Shield was won by Surgenor Bros. Results:
Old Birds T/W – 1st & VHC D & R Turkington, 2nd & 4th W & N Gilbert, 3rd & HC F Simpson, Reserve T & K Mawhinney, Commended M/M D Suitters. Judge K Downey. Old Bird Handled – 1st W & N Gilbert, 2nd, Reserve & VHC F Simpson, 3rd D & R Turkington, 4th N & S Anderson, HC V Montgomery, Commended T & K Mawhinney. Judge K Downey. Old Bird Eye-sign – 1st D & R Turkington, 2nd W & N Gilbert, 3rd, Reserve & VHC D Swann, 4th A Neill, HC F Simpson, Commended G McDowell. Judge A McKinstry. Young Bird T/W – 1st & 4th W & N Gilbert, 2nd D Swann, 3rd V Montgomery, Reserve D & R Turkington, VHC A Barkley & Son, HC Surgenor Bros, Commended B Swann & Son. Judge J Topley. Young Bird Handled – 1st F Simpson, 2nd Gregg Bros, 3rd T & K Mawhinney, 4th D & R Turkington, Reserve W & N Gilbert, VHC & HC D Swann, Commended Surgenor Bros. Judge W Pentland. Young Bird Eye-sign – 1st W & N Gilbert, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & Reserve D Swann, VHC Percy Son & Murphy, HC A Neill, Commended vSurgenor Bros. Judge A McKinstry.
W & N Gilbert won Best in Show at Kells Open Show.
Cards and trophies won at Kells by W & N Giolbert from Ballymena & District.
The BIS winner penned at Kells by W & N Gilbert.
Best Opposite Sex was Fred Simpson (r) with Jeff Topley, 1st in YB Handled.
Dessi Turkington (r) 1st OB Eye-sign with judge Albert McKinstry.
D & R Turkington from Doagh & Dist had 1st Old Bird T/W.
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