F J & G Dickey team were Highest Prize-winners winning 13 races. Also collecting Old bird Inland Average, Young Bird Average, Loft Points Channel, Loft Points old bird Combined, Loft Points young birds, Loft points OB & YB Combined, Single Bird points inland, Single Bird Points channel, Old bird combined, and Old bird of the Year.
Top highlights were topping Cullybackey Centre from Rosscarbery Old bird National, 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 2nd Section B, and 16th Open NIPA. Talbenny (1) were 1, 2, 3rd Club; 5, 6, 8th Mid Antrim Combine; 11, 12, 17Section B, and 61,63,105th Open. Talbenny (2 ) were 3rd Club, 11th Mid Antrim Combine, 23rd Section B. Bude were 2, 4, 6th Club; 2nd Mid Antrim Combine; 2, 25th Section B; 2,179th Open. Rosscarbery Yearling Cocks Nat, 1, 2nd Club; 1, 5th Mid Antrim Combine; 1, 10th Section B; and 15, 80th Open. Fermoy 5 Bird YB 1st Club, 11th Mid Antrim Combine, 13th Section B, 52nd Open. Talbenny YB Nat 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8th Club; 5, 6, 9th Mid Antrim Combine; 9, 11, 18th Section B; 67, 98, 165th Open. Roscrea (2) were 1, 2, 3rd Club; 1, 11, 12th Mid Antrim Combine, 2, 19, 21st Section B.
Racing with the Mid Antrim Combine Randalstown lofts had success with the Dickey Team winning 1st in the Rosscarbery OB Inl Nat vel 2046, 1st Rosscarbery Yearling Hens National vel 1860, and then in the young birds 1st in the Roscrea Comeback vel 1560 and just before that 2nd and 3rd in Fermoy (1). Long distance Ace Flyer Hugh Boyd had 1st in the old bird Bude vel 1600 (Dickey was runner-up) and finished the season winning 2nd in the Kings Cup from St Allouestre vel 823. The Dickey team as mentioned above won 13 x 1sts, Stewart Bros had 6 x 1sts, Hugh Boyd 3 x 1sts , Percy Son & Murphy 3 x 1sts, and one win each for Secretary John Millar, Smylie Bros breaking Novice Status from Talbenny (2) finishing 3rd MAC, and W & W Gilbert.
Highest Points - 1st F & G & J Dickey, 2nd Stewart Bros, 3rd Percy Son & Murphy. Old Bird Inland Average - 1st F & G & J Dickey, 2nd Stewart Bros, 3rd Percy Son & Murphy. Young Bird Average – 1st F & G & J Dickey. Best Old Bird – 1st F & G & J Dickey, 2nd Stewart Bros, 3rd Stewart Bros. Best Young Bird – 1st Stewart Bros, 2nd F & G & J Dickey, 3rd F & G & J Dickey. Bird of the Year – 1st Stewart Bros, 2nd F & G & J Dickey, 3rd Stewart Bros.
The Dickey team Champion Racers in 2017 with 13 x 1sts
Stewart Bros had Bird of the Year
Hugh Boyd won both Bude and St Allouestre.
Jim Smylie broke Novice Status from Talbenny.
Secretary John Millar (l) won the OB Corrin with Noel Percy.
Percy Son & Murphy won 3 x 1sts.
W & W Gilbert had 1st Club in the Rosscarbery YB National.