The third channel race of the season was from Bude in Cornwall. The birds were released on Saturday 19th June at 07.30am in little or no wind. The Ahoghill partnership of Young McManus & Sons again had an outstanding result winning 1st, 2nd & 3rd Mid Antrim Combine, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Section B and a brilliant 3rd, 4th & 5th Open NIPA 489/5798. Their 3 birds arrived together at 13.01pm having flown the 289 miles to the lofts to record velocity 1534. The first 2 birds clocked at the same time making them joint Combine and Section winners. One is a 2 year old pencil w/f cock sitting 7 days on eggs. This cock won Talbenny as a young bird and is bred from Vandenbrande birds acquired from Jager Bros from the Netherlands. Their second bird a 2 year old chequer hen feeding 3 day old chicks is bred from birds of Henik Simonsz again from the Netherlands. Third bird to time was a 3 year grizzle old hen showing to cocks. Sire is a grandson of Karel Laenens "Pitbull" and dam is a daughter of Danny Dixon's Champion Heartbreaker.
Earlier in the day Paddy and William won the Combine from the Skibbereen Yearling National finishing 2nd Section B and 8th Open NIPA. The loft is in top form this season having now won 5 x 1st Mid Antrim Combine's and 3 x 1st Section B. Next best in the Combine with 2 good birds was Mr & Mrs Robinson of Ahoghill on 1526 These birds finish 6th and 7th Open NIPA. Other club winners included A & C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1485, Sam Murphy in Kells on 1469, W & W Gilbert in Randalstown 1438 best Associate member Jimmy Rock on 1428 and last week’s Combine winners William & Joe Smyth winning Ballymena & Dist for the third channel race on the trot. Mervyn Eagleson PO.
Mid Antrim Combine Bude 41/367 - Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1534.58 Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1534.58 Young McManus & Sons 1533 Mr & Mrs Robinson Ahoghill 1526 Mr & Mrs Robinson Ahoghill 1526 D Dixon Rasharkin 1499 A & C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1485 S Murphy Kells 1469 Young McManus & Sons 1467 Balmer T Young & Sons Ahoghill 1464 Surgenor Bros Kells 1450 Young McManus & Sons 1443 Young McManus & Sons 1439 W & W Gilbert Randalstown 1438 J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1434 J Rock Associate 1428 J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1427 W & J Smyth Ballymena 1426 Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1425 J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1419 R H Clements Associate 1418 D Dixon Rasharkin 1412 Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1411 W & J Smyth Ballymena 1410 D Houston & Son Associate 1407 H Cubitt Rasharkin 1407 Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1406 C & D Jackson Kells 1400 Surgenor Bros Kells 1398 S Murphy Kells 1390 S Murphy Kells 1387 S Murphy Kells 87 D Houston & Son Associate 1384 F Barkley Rasharkin 1384 F Barkley Rasharkin 1380 S Murphy 1379 J Miller Randalstown 1377 R Alexander Ballymena 1377 Stewart Bros Randalstown 1376 J Millar & Son Associate 1375 H
Mid Antrim Combine Old Bird Points Fancier of the year (Including Skibbereen National)
Young Manus & Sons Ahoghill 311, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 211, Mr & Mrs Robinson Ahoghill 109, H Boyd Kells 100, J Rock Associate 85.
Champions League S/F Bude - Mr & Mrs Robinson Ahoghill 1526 v Bye
R Service & Son Ballymena 1317 Surgenor Bros Kells 1450
Mid Antrim Combine Old Bird K/O Bude
J Rock Associate 1428 v D Dixon Rasharkin 1499
Stewart Bros 1376 v Mr & Mrs Robinson Ahoghill 1526
The Champions League final between Mr & Mrs Robinson and Surgenor Bros and the Knock-out final between Danny Dixon and Mr & Mrs Robinson will both be flown from Penzance.
Ballymena Area Clubs Bude
Ahoghill Flying Club 8/104 – Young McManus & Sons 1534, 1534, 1533, Mr & Mrs Robinson 1526, 1526, Young McManus & Sons 1467, Balmer Young & Son 1464, Young McManus & Sons 1443, 1439, J Smyth & Son 1434. Brooke Supplies 2 Bird Club – Mr & Mrs Robinson 1526, W Livingstone 1340.
Rasharkin & District 8/53 – A C & T Tweed 1485, J & M Milliken 1427, 1419, Harold Cubitt 1407, F Barkley 1384, 1380. Danny Dixon 1499, 1412.
Kells & District HPS 5/41 – Sam Murphy 1469, Surgenor Bros 1450, C & D Jackson 1400, Surgenor Bros 1398, Sam Murphy 1390, 1387, 1387, 1379, 1374, H Turkington 1364. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – Surgenor Bros 1398, H Turkington 1364, C & D Jackson 1348, S Murphy 1332, H Turkington 1329.
Cullybackey HPS – C & R McIntyre 1466, 1433, A Darragh 1428, C & R McIntyre 1415, A Darragh 1404, D Robinson 1393.
Randalstown HPS 6/43 – W & W Gilbert 1438, J Millar 1377, Stewart Bros 1376, J Millar 1368, Stewart Bros 1333, J Millar 1331, W & W Gilbert 1318, F & G & J Dickey 1282.
Harryville HPS 7/60 – Jimmy Rock 1428, R H Clements 1418, J Millar & Son 1375, A McBride 1357, Jimmy Rock 1313, R H Clements 1311, A McBride 1286, R H Clements 1255A McBride 1255, 1252, 1244, Jimmy Rock 1238.
Ballymena & District HPS 7/56 – W & J Smyth 1426, 1410, R Alexander 1377, W & J Smyth 1363, R Alexander 1351, Blair & Rankin 1338, R Service & Son 1317, 1316, W & J Smyth 1308, G & A Eagleson 1251. Last weeks Talbenny Combine winners William & Joe Smyth made it three wins on the trot from the channel races and their fourth club win of the season. They timed a yearling blue cock on widowhood and again it was the breeding of Jackie Traynor of Co. Durham.
Broughshane & District HPS 4/30 – D Houston & Son 1407, 1384, 1353, A Purvis 1341, D Houston & Son 1336, Mrs V Gage 1314, 1307, M Neilly 1275.
