The final young bird race of the season was the INFC Skibbereen YB National flown on Saturday 18th September. Birds were released at 9.30am in calm conditions. Robert Service & Son of Ballymena & District had the best bird in the local area timing at 14.31pm to win 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 12th North Section and 29th Open National 1555 birds. Robin has the youngsters in excellent form at present having won the last four races in the club. Their winner a lovely blue pied hen was 1st Club in the NIPA Skibbereen YB National last weekend. Her Soontjen sire has now bred them 13 x 1st prize-winners. Their winning hen is also half sister to their good 5 x 1st Cock and half sister to another cock that has bred them 2 x 1st Combine winners and a 1st Section B winner. Another half sister to the winner has bred them another 1st Section B winner. Definitely an excellent line of Soontjen's. The dam was a gift hen from Jimmy Rock of Harryville and is bred from Jimmy's good 6 x 1st winner. That's 3 x 1st Combine winner's for the Service lofts this season having topped the Combine and Section from Roscrea in old birds and from Tullamore a couple of weeks ago. Excellent flying. Mervyn Eagleson PO. Super job all year looking after the lofts racing in Mid Antrim, supply of both text and photos. Stock Reduction - J Eagleson & Sons have some cocks for sale at £70 each. These are birds that were bred for stock from some of their best birds Tele: 07704 326088.
Mid Antrim Combine INFC Skibbereen – R Service & Son Ballymena 1517, Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1484, 1376, 1224, 1200, 1191, 1178, R Service & Son 1098, Danny Dixon 1075.
Muckamore Centre Skibbereen YB Nat – Bingham & Seaton Ligoniel 1571, Bingham & Seaton 1527, R Service & Son Ballymena 1517, McMurray & Anderson Ligoniel 1492, J Burrows Eastway 1475, Bingham & Seaton 1474, A & N Lewis Doagh & Dist 1463, A S McNaghten Larne 1448, A & N Lewis 1426, Mr & Mrs Robinson Carrick 1424.
Coleraine Centre Skibbereen YB Nat – Danny Dixon Ballymoney 1484, 1376, 1224, 1200, 1191, 1178, 1075.
