Many thanks to Roy Clements who has once again supplied the season report for the Ballymena based Harryville HPS on a season that was a major test for all the members especially in the young birds where we had heavy losses and lots of lofts closed early. Thanks as well to Mid Antrim PO Mervyn Eagleson who set out the seasons results.
The leading lofts calculated on the Points System were as follows: Jimmy Rock 377 Points, Allen McBride 291 Points, R H Clements 256 Points, Lexi Mullan 189 Points, K & K Kernohan 151 Points, Sam Crawford 135 Points Dennis Craig 116 Points, Johnston & Richardfs, J Millar & Son, George Price, M D C Magill, Wesley Jackson, W & D Rodgers, Joe Ramsey.
Race winners included J Rock 6 x 1sts, A McBride 5 x 1sts, R H Clements 3 x 1sts, K & K Kernohan 3 x 1sts, L Mullan 2 x 1sts, S Crawford 2 x 1sts, G Price 2 x 1sts, D Craig 1 x 1st.
Old Birds: Tullamore – A McBride, Roscrea – D Craig, Gowran Park – A McBride, Fermoy – G Price, Castletown – S Crawford, Fermoy – J Rock, Skibbereen – J Rock, Talbenny (1) – J Rock, Talbenny (2) – J Rock, Fermoy – S Crawford, Bude – J Rock, Skibbereen Yearling – R H Clements, Fermoy – R H Clements, Penzance – R H Clements.
Young Birds: Tullamore – L Mullan, Mullingar – G Price, Tullamore – A McBride, Roscrea – R H Clements, Gowran Park – K & K Kernohan, Gowran Park – L Mullan, Fermoy & 5 Bird – J Rock, Tullamore – K & K Kernohan, Talbenny – A McBride, Skibbereen – K & K Kernohan.
INFC Yearling National on 16th June – W & D Rodgers 119th North Sect & 159th Open INFC, M D C Magill 131st North Sect & 171st Open INFC. Harryville HPS – W & D Rodgers 583, M D C Magill 563.
Cups & Trophies won in 2021 Season –
Jimmy Rock won – Highest Prize-winner, Best Ave 3 Cross Channel races, Best Ave Talbenny & Bude, Best Ave Bude & Penzance, OB Cross Channel Average, Best Ave Comeback Races.
R H Clements won – Old Bird Inland Average, Best Individual Bird, Lowest Winning Velocity, Mos Points Derby Races, Best Ave YB Derbies Talbenny & Skibbereen.
Allen McBride won – Best Ave Penzance Old Bird & Talbenny YB Nat. Lexi Mullan won – Young Bird Average, Best Ave first 3 young bird races, Best Ave first OB & first young bird races. W & D Rodgers – Most National Points.
Old Bird winners:
24/04 Tullamore - Jimmy Rock vel 1404 (6th MAC 42/1207)
1/05 Roscrea - Dennis Craig vel 1489 (14th MAC 56/1833) Denis Craig wins from Roscrea with a Bulk x Ceuster of Chris's Houston.
07/05 Gowran Park - Allen McBride vel 1491 (4th MAC 60/1843) Allen McBride was the best Associate member on 1491. A full sister of his winner won the same race last season placed 2nd Combine. Sire is Jacob x Grondelaer and the dam Jacob from clubmate Jimmy Rock
14/05 Fermoy - George Price vel 1506,
22/05 Castletown - Sam Crawford vel 1413 (1st MAC 55/1475) The fifth race of the old bird season was from Castletown in County Laois in Ireland. The birds were released at 8.20am in a light northwest wind and an excellent race was to follow. Best bird in the Mid Antrim Combine on 1413ypm was clocked by Sam Crawford at 13.20pm for the 241-mile fly to the lofts in Moorfields. Sam's winner a yearling blue chequer cock on roundabout was 2nd club last week from Fermoy and was also 2nd club from Fermoy last season as a youngster. It was purchased from Peter Martin of No Mercy Lofts and is Leemputten breeding from Wright Bros of Doncaster. Sam re-joined the sport last season and this was his second Combine win since rejoining having won the Fermoy 5 Bird Combine in the young bird season last year.
29/05 Skibbereen OB Inland National - Jimmy Rock vel 1494 (9th MAC 47/365)
29/05 Fermoy Comeback - Jimmy Rock vel 1518 (9th MAC 47/1123)
06/06 1st Talbenny - Jimmy Rock vel 1312 (7th MAC 52/961) Jimmy Rock was winning his fourth race of the season on 1312 with another bred from his good Delaney x Jacobs cock,
12/06 2nd Talbenny - Jimmy Rock 1st & 2nd vel 1320 (7th & 18th MAC 46/547),
12/07 Fermoy & 5 Bird - Sam Crawford vel 1569 (3rd MAC 42/705)
16/06 INFC Sennen Cove Yearling National - M D & C Magill (3rd MAC & 165th Open INFC)
19/06 Skibbereen NIPA Yearling National - Roy Clements vel 1604 (12th MAC)
19/06 Bude - Jimmy Rock vel 1428 (16th MAC 41/367),
26/06 Fermoy (4) - Roy Clements vel 1103 (9th MAC 29/355)
01/07 Penzance - Allen McBride vel 1251 (7th MAC) Good win for Allen McBride timed at 5.41pm flying 328 miles. Sire is off Jimmy Rock's 2 x 1st Sect winners and dam Hermans Ceusters,
01/07 Penzance OB Classic - Jimmy Rock vel 1211 (15th MAC)
Young Birds:
17/07 Area Lib (1) Tullamore - Lexie Mullan vel 1208
24/07 Area Lib (2) Mullingar - George Price vel 1249
31/07 Area Lib (3) Tullamore - Allen McBride 1st & 2nd vel 1228 (8th MAC 50/1264)
10/08 Roscrea - Roy Clements vel 1439 (9th MAC 42/885)
16/08 Gowran Park - K & K Kernohan 1st & 2nd vel 1241 Keith & Ken Kernohan had the best two birds in Harryville HPS, their winner was bred from the best of their Vermeerbergen stock.
23/08 Gowran Park (2) - Lexie Mullan 1406
28/08 Fermoy - Jimmy Rock vel 1396 (4th MAC 37/447)
28/08 Fermoy 5 Bird - Jimmy Rock 1396 (2nd MAC)
04/09 Tullamore - Sam Crawford vel 1353 (27th MAC 25/454)
04/09 Talbenny YB National - Allen McBride vel 1456 (4th MAC 27/128) Allen McBride was best by half an hour in both Harryville and the town on 1456. His winning chequer pied cock timed at 16.24pm is full brother to a pair of nestmates that scored 3rd & 15th Open NIPA Talbenny for Jimmy Rock and Allen himself.
11/09 Skibbereen YB NIPA National - K & K Kernohan vel 1159 Harryville Centre winner's Ken & Keith Kernohan on 1159. The sire of their winner is direct from Vermeerbergen/Wilms and is closely related to "Dali" and "Salvador " The dam is from father and daughter mating and is related to multiple winners. Keith said a bit of luck with this bird as it was lost in a training toss before racing as was thankfully reported by Albert Cousins.
Further club reports for the 2021 season will be published as we get them, don’t miss out, the space is available to all clubs locally.
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Jimmy Rock was Harryville Highest Prize-winner in 2021, another super cross channel season.
W & D Rodgers from Lettercreve had the best bird in the INFC Yearling Nat from Sennen Cove.
New Harryville member Sam Crawford had two wins in old birds including 1st MAC Castletown.
Dennis Craig won the old bird race from Roscrea.
Roy Clements won three races including the Skibbereen Yearling National.
Lexi Mullan had two wins and collected Young Bird Average.
Allen McBride was best in town from the Talbenny YB National.
Keith and his dad Ken Kernohan had a good result winning Harryville Centre in the YB National Skibbereen.
George Price happy with 1st Harryville in the Area Lib from Mullingar.