Talbenny YB Nat - 27/08/22

Going forward into 2020 the Ballymena based MAC has the following clubs in membership. New Antrim Amalgamated, Ballymena & District, Ahoghill Flying Club, Rasharkin & Dist, Randalstown HPS and Kells & District. New officials are Chairman Robert Service from Ballymena & District and Secretary Willie Reynolds from Ballymena & District. President is Danny Dixon. All the latest news and results will be listed here, including Champions League and OB & YB Knock-out. Fees for 2020 subject to change are £3.00 for Clubs that includes all members. Associate membership is also £3.00.
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Talbenny YB Nat - 27/08/22

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Alan Darragh best in Talbenny YB National -

The first major young bird race of the season was the cross channel YB National National flown from Talbenny in south Wales on Saturday 27th August. The NIPA liberated the youngsters at 8.30am in light easterly winds. Seven times National winner Alan Darragh of Cullybackey had the big early arrival in the local area winning 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 1st Section B and 9th Open NIPA. Alan clocked his chequer hen at 13.29pm flying 220 miles to his Swallow Brae lofts in Galgorm. Dam is a top racing hen for Alan having won ten prizes including 4 x 1st and both grandsire's of the winner are also good racing cock's having won 13 x 1st clubs between them. Paddy & William McManus of Ahoghill were runner up in the Combine & 3rd Section B, 56th Open at 13.40pm flying 219 miles. Their winning blue cock is nestmate to last week's winner from Fermoy and is a grandson of their No1 Karel Laenen cock that is responsible for many 1st prizewinners. Danny Dixon of Dunloy was next best winning 3rd Combine, 4th Section & 64th Open after timing at 13.58pm flying 230 miles. Danny's winning blue Wildermeerch cock is bred from a son of his Belgie cock when paired to an Alan Darragh hen closely related to "Champion 05". Alan Darragh was again 4th Combine, 5th Section B & 66th Open timing at 13.44pm followed by the Ballymena & District winners Johnston Eagleson & Sons who only sent three birds to the race. Their winning chequer hen was timed at 13.45pm flying 220 miles to win 5th Combine, 6th Section B & 74th Open. This hen won 3rd club & 11th Combine last week from Fermoy. The sire is a son of Martin Graham's 1st Open INFC Yearling National winner "Denman" when paired to a daughter of "Channel Queen" 6th Open INFC YB National Penzance and the dam is Van Den Bulck being a granddaughter of "Gold Dust". Around the other clubs and Keith Kernohan was the winner in Harryville for the second week on the trot with last weeks Fermoy 5 Bird winner. This Vermeerbergen x Wilms cock is bred from Keith's No 1 pair Luc x The Gift and have now bred 8 x 1st. Keith's winner finishes 7th Section & 77th Open. John McNeill & Son were best in Randalstown at 13.45pm with a blue Stickers-Donckers hen and placed 17th Section & 193rd Open and Gregg Bros had the best two birds in Kells at 13.51pm and placed 18th Section & 205th Open. Their winner a blue Vandenabeele cock sitting on 2 youngsters is bred from stock from Harmony Lofts and Stewart Hall of Carrickfergus. Both parents have won good prizes on the channel. Mervyn Eagleson PO.

Mid Antrim Combine Talbenny YB National - A Darragh Cullybackey 1295, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1244, D Dixon Rasharkin 1237, A Darragh Cullybackey 1236, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1230, D Dixon Rasharkin 1206, D Dixon Rasharkin 1196, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1191, J McNeill & Son Randalstown 1187, Gregg Bros Kells 1185, T Whyte Ahoghill 1180, A Darragh Cullybackey 1169, S & N Doherty Ahoghill 1166, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1166, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1165, D Dixon Rasharkin 1157, G Gibson Cullybackey 1157, A Darragh Cullybackey 1146, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1143, Gregg Bros Kells 1143, A Barkley & Son Kells 1139, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1138, D Dixon Rasharkin 1133, D Dixon Rasharkin 1125, T Whyte Ahoghill 1125, H Turkington Kells 1121, H Turkington Kells 1114, D Dixon Rasharkin 1113, A Barkley & Son Kells 1113, D Dixon Rasharkin 1111.

Young Bird Knock out - D Dixon Rasharkin vel 1237 v Surgenor Bros Kells vel 898 - Danny Dixon wins YB Knock-Out in Mid Antrim Combine.

Ahoghill Centre Talbenny - Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1244, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1230, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1191, J McNeill & Son Randalstown 1187, T Whyte Ahoghill 1180, S & N Doherty Ahoghill 1166, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1166, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1165, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1143, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1138.

Ballymoney Centre Talbenny - D Dixon Ballymoney 1237, D Dixon 1206, D & H Stuart Ballymoney 1197, D Dixon 1196, W Blair Ballymoney 1164, D & H Stuart 1158, D Dixon 1157, 1133, 1125, 1111.

NIPA Open Talbenny YB Nat 376/3191 – Robert Buckley Annaghmore 1313, `1313, 1313, G Buckley & Son Annaghmore 1313, David Calvin Bondhill 1311, 1310, G Buckley & Son 1308, R McCracken Markethill 1302, A Darragh Cullybackey 1295, G Buckley & Son 1292.

NIPA Section B Talbenny 58/404 – A Darragh Cullybackey 1295, J & N Lamb Crumlin 1248, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1244, D Dixon Ballymoney 1237, A Darragh 1236, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1230 K & K Kernohan Harryville 1229, Johnston & Richards Harryville 1225, T Johnston & Son Harryville 1219, S & J Bones and T Yates Muckamore 1212.

Mid Antrim Combine clubs Talbenny -

Ahoghill Flying Club – Young McManus & Sons 1244, T Whyte 1180, S & N Doherty 1166, J Smyth & Son 1166, 1143, 1138.

Ballymena & District 5/34 – J Eagleson & Sons 1230, Blair & Rankin 1191, 979.

Cullybackey HPS – Alan Darragh 1295, 1236, 1169, G Gibson 1157, A Darragh 1146,

Harryville HPS – K & K Kernohan 1229, Johnston & Richards 1225, T Johnston & Son 1219, Johnston & Richards 1195, K & K Kernohan 1171, Johnston & Richards 1162.

Kells & District –Gregg Bros 1185, 1143, A Barkley & Son 1139, H Turkington 1121, 1114, A Barkley & Son 1114.

Randalstown – J McNeill & Son 1187, Stewart Bros 1165, J McNeill & Son 1104, W & W Gilbert 1071, 1050, Stewart Bros 1032.

Rasharkin & District 4/20 – William McFetridge 1016, J Millar & Son 997, F Barkley 996, William McFetridge 937, H Cubitt 891, A C & T Tweed 882.


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Alan Darragh from Cullybackey, holding 1st Combine & Section Talbenny YB Nat.
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