Kells & District HPS – Cup & Trophy awards 2022 -

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Kells & District HPS – Cup & Trophy awards 2022 -

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Kells & District HPS – Cup & Trophy awards 2022 -

The Kells & District members held their prizegiving in the local clubrooms recently. This years Highest Prize-winner was Sam Murphy who had a top old bird season especially on the channel winning the Mid Antrim Combine on three occasions from 1st Talbenny & 3rd Section, 2nd Talbenny & 1st Section B and the highlight of his season 1st Combine, 1st Section B & 1st Open NIPA Bude 4035 birds. Sam also won the NIPA Section B Champion Old Bird Of The Year award and the Mid Antrim Combine OB Knock Out. Geoff Surgenor was runner up in the prize list and topped the Combine in three young bird races, and also won the Section twice from Roscrea and Fermoy and Maurice Agnew also won the Combine and Section from the NIPA Skibbereen Yearling National finishing 71st Open 2128 birds.

Racing with the Irish National Flying Club and Sam Murphy had the best club bird from the Sennen Cove yearling national 269th Open with Maurice Agnew 295th Open. From the Kings Cup race from St Allouestre Maurice Agnew timed the only club bird for 161st Open and in the Penzance YB National Henry Turkington had the best two birds 142nd & 159th Open. The club would like to Laura Surgenor for presenting the awards, and also the local chip shop Sizzlers for again sponsoring the racing season.

The Highest Prize-winner list for 2002 was as follows - S Murphy, Surgenor Bros, A Barkley & Son, Gregg Bros, H Turkington, Harry Boyd, McFarlane & Agnew, B Swann & Son, S McIlveen.

Sam Murphy winner 10 x 1st - Also Highest Prize-winner, H Smyth Cup 1st OB Race, M Smyth Cup 2nd OB Race, McKittrick Cup 5th OB Race, OB Inland Average, OB Knock Out, Campbell Cup 1st Talbenny, Transporter Cup 2nd Talbenny, Best Average both Talbenny's, Bude Cup, Penzance Cup, Ingram Cup Best average all channel races excluding OB Derby, T Shanks Cup OB of the year, INFC Skibbereen OB Inland National, INFC Sennen Cove Yearling National.
Surgenor Bros winner 9 x 1st – Also YB Average, YB Points Cup, NIPA YB Inland National Skibbereen, R Service Trophy Best average first 2 OB Races & first 2 YB Races, YB of the year, R Logan Cup Best Average 3rd & 4th YB races, C Duncan Trophy Lowest winning velocity, J Scott Memorial Cup Best average all inland nationals and 5 birds
Alan Barkley & Son winner 2 x 1st - Also Nan McFarlane Memorial Salver Fermoy YB
Gregg Bros 1 x1st - Also Talbenny YB National Cup, Adair Cup Best Average NIPA Talbenny & Skibbereen YB Nationals, J Wright Cup Best 2 YB Nationals & Fermoy, Sizzlers Cup
Henry Turkington 2 x 1st – Also INFC Penzance YB National Cup, A Barkley Memorial Shield Gowran Park, Don Graham Memorial Cup Highest Position in INFC National Races.
Harry Boyd 1 x 1st - Also Young Bird Knock Out.
McFarlane & Agnew 3 x 1st - Also Inland Yearling National, G Herron Cup 1st bird in INFC Kings Cup.

OB Races Winners:

Tullamore 16/04/22 - Sam Murphy 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Club, 3rd, 5th, 8th & 9th Combine, 3rd, 5th, 12th & 13th Section, 6th & 9th Open NIPA 13,860 birds.
Roscrea 23/04/22 - Surgenor Bros 6th Combine 1715 birds.
Gowran Park 29/04/22 - Surgenor Bros 20th Combine 1761 birds
Fermoy 07/05/22 - Sam Murphy 21st Combine 1750 birds
Corrin 14/05/22 - Sam Murphy 4th Combine & 5th Section 3038 birds
Gowran Park 21/05/22 - Surgenor Bros 1st, 2nd & 3rd Club & 11th Combine 978 Birds

Skibbereen NIPA Inland National 21/05/22 - Sam Murphy 1st & 2nd Club, 15th Combine, 19th & 27th Section & 149th & 257 Open 4363 Birds
1st Talbenny 28/05/22 - Sam Murphy 1st & 2nd Club, 1st, 5th, 8th & 9th Combine, 3rd, 7th, 10th & 11th Section & 57th, 123rd, 137th & 142 Open 11258 birds. The first channel race of the season was flown on Saturday 28th May. The birds were released in Talbenny in south Wales at 9.00am in north easterly winds and a tough race was to follow with many birds still missing at dark. Sam Murphy who lives in Randalstown and races his birds in the Kells & Dist club was best in the Mid Antrim Combine this week. Sam's yearling chequer cock racing on roundabout was timed at 13.57pm flying 214 miles to Groggan Crescent in Randalstown. Breeding is Koopman from Jackie Traynor of Co. Durham.
INFC Skibbereen Inland National 01/06/22 - Sam Murphy velo 1230 11th Mid Antrim Combine

2nd Talbenny 04/06/22 - Sam Murphy 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th club velo 1230, 1st, 7th, 10th, 11th & 14 Combine, 1st, 7th, 10th, 11th & 17th Section & 13th, 41st, 51st, 52nd & 80th Open 8235 Birds. The second channel race of the season was flown from Talbenny in south Wales on Saturday 4th June. The birds were liberated at 6.00am in a north easterly wind and a very hard race was to follow with many birds again missing at dark. Best bird in the Mid Antrim Combine for the second channel race in a row was timed by Kells & District fancier Sam Murphy who recorded a velocity of 1230ypm. Sam's 2-year-old blue hen was timed at 11.06am flying 214 to Groggan Crescent lofts in Randalstown. Last week from 1st Talbenny the hen won 5th Combine & 7th Section B this week she wins 1st Combine, 1st Section B and 13th Open NIPA. She was purchased in a kit of young birds from Gary Gibson of Cullybackey and the breeding is Sticker Donkers.
Fermoy 04/06/22 - McFarlane & Agnew Velo 1221 17th Combine & 20th Section 1334 Birds

Skibbereen Yearling National 12/06/22 - McFarlane & Agnew velo 1691 1st Combine, 1st Section B & 71st Open 2128 Birds. Maurice Agnew tops Comb & Sect from Skibbereen Yearlingr National -The NIPA held their Skibbereen Yearling National on Sunday 12th June. After a one-day holdover due to poor weather conditions the birds were liberated at 8.00am in southwest wind. Best bird in the local area was recorded by Maurice Agnew of Kells & District. Maurice timed his dark chequer cock at 12.28pm flying 258 miles to the lofts in Connor to win 1st Mid Antrim Combine and 1st Section B velo 1691. This cock has been in fine form all season winning 2nd club & 16th Combine from Roscrea and last weekend first club in both the Fermoy and Fermoy 5 bird and 11th MA Combine. The winning cock was gifted to Maurice by his nephew Richard Webster who races in Ballyclare. Breeding is D McElhone x Andre Nauwelaert. Maurice would like to thank Richard for his winning bird.

Bude 12/06/22 - Sam Murphy 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th Club velo 1277, 1st, 4th, 6th, 9th, 20th, 24th & 30th Combine, 1st, 4th, 6th, 11th, 25th, 30th & 40th Section & 1st, 27th, 34th, 85th & 187th Open 4035 Birds. Loft On Form Sam Murphy wins 1st Open NIPA Bude. On Sunday 12th June Kells & District fancier Sam Murphy recorded his best ever result when he won 1st Section B and 1st Open NIPA Bude with 4035 birds competing. With strong southwest winds on the channel on the Saturday the NIPA decided to hold over in Bude in Cornwall hoping for a better day on the Sunday. Come Sunday the winds had eased a little and the birds were liberated at 8.00am in west to south west winds and another very tough channel race was on the cards. Sam Murphy timed his 2-year-old blue hen racing on roundabout at 14.31pm flying almost 284 miles to his Groggan Crescent lofts in Randalstown. This brilliant hen has been top form on the channel for Sam winning 5th Combine, 7th Section B & 123rd Open NIPA Talbenny (1) and last week 1st Combine, 1st Section B and 13th Open NIPA Talbenny (2). The Sticker Donckers hen was purchased in a kit of young birds from Gary Gibson of Cullybackey. Sam has retired the hen for the season and plans to breed a couple of latebreds from her. Whether she races again we shall wait and see. Sam had a great race with a further six birds in the section result.

INFC Sennen Cove Yearling National 15/06/22 - Sam Murphy velo 485 11th Combine & 269th Open, McFarlane & Agnew vel 448 14th Combine & 295th Open.
Penzance 18/06/22 - Sam Murphy velo 1202 15th Combine & 25th Section 638 Birds
St Allouestre INFC Kings Cup - McFarlane & Agnew velo 691, 6th Combine & 161st Open National

Kells & District HPS - Young Bird Races 2022

1st Kilbeggan 16/07/22 - Surgenor Bros 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Club velo 1513, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Combine & 10th, 11th, 12th & 13th Section 1324 birds. Geoff Surgenor of Kells & District had a great card timing 4 birds in 7 seconds to take the top four in the club and the next four Combine positions. His winner is bred from the "Marion Hen" This hen was a top racer for the lofts winning 2 x 1st Combine and 1st & 2nd Section B plus many more positions. Breeding is Busschaert x Hartog. The sire is Van Loon and is a son of Geoff's 1st Open NIPA Talbenny YB National winner "Christine".
2nd Kilbeggan 22/07/22 - Surgenor Bros 1st, 2nd & 3rd Club velo 1447, 1st, 2nd & 5th Combine & 2nd, 3rd & 10th Section 2541 birds. Geoff Surgenor, Kells & District 1st & 2nd Combine from 2nd Kilbeggan. The second young bird race of the season was again flown from Kilbeggan on Friday 22nd July. The NIPA released over 12,000 birds at 10.00am in light winds. Geoff Surgenor of Kells & District had the best two birds in the Mid Antrim Combine this week timing both at 12.18pm to his lofts in Moorfields to record 1447. Geoff had the top four in the Kells club last week and 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th MA Combine, this week he takes the top three and 1st, 2nd & 5th MA Combine and 2nd, 3rd & 10th Section B. Geoff's winner is the same blue hen that won 1st Club, 2nd MA Combine and 10th Section last week. Dam is the "Marion Hen", a top racer for the loft winning 2 x 1st Combine and 1st & 2nd Section B plus many more positions. Breeding is Busschaert x Hartog. The sire is Van Loon and is a son of Geoff's 1st Open NIPA Talbenny YB National winner "Christine". A great start to the young bird season for Geoff and for his young blue hen 1st & 2nd Combine in the first two races.

Tullamore 29/07/22 - Surgenor Bros 1st & 2nd Club velo 1670, 17th & 18th Combine 1547 birds. Last week’s Combine winner Geoff Surgenor won Kells & District for the third young bird race on the trot. This week's winner has been placed 4th, 5th & 17th Mid Antrim Combine in the opening three races. Breeding is Van Rijn and is bred off birds from Crawford & Robinson of Larne.

Roscrea 06/08/22 - Surgenor Bros velo 1662 1st Combine, 1st Section B 2928 birds. 1st Comb & Sect Roscrea for Geoff Surgenor of Kells - Roscrea in County Tipperary was the liberation site for the fourth young bird race of the season. The NIPA liberated at 9.00am in light variable winds and just like last week another fast race was on the cards. Geoff Surgenor of Kells & Dist is having an excellent young bird season at present and is again best in Kells & District and 1st Mid Antrim Combine and 1st Section B 2928 birds. Geoff's winner sitting on eggs 10-12 days was timed at 11.35am flying 146 miles to his tidy lofts in the outskirts of Moorfields and is nestmate to his 1st club, 1st Mid Antrim Combine & 2nd Section B in the second young bird race of the season from Kilbeggan. Dam is the "Marion Hen", a top racer for the loft winning 2 x 1st Combine and 1st & 2nd Section B plus many more positions. Breeding of this hen is Busschaert x Hartog. The sire is Van Loon and is a son of Geoff's class hen "Christine" winner of 1st Open NIPA Talbenny YB National in 2018.

Gowran Park 13/08/22 - Henry Turkington velo 1310, 6th Combine 926 birds. Henry Turkington was best on 1310 with a young bird bred by clubmate Geoff Surgenor.
Fermoy 19/08/22 - Surgenor Bros velo 1961 1st Mid Antrim Combine & 1st Section B 2012 birds. Geoff Surgenor again best In Mid Antrim Combine -The young bird racing season continued with the sixth race from Fermoy in County Cork along with the duplicated 5 Bird event. Birds were liberated on Friday 19th August at 8.00am in west southwest winds. Best bird in the Mid Antrim Combine was again timed by Geoff Surgenor of Kells & District at 11.00am. This was Geoff's third Combine win in six young bird races with two of them also winning 1st Section B. Geoff's winner was bred from a Hartog hen purchased at a Colin McBride of Harryville sale when paired to a good racing Van Rijn cock of Geoff's that won 3 x 1st. Geoff won 1st Open NIPA Talbenny YB National in 2018 and he'll be looking forward to another crack at it next week with his birds in top condition
Fermoy 5 Bird 19/08/22 - Harry Boyd velo 1854, 5th Combine & 9th Section 180 birds

Talbenny YB National 27/08/22 - Gregg Bros 1st & 2nd Club velo 1185, 10th & 20th Combine, 18th Section & 206th Open 3191 Birds. 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.
Roscrea 27/08/22 - Alan Barkley & Son 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Club, 5th, 16th, 17th & 19th Combine, 11th, 33rd, 35th & 40th Section 1307 birds. Kells & District winners Alan Barkley & Son who took the top four position in the club and had all four birds in the top 20 of the Combine with the winner doing 1515. Alan sadly passed away last year, and his son Jonathan and Laura Surgenor now manage the birds. Their first two birds timed are Lambrechts bred from birds from Jonny Simpson

Fermoy 01/09/22 - Alan Barkley & Son 1st club velo 1300, 15th Combine & 23rd Section 1141 birds. Winning Kells & District for the second week on the trot were Jonathan Barkley and Laura Surgenor with a blue cock containing the bloodlines of Janssen, Hartog, Stickers Donckers and Van Reet.
Skibbereen YB NIPA National 10/09/22 - Surgenor Bros 1st & 2nd Club velo 1275, 11th Combine, 15th Section & 202nd Open 3026 birds. Geoff Surgenor was best in Kells & District with a youngster bred from his Busschaert x Hartog "Marion Hen" when paired to a Dave Pallet cock gifted to him by Dave Lilleyman of Kells at the time

Penzance YB INFC National 10/09/22 - Henry Turkington 1st & 2nd Club velo 699 & 633, 6th & 8th Combine & 142nd & 159th Open INFC. Henry Turkington of Kells & District clocked two birds the next morning in the rain to win 142nd & 159th Open. The first of these game birds was a, small classy chequer hen. The sire from Anthony and Norman Lewis of Doagh and is from their 9th Open INFC Penzance YB National bird and the dam from Aaron Murtagh of Armagh and is a granddaughter of Aaron's two birds that won the Harkness Rose Bowl for the best 2 bird average in the INFC OB National Kings Cup a few years ago.

Sizzlers 2 Bird Club - 1st Gregg Bros 56 Points, Sam Murphy 48, Surgenor Bros 47, A Barkley & Son 45, B Swann & Son 40, McFarlane & Agnew 23, H Turkington 19, S McIlveen 5, Harry Boyd 4. Mervyn Eagleson PO Mid Antrim Combine.
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