2nd Roscrea - Friday 28/04/23

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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2nd Roscrea - Friday 28/04/23

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Alan Darragh best from 2nd Roscrea -

The third NIPA race of the season was again flown from Roscrea in County Tipperary. Liberation took place on Friday 28th April at 13.15pm in westerly winds. Cullybackey fancier Alan Darragh was best in the area with his good two-year-old chequer hen and also won 1st Mid Antrim Combine on velocity 1477. Alan's winner timed at 14.08pm was flying 145 miles to the Swallow Brae Lofts in Galgorm. The hen won many prizes last season including 2 x 1st Club and 4th, 7th, 11th & 13th Combine. Geoff Surgenor the Kells & District winner was runner up in the Combine on 1465 with a two-year-old blue hen. Sire was Geoff's good Van Rijn cock that won 3 x 1st Club before being put to stock and dam is bred down from Van Rijn pigeons from Robinson & Crawford of Larne. Alan Darragh was again 3rd Combine on 1464 followed by two birds from the Ahoghill winners Jimmy Smyth & Son on 1453. Jimmy's first bird a yearling hen was bred by Danny Dixon of Dunloy. Bertie Blair had his first win of the season in Ballymena & District on 1437 with a yearling cheq cock that won 5th Club from Tullamore. Sire a Jackie Steele Lambrecht and dam gifted to Bertie by the late George Bell. In Randalstown Frank Dickey was 1st & 3rd Club with Rudy van Reeth pigeons with the winner taking 15th Combine on 1427. John & Mark Milliken had the winner in Rasharkin & Dist on 1402 with a very tame hen called "The Pet". Breeding is Lambrecht and she's a g/daughter of their NIPA 1st Open winner and is racing on the jealousy system. Marcus Morrow had the winner in Broughshane on 1386 with a blue cock racing on widowhood. Sire Lambrecht from Nigel Arthurs of Ballycarry and dam Van den Brande from Gary Gibson of Cullybackey. Mervyn Eagleson PO.

Mid Antrim Combine 2nd Roscrea 62/1875 - A Darragh Cullybackey 1477, Surgenor Bros Kells 1465, A Darragh Cullybackey 1464, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1453, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1453, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1451, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1445, H Boyd Kells 1442, A Barkley & Son Kells 1440, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1439, G Gibson Cullybackey 1439, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1437, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1434, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1432, F & G & J Dickey Randalstown 1427, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1423, H Boyd Kells 1423, A Darragh Cullybackey 1420, A Darragh Cullybackey 1420, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1419, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1417, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1416, G Gibson Cullybackey 1415, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1408, D Craig Harryville 1407, A Darragh Cullybackey 1407, D Dixon Rasharkin 1405, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1402, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1402, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1401, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1399, D Dixon Rasharkin 1398, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1395, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1395, D Craig Harryville 1394, C Moore Cullybackey 1392, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1390, H Boyd Kells 1388, T & M Morrow Broughshane 1386, G Gibson Cullybackey 1385.

Mid Antrim Combine OB Points Top 10 - Week 3 Roscrea (2)
Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 85, D Dixon Rasharkin 80, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 77, H Cubitt Rasharkin & G Gibson Cullybackey 74, A Darragh Cullybackey 43, H Boyd Kells 41, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 33, S Crawford Harryville 21, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 20.

Champion’s League Group Stage - Top 2 in each group go through to last 16 knock-out competition.

Group (1) - J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 33, S Crawford Harryville 21, A Pervis Broughshane 0, Stewart Bros Randalstown 0

Group (2) - A Darragh Cullybackey 43, H Boyd Kells 41, W McFetridge Rasharkin 16, R H Clements Harryville 0

Group (3) - Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 85, Gregg Bros Kells 0, J & J Greer Cullybackey 0, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 0

Group (4) - T & M Morrow Broughshane 0, T Whyte Ahoghill 0, J McNeill & Son Randalstown 0, F Barkley Rasharkin 0

Group (5) - J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 77, A Barkley & Son Kells 12, M Neilly Broughshane 0, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 0,

Group (6) - Blair & Rankin Ballymena 16, J Rock Harryville 3, T & G Balmer Ahoghill 0, D Houston & Son Broughshane 0
Group (7) - Surgenor Bros Kells 19, D Craig Harryville 0, J Miller Randalstown 0, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 0

Group (8) - D Dixon Rasharkin 80, G Gibson Cullybackey 74, R Service & Son Ballymena 0, Houston Bros Randalstown 0

Mid Antrim Clubs 2nd Roscrea

Harryville HPS 11/249 – S Johnston & Son 1476, 1454, D Craig 1407, T Johnston & Son 1400, S Johnston & Son 1400, D Craig 1394.

Kells & District HPS 7/181 – Surgenor Bros 1465, H Boyd 1442, A Barkley & Son 1440, H Boyd 1423, B Swann & Son 1415, H Boyd 1388. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – H Boyd 1388, Gregg Bros 1359, A Barkley & Son 1302, 1297, Surgenor Bros 1293,

Ahoghill Flying Club 8/277 – J Smyth & Son 1453, 1453, Young McManus & Sons 1445, 1439, 1381, T Whyte 1379.

Ballymena & District HPS 3/149 – Blair & Rankin 1437, J Eagleson & Sons 1434, 1432, 1423, Blair & Rankin 1419, J Eagleson & Sons 1417.

Randalstown HPS 9/237 – F & G & J Dickey 1427, Stewart Bros 1399, F & G & J Dickey 1372, J Millar 1366, W & W Gilbert 1362, Stewart Bros 1350.

Rasharkin & District 8/125 – J & M Milliken 1402, Steele & McNeill 1366, Harold Cubitt 1322, 1320, W McFetridge 1316, Steele & McNeill 1315.

Broughshane & District 6/141 – T & M Morrow 1389, 1363, A Purvis 1348, M Neilly 1341, D Houston & Son 1288, A Purvis 1284.

NIPA Section B 2nd Roscrea 102/3275 – McConville Bros Crumlin & Dist 1485, A Darragh Cullybackey 1477, S Johnston & Son Harryville 1476, S & N Maginty Muckamore 1474, Surgenor Bros Kells & Dist 1465, A Darragh 1464, S & N Maginty 1460, S Murphy Muckamore 1457, S Johnston & Son 1454, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1453.

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Alan Darragh from Cullybackey, 1st MAC 2nd Roscrea
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