2nd Fermoy - Sat 13/05/23

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 Fermoy - Sat 13/05/23

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Danny Dixon Tops Combine From Fermoy

The fifth race of the season was again flown from Fermoy in County Cork. Birds were liberation on Saturday 13th May at 11.20am in southerly winds and just like last weekend another fast race followed with excellent returns. Danny Dixon of Dunloy was best in the Mid Antrim Combine on 1632 with a yearling cheq cock timed at 15.11pm for the 214 mile fly to Dunloy. Danny's latest winner is from a son of Heartbreaker paired to a daughter of Quiverman from Belgium Lambrechts. Danny gifted a brother of the winner to Johnston Eagleson & Sons and he's breeding good winners for them. Gary Gibson and D Coyle & Son also have siblings of the cock and they too are breeding winners. Chris Moore the Cullybackey winner was runner up in the Combine on 1614 with a yearling blue hen. She's 3/4 Jackie Traynor of County Durham and 1/4 Jeff Greenaway's "Back To Back" Chris's feeding comes from Furbies and he's very grateful for the training provided by Sam Murphy. Last week's Combine winners Young & McManus & Sons finished third in the Combine on 1610 and also had their fourth win of the season in Ahoghill. Paddy and William timed a 2yo blue w/f hen of Karel Laenen x Lambrecht breeding. This very consistent hen is up with the leading birds every week. Stewart Bros of Randalstown had the top two birds in the club and 4th & 5th Combine on 1604 & 1603. Their dark pied yearling hen is Lambrecht x Sticker Donckers and was winning for the second time having won Tullamore as a youngster. Around the other clubs and Shane Johnston & Son were best in Harryville on 1601 for the third time this season with a yearling chequer Lambrecht hen from good friend Gary Gibson of Cullybackey. William McFetridge was best in Rasharkin on 1594 with a 3yo chequer hen. Sire Leo Hereman's from clubmate Jackie Steele and dam Luis Thijs from Darwin Stuart of Ballymoney. One the same way bred was 1st Mid Antrim Combine from Roscrea young birds last season. Gregg Bros were best in Kells on 1580 with a yearling cheq cock sitting eggs. Dam is their Willy Jacobs hen that won 1st Section B from the 2018 NIPA Skibbereen YB National and sire a cock from clubmate at the time Alan Shanks. Johnston Eagleson & Sons had the Ballymena & District winner on 1562 with a yearling chequer Van Den Bulck x Hereman Ceuster hen that won 3rd section and 25th Open NIPA Fermoy as a young bird and Marc Neilly was best in Broughshane with a 2yo dark pied hen. The sire Delbar from Jimmy & Jamie Greer of Cullybackey. Mervyn Eagleson PO.

Mid Antrim Combine Fermoy (2)60/1686 - Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1632, Chris Moore Cullybackey 1614, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1610, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1604, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1603.9, Trevor Whyte Ahoghill 1603.7 W McFetridge Rasharkin 1594.14, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1594.11 Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1592, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1590.88, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1590.76, Chris Moore Cullybackey 1590.44 C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 1588.58, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1588.32 S & N Doherty Cullybackey 1586, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1583.69
F Barkley Rasharkin 1583.15, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1581.34, A Darragh Cullybackey 1581.18, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1580, Gregg Bros Kells 1580, Harry Boyd Kells 1577, Harry Boyd Kells 1572, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1571.5, Alan Darragh Cullybackey 1571.4, Trevor Whyte Ahoghill 1571.3, D Magill Harryville 1571.2 Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1570.9, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1570.5 Gary Gibson Cullybackey 1568, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1567, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1566.9, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1566.2, Surgenor Bros Kells 1566.1, R H Clements Harryville 1566.06, Alan Darragh Cullybackey 1565.4 Gregg Bros Kells 1565.3, Trevor Whyte Ahoghill 1562.8, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1562.2, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1560.

All Fanciers with a velocity of 1518 or higher qualify for the last 32 of the knock-out starting on Skibbereen OB Inland National.

Mid Antrim Combine OB Points Week 5 Fermoy (2) - Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 207, D Dixon Rasharkin 132, H Cubitt Rasharkin 100, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 77, G Gibson Cullybackey 74, A Darragh Cullybackey 45, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 44, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 43, H Boyd Kells 41, J Rock Harryville 40.

Champions League Group Stage - Top 2 in each group go through to last 16 knock-out competition commencing from 1st Talbenny.

Group (1) J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 43, Stewart Bros Randalstown 33, S Crawford Harryville 21, A Pervis Broughshane 0

Group (2) A Darragh Cullybackey 45, H Boyd Kells 41, W McFetridge Rasharkin 30, R H Clements Harryville 0

Group (3) Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 207, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1, Gregg Bros Kells 0, J & J Greer Cullybackey 0

Group (4) T Whyte Ahoghill 32, F Barkley Rasharkin 4, T & M Morrow Broughshane 0, J McNeill & Son Randalstown 0

Group (5) J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 77, A Barkley & Son Kells 12, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 8, M Neilly Broughshane 0

Group (6) J Rock Harryville 40, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 30, 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 132, G Gibson Cullybackey 74, R Service & Son Ballymena 0, Houston Bros Randalstown 0

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs 2nd Fermoy -

Ahoghill Flying Club 8/255 – Young McManus & Sons 1610, T Whyte 1603, Young McManus & Sons 1590, 1590, 1583, T Whyte 1571.

Broughshane & District 3/42 – M Neilly 1529, D Houston & Son 1490, 1477, M Neilly 1476, J Getty 1455, 1434.

Ballymena & District HPS 7/261 – J Eagleson & Sons 1562, 1560, Blair & Rankin 1552, 1551, J Eagleson & Sons 1546, 1544.

Cullybackey HPS 13/417 – C Moore 1614, M/M Robinson 1594, C Moore 1590, C & R McIntyre 1588, S & N Doherty 1589, A Darragh 1581. Well done to Chris Moore on taking the win today. 1st winner in the new club. Well done to all on the sheet. .

Harryville HPS 11/214 – S Johnston & Son 1601, 1592, D Magill 1571, S Johnston & Son 1569, r H Clements 1566, S Johnston & Son 1564. Well done Shane Johnston and son winning their 3rd race with a Lambrecht from his good friend Gary Gibson.

Kells & District HPS 7/196 – Gregg Bros 1580, H Boyd 1577, 1572, Surgenor Bros 1566, Gregg Bros 1565, A Barkley & Son 1557. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – H Boyd 1572, H Turkington 1544, B Swann & Son 1529, A Barkley & Son 1512, Gregg Bros 1508.

Randalstown HPS 9/203 – Stewart Bros 1604, 1603, 1558, J Millar 1531, 1520, Houston Bros 1519.

Rasharkin &District HPS 8/137 – W McFetridge 1594, H Cubitt 1588, F Barkley 1583, H Cubitt 1581, J & M Milliken 1580, 1571.

NIPA Section B 2nd Fermoy 109/3551 – D & H Stuart Ballymoney 1634, D Dixon Ballymoney 1632, C Henry Ballymoney 1621, J Connolly Ballymoney 1619, B & r Watton Ballymoney 1617, S Gage Windsor Soc 1616, C Moore Cullybackey 1614, T & J McDonald Coleraine Prem 1613, 1613, D & H Stuart 1610.

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Danny Dixon of Dunloy holding his Mid Antrim Combine winner from Fermoy (2).
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