Jimmy Smyth & Son (Ahoghill) - Top Combine & Section from Bude
The NIPA racing season continued with the third channel race from Bude in Cornwall. The birds were liberated at 8.45am on Sunday 11th June in light southerly winds. Top spot in the Mid Antrim Combine was won by Jimmy Smyth & Son of Ahoghill on 1247. Jimmy timed his 2yo blue hen sitting eggs at 15.33pm after flying almost 290 miles to the lofts on the Cardonaghy Road to win 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 1st Section B and 21st Open NIPA 5452 birds. The hen was a gift from the late Matt Wray of Harryville and last season from Talbenny scored 1st club, 9th Section and 46th Open NIPA. Clubmate Trevor Whyte was runner up in the Combine and 3rd Section & 42nd Open with a 4yo hen bred by Glen Duddy of Limavady. She's been in the prizes a few times and won 1st club from Corrin a couple of seasons back. Trevor also won the Mid Antrim Combine old bird knock-out beating Harryville's Jimmy Rock in the Final. Completing a top three for Ahoghill were Paddy & William Mcmanus with a yearling blue hen sitting 10 days on eggs. Sire Alex Docx and dam Henk Simonsz. Best in Rasharkin was Anne, Chris & Tommy Tweed with a sister to last week’s Talbenny winner. She's Jeff Greenaway of Hillsborough bloodlines. Mr & Mrs Robinson won Cullybackey with a 5-year-old chequer hen Vandenabeele x Deweerdt on roundabout. She has raced well from the channel since a yearly with a few club wins and good section positions. Davy Houston & Son were best in Broughshane with a 3yo blue cock, sire Soontjen from clubmate Alistair Purvis and dam Rob Rome x Wildemeersch. John Miller was best in Randalstown with a 3-year-old Jan Aarden cock sent driving. Monty & Connor Magill were best in Harryville with a yearling Shiftie Soontjen cock, Gregg Bros were 1st and 3rd club in Kells & District with two 2yo cock nestmates both sitting on 2-day old chicks. They were bred from Gaby Vandenabeele stock from Harmony lofts and Johnston Eagleson & Sons were best in Ballymena with a 2yo blue pied Lambrecht cock that won the Combine from Fermoy last season. Lost pigeon blue hen GB22A69258. If found, please ring 028 27662591. Loft of the late Harry Richmond for sale. 14ft x 6ft 2 sections. Nest boxes and perches in both sections. Corrugated metal roof. Good dry shed. Contact Robert Alexander Tel: 07873 816832. Mervym Eagleson PO.
Mid Antrim Combine Bude 32/278 - J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1247, T Whyte & Son Ahoghill 1218, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1214, A & C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1178, D Dixon Rasharkin 1172, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1169, D Houston & Son Broughshane 1168, J Miller Randalstown 1165, G Gibson Cullybackey 1161, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1159, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1157, D Dixon Rasharkin 1154, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1153, T & G Balmer Ahoghill 1150, D Houston & Son Broughshane 1145, M & C Magill Harryville 1141, D Dixon Rasharkin 1141, T Whyte Ahoghill 1138, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1137, D Dixon Rasharkin 1133, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1125, Smylie Bros Randalstown 1123, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1123, T Whyte Ahoghill 1112, Gregg Bros Kells 1111, A Barkley & Son Kells 1109, W & W Gilbert Randalstown 1107, T Whyte Ahoghill 1106, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1097, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1088.
Mid Antrim Combine OB Points - Bude & Fermoy Yearling National
D Dixon Rasharkin 363, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 344, H Cubitt Rasharkin 236 , A Darragh Cullybackey 233, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 192, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 189, G Gibson Cullybackey 156, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 151 , T Whyte Ahoghill 117, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 103, Surgenor Bros 76, J Rock Harryville 67, A Barkley & Son Kells 64 , H Boyd Kells 52, A & C & T Tweed Rasharkin 47, J Miller Randalstown 45, W McFetridge Rasharkin 43, Stewart Bros Randalstown 40.
Champion League S/F Flown from Bude
Draw made by Neil Anderson in Cullybackey clubrooms. Winners in capitals
D DIXON Rasharkin 1172 v A Barkley & Son Kells 1109, A Darragh Cullybackey (Never sent) v T WHYTE Ahoghill 1218.
Champion League Final to be flown from Penzance will be Danny Dixon Rasharkin v Trevor Whyte Ahoghill.
Old Bird Knock-Out S/F Flown from Bude
Draw made by Neil Anderson in Cullybackey clubrooms.Winners in capitals
Surgenor Bros Kells (never sent) v A Darragh Cullybackey (never sent)
J Rock Harryville 1077 v T WHYTE Ahoghill 1218
Trevor Whyte wins the Mid Antrim Combine OB Knock - Out for 2023
Jimmy Smyth of Ahoghill 1st MAC & 1st Sect Bude