Danny Dixon 1st Combine & 1st Section from Roscrea
The Nipa moved to Roscrea for their fourth young bird race of the season. Birds were liberated on Friday 11th August at 8.00am in fresh southerly winds with the winning birds recording well over a mile a minute. Danny Dixon of Dunloy had the best bird in the Mid Antrim Combine this week timing his blue hen at 10.07am flying 153 miles to record 2110ypm. Dam is a daughter of Heartbreaker and sire a son of the Aviary Cock. Danny's hen finished 1st Section B & 5th Open Nipa 17,805 birds.
Shane Johnston & Son were 2nd & 3rd in the Combine and finished a very good 2nd & 3rd Section and 12th & 16th Open Nipa on 2072 & 2064. Shane timed two birds together at 10.05am to record his first win in his new club Ballymena & District and also have the best two birds in the Town. First bird timed a blue hen was bred off birds from good friend Gary Gibson. Sire is from a grandson of his direct Maurice Matthews pair when paired to his St Malo hen and the dam is Lambrecht. Shane's second bird a dark pied hen is from a Derek Parr cock x Gary Gibson hen. Jackie Steele was next best and 4th Combine on 2056 and had the top two in Rasharkin. His winner a black w/f cock is off the best of his Lambrecht's, a brother of 02 paired to a sister of 38. Jimmy Smyth & Son who topped Ahoghill completed the top five in the Combine with one from a kit of six from Philip Boal of Dromore. Next best Alan Darragh had the top six in Cullybackey with his winner doing 2003 and Geoff Surgenor on 1994 was winning Kells for the third time in young birds. His winner is from a Van Loon hen that raced well as a youngster last season paired to a red cock from Bertie Blair related to Bertie's Talbenny young bird National winner "Faith". Last week's Combine winner Jimmy Rock was again best in Harryville with the top three places with the winner doing 1976. It was a gift from Jimmy Smyth of Ahoghill and bred by Danny Dixon. Stewart Bros made it four wins out of four in Randalstown with a blue Vandenabeele cock doing 1929. This one's a brother to their good channel hen "Two Toes". Mervyn Eagleson PO.
Mid Antrim Combine 1st Roscrea 43/1204 - D Dixon Rasharkin 2110, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 2072, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 2064, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 2056, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 2031, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 2025, H Cubitt Rasharkin 2012, D Dixon Rasharkin 2003, A Darragh Cullybackey 2003, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 2001, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 2000, D Dixon Rasharkin 1997, Surgenor Bros Kells 1994, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1987, D Dixon Rasharkin 1985, Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1983, A & C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1979, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1979, J Rock Harryville 1976, J Rock Harryville 1974, T Whyte Ahoghill 1963, M Graham Ballymena 1961, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1957, A Darragh Cullybackey 1956, J Rock Harryville 1955, H Turkington Kells 1951, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1951, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1948, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1947, H Turkington Kells 1946, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1946, A Darragh Cullybackey 1942, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1938, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1937, W McFetridge Rasharkin 1937, A Darragh Cullybackey 1933, A Darragh Cullybackey 1933, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1932, H Boyd Kells 1932, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1929.
Young Bird Knock - Out last 16 Winners in capitals
J & J GREER v Balmer & Steele, H CUBITT v McAlonan Bros, J SMYTH & SON v Harry Boyd, K & K KERNOHAN v Young & McManus & Sons, G Gibson v, SURGENOR BROS, D DIXON v Martin Graham, J ROCK v H Turkington, T Johnston & Son v BLAIR & RANKIN.
NIPA Open 1st Roscrea 533/17,805 – 1-1E N Weir Loughgall 2118, 2-1A G & S Smth Cookstown Soc 2114, 3-2A G & S Smith 2114, 4-3A G & S Smith 2112, 5-1B D Dixon Ballymoney 2110, 6-2E N Weir 2103, 7-3E N Weir 2102, 8-4E N Weir 2097, 9-5E N Weir 2092, 10-6E N Weir 2090, 11-7E N Weir 2089, 12-2B S Johnston & Son Ballymena 2072, 13-8E G Stevenson & Son Armah 2069, 14-9E G Stevenson & Son 2068, 15-10E R Calvin & Daughter Loughgall 2067, 16-3B S Johnston & Son 2064, 17-11E P Boyd Annaghmore 2063, 18-4A K Murphy Coalisland & Dist 2062, 19-12E P Boyd 2061, 20-1H A McCrudden Derry & Dist 2057.
NIPA Section B 1st Roscrea 78/2350 – D Dixon Ballymoney 2110, S Johnston & Son Ballymena & District 2072, 2064, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin & District 2056, M & J Howard & Son Coleraine Prem 2052, C McCook Ballymoney 2036, T & J McDonald Coleraine Prem 2036, M Simpson Windsor Social 2035, M & J Howard & Son 2033, 2033.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club 9/181 – J Smyth & Son 2031, 1983, T Whyte 1963, J Smyth & Son 1947, Young McManus & Sons 1932, J Smyth & Son 1927.
Ballymoney HPS 16/513 – D Dixon 2110, L Neill 2051, C McCook 2036, J Hutchinson & Son 2014, 2013, C McCook 2004.
Ballymoney West Combine 7/160 – 1st L Neill 2051, 2nd M Gamble & Son 1926, 3rd W Rodgers 1902, 4th Young & Gibson 1895, 5th B & R Watton 1874, 6th S Torrens 1844, 7th W Blair 1722.
Broughshane & District –
Ballymena & District HPS 7/209 – S Johnston & Son 2072, 2064, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1987, S Johnston & Son 1979, M Graham 1961, Blair & Rankin 1957.
Cullybackey HPS 8/214 – Alan Darragh 2003, 1956, 1942, 1933, 1933, 1916.
Crumlin & District 8/212 – Sefton Thompson 1955, 1955, Fleming Bros 1953, McConville Bros 1936, R & S Hope 1934, D Hamilton 1922.
Dervock RPS – C McCook 2036, 2004, D Devenney 1908, A & M Boyle 1867, D & H Stuart 1861, A & M Boyle 1853.
Harryville HPS 5/128 – Jimmy Rock 1976, 1974, 1955, Sam Crawford 1928, 1927, Jimmy Rock 1899.
Kells & District HPS 5/174 – Surgenor Bros 1994, H Turkington 1951, 1946, H Boyd 1932, A Barkley & Son 1909, 1901. Sizzler 2 Bird - 1. H.Turkington 1946, 2. A.Barkley&Son 1877, 3. Surgenor Bros 1865, 4. Gregg Bros 1840, 5. A.Barkley&Son 1824.
Muckamore HPS 8/280 – T Patterson & Son 2011, S Murphy 2003, Magill & Lavery 1994, S & J Bones and T Yates 1983, 1983, Magill & Lavery 1973. The T3 man comes out on top.
Randalstown HPS 2/63 – Stewart Bros 1929, J Millar 1869, Stewart Bros 1769, J Millar 1763, 1739, Stewart Bros 1728.
Rasharkin &District HPS 6/134 – Steele & McNeill 2056, 2025, H Cubitt 2012, Steele & McNeill 2001, 2000, A C & T Tweed 1979.
Danny Dixon from Dunloy in Co Antrim 1st Combine & 1st Section 1st Roscrea.