Results Clonmel (2) - 08/05/10

[willie reynolds]

The NIPA were back in Clonmel last weekend, a distance of 185 miles to local flyers with 77 Fed members sending 647 birds. Despite the North Easterly wind the leading pigeons made light of the conditions and once again the top spot went to the Derry City Fed Champions Paul & Elaine Maxwell who took 1st, 3rd & 15th positions. This loft is absolutely unbeatable this season having won the Federation on 4 occasions as well as topping the NIPA Section H three times. Runner up spot goes to Noel Murray who gets back to winning ways by topping the Londonderry RPS while fellow member Nigel McClay enjoys a great race in his first Old Bird season by taking 4th, 18th & 19th spots. Veteran fancier Hugh McGowan fills 5th position.

Other results: 6th & 12th - E Quigley; 7th - M Jones; 8th & 14th - J Mc Laughlin; 9th & 10th - P Mc Laughlin; 11th - Cooley Bros; 13th & 17th - R Hegarty; 16th - G McLaughlin; 20th - Dunne & Quigley.

City of Derry Federation Clonmel (2) 77/647 – M/M P Maxwell Foyle 1155, N Murray Londonderry 1153, M/M P Maxwell 1152, N McClay Londonderry 1151, H McGowan Foyle 1149, E Quigley Rock 1146, M Jones Foyle 1145, J McLaughlin Foyle 1133, P McLaughlin Maiden City 1125, P McLaughlin 1118, Cooley Bros Foyle 1118, E Quigley 1114, R Hegarty Maiden City 1110, J McLaughlin 1109, M/M P Maxwell 1107, G McLaughlin Maiden City 1107, R Hegarty 1106, N McClay 1101, N McClay 1098, Dunne & Quigley Maiden City 1096.

N.I.P.A. Section H:
Strabane RPC 13/163 - 1st T Conway 1173, 2nd G Quinn 1130, 3rd,4th&5th T Conway 1119,1118,1118, 6th A McGranaghan&Son 1092. Tony wins with the same Charlie Maples Busschaert making it three wins this season for this magnificent pigeon.
Foyle Rps 27/255 - 1st&2nd Mr&Mrs Paul Maxwell 1155,1152, 3rd Hugh McGowan, 4th Mickey Jones, 5th John McLaughlin, 6th Cooley Bros, 7th John McLaughlin, 8th Mr&Mrs Paul Maxwell, 9th Barry Hart, 10th Nole McGrotty 1102. Wind was North East with west on route. It was a hard enough race, while some fanicers reported good returns others were still birds out.This pigeon Won the club. fed, section last week and now wins the club, fed, and was 2nd section, behind a good pigeon who belongs to Tony Conway from the Strabane club well done Tony from all the fanicers in the Foyle R,P,S
Londonderry RPS 17/126 - 1st N Murray 1153, 2nd,3rd&4th N McClay 1151,1101,1098, 5th B Houston 1059, 6th S Gallagher&Son 1053, 7th J&D Kelly 1049, 8th&9th T&M Gallagher 1046,1045, 10th P Breslin&Son 1038. Noels preparation for the channel seems to be on track topping the Waterside this week with a 3 year old hen sent sitting eggs. Well done Noel.
Omagh&Dist Hps 8/124 - 1st A Hall 1130, 2nd J Whireside 1111, 3rd A Hall 1108, 4th A Kelly 1101, 5th R Adams 1098, 6th A Hall 1096, 7th A Kelly 1092.
Limavady RPS 10/123 - 1st,2nd&3rd R Witherow 1130,1106,1097, 4th B Mailey 1093, 5th R Witherow 1092, 6th B Mailey 1091.
Maiden City 19/158 - 1st&2nd P McLaughlin 1125,1118, 3rd R Hegarty 1110, 4th G McLaughlin 1107, 5th R Hegarty 1106, 6th Dunne&Quigley 1096, 7th P McLaughlin 1096, 8th D Friel 1087, 9th P&M Healy 1054, 10th Concannon Bros 1051. Pat has a great race this week taking three of the top seven positions. Robbie Hegarty gets close again having a good fly taking third and fifth. Pat who isn't getting any younger missed his first bird as he was catching forty winks when it arrived.