Results Rosscarbery Nat - 22/05/10

[willie reynolds]

Last weekend the NIPA staged two races, the Rosscarbery Old Bird Inland National at 250 miles, and Clonmel 185 miles. With favourable conditions hopes were high that local fanciers would enjoy good success, particularly from the OB National where 70 members had sent 270 birds. Liberated at 10.00am in a mainly Easterly wind, the winning pigeon covered the course in less than five hours. It was no surprise then to learn that the City of Derry Fed's top loft, Paul & Elaine Maxwell from the Foyle had done it yet again, but this time they did things in big style by topping the NIPA. Two birds together took 1st & 2nd Open, an absolutely brilliant performance for this North West loft. This partnership had 6 birds in the Federation result taking 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 14th & 18th, most of which will also feature in the NIPA Open result. In 3rd spot and also taking 3rd Open is the Londonderry's Noel Murray with Jim & Gary Ramsey taking 4th & 8th positions.

Other results: 6th - S Mc Grotty; 9th - L Flanagan & Son; 10th - D Friel; 11th - Concannon Bros; 12th & 17th - Cooley Bros; 13th - N McClay; 15th - J McLaughlin ; 16th - D Wick; 19th - F Ramsay; 20th - Quigley & Dunne.

Noel Murray has sent some additional info on his hen that finished 3rd Open from Rosscarbery last weekend. This game little Houben hen has not been raced since a young bird being a widowhood hen for 2 years. She was put back on the road this year and has already won from Clonmel in a N/West wind, 2 weeks previous to Rosscarbery. The parents of this hen were obtained from Leslie Madden of Coleraine.

City of Derry Federation Rosscarbery 70/270 – M/M P Maxwell Foyle 1500, M/M P Maxwell 1489, N Murray Londonderry 1472, J & G Ramsey Foyle 1436, M/M P Maxwell 1435, S McGrotty Maiden City 1432, M/M P Maxwell 1419, J & G Ramsey 1417, L Flanagan & Son Londonderry 1403, D Friel Maiden City 1396, Concannon Bros Maiden City 1394, Cooley Bros Foyle 1380, N McClay Londonderry 1376, M/M P Maxwell 1367, J McLaughlin Foyle 1348, D Wick Londonderry 1341, Cooley Bros 1333, M/M P Maxwell 1319, F Ramsey Maiden City 1316, Quigley & Dunne Maiden City 1316.

N.I.P.A. Section H:
Foyle Centrre 70/270 - 1st M/M P Maxwell 1500,1489, 3rd N Murray 1472, 4th J&G Ramsey 1436, 5th M/M/ P Maxwell 1435, 6th S McGrotty 1432, 7th M/M/ P Maxwell 1419, 8th J&G Ramsey 1417, 9th L Flanagan&Son 1403, 10th D Friel 1396.
Foyle Rps 30/220 - 1st&2nd Mr&Mrs Paul Maxwell 1500,1489, 3rd Jin&Gary Ramsey 1436, 4th&5th Mr&Mrs Paul Maxwell 1435,1419, 6th Jim&Gary Ramsey 1470, 7th James Page&Son 1394, 8th Cooley Bros 1380, 9th Mr&Mrs Paul Maxwell 1367, 10th John McLaughlin 1348. Wind south east doing it once again the Maxwell's flying 4 sections 1+2nd Section and doing well in today's National. What can one say.
Londonderry 15/60 - 1st N Murray 1472, 2nd L Flanagan&Son 1403, 3rd N McClay 1383, 4th D&P Wick 1341, 5th&6th J&D Kelly 1296,1250, 7th P&J Masters 1185, 8th T&M Gallagher 1178, 9th G Boyle 1121. Congratulations to Noel on topping the waterside club in the OB National from Rosscarbery this week with a Houben hen sent feeding an 8 day old yb. Noel also won the town nomand the plazma tv Kindly donated by Foyle RPS members Mr&Mrs P Maxwell.
Limavady 4/18 - 1st&2nd R Witherow 1386,1340, 3rd&4th B Mailey 1281,1263, 5th R Witherow 1243, 6th&7th B Mailey 1229,1224, 8th D Johnston 1214.
Omagh&Dist 6/33 - 1sr R Adams 1378, 2nd A Hall 1375, 3rd T Booth 1334, 4th A Kelly 1271, 5th A Hall 1244, 6th S Gilmore 1242,