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Henry Beattie & Son Trophy

Henry Beattie & Son Trophy

 

The Beattie Family always had a great interest in the Friendship National andf Henry was always looking for ways to increase the birdage. It was in 2001 that Cyril Beattie and I went to Tyrone Crystal and purchased the most beautiful trophy to be known as the Henry Beattie & Son Trophy, the late Henry Beattie, himself a former Kings Cupo winner, decided it would be awarded to the loft with the Best 2 Bird Average from the Friendship Nat. The first winner in 2002 was the top National loft of Jamesd Cleland, Annsborough. In 2003 it was won by former Kings Cup winner Alan Darragh of Cullybackey who won it for a second time in 2005. In 2004 when the race was flown from Fougeres it was not won. It has only been won by a South Sect loft once and that was in 2011 for F & J Crowe of Gorey. The late Henry Beattie did achieve his objective, the birdage went from 300 plus to over 1,000. Irish Rover.

Cup history article in Forum inc H Beattie & Son Trophy – Click on link below – http://www.pigeonnetwork.com/spam/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=2225

Henry Beattie & Son Trophy – Winners

(Best 2 Bird Average in the Friendship National)

2002 – Fougeres J Cleland, Annsborough

2003 – Fougeres A Darragh, Cullybackey

2004 – Fougeres Not won

2005 – Picauville A Darragh, Cullybackey

2006 – Portland S G Briggs, Lisburn & Dist 1109

2007 – Portsmouth R Williamson, Bondhill 1044

2008 – Quimper M Hughes, Edgarstown 608

2009 – Picauville Mal Maguire & Son, Millvale 911

2010 – St Malo Donnelly Bros, Newry City 1081

2011 – St Malo F & J Crowe, Gorey 959

2012 – Quimper P & C Swindell, Newry City 989

2013 – Quimper K Carolan, Coalisland 1042

2014 – Quimper J Cullen, Bray Invitation 362

2015 – Quimper B Cahill, Skerries RPC 1765

2016 – Quimper Calderwood & Waite, Shankill & Dist 1122

2017 – Lamballe T Marshall & Son, Newtownbreda 446

2018 – Lamballe J Hand, Skerries RPC 982

2019 – Lamballe P Rock & Son, Dublin Northeast RPC 868

2020 – No race (Covid 19)

2021 – Lamballe A Thompson, Ballyclare & District 1093

2022 – St Malo Hand & Kallimeyer, Skerries RPC 1036

2023 – St Malo T McClean, Edgarstown 1624

2024 – Penzance R Williamson Bondhill Social 1121

Trophy winners list – click on link below

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