Weekend Lib's from Friday 9th July 2010

[willie reynolds]

INFC FRIENDSHIP NATIONAL ST MALO

Weather reports are being obtained on Monday for Friday and Saturday, and a decision will be made on the race marking day for the St Malo Friendship Nat. Check back on Monday evening for further updates.

Irish National Flying Club
Friendship National St. Malo

Update Monday 5th July 2010 at 18.00 hours.

The Friendship National will go ahead as per race entry booklet detail apart from the release date.
Racing marking will take place tomorrow Tuesday 6th July 2010 for possible release on THURSDAY 8th July.


Robert Topping
INFC

APPROX 880 birds have been race marked in Lisburn on Tuesday evening and are en-route to France, its still possible we will have a Thursday Liberation, please call back for further updates. HOMER.

CONFIRMED LIBERATION in St Malo for the Friendship OB National, Thursday 8th July at 8.45am, wind Lt SE to be SSW en-route and strengthen. 244 members sent 881 birds racing for £5,586 in pools and prizes. Further updates later today.

NEWS UPDATE: The INFC Friendship was flown from St Malo (France) on Thursday 8th July, the convoy was released one day early due to terrible weather conditions forecast for the Friday. Liberation was at 8.45am wind Lt SE to be SSW en-route and strengthen. A good entry of 881 birds, sent by 244 members were competing for £5,586 in pools and prizes. Some 14 gallant arrivals were recorded on the day – Phil Smith Stillorgan 18.12pm, N & C Shields Skerries 18.38pm, N Grant Balbriggan 19.21pm & 19.44pm, J Doheny Malahide & Dist 18.50pm, Donnelly Bros Newry City 20.22pm & 20.35pm, R Williamson Bondhill 20.57pm & 21.38pm, C Camereon Ballyclare 21.27pm, J Sharkey Boyne Valley 21.21pm, O Monaghan Colin 21.48pm, R Shaw Corrigs 21.00pm, G Buckley Annaghmore 20.00pm, M Buckley 21.00pm.

All details are provisional, check back for further updates. Hours of Darkness are from 22.44pm until 4.53am. For second day arrivals both Banbridge and Lisburn will be open at 7.00pm Friday, for Muckamore contact Bobby Bethel Tel: 07732 653580.

Update at 21.45 on Friday 9th July

Friendship national St. Malo

At 21.00 hours to day ( Friday ) 80 pigeons have been recorded in the St. Malo race.

3rd day arrivals clock checking arrangements.

Muckamore centre19.00 hours.
Lisburn centre 19.00 hours
Banbridge contact Ivan on 07761229147
Balbriggan M Gorman
Stillorgan P Smith

1 N & C Shields Skerries 1160 2 P Smith & Son Stillorgan 1157 3 Joe Doheny Malahide 1111 4 N Grant & Son Balbriggan 1090
5 MBuckley Annaghmore 1086.8 6 Ron Williamson Bondhill 1086.2 7 G Buckley & Son Annaghmore 1082 8 Donnelly Bros Newry 1074
9 C Cameron Ballyclare 1066 10 Donnelly Bros Newry 1063.

Trevor Topping INFC Secretary.




Young Bird racing starts this Saturday the NIPA are in Mullingar.

NIPA LATEST UPDATE on Thursday 8th July. The Training Race planned to be flown at the weekend has been cancelled. The forecast was not good enough and this has made it impossible to arrange the start of the young bird season. I would imagine the decision will be appreciated and allow one more week to get ready, with plenty of training taking place if weather improves. No race from Mullingar this weekend.

EAST COAST FEDERATION UPDATE - East Coast Fed marking put back to Saturday for liberation on Sunday from Tramore.

Irish South Road Fed are down for a race from Thurles. More later, decision on race marking due on Friday. MARKING ON SATURDAY for a Sunday Race. CONFIRMED LIBERATION at 8.00am Sunday 11th July.

Munster birds to be race marked Sat for Sunday race from Tullamore.

Ulster Federation will race mark on Saturday for a Sunday race from Navan.