The Harryville HPS Dinner & Prize night was held once again at the Countryman’s Inn, Ballymena a good turn out of members and friends made welcome by the Chairman Robert Service. The club have decided to move away from a prize-money winning list to one arranged on a Points System. It made little difference for racing was dominated by the usual lofts and Allen McBride emerged as Highest Prize-winner ahead of the very consistent Roy Clements and J Millar & Son. The Top 10 were as follows: A McBride 394 Points, R H Clements 341 Points, J Millar & Son 252 Points, Lexie Mullan 169 Points, Jimmy Rock 168 Points, K & K Kernohan 141 Points, Robert Alexander, Robert Service, Wray & McFadden and George Price.
Allen McBride topped the Mid Antrim Combine three times in the old bird season and was 2nd Combine from Tullamore in the second race. Jimmy Rock was 3rd Combine in the hard race from Bude doing velocity 1063 and a fortnight later timed two birds from France in the NIPA St Malo OB National. The young birds were good competition and we had K & K Kernohan winning 2nd Combine from Roscrea, Jimmy Rock was 2nd Combine in the Fermoy 5 Bird Championship and Lexie Mullan finished 3rd Combine in the final YB Nat from Rosscarbery.
I have some details of the cups and trophies. A McBride won – Highest Prize-winner, Combined Inland Average, Combined Points, Old Bird Inland Ave, Best Ave Talbenny (1) & (2), Bude & Penzance, Best Individual Bird, Best Ave Fermoy (1) & (2), Best Ave Comeback Races, Best Ave Tramore (1) & (2).
Jimmy Rock won – OB Cross Channel Average, Best Ave all Derby Races, Best Ave OB & YB Derby Races, Best Ave OB and Talbenny & Rosscarbery YB Derbies, Best Ave Penzance OB & Talbenny YB, Most Points in all France Races. Lexie Mullan won – Best Ave Penzance YB & 2 YB Derby Races, Most Points all Derby Races, Young Bird Average, Best Ave Talbenny & Rosscarbery YB, Most Points Derbies & Nationals. Billy Ramsey won – National Points Average, Best Ave Bude & Penzance, Lowest Winning Velocity. Wray & McFadden won – Old Bird Average, Combined Average. J Millar & Son won – Best Ave Talbenny (1) & (2). K & K Kernohan won – Best Ave 1st 3 YB Races. R H Clements won – Best Ave 1st OB & 1st YB Races.
Jimmy Rock timed two birds from St Malo, also won Bude and Fermoy 5B in young birds.