Mid Antrim Combine - Tullamore 03/08/13

[willie reynolds]

For the third race of the young bird season the local birds were in Tullamore in County Offaly, the NIPA had a mass liberation of 21,000 birds after two weeks of Area Liberations. Birds were released at the early time of 8.15am, in a brisk West, SW wind. A fast race was expected and that’s how it turned oit with the best bird timed into Kells & Dist at 10.11am recording velocity 1913 for the 126 miles. The winner for Surgenor Bros was Hartog x Busschaert two minutes clear of B Swann & Son and Mrs Smyth who had 1st 2 Bird Club. In Ahoghill Young McManus & Sons had the Card of the Day five birds at the one time causing problems with trapping but still managing the top five places in the club. A C & T Tweed had 1st Rasharkin & Dist (1911) and McFall & McManus had 1st & 2nd in Ballymena & Dist and 1st 2 Bird. Twenty members were competing in the club sending just short of 400 birds.

Mid Antrim Combine Tullamore 97/2,339 – Surgenor Bros Kells 1913, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1911, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1911, McFall & McManus Ballymena 1903, McFall & McManus 1902, D Craig Ballymena 1899, D Craig 1899, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1897, Young McManus & Sons 1893, Young McManus & Sons 1892, Young McManus & Sons 1892, B Swann & Son Kells 1891, Young McManus & Sons 1890, Gibson & Dickey Cullybackey 1884, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1884, J & D Surgenor Rasharkin 1883, Mrs M Smyth Kells 1878, Gibson & Dickey 1878, A Darragh Cullybackey 1875, D Dixon Rasharkin 1867, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1867, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1865, Young McManus & Sons 1862, Young McManus & Sons 1861.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs Tullamore

Kells & District HPS 13/268 – Surgenor Bros 1913, B Swann & Son 1891, Mrs M Smyth 1878, Scott & Clements 1859, H Boyd 1857, 1853, B Swann & Son 1840, Gregg Bros 1793. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – M Smyth 1878, B Swann & Son 1840, Scott & Clements 1758, Surgenor Bros 1705, M Smyth 1685.

Ahoghill Flying Club 13/339 – Young McManus & Sons 1911, 1893, 1892, 1892, 1890, J Smyth & Son 1865, Young McManus & Sons 1862, 1861, D Stevenson 1809, C Moore 1806.

Rasharkin & District HPS 10/252 – A C & T Tweed 1911, Steele & McNeill 1884, J & D Surgenor 1883, H Cubitt 1867, A C & T Tweed 1848, J & D Surgenor 1838, T Kacynski 1791, W & J McLean 1731, W McFetridge 1709, W & J McLean 1707. D Dixon – 1877.388, 1816.264. The Tweed family win with a Reynard/Soontjen Dark hen timed at 10.18am flying 134 miles. Race was sponsored by Stevenson’s Mace, Kilrea.

Ballymena & District HPS 20/389 – McFall & McManus 1903, 1902, D Craig 1899, 1899, W & J Smyth 1897, M/M M Sempey 1860, 1860, 1859, Blair & Rankin 1859, 1859. Ballymena 2 Bird Club - 1st McFall & McManus 1902, 2nd G Gilmour 1758.

Ballykeel Invitation – M/M M Sempey 1860, 1860, 1859, 1852, 1852.

Cullybackey HPS 13/445 – Gibson & Dickey 1884, 1878, A Darragh 1875, 1837, 1835, W Scott 1809, A Darragh 1805, W Scott 1797, T Picken & Son 1796, C McDowell 1784, Reid Bros & McCloy 1772, D Robinson 1768.

Randalstown 11/300 – S Murphy 1860, Stewart Bros 1846, 1839, F & J & G Dickey 1832, 1828, S Millar 1823, S Murphy 1815, 1778, S Millar 1774, Houston Bros 1771.

Harryville HPS 11/252 – R H Clements 1859, 1843, T Johnston & Son 1840, 1840, R H Clements 1835, J Ramsey 1829, A McBride 1821, 1820, J Rock 1819, L Mullan 1809.

Broughshane & District 6/94 – T & E Service 1853, A Purvis 1830, T & E Service 1810, J & N Simpson 1805, 1804, A Purvis 1785, C Kennedy 1748, D Houston & Son 1711, J Getty 1702, C Kennedy 1669.