Pilmore Beach - 16/05/15

[willie reynolds]

Pilmore Beach was brought forward one week and was the 5th race of the old bird season, liberation was at 11.00am on Saturday 16th May in a Westerly wind. Best bird locally was Ballymena Old Hand Charlie McManus who just recently celebrated his birthday. His 2 year old Blue cock was timed at 2.57pm recording velocity 1582 for the 213 miles, he was bred by son Paddy of Croft Lofts in Ahoghill. He takes 1st in the MAC and 1st NIPA Section B, a most consistent loft always hard to beat. Just one yard behind last week’s 1st Sect winner from Corrin Surgenor Bros followed again by Scott & Clements.

Cullybackey Centre – The marking arrangements for the NIPA Rosscarbery Inl Nat, this weekend are as follows. Cullybackey HPS Clubrooms will be open on Wednesday 20th May between 8.30pm and 9.30pm to lift all the entry cheques from the local clubs. Birds will be race marked in Cullybackey on Friday 22nd May between 2.00pm and 4.30pm, clocks will be ready after transporter leaves around 6.00pm. Roscrea is the Comeback race, crates will be collected in Cullybackey at 7.00pm.

Champions League 2015 - Week 4 Pilmore Beach 16/05/15
Sect 1 – M/M Sempey 56 Points, Surgenor Bros 53 Points, J Rock 19 Points, T Kaczynski 17 Points, W Scott 2 Points. Sect 2 – W & J Smyth 37 Points, Stewart Bros 26 Points, Gibson & Dickey 22 Points, Steele & McNeill 13 Points, Young McManus & Sons 13 Points, G McDowell 2 Points. Sect 3 – D Dixon 54 Points, Scott & Clements 40 Points, Blair & Rankin 29 Points, Reid Bros & McCloy 8 Points, Percy Son & Murphy 3 Points. Sect 4 – A Darragh 51 Points, B Swann & Son 27 Points, McFall & McManus 24 Points, J Simpson 20 Points, A McBride 19 Points, J & M Milliken 12 Points, M/M Robinson 12 Points.

Mid Antrim Combine Pilmore Beach 98/2619 – McFall & McManus Ballymena 1582, Surgenor Bros Kells 1581, Scott & Clements Kells 1577, Scott & Clements 1573, A Darragh Cullybackey 1564, A Darragh 1562, B Swann & Son Kells 1558, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1553, D Dixon Rasharkin 1553, A McBride Harryville 1552, J Simpson Broughshane 1552, M Smyth Broughshane 1551, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1549, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1549, M/M Sempey Ballymena 1549, H Boyd Kells 1549, A Darragh 1547, Young McManus & Sons 1545, J & D Surgenor 1544, Young McManus & Sons 1545, Scott & Clements 1543, D Dixon 1543, G Connolly Ballymena 1543, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1541.

Mid Antrim Clubs Pilmore Beach

Ballymena & District HPS 21/517 – McFall & McManus 1582, J Eagleson & Sons 1553, W & J Smyth 1549, M/M M Sempey 1549, G Connolly 1543, McFall & McManus 1532, Blair & Rankin 1531, M/M M Sempey 1530, G Connolly 1529, J Eagleson & Sons 1526.

New Antrim Amal – McFall & McManus 1582, MDC Magill 1532, McFall & McManus 1532, MDC Magill 1512, 1512, 1511, K Wilkinson & Son 1504, MDC Magill 1499, McFall & McManus 1496, R McFall & Son 1490.

Kells & District HPS 13/360 – Surgenor Bros 1581, Scott & Clements 1577, 1573, B Swann & Son 1558, H Boyd 1549, Scott & Clements 1543, T & M Morrow 1538, Scott & Clements 1534. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – Surgenor Bros 1581, H Boyd 1549, Scott & Clements 1543, 1534, B Swann & Son 1528.

Cullybackey HPS 18/562 – A Darragh 1564, 1562, W Scott 1533, J & J Greer 1531, D Robinson 1515, Russell Bros 1514, 1512, Gibson & Dickey 1502, Reid Bros & McCloy 1503, 1502.

Broughshane & District 5/75 – J Simpson 1552, Mrs M Smyth 1551, J Simpson 1541, Mrs M Smyth 1530, D Houston & Son 1499, 1490.

Ahoghill Flying Club 10/281 – Young McManus & Sons 1549, 1545, 1545, M/M Robinson 1540, 1534, Young McManus & Sons 1530, 1520, 1515, J Smyth & Son 1514, T & G Balmer 1508. Brooke Supplies 2 Bird Club – M/M Robinson 1540, J Smyth & Son 1514.

Harryville HPS 10/276 – A McBride 1552, 1534, MDC Magill 1532, G Price 1527, J Rock 1522, 1514, MDC Magill 1512, 1512, 1511, G Price 1511.

Rasharkin & District 11/276 – J & D Surgenor 1544, Steele & McNeill 1541, 1539, T Kaczynski 1536, 1520, J & M Milliken 1512, H Cubitt 1504, T Whyte 1501, A C & T Tweed 1500, 1500. J & D Surgenor take first from Steele & McNeill second and third. D Dixon: 1553.315, 1543.535, 1529.491, 1529.292, 1526.713, 1526.317, 1526.317.

Randalstown HPS 10/272 – Houston Bros 1541, Percy Son & Murphy 1522, 1522, Stewart Bros 1520, Percy Son & Murphy 1518, J Millar 1516, Houston Bros 1510, H Boyd 1505, Houston Bros 1503, W & W Gilbert 1502.