Penzance - Sunday 21/06/15

[willie reynolds]

The NIPA were in Penzance for the final cross channel event prior to France. On the Saturday they held over due to fog on the channel, at the release point it is over cast with low cloud and mist on the hills. On Sunday 21st June they liberated in Penzance at 8.10am in a light westerly wind with blue sky and sunshine, the temperature was 14 degrees. In Camborne approximately 25 to 30 miles up the coast they had blue sky and sunshine with a light westerly wind. It turned out the usual type of a race, early birds at the expected time but still many missing on the day. Ballymena had the big local result with Penzance experts W & J Smyth best with two birds followed by Mr & Mrs Sempey. Their winning 2 year old Dark Cheq cock was timed at 16.03hrs flying 329 miles for velocity 1226 finishing 1st MAC, 2nd Sect B & 14th Open NIPA where just short of 6,000 birds were competing.

In the final of the Mid Antrim Champions League Stewart Bros of Randalstown had 1st Club on velocity 1132 just pipped by Danny Dixon (1205) who wins the title for the second time, the first loft to do so. Stewart Bros had a great old bird season.

Mid Antrim Combine Penzance 70/560 – W & J Smyth Ballymena 1226, D Dixon Rasharkin 1205, W & J Smyth 1196, M/M M Sempey Ballymena 1196, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 1187, D Dixon 1179, A McBride Harryville 1159, R H Clements Harryville 1156, A Darragh Cullybackey 1151, W & J Smyth 1147, A Darragh 1147, A Darragh 1146, R H Clements 1144, D Dixon 1144, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1132, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1128, A Darragh 1127, MDC Magill Harryville 1118, A McBride 1116, T Picken & Son Cullybackey 1114, W & W Gilbert Randalstown 1112, T & M Morrow Kells 1108, Scott & Clements Kells 1104, Scott & Clements 1102.

Mid Antrim Clubs Penzance

Ballymena & District 14/119 – W & J Smyth 1226, 1196, M/M Sempey 1196, G & A Eagleson 1187, W & J Smyth 1147, J Eagleson & Sons 1094, 1072, T R Alexander & Son 932, G & A Eagleson 918, R McFall & Son 883.

Harryville 9/64 – A McBride 1159, R H Clements 1156, 1144, MDC Magill 1118, A McBride 1116, R H Clements 1094, J Rock 1073, A McBride 1033, MDC Magill 995, R H Clements 903, G Price 852, J & C Letters 843, J Rock 693.

Cullybackey HPS 8/88 – A Darragh 1151, 1147, 1146, Russell Bros 1128, A Darragh 1127, T Picken & Son 1114, A Darragh 1094, 1035, 1021, Russell Bros 1010, A Darragh 994, 969, 966.

Randalstown 10/79 – Stewart Bros 1132, W & W Gilbert 1112, F Kelly 1054, D Logan & Son 1046, 1042, Stewart Bros 1035, H Boyd 1023, F Kelly 968, Percy Son & Murphy 960, Stewart Bros 933.

New Antrim Amal – MDC Magill 1118, 995, R McFall & Son 883.

Kells & District 8/73 – T & M Morrow 1108, Scott & Clements 1104, 1102, 1100, J Millar & Son 1099, B Swann & Son 965.

Ahoghill Flying Club 12/89 – Young McManus & Sons 1092, J Balmer 1075, J Smyth & Son 1008, Balmer Young & Sons 888, A & N Young 877, J Smyth & Son 846.

Rasharkin & District 7/45 – T Kaczynski 969, 785. Danny Dixon – 1205, 1179, 1144, 1096.