Fermoy 5 Bird - 05/09/15

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Mid Antrim Combine Update

In Ballymena Blair & Rankin had the Card of the Day 9 birds timed in under half an hour and the winner recording velocity 1168 finished runner up in the MAC in the 5 Bird Classic. Liberation in Fermoy had been delayed due to overcast conditions and very cold. The strings were cut and birds were released at 11.00am in blue sky and sunshine and a light Northerly wind. For the NIPA it was the hardest race of the young bird season and a top result for Blair & Rankin who have been fantastic this year. Their winner timed at 4.02pm was flying 201 miles into Chichester Park, this Blue hen bred by Steele & McNeill of Rasharkin & Dist has already won 1st Open in the NIPA from Mullingar. H & R McCloy had 1st Cullybackey (1151) and Surgenor Bros had 1st Kells & Dist (1142).

Mid Antrim Combine Fermoy 5 Bird – D Dixon Rasharkin 1209, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1168, H & R McCloy Cullybackey 1151, D Dixon 1146, J & D Surgenor Rasharkin 1145, Surgenor Bros Kells 1142, A Darragh Cullybackey 1135, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1131, J Rock Harryville 1129, Scott & Clements Broughshane 1128, Surgenor Bros 1123, K Wilkinson & Son New Antrim 1122, K Wilkinson & Son 1119, Steele & McNeill 1117, A Darragh 1115, L Mullan Harryville 1111, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1109, J & M Milliken 1109, H Turkington Kells 1107, J Rock 1106, J & M Milliken 1102, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1097, Surgenor Bros 1096, J & M Milliken 1096.

Mid Antrim Clubs Fermoy 5 Bird

Ballymena & District 8/34 – Blair & Rankin 1168, 1094, 1093, 1088, McFall & McManus 1063, 1048, W & J Smyth 1046, 1046, G Bell 996, J W Reynolds 990. Danny Mitchell - 1080, 1075, 988, 952.

Cullybackey HPS 7/35 – H & R McCloy 1151, A Darragh 1135, 1115, J & J Greer 1097, 1089, 1060, A Darragh 1045, Russell Bros 1040, A Darragh 1034, Gibson & Dickey 1032.

Rasharkin & District 8/37 – J & D Surgenor 1145, Steele & McNeill 1131, 1117, J & M Milliken 1109, 1109, W & J McLean 1092. Race sponsored by Floral Chic, Ballymoney. Danny Dixon – 1209, 1146.

Kells & District HPS 5/25 – Surgenor Bros 1142, 1123, H Turkington 1107, Surgenor Bros 1096, J Millar & Son 1094, H Turkington 1085, B Swann & Son 1077, 1071.

Harryville HPS 7/35 – J Rock 1129, L Mullan 1111, J Rock 1106, A McBride 1088, T Johnston & Son 1080, R H Clements 1079, J Rock 1069, R H Clements 1054, D Craig 1044, L Mullan 1043.

Broughshane & District 3/15 – Scott & Clements 1128, J Simpson 1058, 973. Race sponsored by Hollies Injury Clinic at Showgrounds Ballymena.

New Antrim Amalgamated – K Wilkinson & Son 1122, 1077. McFall & McManus 1063, 1048.

Ballykeel Invitation – K & K Kernohan 1026, 1025, 997, J W Reynolds 990, K & K Kernohan 970.