Cullybackey Open Show 2015 -

[willie reynolds]

Cullybackey HPS Annual Open Show took place on Saturday 19th December, some 250 birds were penned for the judges who had travelled down from Ballymoney, Club Secretary Derek McMullan with Leonard McCaw and John McConaghie. It was a good day for the local lofts with J & J Greer winning two classes plus Best in Show and N & S Anderson Best Oppesite Sex. Fred Simpson from Doagh & District won two classes and collected the Most Points Trophy and Victor Montgomery from Ballyclare was the other class winner. Brian Herbison won the Club Show Shield and the Visitors Trophy was won by Blair & Rankin of Ballymena & District.The main sponsors were the Bridge Garage, Brian Herbison Feeds and Charlie McDowell from Cullybackey, and also the usual good supply of prizes from Frazer Feeds in Banbridge and H Beattie & Son Tandragee, the Club Chairman Neil Anderson thanked all those who supported the show and supplied prizes, and those who helped at the club including the judges and Edrick Davidson and Jamie Greer.

Results: Old Birds T/W – 1st & Reserve J & J Greer, 2nd D & R Turkington, 3rd & 4th B Herbison, VHC N & S Anderson, HC & Commended M/M M Sempey. Old Birds Handled – 1st & VHC N & S Anderson, 2nd & 4th D & R Turkington, 3rd & HC A Darragh, Reserve B Herbison, Commended J & J Greer. Old Bird Eye-sign – 1st & 3rd F Simpson, 2nd, 4th, Reserve & Commended Russell Bros, VHC D & R Turkington, HC W & N Gilbert. Young Birds T/W – 1st & VHC J & J Greer, 2nd Russell Bros, 3rd & Commended M/M M Sempey, 4th & Reserve F Simpson, HC A Darragh. Young Birds Handled – 1st & 4th F Simpson, 2nd J & J Greer, 3rd T McAlonan, Reserve M/M M Sempey, VHC J Millar, HC V Montgomery, Commended Russell Bros. Young Bird Eye-sign – 1st V Montgomery, 2nd Cochrane Bros, 3rd & 4th B Herbison, Reserve & HC Russell Bros, VHC A Darragh, Commended F Simpson.


Cullybackey Secretary Edrick Davidson with the judges from Ballymoney, D McMullan, J McConaghie and L McCaw.


Top winners in Cullybackey, J & J Greer BIS, N & S Anderson BOS and Fred Simpson Most Points in Show.


Derek McMullan (l) presents award to Victor Montgomery 1st YB Eye-sign.


John McConaghie (l) presents award to Neill Anderson 1st OB Handled.


Leonard McCaw (l) with winners of two classes J & J Greer.


Fred Simpson from Doagh & District (r) won two classes at Cullybackey.


J & J Greer Best in Show (l) with Cullybackey Chairman Neill Anderson BOS.


Neill Anderson (r) presents the Cullybackey Show Shield to Brian Herbison.