INFC Skibbereen 23/05/17

[willie reynolds]

MAC Skibbereen – Gibson & O’Neill Associate 1546, D Dixon Rasharkin 1534, K Wilkinson & Son New Antrim 1525, K Wilkinson & Son 1515.

Just short of 4,700 birds were competing in the opening race of the INFC old bird season, birds were race marked in Lisburn on Monday and released in Skibbereen at 11.45am in a helping Lt Westerly wind. It was a busy night at Muckamore for the clock checking with good returns in all parts of the country. Fresh from his success in the NIPA with 1st Open Talbenny the best bird in the Centre was recorded by D & J Campbell of the Eastway HPS in Belfast.

Muckamore Centre Skibbereen – D & J Campbell Eastway 1642, J Burrows Eastway 1634, D & R Turkington Doagh & Dist 1613, N Armstrong Ligoniel 1605, Grattan Bros Eastway 1604, A Cooke Ballycarry & Dist 1589, D & J Campbell 1579, Grattan Bros 1579, G K & I Moxham Larne & Dist 1568, D McElhone Eastway 1564, R Mills & Son Larne & Dist 1560, G McDowell Kells & Dist 1558, R Mills & Son 1557, Jason Smyth Ligoniel 1557, M/M B McNeilly Doagh & Dist 1556, G K & I Moxham 1556, A & N Lewis Doagh & Dist 1555, G K & I Moxham 1553, Grattan Bros 1550, J Connolly Ballymoney 1547.

MAC Skibbereen – Gibson & O’Neill Associate 1546, D Dixon Rasharkin 1534, K Wilkinson & Son New Antrim 1525, K Wilkinson & Son 1515.

Kells & District – G McDowell 1558, McFarlane & Agnew 1499.
Ballymoney HPS – J Connolly 1547, D Dixon 1534, D Dixon, D Dixon, D & H Stuart, D & G McMullan, D & H Stuart, D Dixon, D Dixon, J Connolly, D & H Stuart, D Dixon.
Cullybackey HPS – Gibson & O’Neill 1546, S Steele 1542, A Darragh 1533, 1525, S Steele 1521, 1508, 1508, Reid Bros & McCloy 1503, S Steele 1500, 1500.
New Antrim Amalgamated – K Wilkinson & Son 1525, 1515.
Harryville HPS – M D C Magill 1496.
Broughshane & Dist – A Purvis 1471, 1464, T & M Morrow 1427, 1427, D Houston & Son.
Ballymena & District 4/44 – M Graham 1422, 1421, 1419, T R Alexander & Son 1411, 1406, G & A EAgleson 1377, B Ramsey 1354, 1296, G & A Eagleson 1262.