Friendship Lamballe 13/07/19

[willie reynolds]

MAC Report from Mervyn Eagleson

From the tough Lamballe Friendship National Jimmy Smyth & Son of Ahoghill have the best local bird and win 1st Mid Antrim Combine and 8th Open INFC. The partnership clocked their 3 year old chequer w/f hen at 10:21am on the second morning after flying 471 miles. This hen was gifted to them by Harry Richmond of Ballymena & Dist when he left the sport and was broke in and never looked back. Bloodlines are former yearling national winner Jack Rodgers & Son Ballymena & Dist and the late Bill McClure of Kells & Dist who timed many birds from France. Before being sent to the Friendship race the hen had Talbenny were she was placed in the open result and then Bude. She was sitting eggs 15 days. Jimmy would like to thank Harry Richmond for giving him the birds to break in. The only other pigeon to be clocked in the MA Combine was again in the Ahoghill club this time to Balmer, Young & Sons who win 2nd Combine and 37th open INFC. They timed their 2 year old blue hen at 12:34pm on the third day again flying 471 miles. In the same race last season this top hen won 1st MA Combine and 37th Open INFC. This season her races included the Barley Cove National and Bude and she was sitting eggs 4 days before basketing. The Sire is Van Loon x Brakele bloodlines through Crowley & Green and the dam was bred by Tom's son David, she is bred from Dennis Dall bloodlines via Ian Lain of Kirkintilloch. UPDATED REPORT.

Muckamore Station Lamballe – H Weir Ballyclare 722, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 626, Balmer T Young & Son Ahoghill 330. W & L McCaw Ballymoney 268, F Simpson Doagh & Dist 253.

Mid Antrim Combine Lamballe – J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 626, Balmer T Young & Son Ahoghill 330.