Gowran Park (2) - 21/05/22

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The comeback race was held from Gowran Park on Saturday 21st May. Birds were liberated at 9.00am in south south westerly winds. Best bird in the area winning 1st Mid Antrim Combine and 1st Section B was the Ballymena & District fanciers Johnston Eagleson & Sons. Their 4-year-old dark chequer cock was timed at 11.37am flying 158 miles to the Cullybackey Road Lofts. Sire is a Lambrecht cock brought in from England and dam is a gift hen from Jimmy Rock of Harryville. This hen is bred down from Jimmy's Penzance Classic Open winner. William McFetridge of Rasharkin was the Combine runner up on 1683. Nest best was Allen McBride who had three early birds to his Lettercreeve lofts. First bird timed is off his Soontjen Penzance winner a number of years ago when paired to a hen good friend Jimmy Rock gifted him containing Alan Darragh Bloodlines. Other winners included Alan Darragh best in Cullybackey doing 1621, Surgenor Bros top three in Kells on 1619, Alister Purvis with his first win of the season in Broughshane 1562 and Young McManus & sons the Ahoghill winners on 1540. Mervyn Eagleson PO.

Mid Antrim Combine Gowran Park (2) 43/978 - J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1773, W McFetridge Rasharkin 1683, A McBride Associate 1675, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1666, R H Clements Associate 1655, S Crawford Associate 1649, A McBride Associate 1635, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1633, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1632, A Darragh Cullybackey 1621, Surgenor Bros Kells 1619, A Darragh Cullybackey 1617, A McBride Associate 1617, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1616, J Rock Associate 1611, A Darragh Cullybackey 1610, D Dixon Rasharkin 1606, McAlonan Bros Cullybackey 1595, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1594, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1588, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 1585, R H Clements Associate 1583, A Darragh Cullybackey 1582, G Gibson Cullybackey 1575, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1569, D Dixon Rasharkin 1562, A Purvis Broughshane 1562, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1555, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1548, Surgenor Bros Kells 1548.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs Gowran Park (2)

Ballymena & District 3/85 - J Eagleson & Sons 1773, 1569, 1548, 1491, 1482, 1454, J Harris 1432, 1362.

Rasharkin & District – W McFetridge 1683, H Cubitt 1666, 1633, J & M Milken 1632, Steele & McNeill 1594, A C & T Tweed 1588.

Harryville HPS – A McBride 1675, R H Clements 1655, S Crawford 1649, A McBride 1635, 1617, J Rock 1611.

Cullybackey HPS 9/205 – A Darragh 1621, 1617, J & J Greer 1616, A Darragh 1610, McAlonan Bros 1595, C & R McIntyre 1585, A Darragh 1582, G Gibson 1575, J & J Greer 1534, C & R McIntyre 1515.

Kells & District HPS 4/52 - Surgenor Bros 1619, 1548, 1547, H Boyd 1543, McFarlane & Agnew 1538, Surgenor Bros 1535, McFarlane & Agnew 1485, 1453.

Broughshane & District – A Purvis 1562, 1520, 1511, D Houston & Son 1498, J Getty 1493, T & M Morrow 1471.

Ahoghill Flying Club 11/270 – Young McManus & Sons 1540, 1534, C Moore 1520, M/M Robinson 1519, 1519, Young McManus & Sons 1504, 1502, 1502, 1489, A Shiels 1470. Brooke Supplies 2 Bird Club – A Shiels 1445, J O’Neill 1396.


Johnston Eagleson from the Ballymena &Dist had the best local bird from
Gowran Park and topped the Mid Antrim Combine & Section B in the NIPA.