The Harryville club had the annual Open Show in the local clubrooms at the Antrim Road on Saturday 5th December, almost 250 birds were penned in the 7 Classes. George Price stood in at short notice to help set up the event with Robert Alexander who won Best in Show taking the Red Card in Old Bird Handled. Robert Service the Chairman thanked all members and visitors for their support and the judges who had travelled down from Ballymoney. They included John Connolly, S Laverty, D Stuart, and Leonard McCaw. T & K Mawhinney from Donacloney had Best Opposite Sex taking the Red Card in the Young Bird T/W and Owen O’Neill & Son from Glenarm & Dist had Best Young Bird. Visitors enjoyed good success with J & B Balmer (Ballymena) taking 1st in both Fancy and YB Eye-sign, Russell Bros (Cullybackey) had the top five cards in Old Bird Eye-sign and Alywn Neill (Lurgan) the Red Card in Old Bird T/W.
Old Bird T/W – 1st A Neill, 2nd R Service & Son, 3rd R H Clements, 4th G & R Lawrie, Reserve B Herbinson, VHC Blair & Rankin, HC J Millar & Son, Commended G Connolly. Judges - J Connolly & D Stuart. Old Bird Handled – 1st & Commended R & P Alexander, 2nd, Reserve & VHC B Herbinson, 3rd G Price, 4th Montgomery & Kirk, HC A Neill. Judges - J Connolly & D Stuart. Old Bird Eye-sign – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Reserve & HC Russell Bros, VHC R & P Alexander, Commended Blair & Rankin. Judge - L McCaw. Young Bird T/W – 1st & Reserve T & K Mawhinney, 2nd & 3rd Montgomery & Kirk, 4th O O’Neill & Son, VHC A Neill, HC A McBride, Commended R Service & Son. Judges - J Connolly & D Stuart. Young Birds Handled – 1st, 3rd & Commended O O’Neill & Son, 2nd J & B Balmer, 4th W Cowan, Reserve Montgomery & Kirk, VHC T & K Mawhinney, HC G Price. Judges - J Connolly & D Stuart. Young Bird Eye-sign – 1st & 3rd J & B Balmer, 2nd & 4th Montgomery & Kirk, Reserve R H Clements, VHC A Neill, HC Russell Bros, Commended G Price. Judge - S Laverty. Fancy – 1st, 2nd & Commended J & B Balmer, 3rd & VHC S Millar, 4th R Service & Son, Reserve Blair & Rankin, HC J Letters. Judge – J Connolly.
Robert Alexander won Best in Show at the Harryville HPS Open Show last weekend.
Timmy Mawhinney (l) with Owen O'Neill & Son who won Young Bird Handled.
The Russell Bros loft from Cullybackey had another top result in the Old Bird Eye-sign.
George Price (l) presents award to Alwyn Neill who had the Red Card in Old Bird T/W.
Jack Balmer from the Ballymena & Dist HPS won two classes at the Harryville HPS Open Show.
Top winners at Harryville HPS Open Show, Robert Alexander (r) won Best in Show
and Timmy Mawhinney Best Opposite Sex.
Harryville top trio from (l) Allen McBride, Roy Clements and the big show racer,
recently retired Bertie Blair.