The NIPA were at the new liberation site for the Benamore race on Tuesday 2nd September. Birds were released in light south westerly winds at 10.00am
Gary Gibson of Cullybackey timed the best local pigeon at 12.21pm to win 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 1st Section B and 8th Open NIPA 6240 birds. The sire of Gary's chequer hen is Red Emperor Sticker Donckers. This cock is sire and grandsire to 10 x 1st and the dam is his good hen 'Megan' bred by Derek Parr. She won 1st club, 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 1st Section B and 25th Open Talbenny YB National 2021. She's also mother to the best old bird in the Cullybackey club last season and dam and granddam of 4 x 1st from Skibbereen.
Runners up in the Combine were the Ahoghill winners Paddy & William McManus on 1794 and placed 2nd Section & 11th Open. Their latest winning blue hen was bred from a pair of Leideman pigeons brought in last season. The nestmate was placed 2nd Combine & 10th Section in the opening young bird race of the season from Kilbeggan. That's a dozen or more firsts for the McManus team this season.
Jimmy & Jamie Greer of Cullybackey were next best at 3rd Combine on 1786. The sire is off a direct pair of Vermeerbergen-Wilms and won 2nd combine, 4th section and 40th Open Dunmanway Inland National this season. The dam is from Keith Kernohan and is the lines of the Favourite Pitbull when paired to a Sticker Doncker that is an uncle of Jamie's double Combine winner 'Double Top'.
Freddie Barkley had the winner in Rasharkin on 1783 and finished 4th Section & 24th Open with a Leo Van Rijn blue cock and clubmate Jackie Steele completed the Combine top five with his winner from last week. That's now 3rd, 5th & 9th Combine for this young Lambrecht cock. Shane Johnston & Son took the top two in Ballymena & District, his winner doing 1721 was Lambrecht / Donckers from good friend Gary Gibson. Johnny Barkley was best in Kells & District on 1713 and Marc Neilly best in Broughshane on 1614. The Kells & District club deeply regret the death of Jimmy Surgenor, brother of their esteemed member Geoff.
Mid Antrim Combine - Benamore 27/589
G Gibson Cullybackey 1797, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1794, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1786, F Barkley Rasharkin 1783, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1770, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1769, T Whyte Ahoghill 1762, D Dixon Rasharkin 1749, D Dixon Rasharkin 1738, D Dixon Rasharkin 1738, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1737, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1728, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1723, W McFetridge Rasharkin 1723, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1721, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1720, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1720, A Barkley & Son Kells 1713, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1710, G Gibson Cullybackey 1706, D Dixon Rasharkin 1703, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1697, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1696, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1696, W McFetridge Rasharkin 1694, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1691, A Darragh Cullybackey 1690, R Service & Son Ballymena 1690, D Dixon Rasharkin 1690, R Service & Son Ballymena 1689,, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1689, A Darragh Cullybackey 1688, K & K Kernohan Ballymena 1686, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1686, .K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1685.
Young Bird Points - Benamore
D Dixon Rasharkin 271, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 252, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 228, G Gibson Cullybackey 199 , T Johnston & Son Ballymena 142 , K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 86 A Darragh Cullybackey 84, J & J Greer Cullybackey 84, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 78, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 73.
Young Bird Club Points Shield - Benamore
Cullybackey 47, Ahoghill 45, Ballymena & Dist 42, Rasharkin 39, Broughshane 21, Kells 17, Randalstown 8. Mervyn Eagleson MAC Press Officer.
NIPA Section B Benamore 41/943 – G Gibson Cullybackey 1797, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1794, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1786, F Barkley Rasharkin 1783,Steele & McNeill Radharkin 1770, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1769, T Whyte Ahoghill 1762, R & J Parke Windsor Soc 1750, D Dixon Ballymoney 1749, D Dixon 1738.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club 5/114 – Young McManus & Sons 1794, J Smyth & Son 1769, T Whyte 1762, Young McMasnus & Sons 1737, J Smyth & Son 1728, Young McManus & Sons 1720.
Ballymoney HPS 4/89 – D Dixon 1749, 1738, 1738, J Connolly 1708, D Dixon 1703, 1690.
Broughshane & District 3/44 – Marc Neilly 1614, 1597, John Getty 1567, 1545.
Ballymena & District HPS 6/108 – S Johnston & Son 1721, 1691, R Service & Son 1690, 1689, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1686, 1685.
Cullybackey HPS 6/185 – G Gibson 1797, J & J Greer 1786, Tock & Moore 1723, G Gibson 1706, A Darragh 1690, Rock & Moore 1689. Today's result from Benamore in Cullybackey hps.Well done to Gary Gibson on taking the win today on a very quick day. His winner is sticker doncker.Well done to all in the result. Weekly Nomination winner was J & J Greer.
Crumlin & District 4/143 – Sefton Thompson 1728, 1708, 1707, 1704, 1703, 1702.
Kells & District HPS 1/17 – A Barkley & Son 1713, 1667, 1663, 1655, 1633, 1618.
Muckamore HPS 3/78 – S & J Bones 1725, 1723, 1720, 1702, 1684, 1683.
Rasharkin &District HPS 5/78 – F Barkley 1783, Steele & McNeill 1770, W McFetridge 1723, Steele & McMeill 1697, H Cubitt 1696, 1696.
Gary Gibson of Cullybackey with his Benamore winner 1st Mid Antrim Combe, 1st Section B & 8th Open NIPA 6240 birds.