2n Benamore YB - Friday 28/09/26

[willie reynolds]

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NIPA Comeback race flown from Benamore in Co Tipperary -

Benamore was arranged as a comeback race over the weekend of the big Dale National from South Wales. Due to unsatisfactory weather conditions over the route the race was postponed and arranged to be flown one week later. In the 2nd Benamore Newry lofts again dominated and 1st Open NIPA was won by J F McCabe & Son from Newry & District.

NIPA Race/Date
Benamore YB Comeback Friday 28th August 2026 – Liberated at 12.30pm in a Lt North-west wind,

NIPA Benamore (2) Y/Birds flown Friday 28 th August 2026. 218 members sent 4,424 pigeons which were liberated at in a West-Northwest Wind. 1 st (1G) J F McCabe & Son, Newry & District 1545; 2 nd (2G) Owen Markey, Ballyholland 1538; 3 rd (3G)
John J McCabe, Newry & District 1537; 4 th , 5 th & 6 th (1,2, & 3D) Jeff Greenaway,
Hills & Maze 1530, 1529 & 1529; 7 th (4D) O & M Monaghan, Colin 1529; 8 th & 9 th (5
& 6D) Jeff Greenaway 1529 & 1529; 10 th & 11 th (7 & 8D) O & M Monaghan 1528,
1528; 12 th (9D) Jeff Greenaway 1257; 13 th (4G) J F McCabe & Son 1524; 14 th & 15 th
(5 & 6G) S Ogle Drumnavaddy 1522, 1522; 16 th & 17 th (7 & 8G) Owen Markey 1521,
1519; 18 th (1C) Bingham, Seaton & Dowie, Ligoniel 1519; 19 th (9G) J F McCabe & Son 1519; 20 th (2C) McMurray & Anderson, Ligoniel 1517.

NIPA Section A Result Benamore (2) Y/Birds 23/374 – 1 st R McElhatton 1361,
Coalisland 1361; 2 nd B Morgan, Coalisland & District 1353; 3 rd & 4 th G & S Smith, Cookstown Social 1347, 1340; 5 th , 6 th , 7 th , 8 th , 9 th & 10 th Gary Harkness, Cookstown Social 1335, 1335, 1335, 1335, 1331, 1326;

NIPA Sect A Clubs
Coalisland & District – 9/90 1 st R McElhatton 1361, 2 nd B Morgan 1353, 3 rd P McGirr
1252, 4 th , 5 th & 6 th B Morgan 1223, 1186, 1168.
Coleraine Premier HPS – 4/120 1 st & 2 nd S Diamond 1289, 1285, 3 rd J Hanson 1276,
4 th , 5 th & 6 th S Diamond 1244, 1237, 1237.
Cookstown Social – 5/106 1 st & 2 nd G & S Smith 1347, 1340, 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th Gary
Harkness 1335, 1335, 1335, 1335.
Dungannon & District – 4/40 1 st B Loughran 838.
Windsor Social – 5/65 1 st & 2 nd R & J Parke 1312, 1234, 3 rd Mervyn Simpson 1230, 4 th , 5 th & 6 th R & J Parke 1220, 1220, 1219. Well done R&J Parke on winning Benamore young bird race with the wee hen that was supposed to have fat eye last week.

NIPA Section B Result Benamore (2) Y/Bird 41/814 – 1 st & 2 nd Sefton Thompson, Crumlin & District 1424, 1424; 3 rd Fleming Bros, Crumlin & District 1423; 4 th A Steele, Muckamore 1384; 5 th Fleming Bros 1382; 6 th Martin Graham, Ahoghill 1381; 7 th Sefton Thompson 1364; 8 th Blair & Rankin, Ballymena & District 1360; 9 th McConville Bros, Crumlin & District 1358; 10 th Fleming Bros 1350; Fleming Bros 1348, Blair &Rankin 1347, Ryan Hope Crumli 1341m Blair & Rankin 1340, A Dteele 1338, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1332, D Dixon Ballymoney 1331, D Dixon 331, Fleming Bros 1329, A Steele 1328.

NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club – 5/116 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th Martin Graham 1381, 1302, 1301, 1301,
5 th J Whyte 1287, 6 th J Smyth & Son 1245.
Ballymoney HPS – 6/159 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th Danny Dixon 1331, 1331, 1303,
1294, 1290, 1289.
Broughshane & District – 3/50 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th M Neilly 1304, 1274, 1236, 1219, 5 th T
& M Morrow 1022, 6 th D Houston & Son 996.
Ballymena & District HPS – 4/55 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd Blair & Rankin 1360, 1347, 1340, 4 th K
& K Kernohan & Sons 1332, 5 th T Johnston & Son 1310, 6 th K & K Kernohan & Sons
1310.
Cullybackey HPS – 5/135 1 st Gary Gibson 1297, 2 nd Alan Darragh 1276, 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th &
6 th Gary Gibson 1261, 1250, 1216, 1212.
Crumlin & District – 5/57 1 st & 2 nd Sefton Thompson 1424, 1424, 3 rd & 4 th Fleming Bros 1423, 1382, 5 th Sefton Thompson 1364, 6 th McConville Bros 1358. Tony’s section winner today same pigeon that won the section last week bred by the late Mick orourke and his partner Craig Baldwin from Leister.
Muckamore HPS – 5/109 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th & 5 th A Steele 1384, 1338, 1328, 1321, 1320,
6 th Knocker & Bill 1309.
Rasharkin & District HPS – 3/58 1 st F Barkley 1211, 2 nd Mr & Miss W & J McClean
1183, 3 rd F Barkley 1181, 4 th & 5 th Mr & Miss W & J McClean 1165, 1124, 6 th W
McFetridge 892.

NIPA Section E Result Benamore (2) Y/Birds 41/913 – 1 st W A Feeney, Gilford &
District 1501; 2 nd D Mawhinney & Son, Beech Park Social 1484; 3 rd Thompson &
Lunn, Newry City Inv 1478; 4 th J Barr, Lurgan Social 1476; 5 th Rodney Adamson,
Lurgan Social 1471; 6 th W A Feeney 1466; 7 th & 8 th Thompson & Lunn 1456, 1456; 9 th
& 10 th Rodney Adamson 1456, 1455.
NIPA Sect E Clubs
Annaghmore – 2/72 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th J & E Calvin 1433, 1339, 1333, 1320,
1311, 1307.
Armagh HPS – 3/74 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th P Duffy 1431, 1393, 1387, 1386, 1340,
1335.
Beechpark Social – 6/126 1 st D Mawhinney & Son 1484, 2 nd & 3 rd G McEvoy 1455,
1453, 4 th G Lavery 1450, 5 th G McEvoy 1446, 6 th G Lavery 1445.
Gilford & District – 7/204 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th W A Feeney 1501, 1466, 1430,
1413, 1413, 1402.
Loughgall – 4/101 1 st Sam Corrigan 1357, 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th D & C & P McArdle
1346, 1346, 1327, 1308, 1294.
Lurgan Social – 11/250 1 st J Barr, 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th Rodney Adamson 1471, 1456,
1455, 1451, 1449.
Monaghan HPS – 6/121 1 st Richard Mulligan 1335, 2 nd Keith Allister 1271, 3 rd , 4 th &
5 th Richard Mulligan 1230, 1187, 1186, 6 th James Graham 1152.
Meadows – 4/78 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th Larkin Bros 1275, 1225, 1215, 1206, 1176,
1157.

NIPA Section H Result Benamore (2) Y/Birds 23/134 – 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th Davie Booth, Mourne & District 1221, 1171, 1170, 1153, 1153, 1127, 7 th A McCrudden, Derry & District 1121, 8 th A Kelly, Omagh & District 1089; 9 th & 10 th D Mullen, Strabane & District 1083, 1066.

NIPA Sect H Clubs
Derry & District – 11/61 1 st & 2 nd A McCrudden 1121, 1050, 3 rd J & G Ramsey 1014,
4 th A McCrudden 982, 5 th & 6 th J & G Ramsey 841, 774.
Mourne & District HPS – 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th Davie Booth 1221, 1171, 1170, 1153,
1153, 1127.
Omagh & District – 3/52 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th A Kelly 1089, 962, 826, 791, 770,
769.
Strabane & District Inv RPC – 7/10 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th & 5 th D Mullen 1083, 1066, 899, 885 & 855.

Mid Antrim Combine – NIPA 2nd Benamore 28/08/26

The young bird season continued with a Friday race from Benamore on the 28th August. The birds were liberated in County Tipperary at 12.30pm in a west north westerly wind. M Graham of Ahoghill had the best velocity on 1381 timing a blue wf Leideman hen bred by Paddy & William McManus of Ahoghill. Bertie Blair of Ballymena & District submitted the best card of the day winning 1st, 2nd & 3rd club and 2nd, 3rd & 4th Mid Antrim Combine. Bertie's first bird a red Sticker Doncker cock won 1st Mid Antrim Combine last weekend from Corrin and this week wins the Mid Antrim 2 Bird and the DTW in the Ballymena club. The granddam on the sire's side was on loan a couple of seasons ago from Anthony McNeill of Randalstown. The dam was purchased from D C & P McArdle of Armagh and is a full sister to their Nipa Skibbereen young bird National winner of 2021. This hen also bred Bertie a Combine winner from Dunmanway YB National in 2024. Berties second and third birds were the same way bred. The Van Den Bulck sire was a gift from clubmate Johnston Eagleson and the dam a Hereman Ceuster from Keith Allister of Monaghan. Nest best Keith & Callum Kernohan of Ballymena were 5th & 9th Combine, Danny Dixon of Rasharkin 6th & 7th Combine and Trevor Johnston of Ballymena 8th Combine. The Broughshane winner Marc Neilly finished 10th Combine with a blue wf cock. The sire is a Beggs & Hall Van Den Brande bought at E Arthur's sale and dam is a Louis Thijs hen from Johnston & Mervyn Eagleson. Gary Gibson was best in Cullybackey. His winner is from a son of the superace 494 and the dam is the No1 daughter of the 'Golden Couple'. Freddie Barkley won Rasharkin with a dark pied Busschaert.

Mid Antrim Combine 2nd Benamore 24/456 - 1st M Graham Ahoghill 1381, 2nd Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1360, 3rd Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1347, 4th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1340, 5th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1332, 6th D Dixon Rasharkin 1331, 7th D Dixon Rasharkin 1331, 8th T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1310, 9th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1310, 10th M Neilly Broughshane 1304, 11th D Dixon Rasharkin 1303, 12th M Graham Ahoghill 1302, 13th M Graham Ahoghill 1301, 14th M Graham Ahoghill 1301, 15th G Gibson Cullybackey 1297, 16th D Dixon Rasharkin 1294, 17th D Dixon Rasharkin 1290, 18th D Dixon Rasharkin 1289, 19th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1289, 20th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1289, 21st J Whyte Ahoghill 1287, 22nd K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1286, 23rd D Dixon Rasharkin 1286, 24th D Dixon Rasharkin 1285, 25th D Dixon Rasharkin 1283, 26th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena, 27th D Dixon Rasharkin 1280, 28th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1280, 29th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1276, 30th A Darragh Cullybackey 1276.

MID ANTRIM COMBINE 2 BIRD - Benamore
1st Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1360 GB26B28618
2nd T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1310 GB26B28308.

MID ANTRIM COMBINE YOUNG BIRD POINTS (BENAMORE 28/08/26)
K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 235
T Johnston & Son Ballymena 204
Blair & Rankin Ballymena 181
G Gibson Cullybackey 173.

YOUNG BIRD CLUB POINTS SHIELD (BENAMORE)
Ballymena 50, Cullybackey 38,, Ahoghill 35, Kells 32, Rasharkin 28, Broughshane 27, Randalstown 11
Mervyn Eagleson - MAC Race Secretary and MAC Press Officer.

Feds & Combines Benamore Comeback –

Coleraine Triangle 2nd Benamore – R & J Parke Windsor Soc 1312, S Diamond Coleraine Prem 1289, S Diamond 1285, J Hanson Coleraine Prem 1276, S Diamond 1244m S Diamond 1237, 1237, 1236, 1236, 1235, R & J Parke Windsor Soc 1234, M Simpson Windsor Soc 1230, R & J Parke Windsor Soc 1220, R & J Parke 1220, R & J Parke 1219.

City of Derry Federation 2nd Benamore – A McCrudden Derry & Dist 1121, A McCrudden 1050, J & G Ramsey Derry & Dist 1014, A McCrudden 982, J & G Ramsey 841, J Cassidy Londonderry 821, J & G Ramsey 774.

Foyle Valley Combine 2nd Benamore - A McCrudden Derry & Dist 1121, D Mullen Strabane & Dist 1083, D Mullen Strabane & Sist 1066, A McCrudden 1050, J & G Ramsey Derry & Dist 1014, A McCrudden 982, D Mullen Strabane & Dist 899, D Mullen Strabane & Dist 885, D Mullen Strabane & Dist 855, J & G Ramsey 841, J Cassidy Londonderry 821, J & G Ramsey 774.


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