Carrick & Dist - Awards 2009

[willie reynolds]

Carrick & District held their annual dinner and prize-night in the local clubrooms, as usual the invited guests included the officials of Carrick Social. Homer & Rosie were invited once again to take a few photos and give a little coverage to one of the hot-spots in the East Antrim Section C area. Mrs Reid presented the awards and also the NIPA France Diplomas won by Carrickfergus Lofts during another successful season racing. Secretary Robert Reid is always up to date and has the awards for the year released within two weeks of the final race.

The Carrick & District HPS 2009 winners were:

Elliott Bros won – McGifford Cup Cross Channel Ave, Graham Cup OB Ave, E Tierney Cup Best OB Ave Penzance, S Murphy Cup Penzance Old Bird, J Tierney Cup Best Ave Talbenny (1) & (2), Phil Canny Trophy NIPA St Malo OB Nat, T Binding Cup Best Ave Penzance & St Malo, McAllister Cup Lowest Winning Velocity, M/M Reid Trophy Rosscarbery OB Inl Nat, Stocker Cup Combine Ave, G McAllister Cup Bude Old Bird.

Mr & Mrs G Robinson won – Morrow Cup YB Points, Stroller Cup Young Bird Ave, E Skelton Cup Highest Winning Velocity, R Bowen & Sons Cup Best Ave all Fermoy Races, M Tierney Cup 6th Race OB Clonmel (1), J Tierney Cup Best Performance YB, H Hamilton Cup 1st YB Talbenny and race before, A Patton Cup YB Knock-Out, R Surgenor Memorial Shield 5th YB Race.

D & J Armstrong & Son won – Elmhurst Cup Old Bird Points, M/M Reid Trophy Penzance Classic, D Tierney Cup Same Bird Talbenny (2) & Penzance, Hamilton Memorial Trophy Rosscarbery Nat & Skibb Nat INFC, R & H Hamilton Shield YB Inl Nat INFC, Shankill Cup Inland Points Ave Old Bird.

T Creighton & Son won E Burgess Cup Best Ave YB Nat, Turner Cup Talbenny YB Nat, E Gilliland Cup 1st YB Race.

T Thomas won – J Clawson Cup Rosscarbery YB Nat, McMahon Cup NIPA Rosscarbery Nat both clubs.

R McIlroy & Son won – Vint Cup OB Nat INFC, T Creighton Memorial Cup OB Nat INFC both clubs.

Not Won in 2009 – W Colwell Cup Penzance YB Nat and T Tierney Cup YB Novice Ave.

In the NIPA Jeff McMaw won the Silver Diploma and Bronze Diplomas were won by the ever consistent Elliott Bros and Mr & Mrs George Robinson who had a best ever racing season in 2009.

In 2009 Silver Diplomas were won by –

Jeff McMaw Carrick & Dist: 29th Sect C & 99th Open NIPA Lamballe 07, 10th Sect C & 32nd Open NIPA St Malo 08, 15th Sect C & 106th Open NIPA St Malo 09.

In 2009 Bronze Diplomas were won by –

Elliott Bros Carrick & Dist: 7th Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 2nd Sect C & 29th Open NIPA St Malo 09.

M/M G Robinson Carrick & Dist: 23rd Sect C & & 74th Open NIPA St Malo 08, 20th Sect C & 131st Open NIPA St Malo 09.