Mid Antrim Combine - Roscrea 24/04/10

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Following two races from Tullamore the local birds moved on to Roscrea in Tipperary, released again at mid-day in a helping south east wind. Danny Dixon had the Card of the Day to take the top four places in the Mid Antrim Combine with almost 3,000 birds competing. He will top the Combine & Sect B for the second time this season and his early birds will be up at the top of the NIPA. His winner was a Black w/f cock a pure Lambrechts racing on widowhood, he has already topped Mid Antrim Combine the day the loft had the Top 8 and this same bird won the Ballymena Ring Nom from Fermoy. This could be another Champion in the Making. Young McManus & Sons have won all three races into Ahoghill and Stewart Bros make it two in a row in Randalstown. Reid Bros & McCloy have 1st Cullybackey (1678), McAlonan Bros 1st Ballymena & Dist (1670), H Smyth & Son have 1st Broughshane (1666), this bird was runner-up the week previous and Allen McBride has two in a row in Harryville (1661). The 2 year old Blue cock is a full brother to last weeks winner, the sire a son of Spartacus paired to a hen bred from a sister of Champion Strauss paired to son of Diamonte. They have now bred 9 x 1sts, what a fantastic winning line the very best Soontjen x Hartog. Conor Magill wins two on the trot in New Antrim (1660).

Mid Antrim Combine Roscrea 126/2,952 – D Dixon Rasharkin 1739, D Dixon 1739, D Dixon 1738, D Dixon 1723, Young McManus & Sons 1702, D Dixon 1688, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1685, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1678, Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1677, McAlonan Bros Ballymena 1670, Reid Bros & McCloy 1669, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1668, H Smyth & Son Broughshane 1666, L McNeill Rasharkin 1662, A McBride Harryville 1661, C Magill New Antrim 1660, W McFetridge Rasharkin 1658, M Graham Ballymena 1655, A & N Young Ahoghill 1653, A Darragh Cullybackey 1649, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1648, G Connolly Broughshane 1648, J & D Surgenor Rasharkin 1646, Young McManus & Sons 1645, G McDowell Kells 1642, Scott & Clements Kells 1641, Surgenor Bros Kells 1641, H & R McCloy Cullybackey 1641, Steele & McNeill 1640, J & M Milliken 1640,

G McDowell 1640, Scott & Spratt Cullybackey 1640, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1639, H & R McCloy 1639, H Boyd Kells 1637, A & N Young 1635, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1635, J Harris Ballymena 1629, Stewart Bros 1627, J Devlin Ballymena 1626, Young McManus & Sons 1626, S Millar Randalstown 1625, S Murphy Randalstown 1625, S Murphy 1624, Young McManus & Sons 1623, Steele & McNeill 1623, L McNeill 1623, Steele & McNeill 1623, M Graham 1622, W & J Smyth 1622,

G Connolly 1622, R Service & Son Harryville 1621, D Houston & Son Broughshane 1620, G Connolly 1619, B O’Rawe Ballymena 1619, J Ramsey Harryville 1619, Scott & Spratt 1619, G McDowell 1618, J Ramsey 1617, G McDowell 1617, R McFall & Son New Antrim 1616, K & K Kernohan & Sons Harryville 1616, M Graham 1615, H Smyth & Son 1615, Scott & Clements 1613, C Magill 1612, Scott & Clements 1612, Blair & Rankin 1612, Houston Bros Randalstown 1611, J Millar Randalstown 1610.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs Roscrea –

Ahoghill Flying Club 14/354 – Young McManus & Sons 1702, A & N Young 1653, Young McManus & Sons 1645, A & N Young 1635, Young McManus & Sons 1626, 1623, T & G Cotter 1604, J Smyth & Son 1600, M/M Robinson 1592, J Smyth & Son 1585.

Randalstown HPS 14/316 – Stewart Bros 1685, 1627, S Millar 1625, S Murphy 1625, 1624, Houston Bros 1611, J Millar 1610, Houston Bros 1604.

Cullybackey HPS 17/475 – Reid Bros & McCloy 1678, 1669, A Darragh 1649, H & R McCloy 1641, Scott & Spratt 1640, Russell Bros 1639, H & R McCloy 1639, Scott & Spratt 1619, Russell Bros 1594, A Darragh 1594.

Rasharkin & District 14/261 – Milliken & Barkley 1677, Steele & McNeill 1668, L McNeill 1662, W McFetridge 1658, J & D Surgenor 1646, Steele & McNeill 1640, J & M Milliken 1640, L McNeill 1623, Milliken & Barkley 1587, A C & T Tweed 1578. D Dixon – 1739, 1739, 1738, 1723, 1688.

Ballymena & District 13/271 – McAlonan Bros 1670, M Graham 1655, Blair & Rankin 1648, W & J Smyth 1635, J Harris 1629, J Devlin 1626, M Graham 1622, W & J Smyth 1622, B O’Rawe 1619, Blair & Rankin 1612.

Broughshane & District 13/311 – H Smyth & Son 1666, G Connolly 1648, 1622, D Houston & Son 1620, H Smyth & Son 1615, J & N Simpson 1608, D Houston & Son 1606, J Getty 1600.

Harryville HPS 17/434 – A McBride 1661, R Service & Son 1621, J Ramsey 1619, 1617, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1616, R H Clements 1607, 1607, 1606, G Price 1602, A McBride 1598.

New Antrim Amalgamated 9/190 – C Magill 1660, R McFall & Son 1618, C Magill 1612, C Moore 1608, D Jackson & Son 1607, C Magill 1600, 1598, Rankin & Richards 1598.

Kells & District 15/340 – G McDowell 1642, Scott & Clements 1641, Surgenor Bros 1641, G McDowell 1640, H Boyd 1637, G McDowell 1618, 1617, Scott & Clements 1613, 1612, Surgenor Bros 1610. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – A Barkley & Son 1606, T & M Morrow 1576. Gold Minute (34) won by Alan Shanks.

The Champions League competition has been running for two races.

Group 1 – D Lowry & Son, M Graham, D Houston & Son, S Steele, J Rock, Scott & Clements, Stewart Bros, L McNeill and C Magill. Group 2 – T & G Cotter, J Devlin, H Smyth & Son, H & R McCloy, A McBride, Surgenor Bros, Houston Bros, D Dixon and D Jackson. Group 3 – Young McManus & Sons, W & J Smyth, A Purvis, Russell Bros, J Millar & Son, G McDowell, S Millar, Milliken & Barkley and McFall & McManus. Group 4 – A & N Young, Blair & Rankin, J & N Simpson, A Darragh, R H Clements, H Boyd, T McMillan and C Moore.

Positions after Week 1: Group (1) Stewart Bros 27, C Magill 21, M Graham 8, Scott & Clements 1. Group (2) A McBride 26, H Smyth & Son 18, Surgenor Bros 14. Group (3) A Purvis 24, Young McManus & Sons 23, G McDowell 20. Group (4) Harry Boyd 25, J & N Simpson 17.

Positions after Week 2: Group (1) Stewart Bros 48, C Magill 33, M Graham 18, L McNeill 14, Scott & Clements 3. Group (2) A McBride 39, H Smyth & Son 33, D Dixon 27, Surgenor Bros 15. Group (3) Young McManus & Sons 46, A Purvis 24, G McDowell 23, Milliken & Barkley 19. Group (4) Harry Boyd 25, J & N Simpson 17, A & N Young 9, A Darragh 8, Blair & Rankin 7.