Mid Antrim Combine - Clonmel (2) 08/05/10

[willie reynolds]

On a different day it was another super race for the NIPA birds back at Clonmel for the fifth race of the old bird programme. Liberation was at 10.15am in a NE wind which was fairly strong in Southern Ireland. Although not as fast as the week previous the birds still made very good time and the best bird locally was timed again by Danny Dixon who has made a fantastic start to the season. He had 1st Club in Ballymoney doing velocity 1215 and tops the Mid Antrim Combine for the third time this year. He had already won 1st, 3rd & 5th MAC in the Tullamore (1) race on the opening day and followed that up a fortnight later with 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th MAC Roscrea. His winner this week, a Blue Ch yearling cock racing widowhood was timed at 2.50pm flying 190 miles. Bloodlines are his latest introduction of Jean Willams he had four of those in the first five to the loft. The winner was one of the Magnificent Eight, the day he had the top eight in the Mid Antrim Combine. Other big local winners include Harry Smyth & Son 1st Broughshane (1214), Harry Boyd 1st Kells & Dist (1207), young Lucas McNeill 1st Rasharkin & Dist (1206) an all pooler, and W & J Smyth 1st Ballymena & Dist (1203). Young McManus & Sons have won all five races in Ahoghill, that might be a record, Allen McBride has four in a row in Harryville, John Millar has 1st Randalstown, Raymond McFall & Son are 1st New Antrim and H & R McCloy are 1st Cullybackey.

The race marking arrangements for Cullybackey Centre regarding Rosscarbery OB Inland Nat are as follows. The entry fees etc will be collected between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on Wednesday 19th May and race marked next day Thursday 20th May between 4.00pm and 6.30pm. All clocks will be set on Thursday 20th May, the big race will be flown on Saturday 22nd May. The next two races are Fermoy on 15th May to be followed by Rosscarbery then cross channel to Talbenny, South Wales.

Lost: GB08B 09891, in Ballymena contact Homer.

Mid Antrim Combine Clonmel (2) 125/2,834 – D Dixon Rasharkin 1215, H Smyth & Son Broughshane 1214, H Boyd Kells 1207, L McNeill Rasharkin 1206, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1204, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1203, Scott & Clements Kells 1202, Scott & Clements 1202, Scott & Clements 1201, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1201, H Boyd Kells 1198, T & M Morrow Kells 1195, J & N Simpson 1194, G Connolly Broughshane 1194, Young McManus & Sons 1194, A McBride Harryville 1193, R McFall & Son New Antrim 1192, J Millar Randalstown 1192, H Boyd Kells 1191, K & K Kernohan & Sons Harryville 1190, D Dixon 1190, H & R McCloy Cullybackey 1190, T & M Morrow 1190, Milliken & Barkley 1190, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1189, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1188, C Magill New Antrim 1188, G Connolly 1187, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1187, S Millar Randalstown 1187,

J Devlin Ballymena 1187, G McDowell Kells 1187, G McDowell 1187, Houston Bros Randalstown 1184, G Connolly 1183, A Darragh Cullybackey 1183, A Darragh 1183, W & J Smyth 1182, J Millar & Son Harryville 1181, D Dixon 1181, A Barkley & Son Kells 1180, A Purvis Broughshane 1180, Russell Bros 1180, S Millar 1180, J Orr & Son Ahoghill 1179, A Purvis 1177, W & J Smyth 1175, Young McManus & Sons 1175, A McBride 1175, S Millar 1174,

J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1174, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1173, McFall & McManus 1173, H Smyth & Son 1173, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1173, J Millar & Son 1172, C Young Ahoghill 1172, Young McManus & Sons 1172, Milliken & Barkley 1172, Milliken & Barkley 1172, J Millar 1170, J Millar & Son 1170, J Smyth & Son 1169, S Millar 1169, C Young 1168, A McBride 1168, A & N Young Ahoghill 1168, G McDowell 1168, Blair & Rankin 1168,

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs Clonmel (2)

Broughshane & Dist HPS 13/303 – H Smyth & Son 1214, J & N Simpson 1204, 1194, G Connolly 1194, 1187, A Purvis 1180, 1177, H Smyth & Son 1173. The winner this time 2yr old Blue cock on roundabout winning again this week, that’s two 1st and a 2nd so far this year. Bred from the pair of Foxwood Loft birds on loan from an old friend in Edgarstown club. The breeding is Lindelauf.

Rasharkin & District 14/254 – L McNeill 1206, Milliken & Barkley 1190, Steele & McNeill 1173, Milliken & Barkley 1172, H Cubitt 1151, Steele & McNeill 1149, L McNeill 1145, W McFetridge 1140, A C & T Tweed 1128, J Robinson & Son 1126. D Dixon – 1215, 1190, 1181, 1169, 1165, 1165.

Kells & District 15/305 – H Boyd 1207, Scott & Clements 1202, 1202, 1201, H Boyd 1198, T & M Morrow 1195, H Boyd 1191, T & M Morrow 1190. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – Scott & Clements 1202, 1202. Golden Minute (36) won by G Surgenor.

Ballymena & District HPS 12/270 – W & J Smyth 1203, Blair & Rankin 1189, J Devlin 1187, W & J Smyth 1182, Blair & Rankin 1168, J Devlin 1165, J Harris 1159, M Graham 1159, 1158, McAlonan Bros 1152.

Ahoghill FC 14/369 – Young McManus & Sons 1201, 1194, J Orr & Son 1179, Young McManus & Sons 1175, J Smyth & Son 1174, C Young 1172, Young McManus & Sons 1172, J Smyth & Son 1169, C Young 1168, A & N Young 1168. Brooke Supplies 2 Bird Club – Young McManus & Sons 1194, 1179.

Harryville HPS 17/372 – A McBride 1193, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1190, J Millar & Son 1181, A McBride 1175, J Millar & Son 1172, 1170, A McBride 1168, Wray & McFadden 1162, R H Clements 1161, J Millar & Son 1161. Allen has four wins on the trot, his Blue cock already won 1st Tullamore (2) all four races have been won by two brothers. Soontjen x Hartog and the super stock pair have now produced 12 x 1sts.

New Antrim Amal 8/197 – R McFall & Son 1192, McFall & McManus 1188, C Magill 1188, McFall & McManus 1173, 1164, R McFall & Son 1157, 1146.

Randalstown HPS 12/264 – J Millar 1192, S Millar 1187, Houston Bros 1184, S Millar 1180, 1174, Stewart Bros 1173, J Millar 1170, S Millar 1169.

Cullybackey HPS 20/500 – H & R McCloy 1190, Russell Bros 1187, A Darragh 1183, 1183, Russell Bros 1180, Cochrane Bros 1150, Reid Bros & McCloy 1150, J & J Greer 1149, 1141, L Davidson 1140.

The Champions League competition has been running for four 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 4: Group (1) Scott & Clements 50, Stewart Bros 48, M Graham 39, L McNeill 38, C Magill 34. Group (2) A McBride 75, H Smyth & Son 71, D Dixon 71, Surgenor Bros 15, J Devlin 14, H & R McCloy 6. Group (3) Young McManus & Sons 89, G McDowell 46, Milliken & Barkley 30, A Purvis 24, W & J Smyth 22, McFall & McManus 6, S Millar 5. Group (4) Harry Boyd 50, J & N Simpson 40, A & N Young 18, A Darragh 18, Blair & Rankin 10.