News Letter Sport - Sat 22/05/10

[willie reynolds]

The Fanciers Combine Open Race will take place on Monday 31st May from Kildare with ringing taking place in Edgarstown HPS Clubroom on the morning of the race from 07.30am until 9.00am. Racers £1.00, trainers 30p. Nomination £5.00, 2 cuts 60% and 40%. All fanciers welcome. Phone: 028 (38) 327685 for directions if needed.

Last weekend East Down Combine were in Skibbereen for the OB Classic, released at 10.30am in a Westerly wind. The E & D Harper team from Cloughey took 1st Open doing velocity, runner-up Mark Foulis from Dundonald had 1st West Section.

East Down Combine Skibbereen Classic 129/1353 – 1-1E E & D Harper & Sons Cloughey 1611 £280, 2-1W M Foulis Dundonald 1609 £188, 3-2W W White & Son Newtownbreda £161, 4-3W White & Son 1607 £234, 5-2E R Moore & Son Bangor 1606 £120, 6-4W A Crawford Ballylesson 1605 £526, 7-3E T & C Kilpatrick Killyleagh & Dist 1604 £356, 8-4E McComb Bros Killyleagh Cent 1602 £78, 9-5E Burgess & Brennan Bangor 1602 £396, 10-6E Ferguson & Wilkinson Donaghadee 1601 £159, 11-7E McComb Bros 1601 £155, 12-5W R Irwin Dundonald 1601 £180, 13-6W McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar 1600 £297, 14-7W J Young & Partners Dundonald 1600 £164, 15-8E N Maguire Annsborough 1600 £48.

For race six the NIPA moved on to Fermoy, another fantastic race flown on Saturday 15th May with liberation at 10.30am in a brisk Westerly wind. Best reported Leslie Young and Garry Coffey from Portavogie winning 1st & 2nd Open, the winner doing velocity 1601.

NIPA Fermoy 1162/26,159 - 1-1F L Young Portavogie 1601, 2-2F G Coffey Portavogie 1598, 3-1G R McKelvey Newry & Dist 1597, 4-2G Donnelly Bros Newry City 1596, 5-3F B & J Donnan Portavogie 1596, 6-4F T & C Kilpatrick Killyleagh & Dist 1594, 7-3G M/M G Delaney Dromore 1594, 8-1C M & A Pearson Eastway 1594, 9-4G P & C Swindell Newry City 1593, 10-2C G & M Atcheson Ligoniel 1592, 11-3C Whiteside Bros Eastway 1592, 12-5G Donnelly Bros 1590, 13-4C Bingham & Seaton Ligoniel 1590, 14-5C Gregg Bros & McCandless Ligoniel 1590, 15-1D I Gibb & Sons Derriaghy 1589, 16-6C R Fenton Larne & Dist 1589, 17-7C Bingham & Seaton 1589, 18-2D Spence Bros Lisburn & Dist 1588, 19-6G R McKelvey 1588, 20-8C T & T Davidson Ligoniel 1587.

City of Derry Federation Fermoy 71/677 – F Ramsey Maiden City 1410, Dunne & Quigley Maiden City 1407, Coyle Bros Maiden City 1399, McGettigan Bros Maiden City 1396, Fox & Hegarty Rock 1393, J McLaughlin Foyle 1389, M/M P Maxwell Foyle 1376, M/M P Maxwell 1374, M/M P Maxwell 1373, Quigley & Dunne Maiden City 1364.

Coleraine Triangle Fermoy – W & W Murdock Coleraine & Co Derry 1480, A McDonnell Coleraine Prem 1476, Hanson & Harper Coleraine Prem 1474, Hanson & Harper 1458, Hanson & Harper 1457, Hanson & Harper 1448, Diamond Bros Coleraine Prem 1447, Hanson & Harper 1447, A & R McAuley Ballymoney 1446, Nevin Bros Coleraine Prem 1445.

Mid Antrim Combine Fermoy 125/2,833 – A McBride Harryville 1550, H Boyd Kells 1543, C Magill New Antrim 1529, H Smyth & Son Broughshane 1528, H Smyth & Son 1527, G McDowell Kells 1522, Surgenor Bros Kells 1521, Surgenor Bros 1520, Scott & Clements Kells 1519, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1519.

Orchard Combine C.C Fermoy - N Weir Loughgall 1540, G & A Campbell Armagh 1535, E & M Curran Armagh 1529, P Tierney Monaghan 1520, P Grew Charlemont 1519, S Corrigan Loughgall 1513, E & M Curran 1508, O Toal & Sons Armagh 1505, D & C McArdle Armagh 1503, D & C McArdle 1503.

Northsouth Federation 54/1461 - R McKelvey Newry & Dist 1597, Donnelly Bros Newry City 1596, P & C Swindell 1593, Donnelly Bros 1590, R McKelvey 1588, Donnelly Bros 1587, Donnelly Bros 1585, J F McCabe Newry & Dist 1585, Donnelly Bros 1585, Donnelly Bros 1581.

Racing today includes NIPA in Rosscarbery for the Inland Nat, also at Clonmel, Ulster Fed have the Skibbereen Championship and East Down Combine are in Fermoy. INFC Skibbereen race marking in Lisburn on Monday, race to be flown on Tuesday. Liberation news and results at www.pigeonnetwork.com