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Mid Antrim Combine - Rosscarbery 20/05/12

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:04 pm
by willie reynolds
In the first big race of the old bird season from Rosscarbery in County Cork, the NIPA delayed the race marking until Saturday and ended up with a fantastic race on Sunday following liberation at 10.00am in an Easterly wind with sunshine right through to Fermoy. Best bird locally was in Rasharkin where Steele & McNeill timed a Blue cock on widowhood at 16.47hrs to record velocity 1565 for the 255 miles.The best bloodlines from Danny Dixon Lambrects on one side and Verschelde that the partners have done well with before. The sire had won four races including Combine & Sect from Rosscarbery and his nest-mate also won 4 x 1sts. Next best was Mrs Moira Smyth who has moved back to Kells & Dist recording velocity 1543 followed by the top two into Ballymena George Eagleson winning this race for the second season on the trot and the ever consistent W & J Smyth.

Cullybackey Centre 64/488 – Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1565, Mrs M Smyth Kells 1543, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 1525, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1518, Scott & Clements Kells 1518, W & J Smyth 1515, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1511, S Steele Cullybackey 1508, T M Morrow Kells 1505, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1505, H Boyd Kells 1500, Mrs M Smyth 1499, Young McManus & Sons 1497, B O’Rawe Ballymena 1495, Wray & McFadden Harryville 1495, Young McManus & Sons 1493, W & J Smyth 1493, W McFetridge 1493, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1492, T & M Morrow 1492, Young McManus & Sons 1491, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1490, Steele & McNeill 1489, K & K Kernohan Harryville 1487, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1487, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1486, S Steele 1484, M D C Magill New Antrim 1483, C Moore New Antrim 1483, J Harris Ballymena 1478.

Mid Antrim Combine Rosscarbery 68/547 - Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1565, Mrs M Smyth Kells 1543, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 1525, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1518, Scott & Clements Kells 1518, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1517, D Dixon Rasharkin 1515, W & J Smyth 1515, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1511, S Steele Cullybackey 1508, T M Morrow Kells 1505, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1505, D Dixon 1505, D Dixon 1500, H Boyd Kells 1500, Mrs M Smyth 1499, Young McManus & Sons 1497, B O’Rawe Ballymena 1495, Wray & McFadden Harryville 1495, Young McManus & Sons 1493, W & J Smyth 1493, W McFetridge 1493, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1492, T & M Morrow 1492, Young McManus & Sons 1491, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1490, Steele & McNeill 1489, K & K Kernohan Harryville 1487, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1487, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1486.

Champions League Update Week (5) –

The fifth race for the Mid Antrim Champions League was from Rosscarbery last Sunday, the leaders at the present time are Alan Darragh Cullybackey 106 Points, Scott & Clements Kells 92 Points, Harry Boyd Kells 90 Points, and W & J Smyth Ballymena 85 Points. The Points Score after Week (5): Sect (1) A – A Darragh 106 Points, Scott & Clements 92 Points, W & J Smyth 85 Points, Stewart Bros 45 Points, A McBride 16 Points. All 4 Qualified. Sect (2) B – Harry Boyd 90 Points, J Smyth & Son 47 Points, Blair & Rankin 19 Points, J Rock 17 Points, J & M Milliken 2 Points. Top 2 Qualified. Sect (3) C – M Graham 72 Points, Surgenor Bros 47 Points, MDC Magill 41 Points, G Connolly 14 Points, L Mullan 5 Points, Reid Bros & McCloy 1 Point. Top 3 Qualified. Sect (4) D - D Dixon 69 Points, Young McManus & Sons 62 Points, G & A Eagleson 47 Points, McFall & McManus 28 Points, Houston Bros 19 Points, R H Clements 15 Points, J & N Simpson 13 Points, G McDowell 6 Points, J & J Greer 4 Points. Top 3 Qualified.

Clubs interested in getting a copy of the Champions League each week should kindly supply an e-mail address to the Admin James Harris max.harris@talktalk.net

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs -

Rasharkin & Dist 7/46 – Steele & McNeill 1565, W McFetridge 1493, Steele & McNeill 1489, A C & T Tweed 1487, 1461, H Cubitt 1448, J & M Milliken 1448, Milliken & Barkley 1446. Steele & McNeill win with a Blue widowhood cock bred from stock from good friend Danny Dixon. Nom: W McFetridge. D Dixon: 1515.722, 1505.050, 1500.954.

Kells & Dist 8/75 – Mrs M Smyth 1543, Scott & Clements 1518, T & M Morrow 1505, H Boyd 1500, Mrs M Smyth 1499, T & M Morrow 1492, H Boyd 1471, G McDowell 1466.

Ballymena & Dist 12/62 – G & A Eagleson 1525, W & J Smyth 1518, 1515, Blair & Rankin 1511, B O’Rawe 1495, W & J Smyth 1493, J Harris 1478, 1472, T R Alexander 1455, 1440.

Randalstown 6/80 – Stewart Bros 1517, 1456, H Boyd 1442, J Millar 1439, H Boyd 1424, J Millar 1423, H Boyd 1415, W & W Gilbert 1409.

Cullybackey HPS 9/106 – S Steele 1508, J & J Greer 1492, Reid Bros & McCloy 1490, S Steele 1484, Des Robinson 1460, S Steele 1457, 1451, J & J Greer 1451, S Steele 1451, H & R McCloy 1449.

Ahoghill Flying Club 9/76 – Young McManus & Sons 1505, 1497, 1493, 1491, 1469, 1468, 1460, 1455, M/M Robinson 1448, D Stevenson 1444.

Harryville HPS 10/66 – Wray & McFadden 1495, K & K Kernohan 1487, J Millar & Son 1476, J Rock 1470, A McBride 1468, B Ramsey 1463, R H Clements 1458, 1458, J Rock 1457, J Millar & Son 1456.

Broughshane & Dist 3/32 – J & N Simpson 1486, G Connolly 1478, 1477, 1468, J & N Simpson 1466, 1455, G Connolly 1449, J & N Simpson 1434.

New Antrim Amal 4/20 – MDC Magill 1483, C Moore 1483, 1474, MDC Magill 1465, 1463, 1452, 1451, C Moore 1444, McFall & McManus 1218. Well done to MDC Magill winner on a decimal point finish and a good race card as well.