Mid Antrim Combine - Roscrea 20/05/12
Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 6:28 pm
For the Roscrea race the birds were race marked on the Saturday due to unfavourable weather conditions, and the race was flown on Sunday 20th May with liberation at 13.00hrs in a South East wind. The Rasharkin & Dist had a fantastic race and had numerous birds placed in both Mid Antrim and the NIPA Sect B. Steele & McNeill had already won the Rosscarbery Nat finishing 1st Comb, 1st Sect and 4th Open NIPA. Racing just 12 cocks on the widowhood they were best again from Roscrea 1st Mid Antrim, 1st Sect and just confirmed 3rd Open NIPA. A best ever weekend racing for the popular Rasharkin duo, their Blue cock, a Hartog bred by club-mate Davy Mairs is the best bloodlines from John Hall. Next best Milliken & Barkley had a super race card, four birds in the Top 10. Harry Boyd was 1st Kells & Dist (1577), R H Clements 1st Harryville (1575) with a Busschaert 4 year old Dark Cheq hen that had 2nd Club earlier in the season and won as a yearling, W & J Smyth had 1st Ballymena (1558), Russell Bros 1st Cullybackey (1555), Young McManus & Sons 1st Ahoghill (1552), and Chris Moore 1st New Antrim Amal (1530).
Mid Antrim Combine 82/1706 – Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1623, Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1597, Milliken & Barkley 1584, Milliken & Barkley 1582, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1579, H Boyd Kells 1577, R H Clements Harryville 1575, J Millar & Son Harryville 1573, Milliken & Barkley 1565, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1558, G Price Harryville 1557, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1555, G Gilmour Ballymena 1555, B Swann & Son Kells 1553, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1552, A McBride Harryville 1551, J & M Milligan Rasharkin 1541, J & M Milligan 1540, J & M Milligan 1540, Russell Bros 1537, R Alexander & Son Ballymena 1535, R H Clements 1534, J Ramsey Harryville 1532, T & M Morrow Kells 1531, G Connolly Broughshane 1530, C Moore New Antrim 1530, Milliken & Barkley 1529, L Davidson Cullybackey 1526, M/M M Sempey Ballymena 1526, A McBride 1525,
J Millar & Son 1525, R H Clements 1521, W & J McClean Rasharkin 1521, C Moore 1520, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1520, J Millar & Son 1519, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1518, G McDowell Kells 1517, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1516, Scott & Clements Kells 1515.
Mid Antrim Combine Clubs -
Rasharkin & District 10/174 – Steele & McNeill 1623, Milliken & Barkley 1597, 1584, H Cubitt 1579, J & M Milliken 1541, 1540, W & J McLean 1521, Steele & McNeill 1513. Steele & McNeill win their second race of the day from Roscrea with a Blue widowhood cock, a Hartog bred by club-mate Davy Mairs. Nom: J & M Milliken. D Dixon: 1607.396, 1579.471. Race sponsored by Noel Twaddle Contracts (Ballymoney).
Kells & District 13/231 – H Boyd 1577, B Swann & Son 1553, T & M Morrow 1531, G McDowell 1517, Scott & Clements 1515, 1513, Surgenor Bros 1512, 1510, G McDowell 1506, Surgenor Bros 1500.
Harryville 14/270 – R H Clements 1575, J Millar & Son 1573, G Price 1557, A McBride 1551, R H Clements 1534, J Ramsey 1532, A McBride 1525, J Millar & Son 1525, R H Clements 1521, J Millar & Son 1519.
Ballymena & Dist 13/214 – W & J Smyth 1558, G Gilmour 1555, T R Alexander & Son 1535, M/M M Sempey 1526, Blair & Rankin 1518, G Gilmour 1510, W & J Smyth 1509, T R Alexander & Son 1504, Richmond Bros 1499, G & A Eagleson 1492.
Cullybackey 8/277 – Russell Bros 1555, 1537, L Davidson 1526, Reid Bros & McCloy 1507, C McDowell 1506, Reid Bros & McCloy 1505, C McDowell 1501, H & R McCloy 1498, J & J Greer 1497, B Herbison 1488, J & J Greer 1485, B Herbison 1482.
Ahoghill Flying Club 12/231 – Young McManus & Sons 1552, J Smyth & Son 1516, Young McManus & Sons 1514, 1509, 1502, A & N Young 1492, J Smyth & Son 1483, T & G Balmer 1469, M/M Robinson 1462, T & G Balmer 1459.
Broughshane 6/163 – G Connolly 1530, J & N Simpson 1520, D Houston & Son 1505, J & N Simpson 1493, G Connolly 1472, T & E Service 1460, 1458, D Houston & Son 1444.
New Antrim Amal 6/146 – C Moore 1530, 1520, MDC Magill 1511, 1506, C Moore 1506, D Jackson & Son 1505, 1504, McFall & McManus 1500, 1497, D Jackson & Son 1494.
Mid Antrim Combine 82/1706 – Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1623, Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1597, Milliken & Barkley 1584, Milliken & Barkley 1582, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1579, H Boyd Kells 1577, R H Clements Harryville 1575, J Millar & Son Harryville 1573, Milliken & Barkley 1565, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1558, G Price Harryville 1557, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1555, G Gilmour Ballymena 1555, B Swann & Son Kells 1553, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1552, A McBride Harryville 1551, J & M Milligan Rasharkin 1541, J & M Milligan 1540, J & M Milligan 1540, Russell Bros 1537, R Alexander & Son Ballymena 1535, R H Clements 1534, J Ramsey Harryville 1532, T & M Morrow Kells 1531, G Connolly Broughshane 1530, C Moore New Antrim 1530, Milliken & Barkley 1529, L Davidson Cullybackey 1526, M/M M Sempey Ballymena 1526, A McBride 1525,
J Millar & Son 1525, R H Clements 1521, W & J McClean Rasharkin 1521, C Moore 1520, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1520, J Millar & Son 1519, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1518, G McDowell Kells 1517, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1516, Scott & Clements Kells 1515.
Mid Antrim Combine Clubs -
Rasharkin & District 10/174 – Steele & McNeill 1623, Milliken & Barkley 1597, 1584, H Cubitt 1579, J & M Milliken 1541, 1540, W & J McLean 1521, Steele & McNeill 1513. Steele & McNeill win their second race of the day from Roscrea with a Blue widowhood cock, a Hartog bred by club-mate Davy Mairs. Nom: J & M Milliken. D Dixon: 1607.396, 1579.471. Race sponsored by Noel Twaddle Contracts (Ballymoney).
Kells & District 13/231 – H Boyd 1577, B Swann & Son 1553, T & M Morrow 1531, G McDowell 1517, Scott & Clements 1515, 1513, Surgenor Bros 1512, 1510, G McDowell 1506, Surgenor Bros 1500.
Harryville 14/270 – R H Clements 1575, J Millar & Son 1573, G Price 1557, A McBride 1551, R H Clements 1534, J Ramsey 1532, A McBride 1525, J Millar & Son 1525, R H Clements 1521, J Millar & Son 1519.
Ballymena & Dist 13/214 – W & J Smyth 1558, G Gilmour 1555, T R Alexander & Son 1535, M/M M Sempey 1526, Blair & Rankin 1518, G Gilmour 1510, W & J Smyth 1509, T R Alexander & Son 1504, Richmond Bros 1499, G & A Eagleson 1492.
Cullybackey 8/277 – Russell Bros 1555, 1537, L Davidson 1526, Reid Bros & McCloy 1507, C McDowell 1506, Reid Bros & McCloy 1505, C McDowell 1501, H & R McCloy 1498, J & J Greer 1497, B Herbison 1488, J & J Greer 1485, B Herbison 1482.
Ahoghill Flying Club 12/231 – Young McManus & Sons 1552, J Smyth & Son 1516, Young McManus & Sons 1514, 1509, 1502, A & N Young 1492, J Smyth & Son 1483, T & G Balmer 1469, M/M Robinson 1462, T & G Balmer 1459.
Broughshane 6/163 – G Connolly 1530, J & N Simpson 1520, D Houston & Son 1505, J & N Simpson 1493, G Connolly 1472, T & E Service 1460, 1458, D Houston & Son 1444.
New Antrim Amal 6/146 – C Moore 1530, 1520, MDC Magill 1511, 1506, C Moore 1506, D Jackson & Son 1505, 1504, McFall & McManus 1500, 1497, D Jackson & Son 1494.