Farming Life - Wednesday 01/08/12
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:25 pm
NIPA Race/Date
Tullamore/Mullingar 28/07/12
The Coleraine birds were included in the Area Liberation from Mullingar with the NIPA Sect B, it was a lot better than the week previous from Tullamore when many birds were missing. Release on Saturday was at the early time of 9.00am in a Lt NW wind and the birds made light work of the conditions. Kenny Glass of the Windsor Social was best in town recording velocity 1365 and taking 1st in the Coleraine Triangle. Next best were the new starts D Coyles & Son from the Coleraine Premier getting ahead of Jimmy Hanson who had a top card returned. K Darragh has 1st in the Coleraine & County Derry (1312).
NIPA Sect A Clubs
Coleraine Triangle Mullingar – K Glass Windsor Soc 1365, D Coyles & Son Coleraine Prem 1334, Hanson & Harpur Coleraine Prem 1331, Hanson & Harpur 1331, Hanson & Harpur 1331, Horner & Scott Windsor Soc 1330, Hanson & Harpur 1329, Hanson & Harpur 1329, Hanson & Harpur 1323, R & J Parke Windsor Soc 1320, R McAlary Coleraine Prem 1317, R McAlary 1316, K Darragh County Derry 1312, K Glass 1312, K Glass 1311.
Coleraine Premier – D Coyles & Son 1334, Hanson & Harpur 1331, 1331, 1331, 1329, 1329, 1323, R McAlary 1317, 1316, 1305. D Coyles & Son win their first YB race. What a comeback for this partnership who have been out of the sport for 12 years - beating old Portstewart club-mate into second position!
Coleraine & County Derry – K Darragh 1312, T McCrudden 1297, 1295, 1288, D Dysart 1276, W & W Murdock 1275. Kenny Darragh and daughter Amanda are this weeks winner. Breeding of the winner is Jef Van Winkle from stock obtained from his good friend, Jim Barrons of Blackburn, Scotland.
Cookstown Social 6/150 – G & S Smith 1423, G Marshall 1407, J McCormick 1401, G & S Smith 1390, 1380, 1379.
Windsor Social 13/228 – K Glass 1365, Horner & Scott 1330, R & J Parke 1320, K Glass 1312, 1311, 1311, R & J Parke 1305, Horner & Scott 1303, 1303.
The second race of the young bird programme saw the birds at Mullingar, twenty miles shorter than the first race writes Billy Knox. Why twenty miles shorter? Who knows, only the powers that be at the NIPA. Speculation has it that the Section H birds that were released first last week somehow dragged or split the rest of the convoy by hanging around at the release point. So what you might ask as the Section H birds have been getting up the teeth for years and no one seemed to care much about them. Others say that the birds up the country hadn’t got enough training because of the poor weather and Tullamore was just too far. If that’s the case, don’t send your birds until they are ready to race, it’s too easy always point the finger of blame at the NIPA. And anyway, what happened to the two Mullingar’s that always started the racing off for the young birds; I didn’t hear too many people asking this question. I’m sure there are a lot of factors that have to be taken into account but surely the first priority must be the young birds themselves. If the consensus is that a lot of birds haven’t been trained properly, and you must admit the weather hasn’t been great for training, then why couldn’t the first race have been put back a week. I know this would have suited a lot of the fanciers up here. At just over a hundred miles, Mullingar is far enough, and many would say too far for our first young bird race. Maybe we should have three or four from Mullingar to give our young birds a good grounding before we race the you know what out of them later on. This would give a lot of fanciers the opportunity to catch up if training didn’t go according to plan and would be great schooling for the rest. Why are we always in such a hurry to flog the guts out of them?
Anyway, on to this week’s results and with west winds and torrential showers en route and at the home end, this week’s race was not going to be a stroll in the park if you were unlucky enough to get caught in the heavy rain.
NIPA Sect H Clubs
Derry & District 14/199 – B & K Reid 1295, 1291, 1291, 1290, 1290, 1290. Outstanding flying by Bonnie and Kieran, well done.
Foyle RPS – Millar & Doherty 1283, Paul Maxwell Snr 1276, R O’Reilly 1275, Sean McGrotty 1273, R O’Reilly 1269, James Gallagher 1267.
Limavady 9/191 – R Witherow 1237, 1193, 1186, W McIlmoyle 1167, H Crawford 1160, J Kerr 779.
Londonderry PRS 9/163 – Leo Flanagan & Son 1286, 1282, 1278, 1272, Noel Murray 1255, 1254.
Maiden City – Coyle Bros 1270, Seamus Morrison 1267, McGettigan Bros 1266, Dunne & Quigley 1260, McGettigan Bros 1260.
Omagh & District – K Armstrong 1300, 1286, 1284, 1193, 1184, 1166. Clean sweep for the Chip Man!
Strabane – J Gamble 1230, R McAteer 1220, G McGavigan 1212, J Gamble 1211, G McGavigan 1206, T McBride 1175.
Rock Flying Club – Gerry Toner 1272, J & R McMonagle 1264, 1259, Gerry Toner 1252, J & R McMonagle 1246, Jimmy Quigley 1238.
After the erratic race from Tullamore last week the local birds were brought back to Mullingar and released in an Area Liberation that included the NIPA Sect B birds and Coleraine. It turned out a lot better following the 9.00am release in a Lt NW wind, the birds made light work of the conditions and returns were very good. Best locally was Scott & Clements of Kells & District who timed two birds in 2 minutes around 11.00am to take 1st & 2nd in the Mid Antrim Combine where 2,200 birds were competing. The winner recorded velocity 1468 and was flying 101 miles. Mr & Mrs Sempey had the Card of the Day in Ballymena eight early arrivals including the winner timed at 11.05am flying 102 miles. The Blue Pied hen was racing to the perch, the best of their Lambrecht x Van den Brande family of birds getting trained by Tom McAlonan to Banbridge. Alistair Purvis has the top two places in Broughshane and wins the £100 Sale Bird. Danny Dixon has the two early arrivals in Ballymoney and Reid Bros & McCloy are 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Cullybackey.
Mid Antrim Combine Mullingar 87/2213 – Scott & Clements Kells 1468, Scott & Clements 1452, M/M M Sempey Ballymena 1446, A Purvis Broughshane 1444, A Purvis 1444, C Kennedy Broughshane 1439, G Connolly Broughshane 1439, T & M Morrow Kells 1437, D Dixon Rasharkin 1430, D Dixon 1423, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1422, Reid Bros & McCloy 1422, Reid Bros & McCloy 1421, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1419, D Craig Ballymena & Dist 1417, D Dixon 1412, D Dixon 1412, D Dixon 1412, D Dixon 1411, D Dixon 1411, Houston Bros Randalstown 1411, McAlonan Bros Ballymena 1411, D Dixon 1410.810, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1410, McFall & McManus 1410, S Murphy Randalstown 1407, McFarlane & Agnew Kells 1406, A & N Young Ahoghill 1404, L Mullan Harryville 1402, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1400.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Around Ballymoney Danny Dixon is best for the second week with 1st & 2nd Ballymoney HPS (1430) over 600 birds competing here, J Hutchinson & Son have 1st Dervock and 1st Ballymoney West Combine (1383). Harold Cubitt was 1st in Rasharkin & Dist (1393), Milliken & Barkley win the Nomination.
Ahoghill Flying Club 8/212 – A & N Young 1404, J Smyth & Son 1400, 1376, 1376, 1376, 1376, 1376, W Livingstone 1352.
Ballymena & Dist 15/377 – M/M M Sempey 1446, Blair & Rankin 1419, D Craig 1417, McAlonan Bros 1411, D Craig 1399, Blair & Rankin 1386, 1386, 1386, M/M M Sempey 1386, 1385.
Ballykeel Inv – M/M M Sempey 1446, 1386, 1385, 1384, 1382, 1382, 1379, 1378.
Ballymoney 19/655 – D Dixon 1430, 1423, J Connolly 1401, 1391, J Hutchinson & Son 1385, 1384, A & M Boyle 1363, G Wilson 1359, M Gamble 1357, A & R McAuley 1330. Danny makes it two out of two as he wins from Mullingar with a Mealy cock from his fast Van den Brande bloodlines.
Dervock RPS 5/123 – J Hutchinson & Son 1385, 1384, A & M Boyle 1363, R McIntyre 1322, A & M Boyle 1319, R McIntyre 1313, D & H Stuart 1284, 1284, D Devenney 1156, 1155.
Ballymoney West Combine 7/189 - J Hutchinson & Son 1385, J McDowell & Sons 1320, R J Elliott 1286, Brown & Stewart 1268, D Gage 1262, W Blair 1198, D Laverty 1188.
Broughshane 9/203 – A Purvis 1444, 1444, C Kennedy 1439, G Connolly 1439, C Kennedy 1399, G Connolly 1394, Mrs M Smyth 1381, J & N Simpson 1375. Alistair Purvis wins the Club Breeder/Buyer £100 Sale Bird. Breeding of the winner, cock Louis Cooreman from Derek Parr, hen Jansen from Jan Keizer.
Cullybackey 14/513 – Reid Bros & McCloy 1422, 1422, 1421, Russell Bros 1381, A Darragh 1366, 1365, S McKendry 1364, H & R McCloy 1362, J & J Greer 1361, W Scott 1352, 1346, B Herbinson 1331.
Crumlin & District 7/192 – Thompson Bros 1437, 1437, 1425, 1419, 1418, Fleming Bros 1398, K Galloway 1389, Thompson Bros 1388, Fleming Bros 1372, J & A Galloway 1350.
Harryville 9/204 – L Mullan 1402, J Millar & Son 1390, R H Clements 1378, 1378, L Mullan 1377, 1376, 1376, 1376, 1371, J Rock 1369, J Millar & Son 1364. Good winner for Lexi Mullan one of his Soontjen (A McBride) x Lambrecht (Red Star Lofts), 1st and 4 more birds in the result. Thanks to Bertie Blair for the special training.
Kells & District 12/234 – Scott & Clements 1468, 1452, T & M Morrow 1437, McFarlane & Agnew 1406, Surgenor Bros 1395, 1393, B Swann & Son 1392, H Boyd 1379, 1377, H Turkington 1375. Well done Davy 1st & 2nd. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – H Boyd 1305.
Muckamore 10/210 – E Thom & Son 1420, Bethel Son & McCullough 1403, F Todd 1397, 1389, T Patterson & Son 1383, G McStravick 1377, F Todd 1362, D J Thompson 1361.
New Antrim Amal 5/90 – McFall & McManus 1410, 1410, 1384, 1384, 1381, D Jackson & Son 1378, McFall & McManus 1372, 1371, Magowan & Maternaghan 1341, C Moore 1331. What an amazing week for Charlie McManus, great racing!
Randalstown 7/175 – Houston Bros 1411, S Murphy 1407, Houston Bros 1388, Stewart Bros 1384, 1345, H Boyd 1336, 1333, J Millar 1330, C Shaw 1177, F & G Dickey 1170.
Rasharkin & District 8/205 – H Cubitt 1393, Milliken & Barkley 1356, 1354, Steele & McNeill 1347, 1345, H Cubitt 1340, A C & T Tweed 1321, J & D Surgenor 1311. Nom Milliken & Barkley. Danny Dixon – 1430, 1423, 1412, 1412, 1412, 1411, 1411, 1410.
Martin Graham (Ballymena & Dist) has 8 x Late Breds for sale off his best racers and breeders from his winning family of Grondelaer and Willy Jacobs.
2 x The Duke a winner of 7 x 1sts
2 x The Mealy Cock a winner of 5 x 1sts
2 x The Show Man x The Belgium Hen sire of 2 winners and g/sire of the Bude winner in 2012
2 x Dtr of The Duke paired to a g/son of the Show Cock x Leading Lady. This cock was the lofts second bird in the YB Nat Penzance 2011
The Young Birds are £70 each or a discount price for all 8 birds to start a winning family. Tel: 07835 099155.
Homer will be taking bird photos in the Ballymena & Dist HPS Clubrooms this Thursday 2nd August at 7.30pm, bring along your top winners and favourite birds. Deposit required with all orders. Tel: 07538 238364.
NIPA Sect E Clubs Tullamore -
Armagh 14/456 – F McLaughlin 1569, P Campbell & Sons 1567, E & M Curran 1566, G & A Campbell 1565, D C & P McArdle 1561, P Duffy 1560, G & A Campbell 1556, D C & P McArdle 1556, P Duffy 1554, D C & P McArdle 1550. Armagh 2 Bird Club – P Campbell & Sons 1567, J Campbell 1473, M McGlinchey 1273, E & M Curran 1140.
Beechpark Social – C Reynolds 1577, S & J McCullough 1571, C Reynolds 1559, 1550, Dando & Bennett 1547. Beechpark 2 Bird Club – Dando & Bennett 1547, S & J McCullough 1525, 1499.
Blackwatertown 6/87 – R G & G Donaldson 1566, 1545, 1545, 1544, 1544, 1543. The United Lofts lads put a very convincing card in from their first young bird race. Their winner was Blue hen that is bred of a hen that finished 2nd Section from Roscrea in 2010, and a cock that they purchased in Belgium that was 26th Open & 7th Section from Rosscarbery OB National in 2010.
Bondhill – Davy Calvin 1578, 1577, 1576, 1576, 1576, 1575.
Edgarstown 15/503 – Buckley Buckley & Craig 1593, D Love 1575, O Forde 1574, P & D Stewart 1572, D Love 1572, W & K Stewart 1572.
Gilford & District – T Greenaway 1650, 1649, Hanratty & Mulvenna 1640, 1635, T Wilson 1634, 1632. Trainers – T Greenaway 1650, J & D Breen 1634.
Laurelvale 18/464 – F McCann 1617, J Trotter 1583, A Neill 1580, F McCann 1575, C Duke & Sons 1575, S & N Lester 1574.
Lurgan Amat – D McBride 1557, G Gillespie 1544, J P Nelson 1540, 1537, D McBride 1517, Metcalfe & Donaldson 1508.
Lurgan Social – D & B Lyness 1618, 1618, 1585, 1585, 1584, 1583. Clean sweep for the wee man with his Delaney Specials that he wins with every year.
Markethill 6/187 – G Hewitt 1557, A Humphries 1555, G Hewitt 1553, A Humphries & Son 1546, 1531, P McCall 1529.
Monaghan – P McFadden 1460, P Caughlan 1450, P McFadden 1440, P Caughlan 1430, W Walker 1417, B Corley 1417.
Portadown Inv 7/218 – A McDonald 1594, 1592, 1573, Hagan & Rowney 1571, 1571, W Cooke 1563. Allan chalks up his 10th x 1sts this year, this week a super 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Tandragee 6/231 – T McKinstry 1659, 1658, 1658, 1639, 1633, A Craig 1599.
Wilton Cross – C & J Ferris 1611, 1610.
Mark Foulis tops East Down Comb for second week –
Fresh from his success last week with 1st & 2nd Open Mark Foulis from Dundonald takes 1st Open for the second week on the trot from Navan, he was clear with velocity 1617 and almost 5,500 birds were competing. It was a close run thing for the runner up place with Roy Irwin of Dundonald just ahead of the Harper & Young team from Cloughey who won the East Sect. We had another big result for Gordon Bros & Sons, filling over half the Top 40 positions, their best bird finishing 6th Open.
East Down Combine Navan (2) 171/5,416 –
M Foulis Dundonald 1617, R Irwin Dundonald 1611, Harper & Young Cloughey 1611, R Irwin 1611, Harper & Young 1610, Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Cent 1607, K Rooney & Son Annalong 1607, Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 1605, Gordon Bros & Sons 1605, Gordon Bros & Sons 1604, Gordon Bros & Sons 1602, J Hall & Son Cloughey 1587, Gordon Bros & Sons 1587, J Hall & Son 1586, J Hall & Son 1582, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, J Young & Partners Dundonald 1580, M Foulis 1579, M Foulis 1579, M Foulis 1579, Gordon Bros & Sons 1579, H Young & Sons Cloughey 1579, Gordon Bros & Sons 1578, Gordon Bros & Sons 1578, Gordon Bros & Sons 1578, Gordon Bros & Sons 1577, Gordon Bros & Sons 1577, Gordon Bros & Sons 1577, Gordon Bros & Sons 1577, D Croskery & Son Annsborough 1573, R Hunter Ballynahinch 1573, D Croskery & Son 1572.
EDC West Sect 52/1538 - M Foulis Dundonald 1617, R Irwin Dundonald 1611, R Irwin 1611, J Young & Partners Dundonald 1580, M Foulis 1579, M Foulis 1579, M Foulis 1579, R Hunter Ballynahinch 1573, M & A Johnston Newtownbreda 1566, M & A Johnston 1566, M & A Johnston 1565, R Hunter 1564, R Hunter 1564, M & A Johnston 1561, R Hunter 1560, W Catherwood & Son Ballynahinch 1557, R Hunter 1551, M & A Johnston 1520, J Young & Partners 1511, J Young & Partners 1510.
EDC East Sect 119/3878 - Harper & Young Cloughey 1611, Harper & Young 1610, Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Cent 1607, K Rooney & Son Annalong 1607, Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 1605, Gordon Bros & Sons 1605, Gordon Bros & Sons 1604, Gordon Bros & Sons 1602, J Hall & Son Cloughey 1587, Gordon Bros & Sons 1587, J Hall & Son 1586, J Hall & Son 1582, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580.
East Down Combine Clubs Navan (2) –
Dundonald – R Irwin 1618, 1618, Mark Foulis 1617, J Young 1586, Mark Foulis 1579, 1579.
Cloughey 13/455 – Harper & Young 1611. 1610, Gordon Bros & Sons 1605, 1605, 1602, J Hall & Son 1587.
Annalong 14/540 – K Rooney & Son 1607, D McConnell 1544, 1544, 1530, K Rooney & Son 1520, C McVeigh 1520.
Killyleagh Central 12/337 – Gordon Bros & Sons 1607, 1604, 1587, 1581, 1580, 1580.
Ballynahinch – R Hunter 1573, 1564, 1564, 1560, W Catherwood & Sons 1557, R Hunter 1551.
Annsborough – D Croskery & Son 1573, 1572, 1572, 1572, M Croskery 1566, R McDowell & Son 1564.
Downpatrick 13/493 – R Connolly 1567, 1567, J Crossan 1556, 1556, 1555, 1542.
Newtownbreda 4/161 – M & A Johnston 1566, 1566, 1565, 1561, 1520, R & S Casement 1488.
Ballywalter SPC 9/312 – J Orr & Son 1528, W McMaster & Son 1499, J Orr & Son 1474, 1473, S Regan 1472, A & W Dorrian 1464.
Millisle & District 8/287 – R Strain & Son 1524, J & J Hollinger 1510, 1507, 1506, R Strain & Son 1497, 1494.
Crossgar 8/288 – McCartan & Woodsides 1472, S & K Duke 1467, A & A Cheevers 1466, McCartan & Woodsides 1463, 1463, A & A Cheevers 1463.
Tyrella 5/173 – C McManus & Daughter 1466, McSherry Bros 1462, 1461, 1461, 1452, 1451.
Ballylesson 12/241 – Mackey & Lockhart 1462, J Patterson 1457, 1456, 1456, 1455, 1455. Well done to Betty and Jeff McConaghie winning this weeks £200 Nomination.
Drumaness Mills – E McLaughlin 1452, 1451, 1451, 1450, 1449, J Kirk & Sons 1406.
Dundrum – A McNamara & Partners 1395, J Maguire & Partners 1390, A McNamara & Partners 1375, 1374, 1311, J Maguire & Partners 1303.
Tullamore/Mullingar 28/07/12
The Coleraine birds were included in the Area Liberation from Mullingar with the NIPA Sect B, it was a lot better than the week previous from Tullamore when many birds were missing. Release on Saturday was at the early time of 9.00am in a Lt NW wind and the birds made light work of the conditions. Kenny Glass of the Windsor Social was best in town recording velocity 1365 and taking 1st in the Coleraine Triangle. Next best were the new starts D Coyles & Son from the Coleraine Premier getting ahead of Jimmy Hanson who had a top card returned. K Darragh has 1st in the Coleraine & County Derry (1312).
NIPA Sect A Clubs
Coleraine Triangle Mullingar – K Glass Windsor Soc 1365, D Coyles & Son Coleraine Prem 1334, Hanson & Harpur Coleraine Prem 1331, Hanson & Harpur 1331, Hanson & Harpur 1331, Horner & Scott Windsor Soc 1330, Hanson & Harpur 1329, Hanson & Harpur 1329, Hanson & Harpur 1323, R & J Parke Windsor Soc 1320, R McAlary Coleraine Prem 1317, R McAlary 1316, K Darragh County Derry 1312, K Glass 1312, K Glass 1311.
Coleraine Premier – D Coyles & Son 1334, Hanson & Harpur 1331, 1331, 1331, 1329, 1329, 1323, R McAlary 1317, 1316, 1305. D Coyles & Son win their first YB race. What a comeback for this partnership who have been out of the sport for 12 years - beating old Portstewart club-mate into second position!
Coleraine & County Derry – K Darragh 1312, T McCrudden 1297, 1295, 1288, D Dysart 1276, W & W Murdock 1275. Kenny Darragh and daughter Amanda are this weeks winner. Breeding of the winner is Jef Van Winkle from stock obtained from his good friend, Jim Barrons of Blackburn, Scotland.
Cookstown Social 6/150 – G & S Smith 1423, G Marshall 1407, J McCormick 1401, G & S Smith 1390, 1380, 1379.
Windsor Social 13/228 – K Glass 1365, Horner & Scott 1330, R & J Parke 1320, K Glass 1312, 1311, 1311, R & J Parke 1305, Horner & Scott 1303, 1303.
The second race of the young bird programme saw the birds at Mullingar, twenty miles shorter than the first race writes Billy Knox. Why twenty miles shorter? Who knows, only the powers that be at the NIPA. Speculation has it that the Section H birds that were released first last week somehow dragged or split the rest of the convoy by hanging around at the release point. So what you might ask as the Section H birds have been getting up the teeth for years and no one seemed to care much about them. Others say that the birds up the country hadn’t got enough training because of the poor weather and Tullamore was just too far. If that’s the case, don’t send your birds until they are ready to race, it’s too easy always point the finger of blame at the NIPA. And anyway, what happened to the two Mullingar’s that always started the racing off for the young birds; I didn’t hear too many people asking this question. I’m sure there are a lot of factors that have to be taken into account but surely the first priority must be the young birds themselves. If the consensus is that a lot of birds haven’t been trained properly, and you must admit the weather hasn’t been great for training, then why couldn’t the first race have been put back a week. I know this would have suited a lot of the fanciers up here. At just over a hundred miles, Mullingar is far enough, and many would say too far for our first young bird race. Maybe we should have three or four from Mullingar to give our young birds a good grounding before we race the you know what out of them later on. This would give a lot of fanciers the opportunity to catch up if training didn’t go according to plan and would be great schooling for the rest. Why are we always in such a hurry to flog the guts out of them?
Anyway, on to this week’s results and with west winds and torrential showers en route and at the home end, this week’s race was not going to be a stroll in the park if you were unlucky enough to get caught in the heavy rain.
NIPA Sect H Clubs
Derry & District 14/199 – B & K Reid 1295, 1291, 1291, 1290, 1290, 1290. Outstanding flying by Bonnie and Kieran, well done.
Foyle RPS – Millar & Doherty 1283, Paul Maxwell Snr 1276, R O’Reilly 1275, Sean McGrotty 1273, R O’Reilly 1269, James Gallagher 1267.
Limavady 9/191 – R Witherow 1237, 1193, 1186, W McIlmoyle 1167, H Crawford 1160, J Kerr 779.
Londonderry PRS 9/163 – Leo Flanagan & Son 1286, 1282, 1278, 1272, Noel Murray 1255, 1254.
Maiden City – Coyle Bros 1270, Seamus Morrison 1267, McGettigan Bros 1266, Dunne & Quigley 1260, McGettigan Bros 1260.
Omagh & District – K Armstrong 1300, 1286, 1284, 1193, 1184, 1166. Clean sweep for the Chip Man!
Strabane – J Gamble 1230, R McAteer 1220, G McGavigan 1212, J Gamble 1211, G McGavigan 1206, T McBride 1175.
Rock Flying Club – Gerry Toner 1272, J & R McMonagle 1264, 1259, Gerry Toner 1252, J & R McMonagle 1246, Jimmy Quigley 1238.
After the erratic race from Tullamore last week the local birds were brought back to Mullingar and released in an Area Liberation that included the NIPA Sect B birds and Coleraine. It turned out a lot better following the 9.00am release in a Lt NW wind, the birds made light work of the conditions and returns were very good. Best locally was Scott & Clements of Kells & District who timed two birds in 2 minutes around 11.00am to take 1st & 2nd in the Mid Antrim Combine where 2,200 birds were competing. The winner recorded velocity 1468 and was flying 101 miles. Mr & Mrs Sempey had the Card of the Day in Ballymena eight early arrivals including the winner timed at 11.05am flying 102 miles. The Blue Pied hen was racing to the perch, the best of their Lambrecht x Van den Brande family of birds getting trained by Tom McAlonan to Banbridge. Alistair Purvis has the top two places in Broughshane and wins the £100 Sale Bird. Danny Dixon has the two early arrivals in Ballymoney and Reid Bros & McCloy are 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Cullybackey.
Mid Antrim Combine Mullingar 87/2213 – Scott & Clements Kells 1468, Scott & Clements 1452, M/M M Sempey Ballymena 1446, A Purvis Broughshane 1444, A Purvis 1444, C Kennedy Broughshane 1439, G Connolly Broughshane 1439, T & M Morrow Kells 1437, D Dixon Rasharkin 1430, D Dixon 1423, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1422, Reid Bros & McCloy 1422, Reid Bros & McCloy 1421, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1419, D Craig Ballymena & Dist 1417, D Dixon 1412, D Dixon 1412, D Dixon 1412, D Dixon 1411, D Dixon 1411, Houston Bros Randalstown 1411, McAlonan Bros Ballymena 1411, D Dixon 1410.810, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1410, McFall & McManus 1410, S Murphy Randalstown 1407, McFarlane & Agnew Kells 1406, A & N Young Ahoghill 1404, L Mullan Harryville 1402, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1400.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Around Ballymoney Danny Dixon is best for the second week with 1st & 2nd Ballymoney HPS (1430) over 600 birds competing here, J Hutchinson & Son have 1st Dervock and 1st Ballymoney West Combine (1383). Harold Cubitt was 1st in Rasharkin & Dist (1393), Milliken & Barkley win the Nomination.
Ahoghill Flying Club 8/212 – A & N Young 1404, J Smyth & Son 1400, 1376, 1376, 1376, 1376, 1376, W Livingstone 1352.
Ballymena & Dist 15/377 – M/M M Sempey 1446, Blair & Rankin 1419, D Craig 1417, McAlonan Bros 1411, D Craig 1399, Blair & Rankin 1386, 1386, 1386, M/M M Sempey 1386, 1385.
Ballykeel Inv – M/M M Sempey 1446, 1386, 1385, 1384, 1382, 1382, 1379, 1378.
Ballymoney 19/655 – D Dixon 1430, 1423, J Connolly 1401, 1391, J Hutchinson & Son 1385, 1384, A & M Boyle 1363, G Wilson 1359, M Gamble 1357, A & R McAuley 1330. Danny makes it two out of two as he wins from Mullingar with a Mealy cock from his fast Van den Brande bloodlines.
Dervock RPS 5/123 – J Hutchinson & Son 1385, 1384, A & M Boyle 1363, R McIntyre 1322, A & M Boyle 1319, R McIntyre 1313, D & H Stuart 1284, 1284, D Devenney 1156, 1155.
Ballymoney West Combine 7/189 - J Hutchinson & Son 1385, J McDowell & Sons 1320, R J Elliott 1286, Brown & Stewart 1268, D Gage 1262, W Blair 1198, D Laverty 1188.
Broughshane 9/203 – A Purvis 1444, 1444, C Kennedy 1439, G Connolly 1439, C Kennedy 1399, G Connolly 1394, Mrs M Smyth 1381, J & N Simpson 1375. Alistair Purvis wins the Club Breeder/Buyer £100 Sale Bird. Breeding of the winner, cock Louis Cooreman from Derek Parr, hen Jansen from Jan Keizer.
Cullybackey 14/513 – Reid Bros & McCloy 1422, 1422, 1421, Russell Bros 1381, A Darragh 1366, 1365, S McKendry 1364, H & R McCloy 1362, J & J Greer 1361, W Scott 1352, 1346, B Herbinson 1331.
Crumlin & District 7/192 – Thompson Bros 1437, 1437, 1425, 1419, 1418, Fleming Bros 1398, K Galloway 1389, Thompson Bros 1388, Fleming Bros 1372, J & A Galloway 1350.
Harryville 9/204 – L Mullan 1402, J Millar & Son 1390, R H Clements 1378, 1378, L Mullan 1377, 1376, 1376, 1376, 1371, J Rock 1369, J Millar & Son 1364. Good winner for Lexi Mullan one of his Soontjen (A McBride) x Lambrecht (Red Star Lofts), 1st and 4 more birds in the result. Thanks to Bertie Blair for the special training.
Kells & District 12/234 – Scott & Clements 1468, 1452, T & M Morrow 1437, McFarlane & Agnew 1406, Surgenor Bros 1395, 1393, B Swann & Son 1392, H Boyd 1379, 1377, H Turkington 1375. Well done Davy 1st & 2nd. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – H Boyd 1305.
Muckamore 10/210 – E Thom & Son 1420, Bethel Son & McCullough 1403, F Todd 1397, 1389, T Patterson & Son 1383, G McStravick 1377, F Todd 1362, D J Thompson 1361.
New Antrim Amal 5/90 – McFall & McManus 1410, 1410, 1384, 1384, 1381, D Jackson & Son 1378, McFall & McManus 1372, 1371, Magowan & Maternaghan 1341, C Moore 1331. What an amazing week for Charlie McManus, great racing!
Randalstown 7/175 – Houston Bros 1411, S Murphy 1407, Houston Bros 1388, Stewart Bros 1384, 1345, H Boyd 1336, 1333, J Millar 1330, C Shaw 1177, F & G Dickey 1170.
Rasharkin & District 8/205 – H Cubitt 1393, Milliken & Barkley 1356, 1354, Steele & McNeill 1347, 1345, H Cubitt 1340, A C & T Tweed 1321, J & D Surgenor 1311. Nom Milliken & Barkley. Danny Dixon – 1430, 1423, 1412, 1412, 1412, 1411, 1411, 1410.
Martin Graham (Ballymena & Dist) has 8 x Late Breds for sale off his best racers and breeders from his winning family of Grondelaer and Willy Jacobs.
2 x The Duke a winner of 7 x 1sts
2 x The Mealy Cock a winner of 5 x 1sts
2 x The Show Man x The Belgium Hen sire of 2 winners and g/sire of the Bude winner in 2012
2 x Dtr of The Duke paired to a g/son of the Show Cock x Leading Lady. This cock was the lofts second bird in the YB Nat Penzance 2011
The Young Birds are £70 each or a discount price for all 8 birds to start a winning family. Tel: 07835 099155.
Homer will be taking bird photos in the Ballymena & Dist HPS Clubrooms this Thursday 2nd August at 7.30pm, bring along your top winners and favourite birds. Deposit required with all orders. Tel: 07538 238364.
NIPA Sect E Clubs Tullamore -
Armagh 14/456 – F McLaughlin 1569, P Campbell & Sons 1567, E & M Curran 1566, G & A Campbell 1565, D C & P McArdle 1561, P Duffy 1560, G & A Campbell 1556, D C & P McArdle 1556, P Duffy 1554, D C & P McArdle 1550. Armagh 2 Bird Club – P Campbell & Sons 1567, J Campbell 1473, M McGlinchey 1273, E & M Curran 1140.
Beechpark Social – C Reynolds 1577, S & J McCullough 1571, C Reynolds 1559, 1550, Dando & Bennett 1547. Beechpark 2 Bird Club – Dando & Bennett 1547, S & J McCullough 1525, 1499.
Blackwatertown 6/87 – R G & G Donaldson 1566, 1545, 1545, 1544, 1544, 1543. The United Lofts lads put a very convincing card in from their first young bird race. Their winner was Blue hen that is bred of a hen that finished 2nd Section from Roscrea in 2010, and a cock that they purchased in Belgium that was 26th Open & 7th Section from Rosscarbery OB National in 2010.
Bondhill – Davy Calvin 1578, 1577, 1576, 1576, 1576, 1575.
Edgarstown 15/503 – Buckley Buckley & Craig 1593, D Love 1575, O Forde 1574, P & D Stewart 1572, D Love 1572, W & K Stewart 1572.
Gilford & District – T Greenaway 1650, 1649, Hanratty & Mulvenna 1640, 1635, T Wilson 1634, 1632. Trainers – T Greenaway 1650, J & D Breen 1634.
Laurelvale 18/464 – F McCann 1617, J Trotter 1583, A Neill 1580, F McCann 1575, C Duke & Sons 1575, S & N Lester 1574.
Lurgan Amat – D McBride 1557, G Gillespie 1544, J P Nelson 1540, 1537, D McBride 1517, Metcalfe & Donaldson 1508.
Lurgan Social – D & B Lyness 1618, 1618, 1585, 1585, 1584, 1583. Clean sweep for the wee man with his Delaney Specials that he wins with every year.
Markethill 6/187 – G Hewitt 1557, A Humphries 1555, G Hewitt 1553, A Humphries & Son 1546, 1531, P McCall 1529.
Monaghan – P McFadden 1460, P Caughlan 1450, P McFadden 1440, P Caughlan 1430, W Walker 1417, B Corley 1417.
Portadown Inv 7/218 – A McDonald 1594, 1592, 1573, Hagan & Rowney 1571, 1571, W Cooke 1563. Allan chalks up his 10th x 1sts this year, this week a super 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Tandragee 6/231 – T McKinstry 1659, 1658, 1658, 1639, 1633, A Craig 1599.
Wilton Cross – C & J Ferris 1611, 1610.
Mark Foulis tops East Down Comb for second week –
Fresh from his success last week with 1st & 2nd Open Mark Foulis from Dundonald takes 1st Open for the second week on the trot from Navan, he was clear with velocity 1617 and almost 5,500 birds were competing. It was a close run thing for the runner up place with Roy Irwin of Dundonald just ahead of the Harper & Young team from Cloughey who won the East Sect. We had another big result for Gordon Bros & Sons, filling over half the Top 40 positions, their best bird finishing 6th Open.
East Down Combine Navan (2) 171/5,416 –
M Foulis Dundonald 1617, R Irwin Dundonald 1611, Harper & Young Cloughey 1611, R Irwin 1611, Harper & Young 1610, Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Cent 1607, K Rooney & Son Annalong 1607, Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 1605, Gordon Bros & Sons 1605, Gordon Bros & Sons 1604, Gordon Bros & Sons 1602, J Hall & Son Cloughey 1587, Gordon Bros & Sons 1587, J Hall & Son 1586, J Hall & Son 1582, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, J Young & Partners Dundonald 1580, M Foulis 1579, M Foulis 1579, M Foulis 1579, Gordon Bros & Sons 1579, H Young & Sons Cloughey 1579, Gordon Bros & Sons 1578, Gordon Bros & Sons 1578, Gordon Bros & Sons 1578, Gordon Bros & Sons 1577, Gordon Bros & Sons 1577, Gordon Bros & Sons 1577, Gordon Bros & Sons 1577, D Croskery & Son Annsborough 1573, R Hunter Ballynahinch 1573, D Croskery & Son 1572.
EDC West Sect 52/1538 - M Foulis Dundonald 1617, R Irwin Dundonald 1611, R Irwin 1611, J Young & Partners Dundonald 1580, M Foulis 1579, M Foulis 1579, M Foulis 1579, R Hunter Ballynahinch 1573, M & A Johnston Newtownbreda 1566, M & A Johnston 1566, M & A Johnston 1565, R Hunter 1564, R Hunter 1564, M & A Johnston 1561, R Hunter 1560, W Catherwood & Son Ballynahinch 1557, R Hunter 1551, M & A Johnston 1520, J Young & Partners 1511, J Young & Partners 1510.
EDC East Sect 119/3878 - Harper & Young Cloughey 1611, Harper & Young 1610, Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Cent 1607, K Rooney & Son Annalong 1607, Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 1605, Gordon Bros & Sons 1605, Gordon Bros & Sons 1604, Gordon Bros & Sons 1602, J Hall & Son Cloughey 1587, Gordon Bros & Sons 1587, J Hall & Son 1586, J Hall & Son 1582, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1581, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580, Gordon Bros & Sons 1580.
East Down Combine Clubs Navan (2) –
Dundonald – R Irwin 1618, 1618, Mark Foulis 1617, J Young 1586, Mark Foulis 1579, 1579.
Cloughey 13/455 – Harper & Young 1611. 1610, Gordon Bros & Sons 1605, 1605, 1602, J Hall & Son 1587.
Annalong 14/540 – K Rooney & Son 1607, D McConnell 1544, 1544, 1530, K Rooney & Son 1520, C McVeigh 1520.
Killyleagh Central 12/337 – Gordon Bros & Sons 1607, 1604, 1587, 1581, 1580, 1580.
Ballynahinch – R Hunter 1573, 1564, 1564, 1560, W Catherwood & Sons 1557, R Hunter 1551.
Annsborough – D Croskery & Son 1573, 1572, 1572, 1572, M Croskery 1566, R McDowell & Son 1564.
Downpatrick 13/493 – R Connolly 1567, 1567, J Crossan 1556, 1556, 1555, 1542.
Newtownbreda 4/161 – M & A Johnston 1566, 1566, 1565, 1561, 1520, R & S Casement 1488.
Ballywalter SPC 9/312 – J Orr & Son 1528, W McMaster & Son 1499, J Orr & Son 1474, 1473, S Regan 1472, A & W Dorrian 1464.
Millisle & District 8/287 – R Strain & Son 1524, J & J Hollinger 1510, 1507, 1506, R Strain & Son 1497, 1494.
Crossgar 8/288 – McCartan & Woodsides 1472, S & K Duke 1467, A & A Cheevers 1466, McCartan & Woodsides 1463, 1463, A & A Cheevers 1463.
Tyrella 5/173 – C McManus & Daughter 1466, McSherry Bros 1462, 1461, 1461, 1452, 1451.
Ballylesson 12/241 – Mackey & Lockhart 1462, J Patterson 1457, 1456, 1456, 1455, 1455. Well done to Betty and Jeff McConaghie winning this weeks £200 Nomination.
Drumaness Mills – E McLaughlin 1452, 1451, 1451, 1450, 1449, J Kirk & Sons 1406.
Dundrum – A McNamara & Partners 1395, J Maguire & Partners 1390, A McNamara & Partners 1375, 1374, 1311, J Maguire & Partners 1303.