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Ballymena & District HPS: The club will be holding a Pigeon Moot with top guests at the Ballymena United Social Club, Warden Street on Thursday 25th October at 8.00pm. It’s a number of years since the club have run this sort of night and the venue should be handy enough for fanciers in this particular area, the town has always enjoyed good support. Supper is at half-time followed by a small sale of top quality late-breds from well-known lofts, and other friends of the club. Pay at the door, just £4.00. Guests attending from the East Down Combine will include Joe Cromie, Paddy Lue, Jackie Crossan and Rab Hunter, and Chairman for the evening will be Adie McCormick. Special guest will be Sean Diamond the CEO of the popular North Coast Classic One Loft Race based in Coleraine. Birds for sale are listed on http://www.pigeonnetwork.com, commission bids to Homer. For any further information contact Ballymena Chairman Tom McAlonan Tel:07561 417232 or Secretary Willie Reynolds Tel: 07538 238364. Dates for the Winter Show series will be set soon, they start on Monday 29th October with classes for Young Cock & Young Hen T/W and the Open Show will take place as usual on New Year’s Day which is Tuesday 1st January 2013. The annual dinner and prize distribution will be same weekend as last year, Friday 11th January 2013. Members should give their ring orders to Mrs Sempey. All the arrangements are in the hands of the clubs hard working Events Committee that meet on a regular basis.

Bird Presented by Danny Dixon, Ballymacaldrick Lofts

Black Cheq (h) GB12V 29154. This young pigeon is a full sister to “Heartbreaker” one of the best Lambrecht cocks to race in the NIPA. Winner of 5 x 1st including 1st Sect & 1st Open NIPA Tullamore and 1st Sect & 2nd Open NIPA Roscrea. Sire of 4 x 1sts, now going to stock. Only one bird the same way bred has been sold previously.










Bird Presented by Martin Graham, Sunnyhill Lofts

Blue Pied (c) GB12B 05052. Sire “The Duke” a winner of 7 x 1sts inc. 4 x Rosscarbery Nat, Fermoy 5 Bird and Tullamore. 6 x NIPA Open prize-winner. Dam “Norma” when paired to 1st Sect & 19th Open NIPA Talbenny YB Nat. Half Sister to “Sunnyhill Supreme” Bronze Diploma Winner in 2010.





Pair of 2013 Y/Birds presented by W & J Smyth, Ballymena & Dist

Nice gesture by Ballymena & District President Billy Smyth, and brother Joe to present a pair of youngsters from their top winning family of birds to be raced in 2013. Top Prize-winners last year this loft race the entire programme with great success. A pair of young birds presented last year to Mrs Sempey for racing both won prizes and both flew the Talbenny YB Nat, one of the birds finished 9th Club. The W & J Smyth loft among other good awards have won the NIPA Sect B (Irish Region) Meritorious Award in both 2011 and 2012 seasons.



Bird Presented by McAlonan Bros, Ballymena & District

Club Chairman Tom McAlonan has presented a bird the very best of his distance family, bred for stock a direct daughter of his Bronze Diploma winner “Tommy’s Delight”. The sire GB06C-27328 has flown the Yearling Nat & Kings Cup Vannes and won 2nd Club, 60th Open in the St Malo National.





Bird Presented by Paddy Lue & Son, Downpatrick

Another good friend of the club, Paddy Lue from Downpatrick presents one of his best a young bird bred from birds direct from Rudi Hendrikx (The Vet). The Grizzle Pied IHU12N-08392 should attract a bit of attention, P Lue & Son had another top racing season in both the EDC & NIPA where the loft won the OB Fermoy 5 Bird Championship and the Sect F Fancier of the Year in Old Birds.





Bird Presented by Blair & Rankin, Ballymena & Dist

Pick of the nest in 2013, 1st or 2nd Round, super donation by Bertie Blair. His YB Nat 2nd Open INFC Penzance YB Nat winner of 2011 paired with his own mother.

Sire: Cheq (c) GB11B 24535 flown Talbenny then winner of 1st Club, 2nd MAC, 2nd North Sect & 2nd Open INFC Penzance YB Nat at 328 miles. Breeding Frank Sheader Soontjen x Van Loon.
Dam: Blue (h) GB10V 12590 always stock purchased from Danny Dixon, Ballymoney. Breeding Coward Talbot Van Loon lines.



Birds presented by M E Lofts of M/M M Sempey, Ballymena & District

The most improved racing loft in the Mid Antrim area Martin & Elke after a best ever racing season have presented a pair of their famous Van den Brande for racing in 2013. Sire Mealy GB12V 25101 winner of 2nd Club & 4th MAC. Dam Cheq Pied GB12V 25103 winner of 1st Club & 5th MAC. Top racing pair of VDB.



Commission Bids to Homer. Tel: 07538 238364. Auction at Ballymena Pigeon Moot.