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Larne & District HPS – The Annual Monster Show will take place in the clubrooms at Old Glenarm Road, Larne, Co Antrim on Saturday 24th November 2012. Penning 10am – 1pm, Judging 2pm – 5pm, Prize Distribution 5.30pm. Entry Fee £1 per bird - Judges from Top Lofts.

Six Classes: Old Cocks, Old Hens, Young Cocks, Young Hens, Old & Young Bird Eye-sign (may be duplicated). Best In Show £100 and Best Opposite Sex £50.
Prizes For All Classes: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd – Bag Of Feeding , 4th Feeding Trough, VHC Hormoform, HC Grit & Mineral, C Tin of Roses.

There will be a Monster Show Auction – On offer a select draft of youngsters donated by local fanciers - £1,000 Prize-money to be raced for from Rosscarbery National or equivalent race and open to all NIPA Members. Mr Ryan Barr (Pigeon Diagnostics) will be in attendance to carry out any throat swabs & dropping testing.

Larne & Dist HPS Monster Show –

The Larne & Dist annual Monster Show was held recently. The team of judges who were given the task of picking the awards had travelled from the far north west of the country and included Jim Ramsey, Pat McLaughlin, Sean McGrotty and Eamonn Quigley. These fanciers done a fantastic job in picking the awards and on behalf of Owen Donnelly ( Club President ) and all the members of Larne & Dist I would like , through the column , to thank them for giving up their time and effort for judging the show . A great job was done and it was well appreciated by all concerned. Best In Show was won by T & K Mawhinney ( Donacloney ) with Best Opposite Sex won by Owen O’Neill & Son( Glenarm & Dist )

Results as follows : Y/C – 1st T & K Mawhinney 2nd Russell Bros 3rd D & R Turkington 4th VHC & HC R Mills & Son C W & N Gilbert.
Y/H – 1st & 4th T & K Mawhinney 2nd V Montgomery 3rd D & R Turkington VHC D & P Harvey HC Brown & Shaw C C Shaw.
O/C – 1st & HC T & K Mawhinney 2nd & 4th O O’Neill & Son 3rd C Shaw VHC D & R Turkington C C & L Woodside.
O/H – 1st & 2nd O O’Neill & Son 3rd Crawford & Robinson 4th D & R Turkington VHC C Shaw HC & C Brown & Shaw.
O/B Eyesign – 1st & 2nd W & N Gilbert 3rd Brown & Shaw 4th O O’Neill & Son VHC F Simpson HC Russell Bros C C Shaw.
Y/B Eyesign – 1st & 4th D & R Turkington 2nd D & P Harvey 3rd C Shaw VHC R Mills & Son HC D Donnelly & Partners C W & N Gilbert.

Steve McGarry NIPA Press Officer.