Beattie Open Evening 2015 -
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:24 pm
H Beattie & Son Open Evening –
The Seagoe Hotel in Portadown was the setting once again for the Annual Open Evening when they celebrate the achievements in the sponsored races in the INFC and NIPA during the old bird programme. They have been involved in both races for many years, the Friendship Nat from France was won by the late Henry Beattie and he always had a strong link to this particular race, each year the H Beattie & Son trophy is presented for the 2 Bird Average. Race winner in 2015 in a fast race from Quimper was M Maguire & Son from Millvale recording velocity 1796ypm. B Cahill from Skerries in East Coast Federation finished runner-up and G & C Topley from Laurelvale 3rd. The sponsors prizes were 1st 3 bags mixture, 2nd 2 bags mixture and 3rd 1 bag mixture.
They have sponsored the NIPA in many ways going back a long time, at present the Fermoy 5 Bird for Old Birds is the race choice, they present 2 bags corn for each 1st Sect winner. In 2015 the result was as follows.
NIPA Open Fermoy 5B Championship 421/1883 –
1-1D McKinstry Bros Dromara 1647. 2-2D McKinstry Bros 1644, 3-3D Doonan & McGuinness Dromore 1636, 4-4D Doonan & McGuinness 1630, 5-5D Russell Bros Dromara 1628, 6-6D S G Briggs Lisburn & Dist 1622, 7-1C Bingham & Seaton Derriaghy 1621, 8-7D McKinstry Bros 1617, 9-2C M & T Griffith Eastway 1612, 10-1G S Ogle Drumnavaddy 1609.
Best in each NIPA Section: Sect A 35/170 – J McCormick Cookstown 1537; Sect B 72/311 – B Swann & Son Kells & Dist 1555; Sect C 53/215 – Bingham & Seaton Derriaghy 1621; Sect D 41/190 – McKinstry Bros Dromara 1647; Sect E 101/462 – A Craig Laurelvale 1565; Sect F 26/108 – G & P Brown Corrigs 1576; Sect G 44/211 – S Ogle Drumnavaddy 1609; Sect H 35/141 – R Witherow Limavady 1442.
As well as the winners guests travelled from far and wide including good friend Robert Richardson from Scotland and guests from Dublin including Eugene Fitzgerald the INFC President. On the top table Cyril Beattie welcomed the friends, guests and award winners to the function and introduced son Geoffrey who he said had been working in the company for the past number of months and was now to fill the Manager role, he himself was stepping back to have more time to himself and with the birds. Sammy Briggs was present for the INFC Charity Show which he has been involved in almost from the start, getting near 40 years for the Show Committee and raising close to £400,000. The move to Lisburn from Belfast, took a bit of getting used to and over the last two seasons Sammy and the team have brought back the show pigeons, and stalls booked this time are at an all-time high. Show Date at Lisburn Leisure Centre is Saturday 5th December and raffle tickets out to most local clubs should be returned by that date. Two cheques for £1,000 each were presented to Newry Hospice and NI Meningitis who both replied giving details of their work.
After Light Supper the awards were presented for the INFC and NIPA both long serving Secretaries assisted Trevor Topping for the INFC and serving for as long as I have been involved myself, Fred Russell for the NIPA. Fred replied for the NIPA covering the season and looking forward to the new one, so far one race programme has been submitted and deadline date for this is the end of October. Eugene Fitzgerald replied for the INFC. Another fantastic night of celebration for H Beattie & Son, and very best wishes for the future.
M Maguire & Son from Millvale in Newry, 1st Open INFC Quimper.
McKinstry Bros finished 1st, 2nd & 8th Open NIPA Fermoy 5 Bird Classic.
Winner of 1st Sect D & 1st Open NIPA for McKinstry Bros, Dromara.
2nd Open NIPA Fermoy 5 Bird for McKinstry Bros.
8th Open NIPA Fermoy 5 Bird for McKinstry Bros.
Raffle winners from Larne, Rab Rea (l) and Brian McCammon.
Sam Briggs presents the INFC Charity Cheque to Newry Hospice.
The INFC Charity Cheque presentation to NI Meningitis.
Geoffrey Beattie presents the Quimper award to Tommy Mooney on behalf of winners M Maguire & Son.
Robert Richardson presents the 3rd Quimper prize to G & C Topley of Laurelvale.
G & P Brown from Corrigs won 1st Sect F in the Fermoy 5 Bird.
Alan Craig from Laurelvale won 1st Sect E in the Fermoy 5 Bird.
McKinstry Bros from Dromara had 1st Sect D and 1st, 2nd & 8th Open NIPA Fermoy.
NIPA Officials with Geoffrey and Cyril Beattie.
The INFC officials with H Beattie & Son at the Seagoe Hotel in Portadown.
The Seagoe Hotel in Portadown was the setting once again for the Annual Open Evening when they celebrate the achievements in the sponsored races in the INFC and NIPA during the old bird programme. They have been involved in both races for many years, the Friendship Nat from France was won by the late Henry Beattie and he always had a strong link to this particular race, each year the H Beattie & Son trophy is presented for the 2 Bird Average. Race winner in 2015 in a fast race from Quimper was M Maguire & Son from Millvale recording velocity 1796ypm. B Cahill from Skerries in East Coast Federation finished runner-up and G & C Topley from Laurelvale 3rd. The sponsors prizes were 1st 3 bags mixture, 2nd 2 bags mixture and 3rd 1 bag mixture.
They have sponsored the NIPA in many ways going back a long time, at present the Fermoy 5 Bird for Old Birds is the race choice, they present 2 bags corn for each 1st Sect winner. In 2015 the result was as follows.
NIPA Open Fermoy 5B Championship 421/1883 –
1-1D McKinstry Bros Dromara 1647. 2-2D McKinstry Bros 1644, 3-3D Doonan & McGuinness Dromore 1636, 4-4D Doonan & McGuinness 1630, 5-5D Russell Bros Dromara 1628, 6-6D S G Briggs Lisburn & Dist 1622, 7-1C Bingham & Seaton Derriaghy 1621, 8-7D McKinstry Bros 1617, 9-2C M & T Griffith Eastway 1612, 10-1G S Ogle Drumnavaddy 1609.
Best in each NIPA Section: Sect A 35/170 – J McCormick Cookstown 1537; Sect B 72/311 – B Swann & Son Kells & Dist 1555; Sect C 53/215 – Bingham & Seaton Derriaghy 1621; Sect D 41/190 – McKinstry Bros Dromara 1647; Sect E 101/462 – A Craig Laurelvale 1565; Sect F 26/108 – G & P Brown Corrigs 1576; Sect G 44/211 – S Ogle Drumnavaddy 1609; Sect H 35/141 – R Witherow Limavady 1442.
As well as the winners guests travelled from far and wide including good friend Robert Richardson from Scotland and guests from Dublin including Eugene Fitzgerald the INFC President. On the top table Cyril Beattie welcomed the friends, guests and award winners to the function and introduced son Geoffrey who he said had been working in the company for the past number of months and was now to fill the Manager role, he himself was stepping back to have more time to himself and with the birds. Sammy Briggs was present for the INFC Charity Show which he has been involved in almost from the start, getting near 40 years for the Show Committee and raising close to £400,000. The move to Lisburn from Belfast, took a bit of getting used to and over the last two seasons Sammy and the team have brought back the show pigeons, and stalls booked this time are at an all-time high. Show Date at Lisburn Leisure Centre is Saturday 5th December and raffle tickets out to most local clubs should be returned by that date. Two cheques for £1,000 each were presented to Newry Hospice and NI Meningitis who both replied giving details of their work.
After Light Supper the awards were presented for the INFC and NIPA both long serving Secretaries assisted Trevor Topping for the INFC and serving for as long as I have been involved myself, Fred Russell for the NIPA. Fred replied for the NIPA covering the season and looking forward to the new one, so far one race programme has been submitted and deadline date for this is the end of October. Eugene Fitzgerald replied for the INFC. Another fantastic night of celebration for H Beattie & Son, and very best wishes for the future.
M Maguire & Son from Millvale in Newry, 1st Open INFC Quimper.
McKinstry Bros finished 1st, 2nd & 8th Open NIPA Fermoy 5 Bird Classic.
Winner of 1st Sect D & 1st Open NIPA for McKinstry Bros, Dromara.
2nd Open NIPA Fermoy 5 Bird for McKinstry Bros.
8th Open NIPA Fermoy 5 Bird for McKinstry Bros.
Raffle winners from Larne, Rab Rea (l) and Brian McCammon.
Sam Briggs presents the INFC Charity Cheque to Newry Hospice.
The INFC Charity Cheque presentation to NI Meningitis.
Geoffrey Beattie presents the Quimper award to Tommy Mooney on behalf of winners M Maguire & Son.
Robert Richardson presents the 3rd Quimper prize to G & C Topley of Laurelvale.
G & P Brown from Corrigs won 1st Sect F in the Fermoy 5 Bird.
Alan Craig from Laurelvale won 1st Sect E in the Fermoy 5 Bird.
McKinstry Bros from Dromara had 1st Sect D and 1st, 2nd & 8th Open NIPA Fermoy.
NIPA Officials with Geoffrey and Cyril Beattie.
The INFC officials with H Beattie & Son at the Seagoe Hotel in Portadown.
