MAC Fermoy - 19/08/17

[willie reynolds]

MAC Fermoy (1) – T & M Morrow Assoc Member 1571, F & G & J Dickey Randalstown 1552, F & G & J Dickey 1548, D Dixon Rasharkin 1544, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1541, J Eagleson & Sons 1532, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1531, D Dixon 1529, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1529, D Dixon 1528, F & J & G Dickey 1526, T & M Morrow 1526, D Dixon 1524, D Dixon 1524, J & M Milliken 1520.

NIPA Sect B Clubs Fermoy (1) -

Broughshane & District HPS 7/100 – T & M Morrow 1571, 1526, D Houston & Son 1478, 1463, J Simpson 1440, 1418, G S Johnston 1329, J Getty 1314. Marcus times a Lambrecht into his Kells loft from Fermoy in a strong westerly wind. Thanks to Alastair Purvis who gifted the bird.

Randalstown HPS 16/217 – F & G & J Dickey 1552, 1548, 1526, W & W Gilbert 1500, Stewart Bros 1479, Percy Son & Murphy 1460, H Boyd 1451, J Millar 1443, 1443, Stewart Bros 1436.

Ballymoney HPS 13/402 – D Dixon 1544, 1529, J McDowell & Sons 1508, S Laverty 1507, J Connolly 1501, J Hutchinson & Son 1489, 1489, J Connolly 1487, J McDowell & Sons 1482, D & H Stuart 1466, C McCook 1460, D & H Stuart 1460.

Ballymena & District HPS 14/341 – J Eagleson & Sons 1541, 1532, Blair & Rankin 1529, J Eagleson & Sons 1518, Blair & Rankin 1515, G & A Eagleson 1506, McFall & McManus 1502, 1502, Blair & Rankin 1499, J Eagleson & Sons 1498. Three wins on the trot for J Eagleson & Sons and with the same bird bred from a double MAC winner.

Rasharkin & District HPS 9/325 – J & M Milliken 1531, 1520, Steele & McNeill 1494, W McFetridge 1471, Steele & McNeill 1469, W J McLean 1468. Danny Dixon – 1544, 1529, 1528, 1524, 1524, 1517, 1516, 1516, J & M Milliken 1515.

New Antrim Amal – K Wilkinson & Son 1507, McFall & McManus 1502, 1502, K Wilkinson & Son 1498, McFall & McManus 1469.

Ahoghill Flying Club 8/200 – M/M Robinson 1500, J Balmer 1489, M/M Robinson 1485, J Young McManus & Sons 1461, 1452, 1452, 1447, Balmer Young & Sons 1438, J Orr & Son 1436. Brooke Supplies 2 Bird Club – Young McManus & Sons 1433, J Orr & Son 1415.

The Young Bird Knock Out reached the Quarter Final stage at the weekend race from Fermoy. Matches were - Mr & Mrs Robinson (Ahoghill) v Danny Dixon (Rasharkin), Blair & Rankin (Ballymena) v McFall & McManus (Ballymena), J Eagleson & Sons (Ballymena) v Harold Cubitt (Rasharkin), W & J Smyth (Ballymena) v Young McManus & Sons (Ahoghill). The Semi Final is Fermoy on 2nd September with the Final in Rosscarbery Nat 9th September. Semi-Final Matches are D Dixon (Rasharkin) v Blair & Rankin (Ballymena) and J Eagleson & Sons (Ballymena) v W & J Smyth (Ballymena).

Marking Arrangements for Cullybackey Centre – Money for Talbenny YB Nat will be collected on Wed 23rd Aug in Cullybackey Clubrooms from 8.30pm to 9.30pm. All birds race marked in Cullybackey Thru 24th Aug from 3.30pm to 6.00pm. All ETS clocks to be cleared of all races, T3 clocks ready after lorry leaves clubrooms.

Money for Rosscarberry YB Nat will be collected Tues 5th Sept in Cullybackey Clubrooms 8.30 pm to 9.30pm. Birds will be race marked Fri 8th Sept 3.30pm to 6.00pm. ETS Clocks to be cleared of all races, T3 clocks ready after lorry leaves.

Lost Ballymena Area IHU15 N-27280 blue hen, contact HOMER. Found PL11098-13/0385. Contact Ballymena Tel: 256 43004. BE17-6087743 bird found by non-fancier any know who owns this bird? Roy Bothwell from Lurgan has just moved some young birds, the best of his distance lines that in last 4 seasons have won 13th, 17th, 25th, 39th and 42nd in the Kings Cup plus the Triple Crown. Tel: 012 38 329548.