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Gowran Park - 28/04/18

Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 9:22 am
by willie reynolds
Racing in the Mid Antrim Combine Area –

Best bird locally in the second race of the old bird season from Gowran Park was Alan Darragh, he had the Card of the Day in Cullybackey and his winner was timed at 12.08hrs recording velocity 1366 for the 158 miles to Fenaghy Road at Galgorm. Winner in Ballymena & Dist was last season’s Top Prize-winners J Eagleson & Sons, their 2 year old Blue w/f hen won last season from Fermoy finishing 2nd MAC & 11th Sect B. Last week’s MAC winner Paddy McManus had the best seven birds in Ahoghill Flying Club. The top places in the Mid Antrim Combine were won into Rasharkin, J & M Milliken on 1362 ahead of two birds for Danny Dixon.

Mid Antrim Combine Gowran Park – J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1362, D Dixon Rasharkin 1358, D Dixon 1354, J & M Milliken 1353, J & M Milliken 1346.7, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1346.6, J & M Milliken 1346.1, J & M Milliken 1345, W & J McLean Rasharkin 1344.8, McFall & McManus Ballymena 1344.7, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1342, J Rock Associate 1336, J Eagleson & Sons 1335.78, J Rock 1335.21, J Eagleson & Sons 1334. Champions League started here Sect (1) D Dixon, J Smyth & Son, Blair & Rankin and F G J Dickey. Sect (2) McFall & McManus, M/M Robinson, Hugh Boyd and Steele & McNeill. Sect (3) J & M Milliken, W & J Smyth, C Moore, Stewart Bros. Sect (4) J Eagleson & Sons, W J McLean, Young McManus & Sons, K Wilkinson & Son and N Percy & Son. The Old Bird Knock-out for all the racing lofts starts next week at Fermoy. Full details are with each club and listed on the website http://www.pigeonnetwork.com

W & J Smyth 1328, J Eagleson & Sons 1328, Stewart Bros 1327, J Eagleson & Sons 1327, Steele & McNeill 1327.

Ballymena & Dist Clubs Gowran Park

Cullybackey HPS 13/403 – A Darragh 1366, 1362, G Gibson 1309, 1306, C McIntyre 1292, 1280, J & J Greer 1276, M/M Sempey 1272, J & J Greer 1267, J McNaghten & Son 1263.

Rasharkin & District 11/317 – J & M Milliken 1362, 1353, W & J McLean 1344, Steele & McNeill 1327, 1317, W J McLean 1308, F Barkley 1305, A C & T Tweed 1301. D Dixon – 1358.44, 1354.49, 1324.92, 1324.82

Ballymena & District 12/330 – J Eagleson & Sons 1346, McFall & McManus 1344, W & J Smyth 1342, J Eagleson & Sons 1335, 1334, W & J Smyth 1328, J Eagleson & Sonms 1328, 1327, McFall & McManus 1317, 1317.

New Antrim Amalgamated – McFall & McManus 1344, K Wilkinson & Son 1325, McFall & McManus 1317, 1317, K Wilkinson & Son 1303, McFall & McManus 1300.

Harryville HPS – R H Clements 1340, J Rock 1336, 1335.

Randalstown HPS 9/305 – Stewart Bros 1327, F & J & G Dickey 1316, 1309, Houston Bros 1302, Stewart Bros 1297, W & W Gilbert 1294, F & J & G Dickey 1292, Stewart Bros 1289.

Ahoghill Flying Club 11/378 – Young McManus & Sons 1322, 1322, 1322, 1322, 1310, 1309, 1308, M/M Robinson 1308, 1308, 1308. Brooke Supplies 2 Bird Club – Young McManus & Sons 1308, T & G Balmer 1252.

Broughshane & District – T & M Morrow 1316, 1312, J Simpson 1306.