Sennen Cove Yearling Nat - 16/06/19
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:12 pm
Mid Antrim Combine Sennen Cove - Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1377, M/M Robinson Ahoghill 1373, D Dixon Rasharkin 1326, McAlonan Bros Associate 1272, M/M Robinson 1224, McFarland & Agnew Kells 1208, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1200, H Boyd Kells 1198, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1150, H Turkington Kells 1123. Bertie Blair had the best bird in to the local area and also won 1st in Ballymena & Dist and 1st Mid Antrim Combine. The winning yearling red cock was timed at 1.03pm after flying the 331 miles to the loft. He was in the prizes from Talbenny a week earlier and was sitting on eggs with his hen in a small section of the loft. The cock was really keen and would beat up any other cock that came in to the section. The sire a Herman Ceuster cock from Premier Lofts was a gift from club-mate and good friend George Bell. The dam is Frans Myers from Paddy McManus of Ahoghill and has bred 9 x 1st including 3 x 1st Combine winners, 1st Open NIPA Mullingar and a Bird of the Year winner.

Bertie Blair holding his 1st Mid Antrim Combine winner in the INFC Yearling Nat flown from Sennen Cove.

Bertie Blair holding his 1st Mid Antrim Combine winner in the INFC Yearling Nat flown from Sennen Cove.