Winner of the Mid Antrim Combine this week are the Kells & District fanciers C & D Jackson. Davy who has the young birds in top form at present timed his chequer cock at 13.13pm flying 143 miles to the village. The winner is Stickers Donckers and is bred by Derek Parr. The Jackson lofts have had great success with the birds from Derek Parr having won 4 x 1st Combines last season with his birds, including 1st Section B Talbenny, 1st Section B Penzance and Penzance Classic and 1st Combine Castletown Yearling National. Mervyn Eagleson PO.
Mid Antrim Combine Roscrea 49/1453 - C & D Jackson Kells 1705, J Rock Associate 1697, R Service & Son Ballymena 1695, R H Clements Associate 1695, T & M Morrow Associate 1682, R H Clements 1681, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1678, Blair & Rankin 1677, H Turkington Kells 1671, F & G & J Dickey Randalstown 1667, S Crawford Kells 1663, S Crawford 1662, J Rock 1661, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1660, C & D Jackson 1659, S Crawford 1658, S Crawford 1657, A McBride Associate 1657, A McBride 1656, C & D Jackson 1654, Blair & Rankin 1654, R H Clements 1652, C & D Jackson 1651, C & D Jackson 1650, Surgenor Bros Kells 1650, J Miller Randalstown 1649, W & J Smyth 1649, Blair & Rankin 1647, Blair & Rankin 1647, A Shiels Ahoghill 1643
Combine Young Bird Points Top 5 (Week 3) - Danny Dixon Rasharkin 128, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 32, Harold Cubitt Rasharkin 29, William McFetridge Rasharkin 23, R H Clements Associate 22
The draw has been made for the Young Bird Knock-Out competition on the same basis as was used for the Old Birds. The race programme to be used will be decided when the NIPA meet to consider the remainder of the young bird season, it would be hoped that the final would either be flown from Talbenny or if that is not available Skibbereen National. Some of the opening matches include Danny Dixon v Chris Young, J Millar & Son v G & A Eagleson, Adrian Shields v Tom Young & Son, Harold Cubitt v R H Clements, Jimmy Rock v Stewart Bros, W & J Smyth v Hugh Boyd, Harry Boyd v A Barkley & Son, Martin Graham v F & G & J Dickey, A C & T Tweed v Gary Gibson, C & D Jackson v Blair & Rankin, Denis Craig v Freddie Barkley, MDC Magill v Young McManus & Sons, in all we have 32 matches and I will give more details later.
Ballymena Area Clubs Roscrea -
Broughshane & District HPS – Robert Wylie 1710, T & M Morrow 1682, Robert Wylie 1673, 1627, 1614, T & M Morrow 1591, Robert Wylie 1517, Valerie Cage 1483.
Kells & District HPS 7/245 – C & D Jackson 1705, H Turkington 1671, S Crawford 1663, 1662, C & D Jackson 1659, S Crawford 1658, 1657, C & D Jackson 1654. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – McFarlaner & Agnew 1627, A Barkley & Son 1581, 1544, C & D Jackson 1541.
Harryville HPS 10/254 – K & K Kernohan 1699, J Rock 1697, L Mullan 1695, R H Clements 1695, K & K Kernohan 1682, R H Clements 1681, J Rock 1661, K & K Kernohan 1660, 1660, 1658. Well done Keith & Ken Kernohan, winner was a gift from good friend George McDowell. Sire Mr Shelby, dam Vermerbergen bloodlines which have won all three young bird races.
Ballymena & District HPS 8/270 – R Service & Son 1695, Blair & Rankin 1678, 1677, W & J Smyth 1660, Blair & Rankin 1654, W & J Smyth 1649, Blair & Rankin 1647, 1647, R Service & Son 1639, J Eagleson & Sons 1639. Robert Service and son Robin have their fourth win of the season with a natural blue cock timed at 13.15pm flying 145 miles to Drumtara. Sire is their good Soontjen x Frans Zwols cock that won 5 x 1st for them. Dam is Lambrechts from D Gould of Anglesey in Wales. The Service team who are great workers in the club are having a great season.
Randalstown HPS 6/125 – F & G & J Dickey 1667, J Millar 1649, Stewart Bros 1618, F & G & J Dickey 1610, Stewart Bros 1578, 1535, F & G & J Dickey 1525, J Millar 1525.
Ahoghill Flying Club 8/325 – Adrian Shiels 1643, 1614, 1586, Young McManus & Sons 1581, 1576, 1576, T & G Balmer 1540, Adrian Shields 1539, J Smyth & Son 1537, M/M Robinson 1536. Brooke Supplies 2 Bird Club – T & G Balmer 1489, Adrian Shields 1486.
Rasharkin & District HPS 13/291 – W & J McLean 1570, J & M Milliken 1565, Steele & McNeill 1560, N Bradley 1518, J & M Milliken 1514, W & J McLean 1514. Danny Dixon – 1541, 1533.
Cullybackey HPS – J McNaghten & Son 1520, N & S Anderson 1492, G Gibson 1479, N & S Anderson 1474, 1467, J & J Greer 1463, G Gibson 1441, C & R McIntyre 1395, 1377, R Bamber 1329. This week’s winner from a difficult race from Roscrea with heavy rain is Iain McNaghten. This is Iain’s second race win of the season following his win in the first young bird race from Mullingar. This pigeon was bred off the Blue Pied hen that Iain won with last year during the young bird season when paired to a cock from Gary Gibson. Well done Iain, super racing
