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The final race of the year will be flown from Skibbereen, the INFC birds were race marked in Lisburn on Thursday, it was a slow start and the usual busy finish and another good entry travelled to County Cork. There is a little bit of concern regarding the weather on Saturday and a Friday liberation is being looked at. We will update here later today.

Liberation in Skibbereen has been confirmed as 11.30am on Friday 18th September, wind at release Light & Variable. 411 members sent 3,118 birds competing for £16,969 in pools and prizes. Members using Banbridge Centre should return clocks as early as possible due to another function, within 2 hours would be appreciated. Stopped Clocks contact numbers. Banbridge – Ivan Mawhinney Tel: 07761229147, Muckamore - Bobby Bethel Tel: 07732653580, Lisburn - Mervyn Gibson Tel: (028) 92 604346. Good Luck to all.

Latest Update is that the probable winner is Davy Hutchinson from Ashfield recording velocity 1556, two yards clear from the Donnelly Bros of Newry City who won 1st Open INFC Penzance and 2nd Open NIPA Rosscarbery in the last 10 days.

Prov Top 10 – Hutchinson Bros Ashfield 1556, Donnelly Bros Newry City 1554, H Beattie & Son Laurelvale 1540, D Calvin Bondhill 1538, A & N Lewis Doagh & Dist 1537, D & J Armstrong & Son Carrick & Dist 1535, J Greenaway Hills & Maze 1534, J Brown Lurgan 1531.8, J Douglas & Son Lurgan Soc 1531.7, W & R Evans & Leahy Kingswood 1531.3. Best reported in the South Sect is Tom Nelson Dublin 1460.

Muckamore Centre – A & N Lewis Doagh & Dist 1537, D & J Armstrong & Son Carrick & Dist 1535, Baxter & Holden Larne & Dist 1527, G K & I Moxham Larne & Dist 1527, Bingham & Seaton Ligoniel 1502, Fleming Bros Crumlin 1499, J McErlean Alexandra 1478, M/M B McNeilly Doagh & Dist 1477, D Dixon Ballymoney 1476, D Dixon 1476, Calderwood & Waite Shankill & Dist 1476, D Dixon 1475, D & J Campbell & Bigger Glengormley 1474, M/M B McNeilly 1472, M/M B McNeilly 1472, M/M G Robinson Carrick Soc 1472, M/M G Robinson 1472, R McMeekin Kingsmoss 1469, F Simpson Doagh & Dist 1466, D & J Campbell & Bigger 1457.

Mid Antrim Combine Skibbereen YB Nat – D Dixon Rasharkin 1476, D Dixon 1476, D Dixon 1475, D Dixon 1454, G Gibson Cullybackey 1439, A & N Young Ahoghill 1438, D Dixon 1374, G Gibson 1372, G Gibson 1371, T R Alexander & Son Harryville 1371, D Dixon 1370, D Dixon 1363, D Dixon 1355, G Gibson 1351, S Steele Cullybackey 1350, H Turkington Kells 1349, Scott & Clements Kells 1348, J Orr & Son Ahoghill 1341, A & N Young 1336, H Turkington 1335, A & N Young 1320, S Steele 1315, T R Alexander & Son 1305, S Steele 1293, G Connolly Harryville 1289, G Connolly 1268, M Graham Ballymena & Dist 1265, M Graham 1260, J Orr & Son 1238, G Gibson 1201, B O’Rawe Basllymena & Dist 1189, G & A Eagleson Broughshane 1176.