Skibbereen OB Nat - 21/05/22

willie reynolds · Post by **willie reynolds** » Tue May 24, 2022 4:30 pm

The first classic race of the season was the old bird Inland National from Skibbereen. The NIPA liberated on Saturday 21st May at 9.00am in fresh south westerly winds and a fast race was to follow. Best bird in the local area and 1st Mid Antrim Combine & 1st Section B was timed by John & Mark Milliken of Rasharkin at 13.04pm who fly 266 miles to their lofts. Their winning 2-year-old chequer cock is a son of Jackie Steele's top Lambrecht stock cock "38". Runner up in the Combine was Bertie Blair of Ballymena & District who timed at 12.59pm flying 260 miles to Chichester Park. Bertie's 2-year-old Lambrecht chequer cock feeding a big youngster has been the first bird to the loft in all six races this season and best results include 1st club & 12th Combine Tullamore and 5th club & 11th Combine last week from Corrin. Bertie's bird is bred down from the best of Jackie Steele's pigeons. Johnston Eagleson & Sons were next best with 3 birds timed in 42 seconds. Their first bird a 3-year-old blue pied hen is 100% Paddy & William McManus of Ahoghill bloodlines. Other winners included Sam Murphy the Kells winner for the fourth time this season on vel 1852, last week's Combine and Section winners Young McManus & Sons top two in Ahoghill on 1840, John Miller the Randalstown winner for the second week on the trot with a yearling blue chequer Leo Van Rijn hen sitting eggs 10 days and Alan Darragh the Cullybackey winner on 1808. Mervyn Eagleson PO.

Mid Antrim Combine Skibbereen Inland National 47/361 - J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1913, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1911, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1885, R J & W J Reid Rasharkin 1880, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1879, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1879, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1864, R H Clements Associate 1854, D Dixon Rasharkin 1854, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1852, S Murphy Kells 1852, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1840, J Miller Randalstown 1833, F Barkley Rasharkin 1828, S Murphy Kells 1828, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1823, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1822, S Crawford Associate 1819, S Crawford Associate 1818, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1813, Mr & Mrs Robinson Ahoghill 1812, F Barkley Rasharkin 1812, A Shiels Ahoghill 1809, A Darragh Cullybackey 1808, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1807, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1807, A McBride Associate 1803, D Dixon Rasharkin 1800, D Dixon Rasharkin 1800, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1796, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 1796, Gregg Bros Kells 1791, S Crawford Associate 1790, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1789, D Craig Associate 1789, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 1789, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1787, N & S Anderson Cullybackey 1787, N & S Anderson Cullybackey 1787, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1785.

Champions League Group Stage

Final group points after Skibbereen National & Gowran Park - Top 2 in each group go through to last 16 knock-out competition.

Group (1) J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 19, D Craig Associate 6, A Pervis Broughshane 0, J McNeill & Son Randalstown 0

Group (2) J Eagleson & Son Ballymena 204, Surgenor Bros Kells 33, C Moore Ahoghill 2, C Kennedy Broughshane 0

Group (3) F Barkley Rasharkin 49, Mr & Mrs Robinson Ahoghill 9, D Houston & Son Broughshane 0, R Service & Son Ballymena 0

Group (4) J & M Milliken Rasharkin 150, A Darragh Cullybackey 130, A Shiels Ahoghill 0, T & M Morrow Broughshane 0

Group (5) T Whyte Rasharkin 105, R H Clements Associate 29, J Miller Randalstown 8, H Turkington Kells 0

Group (6) S Murphy Kells 92, G Gibson Cullybackey 20, J Rock Associate 9, N Percy & Son Randalstown 0

Group (7) Blair & Rankin Ballymena 38, J & J Greer Cullybackey 11, Stewart Bros Randalstown 0, H Boyd Kells 0

Group (8) D Dixon Rasharkin 116, S Crawford Associate 84, C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 14, R Alexander Ballymena 0

Mid Antrim Combine OB Points Fancier of The Year Top 10 - Week 6 - Skibbereen National & Gowran Park

J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 204, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 192, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 150, A Darragh Cullybackey 130, D Dixon Rasharkin 116, T Whyte Rasharkin 105, S Murphy Kells 92, S Crawford Associate 84, F Barkley Rasharkin 49, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 38.

Old Bird Knock Out - Skibbereen National - Winners in capitals

N PERCY & SON v H Cubitt, A Darragh v BLAIR & RANKIN, J Smyth & Son v C McDowell, D Dixon v J EAGLESON & SONS, J McNeill & Son v S MURPHY, D HOUSTON & SON v D Robinson, T WHYTE v A Barkley & Son, S Crawford v J & M MILLIKEN, F BARKLEY v Balmer Young & Sons, Surgenor Bros v RJ & WJ REID, G GIBSON v G & A Eagleson, Mr & Mrs Robinson v R H CLEMENTS, Steele & McNeill v McFARLANE & AGNEW, Harry Boyd v W McFETRIDGE, A C & T TWEED v McAlonan Bros, T & M MORROW v W Jackson

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs Skibbereen

Ballymena & District HPS 3/29 – Blair & Rankin 1911, J Eagleson & Sons 1885, 1879, 1879, 1822, 1813, 1807, 1796, 1787, Blair & Rankin 1775. Great result for Bertie Blair winning his second race of the season. The winning 2-year-old Lambrecht cock feeding a big youngster has been the first bird to the loft in every race this season, and won the opening race from Tullamore. It's the best of Jackie Steele's Lambrechts and contains his famous "02" and "Quiverman" bloodlines. Johnston Eagleson & Sons next best with a 3-year-old blue pied hen of Paddy & William McManus of Ahoghill bloodlines. The hen won the club in this same race last season.

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J & M Milliken from Rasharkin, 1st Combine & 1st Section B