KELLS OPEN SHOW - Boxing Day 2009
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:05 pm
Kells Open Show - Visitors Lift BIS & BOS
For as long as I can remember the Kells & Dist HPS have played host to the big Mid Antrim Show on Boxing Day, in the past hundreds of birds were penned in the local Orange Hall, now the event takes place in their own clubrooms in the centre of the village. Despite poor weather conditions some 250 birds were penned this year, judges travelled from Ballymoney and included Derek McMullan, Albert Tweed and Tommy Rouke. The event usually attracts a lot of visitors and this year was no exception Alwyn Neill from Lurgan won Best in Show for the second year on the trot and T & K Mawhinney from Donacloney won Best Opposite Sex. The Open Show was a 3 in 1 event and class winners were Alwyn Neill in Old Bird T/W, T & K Mawhinney Old Bird Handled, Russell Bros from Cullybackey won both Eye-sign classes, Montgomery & Kirk from Ballyclare had 1st Young Bird T/W and Brian Swann for the local club had the Red Card in Young Bird Handled. Club Chairman Brian Swann thanked everyone who supported the annual show, the judges and the sponsors of prizes for both the show and the raffle. He invited the Show Secretary Alan Barkley to present the Kells & Dist Show Cup to the seasons winner Jeff Surgenor.
Results: Old Bird Through Wires – 1st & HC A Neill, 2nd A Barkley & Son, 3rd T & K Mawhinney, 4th T Shanks & Son, Reserve R Wylie, VHC W & W Gilbert, Commended J & B Balmer. Judge - T Rouke. Old Bird Handled – 1st, 4th & Reserve T & K Mawhinney, 2nd T Shanks & Son, 3rd A Neill, VHC H Boyd, HC J & B Balmer, Commended W & W Gilbert. Judge - D McMullan. Old Bird Eye-sign – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Reserve, VHC and Commended Russell Bros. Judge - A Tweed. Young Bird Through Wires – 1st & 2nd Montgomery & Kirk, 3rd & Reserve T & K Mawhinney, 4th & VHC J & B Balmer, HC A Barkley & Son, Commended R Wilson. Judge - D McMullan. Young Bird Handled – 1st B Swann & Son, 2nd & 4th T & K Mawhinney, 3rd & HC Montgomery & Kirk, Reserve J & B Balmer, VHC R Wilson, Commended A Neill. Judge - T Rouke. Young Bird Eye-sign – 1st, 3rd, 4th & Reserve Russell Bros, 2nd Montgomery & Kirk, VHC W Cowan, HC N Percy & Son, Commended W & W Gilbert. Judge - A Tweed.
The judges at the Kells Boxing Day show travelled from Ballymoney
and included Secretary Derek McMullan, Tommy Rouke and Albert Tweed.
The top winners at Kells, BIS for the second year Alwyn Neill (r)
with BOS Timmy Mawhinney.
Alwyn Neill (l) collects the Best in Show award from judge Tommy Rouke.
Derek McMullan (r) presents the Best Opposite Sex award to Timmy Mawhinney.
Len Russell (l) from Cullybackey won both Eye-sign classes at Kells Open Show,
judge Albert Tweed is included.
Victor Montgomery (l) collects the awards for Young Bird Through Wires.
Kells Chairman Brian Swann (r) won the Red Card in Young Bird Handled.
Show Secretary Alan Barkley (l) presents the Kells & Dist Show Cup
to Jeff Surgenor.
For as long as I can remember the Kells & Dist HPS have played host to the big Mid Antrim Show on Boxing Day, in the past hundreds of birds were penned in the local Orange Hall, now the event takes place in their own clubrooms in the centre of the village. Despite poor weather conditions some 250 birds were penned this year, judges travelled from Ballymoney and included Derek McMullan, Albert Tweed and Tommy Rouke. The event usually attracts a lot of visitors and this year was no exception Alwyn Neill from Lurgan won Best in Show for the second year on the trot and T & K Mawhinney from Donacloney won Best Opposite Sex. The Open Show was a 3 in 1 event and class winners were Alwyn Neill in Old Bird T/W, T & K Mawhinney Old Bird Handled, Russell Bros from Cullybackey won both Eye-sign classes, Montgomery & Kirk from Ballyclare had 1st Young Bird T/W and Brian Swann for the local club had the Red Card in Young Bird Handled. Club Chairman Brian Swann thanked everyone who supported the annual show, the judges and the sponsors of prizes for both the show and the raffle. He invited the Show Secretary Alan Barkley to present the Kells & Dist Show Cup to the seasons winner Jeff Surgenor.
Results: Old Bird Through Wires – 1st & HC A Neill, 2nd A Barkley & Son, 3rd T & K Mawhinney, 4th T Shanks & Son, Reserve R Wylie, VHC W & W Gilbert, Commended J & B Balmer. Judge - T Rouke. Old Bird Handled – 1st, 4th & Reserve T & K Mawhinney, 2nd T Shanks & Son, 3rd A Neill, VHC H Boyd, HC J & B Balmer, Commended W & W Gilbert. Judge - D McMullan. Old Bird Eye-sign – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Reserve, VHC and Commended Russell Bros. Judge - A Tweed. Young Bird Through Wires – 1st & 2nd Montgomery & Kirk, 3rd & Reserve T & K Mawhinney, 4th & VHC J & B Balmer, HC A Barkley & Son, Commended R Wilson. Judge - D McMullan. Young Bird Handled – 1st B Swann & Son, 2nd & 4th T & K Mawhinney, 3rd & HC Montgomery & Kirk, Reserve J & B Balmer, VHC R Wilson, Commended A Neill. Judge - T Rouke. Young Bird Eye-sign – 1st, 3rd, 4th & Reserve Russell Bros, 2nd Montgomery & Kirk, VHC W Cowan, HC N Percy & Son, Commended W & W Gilbert. Judge - A Tweed.
The judges at the Kells Boxing Day show travelled from Ballymoney
and included Secretary Derek McMullan, Tommy Rouke and Albert Tweed.
The top winners at Kells, BIS for the second year Alwyn Neill (r)
with BOS Timmy Mawhinney.
Alwyn Neill (l) collects the Best in Show award from judge Tommy Rouke.
Derek McMullan (r) presents the Best Opposite Sex award to Timmy Mawhinney.
Len Russell (l) from Cullybackey won both Eye-sign classes at Kells Open Show,
judge Albert Tweed is included.
Victor Montgomery (l) collects the awards for Young Bird Through Wires.
Kells Chairman Brian Swann (r) won the Red Card in Young Bird Handled.
Show Secretary Alan Barkley (l) presents the Kells & Dist Show Cup
to Jeff Surgenor.