Big 2009 Season for Doagh & District -
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:33 pm
McConnells Lounge was the venue for the annual dinner and prize night for the local Doagh & District HPS, a real hot-bed of racing in the East Antrim area. Mr & Mrs Brian McNeilly won most races and were the top cash winners with £450. Total prize-money was £1,900, and total payout £3,600 a fantastic effort. The leading lofts were – M/M McNeilly, J & A Wilson & Sons, A & N Lewis, John Blair, Fred Simpson, D & N Smyth, S & A Leitch, M/M Suitters, J McGrugan & Son, Robert Wilson, William McClelland, Collins & Pursley, Wesley Cowan, Denis Tweedie, Elliott & McClean and Thomas Lorimer. Over the 21 club races 19 members sent just short of 6,000 birds. Wesley Cowan won £750 in the Rosscarbery Breeder/Buyer and from Talbenny Joe Smyth was the Breeder and A & N Lewis Buyer, both lofts won £480.
The A & N Lewis team racing with the INFC had the best bird in the Muckamore Centre in the Old Bird Skibbereen finishing 5th Open, this added to best again in the Young Bird Skibbereen finishing 7th Open won the loft the Charles Hunniford Memorial Trophy for Best Ave North Sect in both Skibbereen Nationals. Racing with the NIPA Mr & Mrs McNeilly who had a super season won 1st Open in the Fermoy race for young birds winning the S Montgomery Cup. They also won the Irish Region Trophy for NIPA Champion YB of the Year. Mr & Mrs D Suitters collected a Bronze Diploma with a bird that has won 14th Sect C & 50th Open NIPA St Malo in 2008 and 4th Sect C & 43rd Open NIPA St Malo in 2009.
Trophy winners for 2009 included:
J & A Wilson & Sons won - (Norman Rea Memorial Cup) Best Ave 2 x YB Nats, (Suitters Trophy) Lowest winning velocity cross channel, (Wilson Family Cup) Young Bird K/O, (Pattison Shield) Lowest winning velocity in young birds, (W Brown Cup) YB Average, (S LOrimer Mem Shield) Best ave last three young bird races, (Thomas Wilson Mem Cup) Best Ave first three races OB & YB, (Crown Shield) Sennen Cove/Penzance, (W Hutchinson Mem Cup) Ave Talbenny (1) & (2), Bude & Penzance, (J McGrugan Mem Cup) Last five old bird races excluding France, (McGrugan & Luke Cup) Best Ave Bude & Penzance, (Ashe Trophy) Talbenny YB Nat, (C & D Smyth Irish Champion) Best Ave all Irish Races OB & YB, (J McGrugan Cup) Best Ave Penzance OB & Talbenny YB races.
Mr & Mrs D Suitters won – (McConnell Rose Bowl) OB Average, (B McCammon Cup) Combine Ave, (McCalmont Shield) Best Ave OB & YB Nationals, (Kane Cup) B est Ave all Nationals, (Mairs Trophy) OB National, (McAdam Mem Trophy) Best Ave last three longest OB Races, (Catherwood Cup) Cross Channel Average, (McManus Glass Trophy) First bird timed by a member in Kings Cup.
Mr & Mrs B McNeilly won – (Colin Agnew Cup) Rosscarbery YB Nat, (D B Mairs Trophy) Ace Pigeon over 200 Miles, (J Wilson Cup) Best Ave four Wexford races or equivalent.
Anthony & Norman Lewis won – (Montgomery & Todd Rose Bowl) OB Inland Ave, (A W Drennan Trophy) Rosscarbery OB Nat, (N Logan Mem Shield) Pilmore (2) OB.
Fred Simpson won – (Sammy Robinson Cup) All YB Races excluding Nationals, (J Gardiner Cup) Most Points in Club Shows.
John Blair won – (J Montgomery Cup) Best Ave Talbenny (1) & (2) OB races, (Bell Trophy) 1st Bude. Sammy & Alan Leitch won – (Benny Craig Cup) Old Bird K/O. William McClelland won – (J Kincaid Mem Shield) Talbenny (2) OB. Robert Wilson won – (Novice Cup) Best Novice 2009.
Some racing highlights included the following.
M/M B McNeilly: 1st Sect & 1st Open NIPA Fermoy 955/21,309 doing velocity 1688, 2nd Sect & 2nd Open NIPA Roscrea 1,082/28,663 doing velocity 1749 best by decimal, 4th, 5th & 6th Sect C Fermoy 5 Bird also 4th Sect & 22nd Open NIPA Fermoy 693/11,797 doing velocity 1798. YB of the Year in the NIPA.
M/M D Suitters: 12th Open INFC Kings Cup Plaudren Vannes winning £1,043 at 500 miles, 4th Sect C & 43rd Open NIPA St Malo OB National, won OBA, CCA and Comb Ave in Doagh & Dist and NIPA Bronze Diploma.
A & N Lewis: 4th North Sect & 4th Open INFC Skibbereen OB Nat 492/3,755 doing velocity 1619 and 7th North Sect & 7th Open INFC Skibbereen YB Nat 411/3,118 doing velocity 1537 winning total £510. Won Charles Hunniford Trophy in INFC and OB Inland Ave in Doagh & Dist.
Fred Simpson: 3rd & 4th Sect and 5th & 6th Open Roscrea. J & A Wilson & Sons: 3rd Sect & 20th Open Talbenny YB Nat, 3rd Sect & 31st Open Fermoy 5 Bird, 5th Sect Talbenny OB etc. Won YB Ave in Doagh & Dist. William McClelland: 5th Sect Talbenny OB. D & N Smyth: 7th, 8th & 9th Sect Fermoy OB.
In the 2009 Racing Season M/M B McNeilly won 8 x 1sts followed by J & A Wilson & Sons 6 x 1sts, A & N Lewis 3 x 1sts, M/M D Suitters 2 x 1sts and one win each for John Blair and William McClelland. A great season all round for Doagh & District and sorry it took so long to have it covered.
Doagh & District HPS will be having their Annual Moot in McConnells of Doagh on the 8th January, a date for the diary. The panel will be Brian & Ricky Hogg of Newtownbreda, East Down Combine Fancier of the Year 2004 and 2005, J & J Hollinger (Millisle) one of Irelands top long distance fliers, and Davy Campbell of Campbell & Bigger, (Glengormley), NIPA Section C Fancier of the Year 2008 and 2009. UK rep for Benzing will also be there giving a ETS demonstration and anyone wishing to purchase the Benzing ETS will be able to at the price of £198. There will also be a light supper and ballot, £5.00 per head to pay at door.
Members, guests and friends at the annual dinner and prize night
held in McConnells Lounge, Doagh.
Mr & Mrs McNeilly had the Champion YB of the Year in the NIPA.
Mr & Mrs Davy Suitters won an NIPA Bronze Diploma
A & N Lewis were very worthy winners of the Charles Hunniford Memorial Trophy,
two super races from Skibbereen.
The J & A Wilson & Sons team won 6 x 1sts and YB Average.
The officals and prize-winners at Doagh & District 2009.
Anthony & Norman Lewis collect awards at Doagh & Dist
Mr & Mrs Suitters with the France Cup at Doagh & District.
The A & N Lewis team racing with the INFC had the best bird in the Muckamore Centre in the Old Bird Skibbereen finishing 5th Open, this added to best again in the Young Bird Skibbereen finishing 7th Open won the loft the Charles Hunniford Memorial Trophy for Best Ave North Sect in both Skibbereen Nationals. Racing with the NIPA Mr & Mrs McNeilly who had a super season won 1st Open in the Fermoy race for young birds winning the S Montgomery Cup. They also won the Irish Region Trophy for NIPA Champion YB of the Year. Mr & Mrs D Suitters collected a Bronze Diploma with a bird that has won 14th Sect C & 50th Open NIPA St Malo in 2008 and 4th Sect C & 43rd Open NIPA St Malo in 2009.
Trophy winners for 2009 included:
J & A Wilson & Sons won - (Norman Rea Memorial Cup) Best Ave 2 x YB Nats, (Suitters Trophy) Lowest winning velocity cross channel, (Wilson Family Cup) Young Bird K/O, (Pattison Shield) Lowest winning velocity in young birds, (W Brown Cup) YB Average, (S LOrimer Mem Shield) Best ave last three young bird races, (Thomas Wilson Mem Cup) Best Ave first three races OB & YB, (Crown Shield) Sennen Cove/Penzance, (W Hutchinson Mem Cup) Ave Talbenny (1) & (2), Bude & Penzance, (J McGrugan Mem Cup) Last five old bird races excluding France, (McGrugan & Luke Cup) Best Ave Bude & Penzance, (Ashe Trophy) Talbenny YB Nat, (C & D Smyth Irish Champion) Best Ave all Irish Races OB & YB, (J McGrugan Cup) Best Ave Penzance OB & Talbenny YB races.
Mr & Mrs D Suitters won – (McConnell Rose Bowl) OB Average, (B McCammon Cup) Combine Ave, (McCalmont Shield) Best Ave OB & YB Nationals, (Kane Cup) B est Ave all Nationals, (Mairs Trophy) OB National, (McAdam Mem Trophy) Best Ave last three longest OB Races, (Catherwood Cup) Cross Channel Average, (McManus Glass Trophy) First bird timed by a member in Kings Cup.
Mr & Mrs B McNeilly won – (Colin Agnew Cup) Rosscarbery YB Nat, (D B Mairs Trophy) Ace Pigeon over 200 Miles, (J Wilson Cup) Best Ave four Wexford races or equivalent.
Anthony & Norman Lewis won – (Montgomery & Todd Rose Bowl) OB Inland Ave, (A W Drennan Trophy) Rosscarbery OB Nat, (N Logan Mem Shield) Pilmore (2) OB.
Fred Simpson won – (Sammy Robinson Cup) All YB Races excluding Nationals, (J Gardiner Cup) Most Points in Club Shows.
John Blair won – (J Montgomery Cup) Best Ave Talbenny (1) & (2) OB races, (Bell Trophy) 1st Bude. Sammy & Alan Leitch won – (Benny Craig Cup) Old Bird K/O. William McClelland won – (J Kincaid Mem Shield) Talbenny (2) OB. Robert Wilson won – (Novice Cup) Best Novice 2009.
Some racing highlights included the following.
M/M B McNeilly: 1st Sect & 1st Open NIPA Fermoy 955/21,309 doing velocity 1688, 2nd Sect & 2nd Open NIPA Roscrea 1,082/28,663 doing velocity 1749 best by decimal, 4th, 5th & 6th Sect C Fermoy 5 Bird also 4th Sect & 22nd Open NIPA Fermoy 693/11,797 doing velocity 1798. YB of the Year in the NIPA.
M/M D Suitters: 12th Open INFC Kings Cup Plaudren Vannes winning £1,043 at 500 miles, 4th Sect C & 43rd Open NIPA St Malo OB National, won OBA, CCA and Comb Ave in Doagh & Dist and NIPA Bronze Diploma.
A & N Lewis: 4th North Sect & 4th Open INFC Skibbereen OB Nat 492/3,755 doing velocity 1619 and 7th North Sect & 7th Open INFC Skibbereen YB Nat 411/3,118 doing velocity 1537 winning total £510. Won Charles Hunniford Trophy in INFC and OB Inland Ave in Doagh & Dist.
Fred Simpson: 3rd & 4th Sect and 5th & 6th Open Roscrea. J & A Wilson & Sons: 3rd Sect & 20th Open Talbenny YB Nat, 3rd Sect & 31st Open Fermoy 5 Bird, 5th Sect Talbenny OB etc. Won YB Ave in Doagh & Dist. William McClelland: 5th Sect Talbenny OB. D & N Smyth: 7th, 8th & 9th Sect Fermoy OB.
In the 2009 Racing Season M/M B McNeilly won 8 x 1sts followed by J & A Wilson & Sons 6 x 1sts, A & N Lewis 3 x 1sts, M/M D Suitters 2 x 1sts and one win each for John Blair and William McClelland. A great season all round for Doagh & District and sorry it took so long to have it covered.
Doagh & District HPS will be having their Annual Moot in McConnells of Doagh on the 8th January, a date for the diary. The panel will be Brian & Ricky Hogg of Newtownbreda, East Down Combine Fancier of the Year 2004 and 2005, J & J Hollinger (Millisle) one of Irelands top long distance fliers, and Davy Campbell of Campbell & Bigger, (Glengormley), NIPA Section C Fancier of the Year 2008 and 2009. UK rep for Benzing will also be there giving a ETS demonstration and anyone wishing to purchase the Benzing ETS will be able to at the price of £198. There will also be a light supper and ballot, £5.00 per head to pay at door.
Members, guests and friends at the annual dinner and prize night
held in McConnells Lounge, Doagh.
Mr & Mrs McNeilly had the Champion YB of the Year in the NIPA.
Mr & Mrs Davy Suitters won an NIPA Bronze Diploma
A & N Lewis were very worthy winners of the Charles Hunniford Memorial Trophy,
two super races from Skibbereen.
The J & A Wilson & Sons team won 6 x 1sts and YB Average.
The officals and prize-winners at Doagh & District 2009.
Anthony & Norman Lewis collect awards at Doagh & Dist
Mr & Mrs Suitters with the France Cup at Doagh & District.