Plougastel OB Nat - Friday 28/06/24
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2024 8:51 am
JOURNEY’S END - N.I.P.A NOTES – SECTIONS C, D, F, & G
The Big Finale of the Mighty N.I.P.A. Old Bird Season was from Plougastel in North West France. Hampering took place in fanciers allocated Centres on Tuesday the 25th of June to make the trip from Ireland to France with a Liberation scheduled for Friday the 28th of June. A total of 321 Members sent 1,371 Birds to Plougastel for the Big Blue Ribbon race of the N.I.P.A. Old Bird Season. The Birds were liberated at 7:00AM in a Light North West Wind at the liberation point with good conditions. Its always a tough ask for the birds with that much Mileage to face and obstacles along the way.
‘BRACKEN FIELD JOE’ BRINGS HOME GOLD FROM FRANCE
The Winning Bird from the N.I.P.A. Blue Riband Race from Plougastel in France belongs to Brendan Chambers of Ballyholland H.P.S in Section G.
Brendan has named his Champion Bird as ‘Bracken Field Joe’ And will be on the front cover of Ladies Night 2024 along with all Section G Section Diplomas. Brendan Pictured proudly displaying his National Winner a 3 year old Blue Cheq Cock. Breeding is from the House of Aarden Padfields Invincible and Jellema. He flew a total of 409 Miles across 2 Channels in 10 Hours and 23 Minutes clocking in a Velocity of 1155ymp. Brendan Wins 1stNational 1,371 Birds, 1st Section G 154 Birds, 1st Newry Centre, 1st N/S Fed, 1st Ballyholland H.P.S. And last year this same Winner Finished 14th National St. Malo from 1,309 Birds, 3rd Section G 142 Birds, 3rd Newry Centre, 3rdN/S Fed, 2nd Ballyholland H.P.S. Now being twice in the prizes from the two N.I.P.A. French National Races receives a Bronze Award an outstanding pigeon.
Many Congratulations to Brendan Chambers on claiming 1st N.I.P.A. National from Plougastel.
Also, Many Congratulations to 2ndOpen J&D Braniff of Glen H.P.S. in Section C.
And Congratulations to 3rdOpen Larkin Bros of The Meadows H.P.S. in Section E
SECTION C REPORT
The Winner of Section C (53/255) from Plougastel was J&D Braniff of Glen H.P.S. The partnership has been in top form all season long obtaining fantastic results from start to finish. Joe & David Win another prestigious award of 1st & 2ndSection C Winners from France (255 Birds) and a fantastic result overall in the N.I.P.A. National with a 2nd & 5th Placing a great ratio for their tow birds timed (1,371 Birds)Their Section C Winner pictured below which was taken 5 minutes after she arrived home in super order after one of the toughest fly in the world. Her Sire is a Grondelaer Cock they obtained from Gerald & Steven Delaney of O’Roory Hill Stud and has been a great breeder for them being Sire to 1st Open Gowran Park OB doing 2100ypm. Her Dam of their Section Winner was lent to them by their good friend Ciaran McVeigh. She is a Grand Dtr of ‘Armando’ Considered to be one of the best long distance birds ever. And on the Dams side coming down from ‘Said in Spun Silver’ the very best of Mike Ganus.
Many Congratulations to Section C Winners Joe & David Braniff and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners
Ballyclare & District: 1st A. Thompson 1048; 2nd A. Thompson 1017; 3rd C&L Woodside 948
Carrick Social: 1st Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 987; 2nd Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 983; 3rdJ. McMaw 982; 4th Mr & Mrs Robinson 925; 5th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 545; 6th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 465
Doagh & District: 1st B&M Gilmore 981; 2nd A&N Lewis 631
Eastway H.P.S: 1st D&J Campbell 959
Kingsmoss: 1st W. Gault & Son 945
Larne & District: 1st M. Witherspoon 589; 2nd K&S Doherty 527; 3rd T. Mullen 368
Ligoniel & District: 1st McMurray & Anderson 957; 2nd C. McManus 449
East Antrim Amalgamation Result: 1stMr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 987, 20 Points; 2nd Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 983, 19 Points; 3rd J. McMaw 982, 18 Points; 4th D&J Campbell 959, 17 Points; 5th W. Gault & Son 945, 16 Points; 6th Mr & Mrs Robinson 925, 15 Points; 7th A&N Lewis 631, 14 Points; 8th M. Witherspoon 589, 13 Points; 9th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 545, 12 Points; 10th K&S Doherty 527, 11 Points; 11th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 465, 10 Points; 12th T. Mullen 368, 9 Points; 13th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 355, 8 Points; 14thMr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 355, 7 Points; 15th W R Moore & Son 317, 6 Points
East Antrim Amalgamation
Plougastel O/B National
26/6/24
It only seemed like yesterday it was the first race of the season and in the blink of an eye we find ourselves at the show piece of the old bird season on French soil namely plougastel.
As usual in French racing shortly after liberation the jungle drums were beating, talk of how many day birds will there be, weather, getting home from work etc! The craic involved with these big races is mighty!
Winning the EAA on this occasion and no stranger to success in what can only be described as an unbelievable season is Hugh Bigger. The north road lofts have been on fire all year and returned 5 pigeons in the NIPA result,6 in the EAA result, and as I’m writing this report, I can tell you Hugh got another one this morning taking his total to 9 home!
The winning pigeon is bred on the sire’s side Robert Reid’s old French lines on the dams side it’s a jellaman from Ian Gibb. Hugh’s second pigeon was gifted to him from club mate and top flyer Geo Robinson which is nice to see there’s still that element in the sport amongst club mates!
The winning pigeon was 57th open st Malo in 2023,this year it finished 22nd open, I wonder what Hugh has in store for her next year.
I would go as far to say this possibly could be Hugh’s best season ever with the ybs still to get underway.
From myself and all at the EAA many congratulations Hugh you deserve it!
Special thanks to Alistair Stuart Mcnaghten who kindly donated the following
Best bird Penzance classic In the Larne centre
J&R Baxter Glenarm HPS £20
Best bird plougastel O/B National
Hugh Bigger Carrick Social A bottle of Bushmills Whiskey
With the old bird season now complete the points cup is as follows
Mr & Mrs R Reid & Hugh Bigger 1st place 133 points
D&J Campbell 2nd place 119 points
D&J Armstrong 3rd place 112 points
Well done guys
So as they would say in France “ keep er lit”
See you all in the young birds! Good Luck
Jonny Baxter EAA Press Officer
SECTION D REPORT
The Winner of Section D (22/79) from Plougastel was N. Black & Son of Dromara H.P.S.The French Maestros racing partnership are always at the top from the distance. The lads add a Section D Win to their ever growing CV (79 Birds) and a great showing in the Open Timing 3 birds over the course of the race getting 8th, 32nd & 90th National Placings (1,371 Birds) The Dream Team is pictured below with David holding 1st Section D, 8thOpen, Andrew is holding the Hall of Fame Winner and Alan is holding 3rdSection D, 32nd Open. The Section D Winning bird is a 2 year old blue cheq cock sent sitting on 16 day eggs. He had a couple of races as a youngbird and 2 inland and 1 Talbenny as a yearling. This year flew Fermoy and the 1st Dale plus several tosses from Skerries with the Newry & Mourne Channel Transporter. His Sire is a son of the good pair which also bred ‘Margaret’ He is also the Sire of ‘Minnie’ 7th Kings Cup. His Dam is a granddaughter of ‘Darren’ their Gold Medal Winner. Their 2nd Bird is a 3 year old blue hen and again she is coming down from ‘Darren’, ‘Rocky’ and the Good Pair.
Many Congratulations to Section D Winners N. Black & Sons and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners
Dromara H.P.S: 1st N. Black & Son 1063; 2nd N. Black & Son 961; 3rd C. Rooney & Sons 696; 4th N. Black & Son 508; 5th Russell Bros 321
Glen H.P.S: 1st J&D Braniff 1119; 2nd J&D Braniff 1076
Glenavy & District: 1st D. Coulter 950; 2nd D. Coulter 718; 3rdD. Coulter 265
Harmony H.P.S: 1st L. O’Neill & Sons 505
Hillsborough & Maze: 1st G. Marsden 1032; 2nd G. Marsden 968; 3rd G. Marsden 911; 4th G. Marsden 903
Lisburn & District: 1st J. Waring & Son 1019; 2nd I. Donachy 954
SECTION F REPORT
The Winner of Section F (22/67) from Plougastel was Burgess & Brennan of Bangor R.P.C. The successful Section F Men are a duo who perform from April right through to June in the Old Birds from all distances. They Win Section F (67 Birds) and of course getting the French buzz in Bangor and a 52nd National placing (1,371 Birds) Their Section Winner from France is a Blue Yearling Hen. The Sire is a Mealy Cock DJ Caskey x Reis Bros McCloy Distance Bloodlines. This Cock has bred 4 Club Winners, Section F Winners and Kings Cup Prize winning pigeons. The Dam is their meritorious award winning Hen when they raced with the Irish Homing Union. Its bloodlines are from John Hughes Wortley Lofts x Wall Lunt Green Janssens which they have had for twenty years now and are the best all round pigeons they have ever raced.
Many Congratulations to Section F Winners Burgess & Brennan and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners.
Bangor R.P.C: 1st Burgess & Brennan 894; 2nd Burgess & Brennan 658; 3rd Burgess & Brennan 536
Corrigs: 1st R. Shaw 662
SECTION G REPORT
The Winner of Section G (30/154) from Plougastel was B. Chambers of Ballyholland H.P.S. Brendan takes pole position in every level from this Race being crowned champion of the French N.I.P.A. National from 1,371 Birds (See Opening Report for more Info)
Many Congratulations to Section G Winner Brendan Chambers and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners.
Ballyholland: 1st B. Chambers 1155; 2nd C. O’Hare & Dtr 1065; 3rd G. Murphy 1017; 4thA. McAteer 948; 5th E&B McAteer 862; 6th A. McAteer 600
Banbridge H.P.S: 1st R. Carson & Son 977; 2nd R. Carson & Son 966; 3rd M. Conlon & Sons 731
Drumnavady: 1st E. McAlinden 1016; 2nd J. Brush 696; 3rd J. Brush 447
Millvale: 1st Mark Maguire & Son 954; Mal Maguire & Son 530
Newry City: 1st Donnelly Bros 1094; 2nd Gary Hughes & Son 918; 3rd Donnelly Bros 882; 4thDonnelly Bros 296
Newry & District: 1st R. Williamson 1059; 2nd Mark Maguire & Son 954; 3rd R. Williamson 936; 4th Gary Hughes & Son 918; 5th M. Gillan 911; 6th R. Williamson 713
Big Congratulations to all who timed over the 3 Days. There is no better buzz than seeing one of your birds traps in from France. I hope you all enjoyed the 2024 N.I.P.A. Old Bird Season from the first race to the last. I would like to wish you all the very best in the upcoming 2024 Youngbird Season and thank you all once again for taking the time to read through my reports.
Yours in Sport ,
Jordan Hughes
JORDAN HUGHES
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Brendan Chambers 1st N.I.P.A. Plougastel National. Holding his winner now a Bronze Award winner
after finishing 14th Open last year from St. Malo.
The Big Finale of the Mighty N.I.P.A. Old Bird Season was from Plougastel in North West France. Hampering took place in fanciers allocated Centres on Tuesday the 25th of June to make the trip from Ireland to France with a Liberation scheduled for Friday the 28th of June. A total of 321 Members sent 1,371 Birds to Plougastel for the Big Blue Ribbon race of the N.I.P.A. Old Bird Season. The Birds were liberated at 7:00AM in a Light North West Wind at the liberation point with good conditions. Its always a tough ask for the birds with that much Mileage to face and obstacles along the way.
‘BRACKEN FIELD JOE’ BRINGS HOME GOLD FROM FRANCE
The Winning Bird from the N.I.P.A. Blue Riband Race from Plougastel in France belongs to Brendan Chambers of Ballyholland H.P.S in Section G.
Brendan has named his Champion Bird as ‘Bracken Field Joe’ And will be on the front cover of Ladies Night 2024 along with all Section G Section Diplomas. Brendan Pictured proudly displaying his National Winner a 3 year old Blue Cheq Cock. Breeding is from the House of Aarden Padfields Invincible and Jellema. He flew a total of 409 Miles across 2 Channels in 10 Hours and 23 Minutes clocking in a Velocity of 1155ymp. Brendan Wins 1stNational 1,371 Birds, 1st Section G 154 Birds, 1st Newry Centre, 1st N/S Fed, 1st Ballyholland H.P.S. And last year this same Winner Finished 14th National St. Malo from 1,309 Birds, 3rd Section G 142 Birds, 3rd Newry Centre, 3rdN/S Fed, 2nd Ballyholland H.P.S. Now being twice in the prizes from the two N.I.P.A. French National Races receives a Bronze Award an outstanding pigeon.
Many Congratulations to Brendan Chambers on claiming 1st N.I.P.A. National from Plougastel.
Also, Many Congratulations to 2ndOpen J&D Braniff of Glen H.P.S. in Section C.
And Congratulations to 3rdOpen Larkin Bros of The Meadows H.P.S. in Section E
SECTION C REPORT
The Winner of Section C (53/255) from Plougastel was J&D Braniff of Glen H.P.S. The partnership has been in top form all season long obtaining fantastic results from start to finish. Joe & David Win another prestigious award of 1st & 2ndSection C Winners from France (255 Birds) and a fantastic result overall in the N.I.P.A. National with a 2nd & 5th Placing a great ratio for their tow birds timed (1,371 Birds)Their Section C Winner pictured below which was taken 5 minutes after she arrived home in super order after one of the toughest fly in the world. Her Sire is a Grondelaer Cock they obtained from Gerald & Steven Delaney of O’Roory Hill Stud and has been a great breeder for them being Sire to 1st Open Gowran Park OB doing 2100ypm. Her Dam of their Section Winner was lent to them by their good friend Ciaran McVeigh. She is a Grand Dtr of ‘Armando’ Considered to be one of the best long distance birds ever. And on the Dams side coming down from ‘Said in Spun Silver’ the very best of Mike Ganus.
Many Congratulations to Section C Winners Joe & David Braniff and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners
Ballyclare & District: 1st A. Thompson 1048; 2nd A. Thompson 1017; 3rd C&L Woodside 948
Carrick Social: 1st Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 987; 2nd Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 983; 3rdJ. McMaw 982; 4th Mr & Mrs Robinson 925; 5th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 545; 6th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 465
Doagh & District: 1st B&M Gilmore 981; 2nd A&N Lewis 631
Eastway H.P.S: 1st D&J Campbell 959
Kingsmoss: 1st W. Gault & Son 945
Larne & District: 1st M. Witherspoon 589; 2nd K&S Doherty 527; 3rd T. Mullen 368
Ligoniel & District: 1st McMurray & Anderson 957; 2nd C. McManus 449
East Antrim Amalgamation Result: 1stMr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 987, 20 Points; 2nd Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 983, 19 Points; 3rd J. McMaw 982, 18 Points; 4th D&J Campbell 959, 17 Points; 5th W. Gault & Son 945, 16 Points; 6th Mr & Mrs Robinson 925, 15 Points; 7th A&N Lewis 631, 14 Points; 8th M. Witherspoon 589, 13 Points; 9th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 545, 12 Points; 10th K&S Doherty 527, 11 Points; 11th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 465, 10 Points; 12th T. Mullen 368, 9 Points; 13th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 355, 8 Points; 14thMr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 355, 7 Points; 15th W R Moore & Son 317, 6 Points
East Antrim Amalgamation
Plougastel O/B National
26/6/24
It only seemed like yesterday it was the first race of the season and in the blink of an eye we find ourselves at the show piece of the old bird season on French soil namely plougastel.
As usual in French racing shortly after liberation the jungle drums were beating, talk of how many day birds will there be, weather, getting home from work etc! The craic involved with these big races is mighty!
Winning the EAA on this occasion and no stranger to success in what can only be described as an unbelievable season is Hugh Bigger. The north road lofts have been on fire all year and returned 5 pigeons in the NIPA result,6 in the EAA result, and as I’m writing this report, I can tell you Hugh got another one this morning taking his total to 9 home!
The winning pigeon is bred on the sire’s side Robert Reid’s old French lines on the dams side it’s a jellaman from Ian Gibb. Hugh’s second pigeon was gifted to him from club mate and top flyer Geo Robinson which is nice to see there’s still that element in the sport amongst club mates!
The winning pigeon was 57th open st Malo in 2023,this year it finished 22nd open, I wonder what Hugh has in store for her next year.
I would go as far to say this possibly could be Hugh’s best season ever with the ybs still to get underway.
From myself and all at the EAA many congratulations Hugh you deserve it!
Special thanks to Alistair Stuart Mcnaghten who kindly donated the following
Best bird Penzance classic In the Larne centre
J&R Baxter Glenarm HPS £20
Best bird plougastel O/B National
Hugh Bigger Carrick Social A bottle of Bushmills Whiskey
With the old bird season now complete the points cup is as follows
Mr & Mrs R Reid & Hugh Bigger 1st place 133 points
D&J Campbell 2nd place 119 points
D&J Armstrong 3rd place 112 points
Well done guys
So as they would say in France “ keep er lit”
See you all in the young birds! Good Luck
Jonny Baxter EAA Press Officer
SECTION D REPORT
The Winner of Section D (22/79) from Plougastel was N. Black & Son of Dromara H.P.S.The French Maestros racing partnership are always at the top from the distance. The lads add a Section D Win to their ever growing CV (79 Birds) and a great showing in the Open Timing 3 birds over the course of the race getting 8th, 32nd & 90th National Placings (1,371 Birds) The Dream Team is pictured below with David holding 1st Section D, 8thOpen, Andrew is holding the Hall of Fame Winner and Alan is holding 3rdSection D, 32nd Open. The Section D Winning bird is a 2 year old blue cheq cock sent sitting on 16 day eggs. He had a couple of races as a youngbird and 2 inland and 1 Talbenny as a yearling. This year flew Fermoy and the 1st Dale plus several tosses from Skerries with the Newry & Mourne Channel Transporter. His Sire is a son of the good pair which also bred ‘Margaret’ He is also the Sire of ‘Minnie’ 7th Kings Cup. His Dam is a granddaughter of ‘Darren’ their Gold Medal Winner. Their 2nd Bird is a 3 year old blue hen and again she is coming down from ‘Darren’, ‘Rocky’ and the Good Pair.
Many Congratulations to Section D Winners N. Black & Sons and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners
Dromara H.P.S: 1st N. Black & Son 1063; 2nd N. Black & Son 961; 3rd C. Rooney & Sons 696; 4th N. Black & Son 508; 5th Russell Bros 321
Glen H.P.S: 1st J&D Braniff 1119; 2nd J&D Braniff 1076
Glenavy & District: 1st D. Coulter 950; 2nd D. Coulter 718; 3rdD. Coulter 265
Harmony H.P.S: 1st L. O’Neill & Sons 505
Hillsborough & Maze: 1st G. Marsden 1032; 2nd G. Marsden 968; 3rd G. Marsden 911; 4th G. Marsden 903
Lisburn & District: 1st J. Waring & Son 1019; 2nd I. Donachy 954
SECTION F REPORT
The Winner of Section F (22/67) from Plougastel was Burgess & Brennan of Bangor R.P.C. The successful Section F Men are a duo who perform from April right through to June in the Old Birds from all distances. They Win Section F (67 Birds) and of course getting the French buzz in Bangor and a 52nd National placing (1,371 Birds) Their Section Winner from France is a Blue Yearling Hen. The Sire is a Mealy Cock DJ Caskey x Reis Bros McCloy Distance Bloodlines. This Cock has bred 4 Club Winners, Section F Winners and Kings Cup Prize winning pigeons. The Dam is their meritorious award winning Hen when they raced with the Irish Homing Union. Its bloodlines are from John Hughes Wortley Lofts x Wall Lunt Green Janssens which they have had for twenty years now and are the best all round pigeons they have ever raced.
Many Congratulations to Section F Winners Burgess & Brennan and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners.
Bangor R.P.C: 1st Burgess & Brennan 894; 2nd Burgess & Brennan 658; 3rd Burgess & Brennan 536
Corrigs: 1st R. Shaw 662
SECTION G REPORT
The Winner of Section G (30/154) from Plougastel was B. Chambers of Ballyholland H.P.S. Brendan takes pole position in every level from this Race being crowned champion of the French N.I.P.A. National from 1,371 Birds (See Opening Report for more Info)
Many Congratulations to Section G Winner Brendan Chambers and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners.
Ballyholland: 1st B. Chambers 1155; 2nd C. O’Hare & Dtr 1065; 3rd G. Murphy 1017; 4thA. McAteer 948; 5th E&B McAteer 862; 6th A. McAteer 600
Banbridge H.P.S: 1st R. Carson & Son 977; 2nd R. Carson & Son 966; 3rd M. Conlon & Sons 731
Drumnavady: 1st E. McAlinden 1016; 2nd J. Brush 696; 3rd J. Brush 447
Millvale: 1st Mark Maguire & Son 954; Mal Maguire & Son 530
Newry City: 1st Donnelly Bros 1094; 2nd Gary Hughes & Son 918; 3rd Donnelly Bros 882; 4thDonnelly Bros 296
Newry & District: 1st R. Williamson 1059; 2nd Mark Maguire & Son 954; 3rd R. Williamson 936; 4th Gary Hughes & Son 918; 5th M. Gillan 911; 6th R. Williamson 713
Big Congratulations to all who timed over the 3 Days. There is no better buzz than seeing one of your birds traps in from France. I hope you all enjoyed the 2024 N.I.P.A. Old Bird Season from the first race to the last. I would like to wish you all the very best in the upcoming 2024 Youngbird Season and thank you all once again for taking the time to read through my reports.
Yours in Sport ,
Jordan Hughes
JORDAN HUGHES
‘JOURNEYS END’
N.I.P.A PRESS OFFICER
Mobile: 07713808554
Email: jordanhughespro.gmail.com
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Brendan Chambers 1st N.I.P.A. Plougastel National. Holding his winner now a Bronze Award winner
after finishing 14th Open last year from St. Malo.