News Letter Sport - Sat 01/05/10

[willie reynolds]

The Fanciers Combine - An Open Race will take place on Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May from Kildare. Ringing will take place on the morning of the race in Edgarstown HPS Club Rooms, Portadown from 07.30am to 09.00am. Racers are £1 per bird no limit, trainers 30p. A £5 Nomination, 2 cuts 60%, 40%. Prize-money pro rata to the number of entries. Open to all organisations, and all fanciers very welcome. The City of Derry Federation will hold a race from Navan on Bank Holiday Monday, 3rd May, weather permitting of course. Basketing will take place on Sunday night at members clubs.

With a lot of overcast conditions across many parts of Southern Ireland last weekend organizations had to work hard at getting a liberation, almost all managed to get away. Following two races from Tullamore the NIPA birds had moved on to Roscrea in County Tipperary. Liberation was again at mid-day in a helping SSE wind. Best reported bird was in Coalisland & Dist with the high flying Henry McLaughlin doing velocity 1744.

City of Derry Federation Roscrea 79/953 – J & G Ramsey Foyle 1710, D Wick Londonderry 1696, P Breslin & Son Londonderry 1683, J & D Kelly Londonderry 1683, Dunne & Quigley Maiden City 1682, M Jones Foyle 1677, P McLaughlin Maiden City 1676, T & M Gallagher Londonderry 1673, W & D Hamilton Rock 1646, P McLaughlin Maiden City 1634.

Coleraine Triangle Roscrea – Hanson & Harpur Coleraine Prem 1722, K Darragh Coleraine & Co Derry 1718, Hanson & Harpur 1717, T & J McDonald Coleraine Prem 1706, Hanson & Harpur 1700, A & R McAuley Ballymoney 1699, J L Madden Coleraine Prem 1698, A & R McAuley 1692, J L Madden 1691, S & B Cummins Coleraine Prem 1686.

Mid Antrim Combine Roscrea 126/2,952 – D Dixon Rasharkin 1739, D Dixon 1739, D Dixon 1738, D Dixon 1723, Young McManus & Sons 1702, D Dixon 1688, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1685, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1678, Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1677, McAlonan Bros Ballymena 1670.

Orchard Combine Roscrea – N Johnston Monaghan 1703, N Johnston 1702, P Grew Charlemont 1696, Cooney Bros Monaghan 1689, G Swift Monaghan 1685, N Weir Loughgall 1684, S O’Brien Monaghan 1684, A Geraghty Armagh 1681, Cooney Bros 1672, P Tierney Monaghan 1669.

North South Federation Roscrea 52/1513 - R McKelvey Newry & Dist 1641, 1637, Donnelly Bros Newry City 1624, G Hughes Newry & Dist 1623, M Maguire & Son Millvale 1612, 1612, R Black & Son Bessbrook 1611, R McKelvey 1610, 1610, A McAteer & Sons Ballyholland 1607.

East Down Combine Fort Charles (1) – M McClure Newtownbreda 1569, M McClure 1569, R Irwin Dundonald 1562, W White & Son Newtownbreda 1561, A Cousins & Son Ballylesson 1561, W White & Son 1560, W White & Son 1560, W White & Son 1559, W White & Son 1559, J Young & Partners Dundonald 1550.

Weather permitting the races today will include NIPA in Clonmel Co Tipperary, East Down Combine at Fort Charles near Nenagh and Ulster Federation in Thurles.