Mid Antrim Combine - Fermoy 15/05/10

[willie reynolds]

For race six the NIPA moved on to Fermoy, another fantastic race flown on Saturday 15th May with liberation at 10.30am in a brisk Westerly wind. Best bird locally was timed by Allen McBride who takes 1st Harryville for the fifth week on the trot, his Blue w/f cock was in fact winning for the third time. He scored from Tullamore 2nd Comb and then Clonmel, a full brother has already won twice, what a breeding pair this is. He timed at 2.17pm to record velocity 1550 for the 200 miles into Letercreeve on the Antrim Road in Ballymena. The sire is a son of Spartacus the top Soontjen and the dam was bred from a sister of Champion Strauss paired to a son of Diamonte. The K & K Kernohan team are runner-up for the second week. Harry Boyd was well placed winning 1st Kells (1543), followed by Connor Magill 1st New Antrim (1529) and Harry Smyth & Son 1st & 2nd in Broughshane (1528).

Mid Antrim Combine Fermoy 125/2,833 – A McBride Harryville 1550, H Boyd Kells 1543, C Magill New Antrim 1529, H Smyth & Son Broughshane 1528, H Smyth & Son 1527, G McDowell Kells 1522, Surgenor Bros Kells 1521, Surgenor Bros 1520, Scott & Clements Kells 1519, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1519, Scott & Clements 1517, G McDowell 1513, T & M Morrow Kells 1509, D Dixon Rasharkin 1509, G Connolly Broughshane 1508, G Connolly 1508, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1507, Scott & Clements 1506, B Swann & Son Kells 1506, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1506, K & K Kernohan & Sons Harryville 1504, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1503, Young McManus & Sons 1501, B Swann & Son 1498, R H Clements Harryville 1497, A Purvis Broughshane 1497, Houston Bros Randalstown 1497, J Millar & Son 1496, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1495, W McIlveen & Son Harryville 1495,

M Graham Ballymena 1495, A Purvis 1495, B Swann & Son 1493, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1493, L Mullan Harryville 1492, A McBride 1492, S Millar Randalstown 1492, W & J Smyth 1491, S Murphy Randalstown 1490, J Millar & Son 1488, W & J Smyth 1488, Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1487, L Mullan 1486, C McDowell New Antrim 1486, A Darragh Cullybackey 1486, D Dixon 1485, D Dixon 1485, H & R McCloy Cullybackey 1484, A McBride 1483, J Devlin Ballymena 1483,

McFarlane & Agnew Kells 1483, D Dixon 1482, R H Clements 1482, C McDowell 1482, J & N Simpson 1481, R McFall & Son New Antrim 1480, W McIlveen & Son 1480, McFall & McManus 1479, McFall & McManus 1479, L Mullan 1479, Blair & Rankin 1478, G Price Harryville 1477, Blair & Rankin 1477, J Balmer Ahoghill 1477, Blair & Rankin 1476, Scott & Clements 1475, A Darragh 1475, R McFall & Son 1475, A McBride 1475, Blair & Rankin 1475.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs Fermoy

Harryville HPS 17/401 – A McBride 1550, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1504, R H Clements 1497, J Millar & Son 1496, W McIlveen & Son 1495, L Mullan 1492, A McBride 1492, J Millar & Son 1488, L Mullan 1486, A McBride 1483.

Kells & District 15/328 – H Boyd 1543, G McDowell 1522, Surgenor Bros 1521, 1520, Scott & Clements 1519, 1517, G McDowell 1513, T & M Morrow 1509. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – H Boyd 1543, G McDowell 1513. Gold Minute (16) won by H Turkington. Olb Bird Knock-Out Cup won by Harry Boyd, the loft beat Scott & Clements in the final.

New Antrim Amal 9/176 – C Magill 1529, McFall & McManus 1519, C McDowell 1486, 1482, R McFall & Son 1480, McFall & McManus 1479, 1479, R McFall & Son 1475.

Broughshane & Dist 13/289 – H Smyth & Son 1528, 1527, G Connolly 1508, 1508, A Purvis 1497, J & N Simpson 1495, A Purvis 1495, J & N Simpson 1481.

Ahoghill FC 14/369 – Young McManus & Sons 1507, 1501, J Balmer 1477, Young McManus & Sons 1468, 1462, 1462, 1457, J Balmer 1455, C Young 1453, J Smyth & Son 1453. Brooke Supplies 2 Bird Club – Young McManus & Sons 1507, J Orr & Son 1439.

Ballymena & Dist 11/252 – W & J Smyth 1506, Blair & Rankin 1503, M Graham 1495, W & J Smyth 1491, J Devlin 1483, Blair & Rankin 1478, Richmond Bros 1472, B O’Rawe 1458, 1451, McAlonan Bros 1439.

Randalstown HPS 13/313 – Houston Bros 1497, S Millar 1492, S Murphy 1490, S Millar 1474, 1473, 1473, 1473, 1468.

Cullybackey HPS 20/457 – Russell Bros 1493, A Darragh 1486, H & R McCloy 1484, A Darragh 1475, 1474, Scott & Spratt 1460, Cochrane Bros 1458, L Davidson 1456, Des Robinson 1453, J & J Greer 1452, Des Robinson 1451.

Rasharkin & Dist 13/248 – Milliken & Barkley 1487, Steele & McNeill 1461, 1461, Milliken & Barkley 1456, J Robinson & Son 1430, A C & T Tweed 1424, J & D Surgenor 1417, J & M Milliken 1409. Steele & McNeill Nom. Race sponsored by J F Car Sales (Ballymoney). D Dixon – 1509, 1485, 1485, 1482.

The Champions League competition has been running for five races.

Group 1 – D Lowry & Son, M Graham, D Houston & Son, S Steele, J Rock, Scott & Clements, Stewart Bros, L McNeill and C Magill. Group 2 – T & G Cotter, J Devlin, H Smyth & Son, H & R McCloy, A McBride, Surgenor Bros, Houston Bros, D Dixon and D Jackson. Group 3 – Young McManus & Sons, W & J Smyth, A Purvis, Russell Bros, J Millar & Son, G McDowell, S Millar, Milliken & Barkley and McFall & McManus. Group 4 – A & N Young, Blair & Rankin, J & N Simpson, A Darragh, R H Clements, H Boyd, T McMillan and C Moore.

Positions after Week 5: Group (1) Scott & Clements 69, C Magill 59, Stewart Bros 48, M Graham 39, L McNeill 38. Group (2) A McBride 102, H Smyth & Son 95, D Dixon 85, Surgenor Bros 36, J Devlin 14, H & R McCloy 6, Houston Bros 1. Group (3) Young McManus & Sons 100, G McDowell 68, Milliken & Barkley 30, W & J Smyth 30, A Purvis 26, McFall & McManus 24, S Millar 5. Group (4) Harry Boyd 76, J & N Simpson 40, A & N Young 18, A Darragh 18, Blair & Rankin 16, R H Clements 3.