Mid Antrim Combine - Tullamore (2) 24/07/10
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:25 am
Liberation was delayed for the second race of the young bird season, birds were finally released at 2.30pm in a helping south west wind. Despite some heavy showers over some parts of the route the birds made good time and unlike the week previous returns were a lot better. Not full returns mind you but the vast majority of birds are home. Kells & Dist are the best locally for the second week, Scott & Clements move up from runner-up to take top spot with the winner recording velocity 1570. Mid Antrim Combine had just over 3,000 birds competing in the nine local clubs. Next best in Kells were Surgenor Bros who topped Mid Antrim Combine the week previous. Billy & Joe Smyth have the top two in the Ballymena & Dist, the winner a Blue Pied cock was timed at 4.52pm recording velocity 1562 for the 126 miles to the Carniny Road. Other local winners included Allister Purvis 1st & 2nd Broughshane & Dist (1556), K & K Kernohan & Sons 1st Harryville HPS (1552) this one a Van Leemputten from Peter Martin of the No Mercy Lofts in Belfast. Houston Bros take 1st Randalstown doing velocity 1551.
Mid-Antrim Combine Tullamore (2) 108/3,007 – 1st Scott & Clements Kells & District 1570, 2nd W & J Smyth Ballymena 1562, 3rd W & J Smyth 1561, 4th Surgenor Bros Kells & District 1558, 5th A Purvis Broughshane & District 1556, 6th A Purvis 1556, 7th K & K Kernohan Harryville HPS 1552, 8th Houston Bros Randalstown 1551, 9th R H Clements Harryville 1549, 10th R H Clements 1548, 11th Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1548, 12th K & K Kernohan & Sons 1544, 13th Danny Dixon 1544, 14th Danny Dixon 1543, 15th Danny Dixon 1543, 16th Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1543, 17th R McFall & Son New Antrim 1543, 18th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1543, 19th T McMillan Randalstown 1541, 20th J & N Simpson Broughshane 1541, 21st Alan McBride Harryville 1540, 22nd Alan McBride 1540, 23rd Blair & Rankin 1540, 24th Alan McBride 1540, 25th H Boyd Kells & District 1539, 26th A McBride 1538, 27th A McBride 1538, 28th R Wylie Broughshane 1537, 29th Alan McBride 1537, 30th H Cubitt Rasharkin 1537.
Mid-Antrim Combine Clubs – Tullamore (2)
Kells & District HPS 10/234 – 1st Scott & Clements 1570, 2nd Surgenor Bros 1558, 3rd H Boyd 1539, 4th Surgenor Bros 1533, 6th Surgenor Bros 1532, 7th Surgenor Bros 1532, 8th Surgenor Bros 1530, B Swann & Son 1530, 9th T & M Morrow 1522, 10th T & M Morrow 1521.
Ballymena & District 12/249 – 1st W & J Smyth 1562, 2nd W & J Smyth 1561, 3rd Blair & Rankin 1543, 4th Blair & Rankin 1540, 5th W & J Smyth 1530, 6th W & J Smyth 1529, 7th Brian O’Rawe 1523, 8th Brian O’Rawe 1523, 9th J Harris 1499, 10th Joe Devlin 1483.
The Ballymena & Dist Ring Nom Race will be flown from Fermoy on 21st August IR/08/10, entry forms are with each club and nominations need returned by the end of July. The winning pigeon will also win a prize for the winning club, rings are £10 each and the competition is open only to lofts in the Mid Antrim Combine. Winner of the race last season was Danny Dixon of Rasharkin, well over £400 was paid out, any loft looking to take the crown? Entry Forms and fees can be given to any member of Ballymena & District. Prize details will be made available before the race is flown, the entry deadline is this weekend.
Broughshane HPS 15/336 – 1st A Purvis 1556, 2nd A Purvis 1556, 3rd J & N Simpson 1541, 4th R Wylie 1537, 5th Mrs M Smyth 1515, 6th G & A Eagleson 1512, 7th J & N Simpson 1510, 8th H Smyth & Sons 1510.
Harryville HPS 15/458 – 1st K & K Kernohan & Sons 1552, 2nd R H Clements 1549, 3rd R H Clements 1548, 4th K & K Kernohan & Sons 1544, 5th A McBride 1540, 6th Alan McBride 1540, 7th Alan McBride 1540, 8th A McBride 1538, 9th A McBride 1538, 10th Alan McBride 1537.
Randalstown HPS 9/302 – 1st Houston Bros 1551, 2nd T McMillan 1542, 3rd S Murphy 1535, 4th S Murphy 1535, 5th S Millar 1533, 6th S Murphy 1532, 7th T McMillan 1531, 8th S Millar 1529.
Rasharkin HPS 10/220 – 1st Milliken & Barkley 1543, 2nd Harold Cubitt 1537, 3rd Harold Cubitt 1536, 4th T Simpson 1511, 5th W McFetridge 1487, 6th A C & T Tweed 1486, 7th J & M Milliken 1477, 8th J & D Surgenor 1475. NOM 1st Milliken & Barkley, 2nd H Cubitt, 3rd Milliken & Barkley. D Dixon – 1548.736, 1544.143, 1543.804, 1543.465, 1525.874, 1522.404, 1522.404.
New Antrim Amal 7/180 – 1st R McFall & Son 1543, 2nd Mr & Mrs Clarke 1535, 3rd Mr & Mrs Clarke 1529, 4th C Moore 1528, 5th C McDowell 1527, 6th C McDowell 1524, 7th C Moore 1524.
Cullybackey HPS 17/574 – 1st Russell Bros 1527, 2nd Alan Darragh 1527, 3rd Alan Darragh 1526, 4th Alan Darragh 1526, 5th Alan Darragh 1525, 6th Scott & Spratt 1514, 7th Scott & Spratt 1506, 8th Cochrane Bros 1505, 9th Russell Bros 1498, 10th Scott & Spratt 1497.
Ahoghill FC 13/454 – 1st D Lowry & Sons 1503, 2nd Mr & Mrs Robinson 1487, 3rd Young & McManus & Sons 1479, 4th J Balmer 1477, 5th Young & McManus & Sons 1474, 6th C Young 1472, 7th J Smyth & Son 1469, 8th J Orr & Son 1468, 9th A & N Young 1466, 10th T & G Cotter 1462.
Mid-Antrim Combine Tullamore (2) 108/3,007 – 1st Scott & Clements Kells & District 1570, 2nd W & J Smyth Ballymena 1562, 3rd W & J Smyth 1561, 4th Surgenor Bros Kells & District 1558, 5th A Purvis Broughshane & District 1556, 6th A Purvis 1556, 7th K & K Kernohan Harryville HPS 1552, 8th Houston Bros Randalstown 1551, 9th R H Clements Harryville 1549, 10th R H Clements 1548, 11th Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1548, 12th K & K Kernohan & Sons 1544, 13th Danny Dixon 1544, 14th Danny Dixon 1543, 15th Danny Dixon 1543, 16th Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1543, 17th R McFall & Son New Antrim 1543, 18th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1543, 19th T McMillan Randalstown 1541, 20th J & N Simpson Broughshane 1541, 21st Alan McBride Harryville 1540, 22nd Alan McBride 1540, 23rd Blair & Rankin 1540, 24th Alan McBride 1540, 25th H Boyd Kells & District 1539, 26th A McBride 1538, 27th A McBride 1538, 28th R Wylie Broughshane 1537, 29th Alan McBride 1537, 30th H Cubitt Rasharkin 1537.
Mid-Antrim Combine Clubs – Tullamore (2)
Kells & District HPS 10/234 – 1st Scott & Clements 1570, 2nd Surgenor Bros 1558, 3rd H Boyd 1539, 4th Surgenor Bros 1533, 6th Surgenor Bros 1532, 7th Surgenor Bros 1532, 8th Surgenor Bros 1530, B Swann & Son 1530, 9th T & M Morrow 1522, 10th T & M Morrow 1521.
Ballymena & District 12/249 – 1st W & J Smyth 1562, 2nd W & J Smyth 1561, 3rd Blair & Rankin 1543, 4th Blair & Rankin 1540, 5th W & J Smyth 1530, 6th W & J Smyth 1529, 7th Brian O’Rawe 1523, 8th Brian O’Rawe 1523, 9th J Harris 1499, 10th Joe Devlin 1483.
The Ballymena & Dist Ring Nom Race will be flown from Fermoy on 21st August IR/08/10, entry forms are with each club and nominations need returned by the end of July. The winning pigeon will also win a prize for the winning club, rings are £10 each and the competition is open only to lofts in the Mid Antrim Combine. Winner of the race last season was Danny Dixon of Rasharkin, well over £400 was paid out, any loft looking to take the crown? Entry Forms and fees can be given to any member of Ballymena & District. Prize details will be made available before the race is flown, the entry deadline is this weekend.
Broughshane HPS 15/336 – 1st A Purvis 1556, 2nd A Purvis 1556, 3rd J & N Simpson 1541, 4th R Wylie 1537, 5th Mrs M Smyth 1515, 6th G & A Eagleson 1512, 7th J & N Simpson 1510, 8th H Smyth & Sons 1510.
Harryville HPS 15/458 – 1st K & K Kernohan & Sons 1552, 2nd R H Clements 1549, 3rd R H Clements 1548, 4th K & K Kernohan & Sons 1544, 5th A McBride 1540, 6th Alan McBride 1540, 7th Alan McBride 1540, 8th A McBride 1538, 9th A McBride 1538, 10th Alan McBride 1537.
Randalstown HPS 9/302 – 1st Houston Bros 1551, 2nd T McMillan 1542, 3rd S Murphy 1535, 4th S Murphy 1535, 5th S Millar 1533, 6th S Murphy 1532, 7th T McMillan 1531, 8th S Millar 1529.
Rasharkin HPS 10/220 – 1st Milliken & Barkley 1543, 2nd Harold Cubitt 1537, 3rd Harold Cubitt 1536, 4th T Simpson 1511, 5th W McFetridge 1487, 6th A C & T Tweed 1486, 7th J & M Milliken 1477, 8th J & D Surgenor 1475. NOM 1st Milliken & Barkley, 2nd H Cubitt, 3rd Milliken & Barkley. D Dixon – 1548.736, 1544.143, 1543.804, 1543.465, 1525.874, 1522.404, 1522.404.
New Antrim Amal 7/180 – 1st R McFall & Son 1543, 2nd Mr & Mrs Clarke 1535, 3rd Mr & Mrs Clarke 1529, 4th C Moore 1528, 5th C McDowell 1527, 6th C McDowell 1524, 7th C Moore 1524.
Cullybackey HPS 17/574 – 1st Russell Bros 1527, 2nd Alan Darragh 1527, 3rd Alan Darragh 1526, 4th Alan Darragh 1526, 5th Alan Darragh 1525, 6th Scott & Spratt 1514, 7th Scott & Spratt 1506, 8th Cochrane Bros 1505, 9th Russell Bros 1498, 10th Scott & Spratt 1497.
Ahoghill FC 13/454 – 1st D Lowry & Sons 1503, 2nd Mr & Mrs Robinson 1487, 3rd Young & McManus & Sons 1479, 4th J Balmer 1477, 5th Young & McManus & Sons 1474, 6th C Young 1472, 7th J Smyth & Son 1469, 8th J Orr & Son 1468, 9th A & N Young 1466, 10th T & G Cotter 1462.