Mid Antrim Combine - Roscrea (1) 31/07/10

[willie reynolds]

Three young bird races flown and all three having an afternoon liberation, at the weekend the NIPA birds had moved on to Roscrea in Co Tipperary. Poor weather conditions again delayed the release until 2.30pm in a helping South West wind, it will be a July we will long remember. The birds had to put up with heavy showers en-routs and it made the race a bit erratic, overall returns were a bit slow but most turned up on the day. The weather has been terrible but thankfully last weekend most birds have made home lofts. Surgenor Bros from Kells had the best local bird for the second time in the young birds and top Mid Antrim Combine where over 3,100 birds were competing. Next best Keith Kernohan was winning Harryville HPS for the second week with one of his Van Reet family followed by Alan Darragh who had the top six places in Cullybackey.

Mid Antrim Combine Roscrea 110/3,141 – Surgenor Bros Kells 1515, K & K Kernohan & Sons Harryville 1490, A Darragh Cullybackey 1481, L Mullan Harryville 1480, A Darragh 1477, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1476, R H Clements Harryville 1474, M/M F Clarke New Antrim 1472, McFall & McManus 1468, A Darragh 1468, M/M F Clarke 1467, A Darragh 1466, A Darragh 1465, L Mullan 1465, W McIlveen & Son Harryville 1462, C McDowell New Antrim 1460, C Young Ahoghill 1460, McFall & McManus 1460, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1458, W McIlveen & Son 1458, R McFall & Son New Antrim 1458, R Alexander & Sons Harryville 1455, T McMillan Randalstown 1455, Wray & McFadden Harryville 1454, R H Clements 1453, R H Clements 1453, A Darragh 1453, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1452, A McBride Harryville 1451, A McBride 1451.

Results Roscrea (1)

Kells & District HPS 10/240 – Surgenor Bros 1515, 1438, 1437, B Swann & Son 1432, Scott & Clements 1432, Surgenor Bros 1428, Scott & Clements 1422, 1401.

Harryville HPS 13/384 – K & K Kernohan & Sons 1490, L Mullan 1480, R H Clements 1474, L Mullan 1465, W McIlveen & Son 1462, 1458, R Alexander & Sons 1455, Wray & McFadden 1454, R H Clements 1453, 1453.

Cullybackey HPS 17/607 – A Darragh 1481, 1477, Reid Bros & McCloy 1441, Russell Bros 1438, 1437, Scott & Spratt 1436, 1435, S Steele 1429, H & R McCloy 1426, Reid Bros & McCloy 1426.

New Antrim Amalgamated 9/277 – McFall & McManus 1476, M/M F Clarke 1472, McFall & McManus 1468, M/M F Clarke 1467, C McDowell 1460, McFall & McManus 1460, R McFall & Son 1458, C McDowell 1446.

Ahoghill Flying Club 14/453 – C Young 1460, D Lowry & Sons 1449, 1445, T & G Cotter 1432, M/M Robinson 1424, Young McManus & Sons 1421, C Young 1420, Toung McManus & Sons 1419, C Young 1415, J Orr & Son 1412.

Broughshane & Dist 15/348 – J & N Simpson 1458, G Connolly 1446, 1442, J & N Simpson 1437, Mrs M Smyth 1417, A Purvis 1414, 1402, G & A Eagleson 1393.

Randalstown HPS 8/262 – T McMillan 1455, Stewart Bros 1443, T McMillan 1442, S Millar 1425, 1424, 1424, 1423, 1421.

Rasharkin & District 12/314 – H Cubitt 1449, J & D Surgenor 1425, 1424, H Cubitt 1412, Steele & McNeill 1402, J & M Milliken 1498, Steele & McNeill 1388, A C & T Tweed 1383, J & M Milliken 1375, D Mairs 1366. D Dixon – 1423, 1423. Race sponsored by LECK Scaffolding N.I. (Ballymoney).

Ballymena & Dist 12/256 – M Graham 1442, B O’Rawe 1435, M Graham 1434, B O’Rawe 1433, McAlonan Bros 1392, W & J Smyth 1392, Blair & Rankin 1391, 1388, M/M Sempey 1388, McGowan & Maternaghan 1387.