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SALE SEASON from October 2010 -

Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:01 pm
by willie reynolds
EMERALD CLASSIC http://www.emeraldclassic.co.uk
The auctions have started on line at http://www.emeraldclassic.co.uk/auction
with the Top 20 birds going on PIPA on 12th October.

NORTH COAST CLASSIC http://www.northcoastclassic.co.uk
The second sale is on Saturday 2nd October in Glenavy Protestant Hall. Viewing will commence at 1.30pm until 2.30pm. The auction will begin at 2.30pm sharp. The third sale is on Friday 8th October at Chimney Corner Football Club. Viewing will commence at 7pm until 8pm. The auction will begin at 8pm sharp. Following this the next event will take place in the Banbridge Royal British Legion in Banbridge on Thursday 14th October at 8.00pm with birds on view from 7.00pm. This will be an opportunity for fanciers in the Co Down area to purchase some of the birds flown at the North Coast Classic. Sale Lists are available for all the sales on the website.

A full stock take has taken place and the results are available in the 'Newsletters' section on above. All those who have not sent their pedigrees with their birds could you please send them as soon as possible. It makes things much easier for when the birds go to the sales. After all of the sales are complete the total of the costs will be added together. The North Coast Classic will pay half and the other half will be deducted from the total sale amount of all the birds.

HENRY BEATTIE -
One of the top sales of the season in the winter of 2010 will be on behalf of the Beattie Family and the late Henry Beattie who was a pigeon legend in his lifetime. He had one of the best long distance lofts in Ireland and race records to match, one of the very few to win both the INFC Friendship Nat and the Kings Cup from France. Henry has blended his old Harkness bloodlines with pigeons from Kings Cup winners Davie Black and Alan Darragh plus National Champions C & L Woodside. The present team are about the best he has ever had over the last 50 years and will leave their mark in the years to come. The sale of his birds will take place in Glenavy on Saturday 23rd October and one week later at the same venue. Remember the dates 23rd and 30th October, it will be packed out. Auctioneer is the long time family friend Ronnie Johnston, for further details and Sale List Tel: (028) 90 483625, or Cyril Beattie Tel: (028) 38 840486. Watch Press for updates.

FRANK SHEADER -
A Frank Sheader Soontjen Sale will be held in Glenavy on Saturday 16th October at 2.30pm, birds on view from 1.30pm. Sale Lists are now available, Commission Bids etc to Ronnie Johnston Tel: (028) 90 483625.

Ronnie Johnston Sale Dates:16th October Frank Sheader (Glenavy), 23rd October Henry Beattie (Glenavy), 30th October Henry Beattie (Glenavy), 1st November Tommy Lillie is a Complete Removal Sale (Newtownbreda), 8th November M/M Clayburn Soontjens for A Cousins & Son (Glenavy). A slight correction to the sale for Tommy Lillie, owing to the property being sold it’s a Complete Removal Sale. If he is able to get a house that has a garden, he would like to start again.

Re: SALE SEASON from October 2010 -

Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:06 pm
by willie reynolds
One of the top sales of the season in the winter of 2010 will be on behalf of the Beattie Family and the late Henry Beattie who was a pigeon legend in his lifetime. He had one of the best long distance lofts in Ireland and race records to match, one of the very few to win both the INFC Friendship Nat and the Kings Cup from France. The second sale will be in Glenavy on Saturday 30th October at 2.30pm. Auctioneer is the long time family friend Ronnie Johnston, for further details and Sale List Tel: (028) 90 483625, or Cyril Beattie Tel: (028) 38 840486.

November in Newtownbreda: Monday 1st November Tommy Lillie is a Complete Removal Sale (Newtownbreda), A slight correction to the sale for Tommy Lillie, owing to the property being sold it’s a Complete Removal Sale. If he is able to get a house that has a garden, he would like to start again. Top stock Van Reet inc 1st Club, 1st Sect & 3rd Open NIPA Penzance OB Classic, 1st Club Talbenny etc. Benzing ETS, 2 almost new lofts. Monday 8th November a selection of birds from the North Coast Classic, all birds flown Cork 240 miles. Monday 15th November Due to the health of Ned Marshall Killyleagh it has been decided the majority of the birds must be sold. More details later. The Sale advertised for A Cousins & Sons has been cancelled.

Re: SALE SEASON from October 2010 -

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:41 pm
by willie reynolds
Ireland’s Own Pigeon Auctions have some sales arranged over the coming weeks, watch press for all the latest news or contact Homer Tel: 07538 238364. Sarsfield will host a Van Loon Spectacular for Mr & Mrs David Coward-Talbot, Danny Dalton had a top winner from stock purchased last year. From Northern Ireland we have a first time sale for Kevin Rooney & Son from Annalong and then Danny Dixon from Ballymoney, also first time. The Rooney partnership have set aside a select team of mature youngsters bred from their top lines of Linderlauf, Maria Vink and Staf Van Reet, parents purchased regardless of cost. Just recently Patrick Brown won 1st North Sect in the INFC Skibbereen bred from a SVR/Janssen pair of birds on loan. The early dates for Sarsfield are Friday 29th October for Coward-Talbot and Monday 1st November for K Rooney & Son. D Dixon who had a record breaking race season including 1st YB Nat Penzance will be late November with a special draft of his winning bloodlines, this is another loft that has purchased stock regardless of cost. Danny races with Rasharkin & Dist but the birds go through Ballymoney HPS where he had 20 x 1sts, he was indeed the loft to beat, 9 x 1sts Mid Antrim Combine, 6 x 1st NIPA Section B, Fancier of the Year in Sect B, Meritorious Award in Sect B and Best Overall in NIPA, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 6th Open Roscrea NIPA, 4th & 6th Open Rosscarbery OB Inland Nat NIPA, 11th Open Bude NIPA, 2nd Open Penzance NIPA, 2nd Open Penzance OB Classic NIPA, 6th Open Yearling Cock Rosscarbery NIPA, 4th Open Yearling Hen Rosscarbery NIPA, 2nd Open Talbenny YB Nat NIPA, 1st Open INFC Penzance YB Nat. All the latest news, sale list etc is listed at www.pigeonnetwork.com