Record Attendance at 2010 Prize Night -
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:43 pm
Despite the very poor weather conditions the Irish National Flying Club had a record attendance at the annual dinner and prize presentation held at the Stormont Hotel in Belfast. Members and friends were present from across Ireland including a big crowd from both Dublin and Wexford. Chairman Eugene Fitzgerald welcomed the members and guests including from Peasedown St John Bath the former Kings Cup winners from Tarbes Catherine and Geoff Cooper. It was indeed a season of many records with Ron Williamson from Bondhill collecting 9 Major Cups and winning the National Championship for the third time. The Kings Cup was won in Dublin by Reilly & Martin of South End Bray, Alan Darragh had a fantastic 1st, 2nd & 3rd Open in the Yearling Nat from Sennen Cove regarded by many as the Result of the Year, Danny Dixon from Ballymoney won the Penzance YB Nat at the longest ever distance and Billy Cullimore from Wexford won both OB & YB Skibbereen.
The 2010 season was a record breaking one in many ways for the members in the Irish Nat FC, the main cups and trophies were well spread out with Wexford winning two Nationals, Dublin also collected two and the Northern lofts collected three. Ronnie Williamson of Bondhill has won the National Championship for the third time equalling the record of Kirkwood Bros. Ron wins the famous Erwin Cup for Best Ave in all INFC Races, successful in 1996, 2005 and now 2010. Kirkwood Bros for the record had wins in 1970, 1986 and 1995. Ace racer and former NI Fancier of the Year Ron Williamson has set a new INFC record winning nine cups having previously shared the record with Jackie Crossan (Downpatrick), Paddy Rock & Son (Dublin), and Glen Buckley & Son (Annaghmore) all having won seven.
INFC 2010 Cup and Trophy Winners.
King George V Challenge Cup, Plaudren-Vannes, Old Bird National winner; Reilly&Martin ECF South End Bray, velocity 1263. Gilliand Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, first IHU member after winner in King's Cup race; B.W. Hoey, Ballymun velocity 1194. Nelson Vase Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, 1st RPRA member after winner in King's Cup race; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1239. East Down Combine Cup, Pludren-Vannes Old Bird 1st EDC member in King's Cup race; D&J Caskey, Bangor RPC, velocity 1154. Ulster Federation Cup Pludren-Vannes Old Bird, first Ulster Federation member i n King's Cup race; M. Black Grosvenor, velocity 1141. NIPA Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, first NIPA member in King's Cup race Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1239. Joe Cullan Memorial Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, first East Coast Federation member in the King's Cup race; Reilly&Martin, ECF South End Bray, velocity 1263. Harkness Rose Bowl, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, Best Two Bird Average King's Cup; C.O'Hare&Son, Ballyholland, velocity 1152. Joe Doheny Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, Single Bird Challenge Cup, P Dunlop, Edgarstown HPS, velocity 1145. Robinson Trophy, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, 14th King's Cup; G. McKenna, Eastway, velocity 1144. McCloud Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, 1st Yearling King's Cup; B. W. Hoey, Ballymun, velocity 1194.
Ronnie Johnston Challenge Cup, Skibbereen Old Bird Inland National; B. Cullimore, Wexford North&South, velocity 1260. Friendship Cup, St Malo Old Bird Friendship National; N&C Shields, ECF Balbriggan, velocity 1160. British Barcelona Club Trophy, St Malo Old Bird, 2nd Friendship National; P Smith&Son, ECF Stillorgan, velocity 1157. Henry Beattie&Son Trophy, St Malo Old Bird, Best Two Bird average Friendship National, Donnelly Brothers, Newry City, velocity 1081. Nelson Corry Trophy, Sennen Cove Yearling National; A Darragh, Cullybackey, velocity 958. Sam Buckley Memorial Cup, Best Tow-Bird Average Sennen Cove Yearling National; A Darragh Cullybackey, velocity. 958. Darragh Challenge Cup, Penzance Old Hens National; Gregg Beos&McCandless, Ligoniel HPS velocity 1334.
J.M.K. McGugan Perpetual Cup, Penzance Young Bird Channel National; D Dixon, Ballymoney, velocity 1311. William Erwin Memorial Cup, Penzance 1st South Section Channel Young Bird National; N Deegan, Finglas RPC, velocity 1246. De-Scheemaecker Trophy, Penzance Young Bird Best Two-Bird Average in Channel Young Bird National; S. McLaughlin&Sons, Glenavy&Dist HPS velocity 1260. Tom Marshall Trophy Skibbereen Young Bird Inland National; B Cullimore, Wexford North&South, velocity 1288.
J Gilmour Memorial Cup, Best average Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird Sennen cove Yearling Nationals; Ron Williamson, Bondhill, velcoity 1092. Irvine Trophy, Best Average Old Bird Nationals St Malo and Plaudren Vannes; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1160. Jarvis Cup, Best average Penzance and Skibbereen Young Bird Nationals; D Dixon, Ballymoney, velocity 1222. Rhead Trophy, Best Average Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird and Penzance Young Bird Natiolas; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1224. R Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1127. Harkers Trophy, Best Average Sennen Cove Yearling and Penzance Young Bird Nationals; A Darragh Cullybackey, velocity 1083. Robin Duddy Trophy, Best average Sennen Cove Yearling and Penzance Young Bird National (three-bird nomination) D Croskery&Son Annsborough, velocity961. Charles Hunniford Memorial Trophy Best Average (North Section) Skibbereen Old Bird and Young Bird Nationals; Mr&Mrs Stevenson, Dromara, velocity 1182. The New North Cup, Best Average Sennen Cove Yearling, Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup, St Malo Friendship and Penzance Young Bird Nationals; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1115. President's Cup, Best Average Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup, Sennen Cove Yearling, Penzance Young Bird and Skibbereen Young Bird Nationals; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1120. Erwin Trophy, Best Average All National Races (excluding old hens); Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1127.
Hall Of Fame Diplomas won by; J Waring&Son Lisburn&Dist, blue cheq cock GB03L2844; 2005 24th, 2006 53rd and 201025th. D Croskery&Son, Annaborough white hen IHU05N11429: 2006 140th, 2009 193rd and 2010 89th. W McClure Kells&Dist , blue cheq hen GB02K09025: 2005 13th, 2009 156th and 2010 122nd.
Triple Crown Award, Freamed Diploma. G Buckley&Son, Annaghmore, blue whit flight hen GB08A 31264: 2008 Sennen Cove Young Bird 134th Open, 2009 Sennen Cove Yearling 29th Open and 2010 Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup201st Open. W G Neill Annaghmore, blue hen GB08R48706: 2008 Sennen Cove Young Bird 89th Open, 2009 Sennen Cove Yearling 62nd Open and 2010 Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup 53rd Open. Ron Williamson, Bondhill, blue pied hen GB08B14063: 2008 Sennen Cove Young Bird 32nd Open, 2009 Sennen Cove Yearling 194th Open and 2010 Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup 72nd Open.
Robin Duddy Challenge - 1st & 2nd 2010
The Robin Duddy Challenge is a 3 bird Nom within the Irish National Flying club over two of its National races - the Yearling National from Sennen Cove and the Young Bird National from Penzance. While only in its second year it attracts a lot of interest and is a worthy challenge for both fancier and pigeon.
D Croskery & Son Annsborough
The winners of the Robin Duddy Challenge Trophy for 2010 and collecting a cheque for £1,000 are the partnership of D Croskery & Son of the Annsborough club in Co Down. The partnership is Dominic and Dolen but they inform me that they would be lost without the help given by Dominic’s wife Josie who keeps the birds in tip-top condition.
This has been an excellent year for the Croskerys at National level having won a Hall of Fame in the King’s Cup, they were also 32nd North section, 39th Open Friendship National from St Malo. They ended the season by taking 2nd and 9th North section, 49th and 79th Open in the Skibbereen Young Bird National. Add to this their open positions in the two races we are looking at here and you can see it was a most successful season for them at National level.
The pigeon they timed in the Yearling National was a 83rd North section, 127th Open. This bird was 10th North section 11th Open in the Young Bird National from Penzance in 2009 in race in which they were 11th, 18th and 60th Open.
The sire of the bird timed here was 3rd Open in the Friendship National from Portsmouth in 2007 while the dam was 7th Open in the East Down Combine’s Old Bird Derby from Lamballe also in 2007, in a race where only eight birds were timed on the day. The sire is a direct De Klak from John Jobey of Dunstan while the dam was picked up at Rodney and Jason Walker from Killyleagh’s clearance sale.
The pigeon timed in the Young Bird National for the Croskerys was 87th North section, 103rd Open having been 10th club, 15th section and 40th Open East Down Combine from Talbenny a couple of weeks previously. The dam of this bird was 60th Open in the Young Bird National last year and is a half sister of their Hall of Fame winner. The dam is a De Klak from their racing loft, which has won from Tullamore.
S & K Duke Crossgar.
Sam and Karen Duke are runners up in the Robin Duddy Challenge this year having been 90th North section, 134th Open in the Yearling National and 88th North section, 104th Open in the Young Bird National.
The Yearling National pigeon has a great racing record having been 8th section 11th Open East Down Combine Young Bird Talbenny 2009, 21st North section, 25th Open Young Bird National Penzance 2009, 73rd North section, 100th Open Skibbereen Old Bird National 2010, and 90th North Section, 134th Open Yearling National Sennen Cove 2010.
The sire is down from a pigeon from Burns Bros, Comber Social which Sam and Karen bought at a Charity Sale. The grand dam on the sire’s side is a Soontjens hen from Joe McGreevy Crossgar. Her sister was 1st club, 20th Open East Down Combine Penzance.
The dam is a Soontjens whose sire was 9th Open in the East Down Combine’s Skibbereen Old Bird Classic and 8th Open in Irish National Flying Club Old Bird Skibbereen National. His grand dam was 66th and 61st in the King’s Cup. The grand dam on the other side is down off ‘Brigid’s Hen’, a hen that bred winners to 6 different cocks including an open winner for Sam and Karen from Dungarvan and for Joe McGreevy from Penzance. Most of the Dukes’ main pigeons go back to ‘Brigid’s Hen’.
Their Challenge pigeon in the Young Bird National was 13th section, 17th Open East Down Combine Young Bird Talbenny, 88th North section, 104th Open Penzance and 93rd North section, 196th Open Skibbereen Young Bird National. The sire of this young hen was 12th Open East Down Combine Old Bird Derby from St Malo this year and 20th section from the same race point last year. He is out of a red Busschaert cock, which was a super racer, with the breeding coming from the late Ted McCoy Ards and the late Miney Bridges Killyleagh.
The dam was 39th Open Young Bird National Wadebridge and her grand sire was from Chris Gordon through Fountainhead Lofts while her grand dam was 35th Open Young Bird National Penzance and is out of the Red Busschaert mentioned above. The nestmate of the young bird timed in the Challenge was 4th section, 11th Open East Down Combine Skibbereen Derby (1), 17th section, 19th Open Fermoy and 50th Open in Skibbereen Derby (2). Brendan McLoughlin has given fantastic support all season and his efforts have enhanced the publicity level for the INFC.
Willie Reynolds
INFC Press Officer.
Tel/Fax: (028) 256 44683
Mobile: 07939 684876
E-mail: reynoldshomer@aol.com
http://www.pigeonnetwork.com
http://www.infc.co.uk
PLEASE CALL BACK FOR PHOTOS. Birds & Presentation.
"Champion Flo Joe" the INFC Kings Cup winner for Reilly & Martin, South End Bray.
"Swallow Brae Star" winner of the Sennen Cove Ylr Nat for Alan Darragh of Cullybackey.
"Queen of the Silver Dollar" Triple Crown Award winner for W G Neill of Annaghmore.
"Gaelic Star" winner of the BBC Trophy for Phil Smith & Son, Stillorgan.
"Swallow Brae Warrior" 2nd Open INFC Ylr Nat Sennen Cove for Alan Darragh.
"Swallow Brae Prince" 3rd Open INFC Ylr Nat Sennen Cove for Alan Darragh.
The 2010 season was a record breaking one in many ways for the members in the Irish Nat FC, the main cups and trophies were well spread out with Wexford winning two Nationals, Dublin also collected two and the Northern lofts collected three. Ronnie Williamson of Bondhill has won the National Championship for the third time equalling the record of Kirkwood Bros. Ron wins the famous Erwin Cup for Best Ave in all INFC Races, successful in 1996, 2005 and now 2010. Kirkwood Bros for the record had wins in 1970, 1986 and 1995. Ace racer and former NI Fancier of the Year Ron Williamson has set a new INFC record winning nine cups having previously shared the record with Jackie Crossan (Downpatrick), Paddy Rock & Son (Dublin), and Glen Buckley & Son (Annaghmore) all having won seven.
INFC 2010 Cup and Trophy Winners.
King George V Challenge Cup, Plaudren-Vannes, Old Bird National winner; Reilly&Martin ECF South End Bray, velocity 1263. Gilliand Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, first IHU member after winner in King's Cup race; B.W. Hoey, Ballymun velocity 1194. Nelson Vase Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, 1st RPRA member after winner in King's Cup race; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1239. East Down Combine Cup, Pludren-Vannes Old Bird 1st EDC member in King's Cup race; D&J Caskey, Bangor RPC, velocity 1154. Ulster Federation Cup Pludren-Vannes Old Bird, first Ulster Federation member i n King's Cup race; M. Black Grosvenor, velocity 1141. NIPA Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, first NIPA member in King's Cup race Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1239. Joe Cullan Memorial Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, first East Coast Federation member in the King's Cup race; Reilly&Martin, ECF South End Bray, velocity 1263. Harkness Rose Bowl, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, Best Two Bird Average King's Cup; C.O'Hare&Son, Ballyholland, velocity 1152. Joe Doheny Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, Single Bird Challenge Cup, P Dunlop, Edgarstown HPS, velocity 1145. Robinson Trophy, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, 14th King's Cup; G. McKenna, Eastway, velocity 1144. McCloud Cup, Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird, 1st Yearling King's Cup; B. W. Hoey, Ballymun, velocity 1194.
Ronnie Johnston Challenge Cup, Skibbereen Old Bird Inland National; B. Cullimore, Wexford North&South, velocity 1260. Friendship Cup, St Malo Old Bird Friendship National; N&C Shields, ECF Balbriggan, velocity 1160. British Barcelona Club Trophy, St Malo Old Bird, 2nd Friendship National; P Smith&Son, ECF Stillorgan, velocity 1157. Henry Beattie&Son Trophy, St Malo Old Bird, Best Two Bird average Friendship National, Donnelly Brothers, Newry City, velocity 1081. Nelson Corry Trophy, Sennen Cove Yearling National; A Darragh, Cullybackey, velocity 958. Sam Buckley Memorial Cup, Best Tow-Bird Average Sennen Cove Yearling National; A Darragh Cullybackey, velocity. 958. Darragh Challenge Cup, Penzance Old Hens National; Gregg Beos&McCandless, Ligoniel HPS velocity 1334.
J.M.K. McGugan Perpetual Cup, Penzance Young Bird Channel National; D Dixon, Ballymoney, velocity 1311. William Erwin Memorial Cup, Penzance 1st South Section Channel Young Bird National; N Deegan, Finglas RPC, velocity 1246. De-Scheemaecker Trophy, Penzance Young Bird Best Two-Bird Average in Channel Young Bird National; S. McLaughlin&Sons, Glenavy&Dist HPS velocity 1260. Tom Marshall Trophy Skibbereen Young Bird Inland National; B Cullimore, Wexford North&South, velocity 1288.
J Gilmour Memorial Cup, Best average Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird Sennen cove Yearling Nationals; Ron Williamson, Bondhill, velcoity 1092. Irvine Trophy, Best Average Old Bird Nationals St Malo and Plaudren Vannes; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1160. Jarvis Cup, Best average Penzance and Skibbereen Young Bird Nationals; D Dixon, Ballymoney, velocity 1222. Rhead Trophy, Best Average Plaudren-Vannes Old Bird and Penzance Young Bird Natiolas; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1224. R Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1127. Harkers Trophy, Best Average Sennen Cove Yearling and Penzance Young Bird Nationals; A Darragh Cullybackey, velocity 1083. Robin Duddy Trophy, Best average Sennen Cove Yearling and Penzance Young Bird National (three-bird nomination) D Croskery&Son Annsborough, velocity961. Charles Hunniford Memorial Trophy Best Average (North Section) Skibbereen Old Bird and Young Bird Nationals; Mr&Mrs Stevenson, Dromara, velocity 1182. The New North Cup, Best Average Sennen Cove Yearling, Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup, St Malo Friendship and Penzance Young Bird Nationals; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1115. President's Cup, Best Average Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup, Sennen Cove Yearling, Penzance Young Bird and Skibbereen Young Bird Nationals; Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1120. Erwin Trophy, Best Average All National Races (excluding old hens); Ron Williamson Bondhill, velocity 1127.
Hall Of Fame Diplomas won by; J Waring&Son Lisburn&Dist, blue cheq cock GB03L2844; 2005 24th, 2006 53rd and 201025th. D Croskery&Son, Annaborough white hen IHU05N11429: 2006 140th, 2009 193rd and 2010 89th. W McClure Kells&Dist , blue cheq hen GB02K09025: 2005 13th, 2009 156th and 2010 122nd.
Triple Crown Award, Freamed Diploma. G Buckley&Son, Annaghmore, blue whit flight hen GB08A 31264: 2008 Sennen Cove Young Bird 134th Open, 2009 Sennen Cove Yearling 29th Open and 2010 Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup201st Open. W G Neill Annaghmore, blue hen GB08R48706: 2008 Sennen Cove Young Bird 89th Open, 2009 Sennen Cove Yearling 62nd Open and 2010 Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup 53rd Open. Ron Williamson, Bondhill, blue pied hen GB08B14063: 2008 Sennen Cove Young Bird 32nd Open, 2009 Sennen Cove Yearling 194th Open and 2010 Plaudren-Vannes King's Cup 72nd Open.
Robin Duddy Challenge - 1st & 2nd 2010
The Robin Duddy Challenge is a 3 bird Nom within the Irish National Flying club over two of its National races - the Yearling National from Sennen Cove and the Young Bird National from Penzance. While only in its second year it attracts a lot of interest and is a worthy challenge for both fancier and pigeon.
D Croskery & Son Annsborough
The winners of the Robin Duddy Challenge Trophy for 2010 and collecting a cheque for £1,000 are the partnership of D Croskery & Son of the Annsborough club in Co Down. The partnership is Dominic and Dolen but they inform me that they would be lost without the help given by Dominic’s wife Josie who keeps the birds in tip-top condition.
This has been an excellent year for the Croskerys at National level having won a Hall of Fame in the King’s Cup, they were also 32nd North section, 39th Open Friendship National from St Malo. They ended the season by taking 2nd and 9th North section, 49th and 79th Open in the Skibbereen Young Bird National. Add to this their open positions in the two races we are looking at here and you can see it was a most successful season for them at National level.
The pigeon they timed in the Yearling National was a 83rd North section, 127th Open. This bird was 10th North section 11th Open in the Young Bird National from Penzance in 2009 in race in which they were 11th, 18th and 60th Open.
The sire of the bird timed here was 3rd Open in the Friendship National from Portsmouth in 2007 while the dam was 7th Open in the East Down Combine’s Old Bird Derby from Lamballe also in 2007, in a race where only eight birds were timed on the day. The sire is a direct De Klak from John Jobey of Dunstan while the dam was picked up at Rodney and Jason Walker from Killyleagh’s clearance sale.
The pigeon timed in the Young Bird National for the Croskerys was 87th North section, 103rd Open having been 10th club, 15th section and 40th Open East Down Combine from Talbenny a couple of weeks previously. The dam of this bird was 60th Open in the Young Bird National last year and is a half sister of their Hall of Fame winner. The dam is a De Klak from their racing loft, which has won from Tullamore.
S & K Duke Crossgar.
Sam and Karen Duke are runners up in the Robin Duddy Challenge this year having been 90th North section, 134th Open in the Yearling National and 88th North section, 104th Open in the Young Bird National.
The Yearling National pigeon has a great racing record having been 8th section 11th Open East Down Combine Young Bird Talbenny 2009, 21st North section, 25th Open Young Bird National Penzance 2009, 73rd North section, 100th Open Skibbereen Old Bird National 2010, and 90th North Section, 134th Open Yearling National Sennen Cove 2010.
The sire is down from a pigeon from Burns Bros, Comber Social which Sam and Karen bought at a Charity Sale. The grand dam on the sire’s side is a Soontjens hen from Joe McGreevy Crossgar. Her sister was 1st club, 20th Open East Down Combine Penzance.
The dam is a Soontjens whose sire was 9th Open in the East Down Combine’s Skibbereen Old Bird Classic and 8th Open in Irish National Flying Club Old Bird Skibbereen National. His grand dam was 66th and 61st in the King’s Cup. The grand dam on the other side is down off ‘Brigid’s Hen’, a hen that bred winners to 6 different cocks including an open winner for Sam and Karen from Dungarvan and for Joe McGreevy from Penzance. Most of the Dukes’ main pigeons go back to ‘Brigid’s Hen’.
Their Challenge pigeon in the Young Bird National was 13th section, 17th Open East Down Combine Young Bird Talbenny, 88th North section, 104th Open Penzance and 93rd North section, 196th Open Skibbereen Young Bird National. The sire of this young hen was 12th Open East Down Combine Old Bird Derby from St Malo this year and 20th section from the same race point last year. He is out of a red Busschaert cock, which was a super racer, with the breeding coming from the late Ted McCoy Ards and the late Miney Bridges Killyleagh.
The dam was 39th Open Young Bird National Wadebridge and her grand sire was from Chris Gordon through Fountainhead Lofts while her grand dam was 35th Open Young Bird National Penzance and is out of the Red Busschaert mentioned above. The nestmate of the young bird timed in the Challenge was 4th section, 11th Open East Down Combine Skibbereen Derby (1), 17th section, 19th Open Fermoy and 50th Open in Skibbereen Derby (2). Brendan McLoughlin has given fantastic support all season and his efforts have enhanced the publicity level for the INFC.
Willie Reynolds
INFC Press Officer.
Tel/Fax: (028) 256 44683
Mobile: 07939 684876
E-mail: reynoldshomer@aol.com
http://www.pigeonnetwork.com
http://www.infc.co.uk
PLEASE CALL BACK FOR PHOTOS. Birds & Presentation.
"Champion Flo Joe" the INFC Kings Cup winner for Reilly & Martin, South End Bray.
"Swallow Brae Star" winner of the Sennen Cove Ylr Nat for Alan Darragh of Cullybackey.
"Queen of the Silver Dollar" Triple Crown Award winner for W G Neill of Annaghmore.
"Gaelic Star" winner of the BBC Trophy for Phil Smith & Son, Stillorgan.
"Swallow Brae Warrior" 2nd Open INFC Ylr Nat Sennen Cove for Alan Darragh.
"Swallow Brae Prince" 3rd Open INFC Ylr Nat Sennen Cove for Alan Darragh.
