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Browsing: mid antrim combine

MAC – Portland 01/07/13

Reid & McCloy 1st, 2nd & 3rd MAC from Portland – Reid Bros & McCloy from Cullybackey had a dream result in the NIPA Nat from Portland, birds were held for three days in St Malo


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MAC – Penzance 24/06/13

Birds were race marked on Saturday for a Monday liberation in Penzance, the same thing happened in 2012. The big convoy was released at 10.45am in a Lt NW wind, it turned out hard enough with


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Harryville lofts 1st MAC Sennen Cove Ylr Nat –

Jack Millar and son Derek from the Harryville HPS in Ballymena had the best bird in the INFC Yearling Nat flown from Sennen Cove last Wednesday on a perfect flying day. Liberation was at 8.30am in


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Alan Darragh wins 1st MAC Talbenny –

The latest race from Talbenny was much better than the week previous from the same point, liberation was again at 8.30am, wind conditions were North East. Alan Darragh from Cullybackey had the best local bird timed


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Scott & Clements 1st MAC Rosscarbery –

Due to a poor forecast the Bude event due to be flown at the weekend was cancelled and a race from Rosscarbery in Co Cork put in its place. The weather was nothing special in Mid


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MAC Clonmel 25/05/13 –

W &  J McLean break Novice Status – Very interesting last weekend, firstly the race changed from Pilmore Beach to Fermoy and then with the birds en-route diverted to Clonmel because of a weather report for


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Broughshane loft tops Mid Antrim in OB Nat – The NIPA faced with a terrible weather forecast for Saturday made a mid-week decision to bring the Inland Nat forward by one day and got the best


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Charlie McManus 1st MAC from Talbenny –

The opening race of the cross channel programme started last Saturday, the NIPA birds were released in Talbenny (South Wales) at 8.30am in a Lt NW wind. Best bird locally was timed by Old Hand Charlie


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MAC Roscrea 11/05/13 –

Photo Caption – George McDowell from Kells holding the Mid Antrim winner from Fermoy. Last weekend the local birds were in Clonmel County Tipperary for the fourth race of the old bird season, poor weather conditions


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MAC Clonmel 04/05/13 –

Kells Loft 1st Mid Antrim Combine from Clonmel – For the third race of the old bird season the NIPA birds moved on to Clonmel in County Tipperary, over 2,700 birds were sent in Mid Antrim. Kells


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Mid Antrim Combine Roscrea –

  For the second race of the old bird season the NIPA moved on to Roscrea in Co Tipperary, 145 plus miles into Mid Antrim. Best two birds were timed in the Kells & Dist by


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MAC Champions League 2013 – At 1/4 Final

MAC Champions League 2013 – Mid Antrim Combine – The very popular Champions League competition will operate as in previous seasons, on a League basis for the inland racing and then Knock-Out in the cross channel


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Mid Antrim Combine – Tullamore 20/04/13

The old bird season started on the best day of the weekend (not been too many of those lately), the NIPA birds were in Tullamore in County Offaly. Liberation was at 9.30am in a helping South


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MAC Bird of the Year 2012 –

Something which may have gone unnoticed was the fact that W & J Smyth from Ballymena & District HPS had Mid Antrim Combine Bird of the Year in 2012 and that their Champion Ken-Aird Boy also


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