Darragh chalks up yet another Mid-Antrim win

EVEN with the later liberation at 12 Noon, the second race from Talbenny in South Wales was little better that the first one the previous week, we had dull and overcast conditions at the home end and a lot of clubs put back the clock checking.
By The Newsroom
Published 16th Jun 2012, 13:00 BST

Locally Alan Darragh continues to dominate the racing, ten races sent to in the Cullybackey HPS and 10 x 1sts for the loft. Recording velocity 1355 his latest winner takes top place in the Mid Antrim and Sect B and will be up at the top of the NIPA Open result.

For the semi-final of the Champions League to be flown from Bude this weekend we have an all Cullybackey match Alan Darragh v Reid Bros & McCloy and Jimmy Smyth & Son (Ahoghill) v Stewart Bros (Randalstown).

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Fees for the Fermoy 5 Bird will be lifted at Cullybackey Centre on Thursday 14th June after transporter departs for Bude. Race marking for the Fermoy birds will be on Friday between 4.00pm and 6.00pm. George McDowell will collect the entry forms for the RPRA (Irish Region) Diamond Jubilee Race in Cullybackey Centre on Thursday 21st June after transporter departs for Penzance.

Mid Antrim Combine Talbenny (2) 82/771 – A Darragh Cullybackey 1355, J Millar & Son Harryville 1314, L Mullan Harryville 1313, J & D Surgenor Rasharkin 1306, A McBride Harryville 1300, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1296, A Darragh 1294, J Millar & Son 1289, Richmond Bros Ballymena 1287, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1287, D Houston & Son Broughshane 1286, A & N Young Ahoghill 1283, S Millar Randalstown 1283, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1280, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1280, Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1279, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1276, Mrs M Smyth Kells 1276, S Steele Cullybackey 1275, A McBride 1275, H Cubitt 1274, J & N Simpson 1268, D Dixon Rasharkin 1268, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1268, McFall & McManus 1267, H Cubitt 1267, J Rock Harryville 1266, C Moore New Antrim 1266, J Orr & Son Ahoghill 1264, D Dixon 1264.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs

Cullybackey HPS 11/115 – A Darragh 1355, 1294, S Steele 1275, A Darragh 1262, J & J Greer 1256, D Robinson 1249, A Darragh 1246, D Robinson 1243, H & R McCloy 1235, Russell Bros 1233, A Darragh 1221, J & J Greer 1217.

Harryville 10/40 – J Millar & Son 1314, L Mullan 1313, A McBride 1300, J Millar & Son 1289, A McBride 1275, J Rock 1266, J Millar & Son 1240, R Service & Son 1234, Wray & McFadden 1230, J Millar & Son 1225.

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Ballymena & Dist 13/113 – W & J Smyth 1296, Richmond Bros 1287, G Bell 1258, Blair & Rankin 1257, J Harris 1245, Blair & Rankin 1238, 1236, M/M M Sempey 1226, G Gilmour 1220, Richmond Bros 1210.

Randalstown 10/111 – Stewart Bros 1287, S Millar 1283, H Boyd 1260, Stewart Bros 1248, S Millar 1237, H Boyd 1223, S Millar 1205, Houston Bros 1203.

Broughshane 6/80 – D Houston & Son 1286, J & N Simpson 1280, 1268, H Smyth & Son 1222, D Houston & Son 1219, G Connolly 1203, 1171, T & E Service 1159.

Ahoghill Flying Club 10/107 – A & N Young 1283, J Smyth & Son 1268, J Orr & Son 1264, M/M Robinson 1252, 1234, J Orr & Son 1232, D Lowry 1219, W Livingstone 1210, 1208, Balmer Young & Sons 1202.

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New Antrim Amal 5/70 – McFall & McManus 1276, 1267, C Moore 1266, 1251, McFall & McManus 1247, C Moore 1241, McFall & McManus 1233, 1227, C Moore 1219, McFall & McManus 1209.

Kells & District 8/62 – Mrs M Smyth 1276, McFarlane & Agnew 1245, Scott & Clements 1238, Mrs M Smyth 1169, Scott & Clements 1160, A Barkley & Son 1116, Scott & Clements 1113, 1113, A Barkley & Son 1042. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – M Smyth 1276, Scott & Clements 1113.