Deadline looms for end-of-season pigeon awards

It turned out to be another very good decision considering the weather and the fact both the ISRF and ECF in Dublin decided to race mark on Saturday evening for a Sunday race.

At the end of the season members need the race results to claim for the various awards, deadline is two weeks after the final race flown last weekend.

Claims for all the RPRA Awards in the Irish Region should be with Secretary Robert Reid before Saturday 25th September.

Cullybackey Centre 48/364 - 1st A Darragh 1480, 2nd Surgenor Bros 1468, 3rd L Mullan 1463, 4th&5th G Connolly 1456,1455, 6th A Purves 1446,1445, 8th&9th R H Clements 1445,1443, 10th A McBride 1438.

Harryville - 1st L Mullan 1463, 2nd&3rd R H Clements 1445,1443, 4th&5th A McBride 1438,1421, 6th G Price 1412, 7th L Mullan 1409, 8th J Rock 1402, 9th R H Clements 1368, 10th L Mullan 1338. Tipes ETS Easy payment before VAT increase. Contact Ireland rep Keith Kernohan @ 07713273044.

Broughshane 7/57 - 1st&2nd G Connolly 1456,1455, 3rd&4th A Purvis 1451,1446, 5th,6th&7th J&N Simpson 1404,1395,1385, 8th D Houston&Son 1385. George gets the 2nd win with this Blue Chequer hen. She already has won the Talbenny Nat and now the Rosscarberry Nat. One for the top drawer next year well done.The Clubs 5 Bird Special was won this week by J & N Simpson 40 with 42pts, R/up Mrs M Smyth 20 with 41pts.

Fireside Quiz winners - 1st Prize 20 - M Fotheringham (Glenarm); 2nd Prize 10 - M Houston (Broughshane); 3rd Prize 5 - R Houston (Randalstown).

Randalstown 4/33 - 1st-4th S Millar 1452,1439,1433,1432, 5th H Boyd 1381, 6th Houston Bros 1380, 7th&8th S Millar 1365,1359.

Rasharkin&Dist 7/72 - 1st H Cubitt 1406, 2nd J&D Surgenor 1389, 3rd H Cubitt 1368, 4th J&D Surgenor 1360, 5th Steele&McNeill 1306, 6th Milliken&Barkley 1300, 7th Steele&McNeill 1256, 8th T Simpson 1253, 9th W McFetridge 1126. Another win got Harold Cubitt topping off a great young bird season. Nom H Cubitt. Race sponsored by LECK Scaffolding N.I. (Ballymoney). The members would like to congratulate clubmate Danny Dixon on winning 1st Open in this weeks INFC YB National from Penzance, also club Prseident Tony Simpson on 8th Open in same race.

Ahoghill 9/68 - 1st M/M Robinson 1371, 2nd J Orr&Son 1364, 3rd J Smyth&Son 1354, 4th Young,McManus&Sons 1351, 5th J Smyth&Son 1328, 6ththru9th Young,McManus&Sons 1323,1315,1309,1309, 10th J Smyth&Son 1306.

Mid Antrim Combine Fermoy 5 Bird – H Cubitt Rasharkin 1603, J Rock Harryville 1598, T Simpson Rasharkin 1595, Surgenor Bros 1587, G Connolly Broughshane 1583, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1576, R H Clements Harryville 1563, R H Clements 1554, Surgenor Bros 1554, S Steele Cullybackey 1553, Surgenor Bros 1548, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1542, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1541, G Connolly 1539, A Purvis Broughshane 1536, Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1535, A Darragh Cullybackey 1534, H Cubitt 1530, B O’Rawe Ballymena 1530, Milliken & Barkley 1529, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1528, H Cubitt1521, M Graham Ballymena 1521, J & J Greer 1520, A Purvis 1519, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1518, Steele & McNeill 1517, S Steele 1517, Reid Bros & McCloy 1516, McFarlane & Agnew Kells 1515.

Birds for the INFC Penzance were race marked one day late due to an unfavourable weather forecast, liberation for the Blue Riband YB event and Old Hens was Thursday 9th September at 8.30am in a Lt North West wind. A hard race was expected, 487 members sent 2,432 birds competing for 20,828 and in the Old Hens Nat 102 members sent 291 birds competing for 1,738.

Gregg Bros & McCandless timed their old hen at 15.20hrs flying 311 miles to be best in the Muckamore Centre, next best Danny Dixon had the best young bird timed at 16.05hrs flying 339 miles. Both birds did in fact top the Open Result for 1st National.

Muckamore Centre Penzance YB Nat – D Dixon Ballymoney 1311, G & L Simpson Ligoniel 1275, Russell Cullybackey 1269, T Simpson Rasharkin 1266, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1260, M/M C Hayes Ballyclare 1250, A Darragh Cullybackey 1246, G Grant Crumlin 1242, McAuley Kell & Bowles Shankill & Dist 1242, Houston Bros Randalstown 1234, M/M Robinson Ahoghill 1231, D & J Campbell & Bigger Glengormley 1231, D & J Campbell & Bigger 1229, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1229, G & C Lowry Kingsmoss 1227, J & N Simpson 1226, W McClelland Doagh 1222, J & S Graham Kingsmoss 1218, W McClelland 1210, L Savage Eastway 1209.

Muckamore Centre Penzance Old Hen – Gregg Bros & McCandless Ligoniel 1334, Gregg Bros & McCandless 1254, A Darragh Cullybackey 1238, Gregg Bros & McCandless 1230, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1222, Gregg Bros & McCandless 1178, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1119, J Orr & Son Ahoghill 1117, Gregg Bros & McCandless 1041, J Orr & Son 1017.