In-form Harryville fancier Jimmy is solid as a Rock!

AFTER two difficult races from Talbenny we had a poor entry of under 4,500 birds in Bude for the third cross channel event.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jun 2012, 10:00 BST

Birds were race marked a day later than usual and the race was flown on Sunday 17th June with liberation at 9.25am in a Lt SW wind.

Jimmy Rock from Harryville timed the best bird locally and he also scored 1st & 2nd in the club from Fermoy 5 Bird flown the same day. From Bude he timed a yearling Blue cock at 15.50hrs recording velocity 1319 for the 288 miles.

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Hugh Boyd had the top three birds in the Randalstown HPS, a super result and takes the runner-up place in the MAC doing velocity 1317.

Jimmy Rock is getting geared up for the longer races, this winner was the best bloodlines from Gerald Delaney (Jacob) and club-mate Allen McBride (Van Loon). Jack Millar & Son finish 2nd & 3rd in Harryville, this loft is having a very good season and probably a record number of prize cards.

Other club winners well placed included Russell Bros 1st Cullybackey (1311), Danny Dixon 1st Ballymoney (1302), J & N Simpson 1st Broughshane (1300), McFall & McManus 1st New Antrim Amal (1299), and Martin Graham 1st Ballymena & Dist (1288). J & N Simpson topped the Combine & Sect in the Fermoy race. The Champions League Final at Penzance will be between Reid Bros & McCloy (Cullybackey) v Stewart Bros (Randalstown).

Race Sheets for the Young Bird season should be with the local clubs 2 weeks prior to racing. Ballymena & Dist either left in clubrooms or returned to Secretary Willie Reynolds.

SYMPATHY

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We had two recent bereavements locally, Maureen Young the wife of Charlie passed away in hospital after a period of illness. A big supporter of Ahoghill Flying Club over many years the Young family are well connected, Charlie’s brothers Tom and Albert are the Chairman and Secretary of the club.

Over the weekend the mother of Kells & Dist Secretary Mervyn Gregg passed away, on behalf of the local fancy sincere condolences to both family circles.

Mid Antrim Combine Bude 52/371 – J Rock Harryville 1319, H Boyd Randalstown 1317, J Millar & Son Harryville 1311, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1311, D Dixon Rasharkin 1302, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1300, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1299, M Graham Ballymena 1288, J & N Simpson 1282, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1282, McFall & McManus 1281, J Millar & Son 1280, A McBride Harryville 1276, Richmond Bros Ballymena 1275, Surgenor Bros Kells 1274, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1273, J & N Simpson 1269, S Steele Cullybackey 1266, R H Clements Harryville 1265, H Boyd Randalstown 1263, M/M Robinson Ahoghill 1260, S Steele 1255, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1251, D Dixon 1251, H Boyd Randalstown 1250, D Houston & Son Broughshane 1248, A & N Young Ahoghill 1246, M Graham 1245, G Price Harryville 1245, J Orr & Son Ahoghill 1244.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs:

Ahoghill Flying Club 6/50 – M/M Robinson 1260, A & N Young 1246, J Orr & Son 1244, J Smyth & Son 1222, Young McManus & Sons 1174, M/M Robinson 1173, A & N Young 1162, M/M Robinson 1149, J Orr & Son 1147, G & G Jackson 1039.

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Ballymena & Dist 11/62 – M Graham 1288, W & J Smyth 1282, Richmond Bros 1276, Blair & Rankin 1251, M Graham 1245, B O’Rawe 1243, Richmond Bros 1233, G Barr 1223, Blair & Rankin 1117, G & A Eagleson 1092.

Broughshane 5/42 – J & N Simpson 1300, 1282, D Houston & Son 1248, A Purvis 1223, 1164, T & E Service 1146, G Connolly 1090, 1062. Simp 1269.57

Cullybackey 6/48 – Russell Bros 1311, Reid Bros & McCloy 1273, S Steele 1266, 1255, Russell Bros 1243, D Robinson 1238, S Steele 1220, Reid Bros & McCloy 1214, S Steele 1190, Reid Bros & McCloy 1168.

Harryville 7/60 – J Rock 1319, J Millar & Son 1311, 1280, A McBride 1276, R H Clements 1265, G Price 1245, J Rock 1243, J Millar & Son 1233, G Price 1231, A McBride 1229.

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Kells & District 3/22 – Surgenor Bros 1274, McFarlane & Agnew 1199, A Barkley & Son 1169, 1166, 1165, 1162, Surgenor Bros 1160, McFarlane & Agnew 1101. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – Surgenor Bros 1274.

New Antrim Amal 4/16 – McFall & McManus 1299, 1281, K Wilkinson & Son 1218, C Moore 1036. Tremendous result from Charlie topping the club from Bude.

Randalstown 5/32 – H Boyd 1317, 1263, 1250, W & W Gilbert 1244, 1242, Stewart Bros 1228, 1201, 1191, F & J Dickey 1116. MAC Fermoy 5 Bird - J & N Simpson Broughshane 1472, J Rock Harryville 1466, G Connolly Broughshane 1462, J & N Simpson 1451, J & N Simpson 1451, H Boyd Kells 1448, Scott & Clements Kells 1447, G McDowell Kells 1447, T & M Morrow Kells 1443, J Millar & Son Harryville 1440, H Boyd Kells 1437, D Dixon Rasharkin 1435, D Dixon 1435, M/M M Sempey Ballymena 1435, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 1434, A Purvis Broughshane 1432, S Millar Randalstown 1428, Surgenor Bros 1427, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1423, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1420, D Dixon 1417, K Wilkinson & Son New Antrim 1414, Wray & McFadden Harryville 1413, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1401, G Connolly 1401, H Boyd Kells 1399, D Dixon 1393, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 1391, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1390, Scott & Clements 1388.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs:

Ahoghill Flying Club – Young McManus & Sons 1378.

Ballymena & Dist 9/42 – M/M M Sempey 1435, G & A Eagleson 1434, 1391, 1371, 1371, W & J Smyth 1367, M Graham 1354, Blair & Rankin 1349, Richmond Bros 1348, M Graham 1321.

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Broughshane 4/20 – J & N Simpson 1472, G Connolly 1462, J & N Simpson 1451, 1451, A Purvis 1432, G Connolly 1401, 1386, A Purvis 1363.

Cullybackey 8/40 – Russell Bros 1423, Reid Bros & McCloy 1420, 1363, N & S Anderson 1359, J & J Greer 1344, 1335, Reid Bros & McCloy 1332, 1312, C McDowell 1301, 1298.

Harryville 7/35 – J Rock 1466, J Millar & Son 1440, Wray & McFadden 1413, J Millar & Son 1385, A McBride 1384, L Mullan 1379, A McBride 1377, Wray & McFadden 1374, J Millar & Son 1373, A McBride 1371.

Kells & District – H Boyd 1448, Scott & Clements 1447, G McDowell 1447, T & M Morrow 1443, H Boyd 1437, Surgenor Bros 1427, H Boyd 1399, Scott & Clements 1388. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – H Boyd 1448, Surgenor Bros 1427.

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New Antrim Amal 5/19 – K Wilkinson & Son 1414, McFall & McManus 1390, K Wilkinson & Son 1367, C Moore 1340, 1324, K Wilkinson & Son 1292, C Moore 1290, K Wilkinson & Son 1280, McFall & McManus 1274. Well done Ken on winning Fermoy.

Randalstown 2/8 – S Millar 1428, 1382, F & J Dickey 1339.