Harryville loft claim top prize in INFC Yearling

Liberation was at 8.30am in a Lt NW wind and with helping conditions at the home end a good race was expected.

It indeed turned out one of the best for many years with over 1,000 birds recorded on the day across Ireland in one of the top races of the year.

J Millar & Son timed at 5.07pm to record velocity 1124 for the 329 miles to the lofts at Cromkill on the main Antrim Road.

Former winner of the race Alan Darragh was next best taking 1st Cullybackey (1076), followed by Danny Diixon 1st Ballymoney (1075) and G & A Eagleson 1st Ballymena & District (1074). J Millar & Son win 1st in the Mid Antrim Combine and will be even more pleased with 7th North Sect & 12th Open INFC 800/4,474.

Mid Antrim Combine Sennen Cove Ylr Nat – J Millar & Son Harryville 1124, A Darragh Cullybackey 1076, D Dixon Rasharkin 1075, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 1074, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1073, M Graham Ballymena 1073, Mr & Mrs Robinson Ahoghill 1070, A & N Young Ahoghill 1069, Mr & Mrs Robinson 1068, J Rock Harryville 1065, A Darragh 1047, D Houston & Son Broughshane 1028, M Graham 1026, McFarlane & Agnew Kells 1017, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1015, A Darragh 1012, A Darragh 1005, A Barkley & Son Kells 1004, A Darragh 1004, S McKendry Cullybackey 1002, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 999, Reid Bros & McCloy 993, A Darragh 991, A Darragh 987, Mr & Mrs Robinson 972, H & R McCloy Cullybackey 967, J & J Greer Cullybackey 960, J Millar & Son 953.

Local Clubs INFC Yearling Nat

Harryville HPS – J Millar & Son 1124, J Rock 1065, J Millar & Son 953.

Cullybackey HPS – A Darragh 1076, Reid Bros & McCloy 1073, A Darragh 1047, 1012, 1005, 1004, S McKendry 1002, Reid Bros & McCloy 993, A Darragh 991, 987, H & R McCloy 967, J & J Greer 960.

Ballymena & District HPS – G & A Eagleson 1074, M Graham 1073, M Graham 1026, Blair & Rankin 999.

Ahoghill Flying Club – M/M Robinson 1070, A & N Young 1069, M/M Robinson 1069, J Smyth & Son 1015, M/M Robinson 972.

Broughshane & District – D Houston & Son 1028.

Kells & District HPS – McFarlane & Agnew 1017, A Barkley & Son 1004.

A reminder as well that Race Sheets and Vaccination Forms need placed with the local clubs two weeks prior to racing, the opening race for young birds has been arranged for Saturday 20th July.

All clubs will be making arrangements to allocate rings for the various ETS Systems, give them some help by getting things done early without a last minute rush.

The Premier OB National for the NIPA is due to be flown from St Malo (France) this Friday 28th June, IHU members will be competing for the famous Millar Gold Cup.

With the INFC, the Grand Nat Kings Cup is due to be flown from Nort-sur Erdre on Friday 5th July with race marking on the previous Tuesday. This new race point is some 554 miles to Ballymena lofts.

The Friendship Nat from Quimper on Friday 12th July will complete the old bird racing for 2013. The NIPA birds were race marked last Saturday evening for Penzance, the same thing happened last season due to the weather, liberation was planned for Monday. Full details and results in next report.