Latest round-up of local pigeons in Corrin

Best bird locally at the weekend was in Rasharkin & District where Harold Cubitt recorded 1st Club doing velocity 1680, Lynn Neill was best in Ballymoney (1659) and J L Madden topped the Coleraine Premier on (1658) for the second week.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th May 2015, 08:00 BST

This weekend the NIPA birds are in Pilmore Beach to be followed by Rosscarbery Inl Nat on Saturday 23rd May.

Ballymoney & Coleraine Clubs Corrin

Rasharkin & District 12/247 – H Cubitt 1680, T Kaczynski 1667, Steele & McNeill 1655, A C & T Tweed 1645, W McFetridge 1644, 1643, T Kaczynski 1634, J & D Surgenor 1626, W & J McLean 1618, 1617. Harold Cubitt wins from Corrin timing his Blue yearling cock at 15.41hrs for the 211 mile fly. Danny Dixon: 647.734, 1647.495, 1633.525, 1632.587.

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Ballymoney HPS 22/695 – L Neill 1659, J Hutchinson & Son 1656, D Dixon 1647, 1647, J Hutchinson & Son 1645, J McDowell & Sons 1643, D & G McMullan 1629, A Gage 1629, D Devenney 1626, A & M Boyle 1621. Lynn Neill times a blue Dirk Van Dyck to win Corrin and make it two wins out of four, this three year old hen was a gift bird from Brown & Stewart.

Ballymoney West Combine 11/263 – L Neill 1659, J Hutchinson & Son 1656, J McDowell & Sons 1643, J McConaghie 1584, W Blair 1562, D Gage 1550, Curry & Gilmore 1525, Brown & Stewart 1515, D Laverty 1512. Lynn Neill wins this week’s race from Corrin with a Blue 3 year old van Dyke hen a gift bird from club mates Brown & Stewart from their direct Van Dykes.

Coleraine Premier – J L Madden 1658, 1658, Hanson & Harpur 1653.

Dervock RPS 7/291 – J Hutchinson & Son 1656, 1645, D & G McMullan 1629, D Devenney 1626, A & M Boyle 1621, 1615, S Laverty 1578, D & H Stuart 1577, 1569, S Laverty 1565. Windsor Social 20/378 – K Glass 1610, 1601, B & R Watton 1600, 1593, 1592, W & W Murdock 1588, R McCandless 1575, R McCook 1573, K Glass 1559, R McCann 1554. Congratulations to Kenny Glass on winning 1st and 2nd club this week and also a very good performance by Blaine and Robert Watton in taking the next 3 positions.

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Mid Antrim Combine Corrin 106/2558 – A Darragh 1699, A Darragh 1698, Scott & Clements 1698, Scott & Clements 1697, A Darragh 1695, A Darragh 1694, M/M Sempey 1691, Surgenor Bros 1682, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1680,