Liberation delayed for second week running

FOR the second week at Tullamore in County Offaly the liberation was delayed due to weather conditions, release was at 2.30pm - a mass liberation for the whole of the NIPA.

Hanson & Harper take 1st in the Coleraine Premier doing velocity 1487 and take pride of place with best in the Coleraine Triangle. Their bird was just ahead of J L Madden who had a fantastic card with five early arrivals. Kenny Glass had 1st Windsor Social (1460) and D Platt & Son 1st Coleraine & Co Derry (1458).

Coleraine Triangle Tullamore (2) – Hanson & Harper Coleraine Prem 1487, J L Madden Coleraine Prem 1482, J L Madden 1479, J L Madden 1478, K Glass Windsor Soc 1460, D Platt & Son Co Derry 1458, J L Madden 1455, J L Madden 1454, Hanson & Harper 1449, Hanson & Harper 1449, T & J McDonald Coleraine Prem 1436, Diamond Bros Coleraine Prem 1436.

N.I.P.A. Tullamore 24/7/2010

Section A:

Coalisland&Dist 12/343 - 1st K Murphy 1578, 2nd E Bleeks 1566, 3rd&4th

G Stringer 1565,1561, 5th M/M G Larmour 1547, 6th,7th&8th K Carolan

1539,1532,1529, 8th K Carolan 1529, 9th J Devlin 1520, 10th M/M G

Larmour 1514.

Castledawson 4/77 - 1st,2nd&3rd T Leacock&Son 1546,1427,1407, 4th

Savage Bros 1275, S K Watson 1242.

Dungannon&Dist - 1st&2nd J&J Sampson 1539,1524, 3rd&4th C Reid

1521,1471, 5th&6th J&J Sampson 1457,1448.

Coleraine Prem - 1st Hanson&Harpur 1487, 2ndthru6th J L Madden

1482,1479,1478,1455,1454, 7th&8th Hanson&Harpur 1449,1449, 9th T&J

McDonald 1436, 10th Diamond Bros 1436. Hanson&Harpur wins with a

Lambrech bred from stock purchased from JL Madden.

Windsor Social 11/244 - 1st K Glass 1460, 2nd E Christie 1433, 3rd R&J

Parke 1433, 4th Horner&Scott 1432, 5th E Christie 1420, 6th&7th R J

Parke 1419,1405, 8th T Stewart 1405, 9th E&J McGarry 1404, 10th T

Stewart 1404.

Coleraine&Co Derry - 1st D Platt&Son 1458, 2nd,3rd&4th

McCorriston&McLaughlin 1427,1409,1392. McCorriston&McLaughlin get the

pools.

Section B:

Ballymena&Dist 12/249 - 1st&2nd W&J Smyth 1562,1561, 3rd&4th Blair&Rankin 1543,1540, 5th&6th W&J Smyth 1530,1529, 7th&8th B O'Rawe

1523,1523, 9th J Harris 1499, 10th J Devlin 1483. The closing date for Ballymena & Dist ring nomination race, which is open to all members of the Mid Antrim combine, is next weekend. For anyone interested the entry forms are with all local clubs. Last year well over 400 was paid out in prizes. (nb this year a prize is also on offer for the

club of the winning member)

Ballymoney HPS 24/873 – D Dixon 1548, 1544, D & H Stuart 1519, A & M Boyle 1513, 1511, W Blair 1498, J Connolly 1491, D & H Stuart 1489, G Holmes 1482, W Blair 1481. Danny timed 7 birds in a few minutes and wins the club for the second week with a Dark Cheq Lambrecht cock, last weeks winner was a gift from Tommy Tweed a Verschelde Danny himself having loaned a hen to pair to the good Blue Thunder the RPRA award winner.

Cullybackey 17/574 - 1st Russell Bros 1527, 2nd&3rd A Darragh

1527,1526, 4th&5th Scott&Spratt 1514,1506, 6th Cochrane Bros 1505, 7th

Russell Bros 1498, 8th&9th S Steele 1496,1496,10th H&R McCloy 1491.

Dervock 6/255 - 1st D&H Stuart 1519, 2nd&3rd A&M Boyle 1513,1511, 4th

D&H Stuart 1489, 5th J Hutchinson&Son 1426, 6th S Laverty 1424, 7th D

Devenney 1416, 8th S Laverty 1410, 9th J Hutchinson&Son 1406, 10th W

Neill 1271.

Ballymoney West Combine 8/267 - 1st W Blair 1498, 2nd J McDowell&Sons

1481, 3rd L Neill 1457, 4th R J Elliott 1443, 5th J Hutchinson&Son

1426, 6th D Laverty 1407, 7th Currie&Gilmore 1395, 8th B&I Stewart 1378.

Mid-Antrim Combine Tullamore (2) 108/3,007 – 1st Scott & Clements Kells & District 1570, 2nd W & J Smyth Ballymena 1562, 3rd W & J Smyth 1561, 4th Surgenor Bros Kells & District 1558, 5th A Purvis Broughshane & District 1556, 6th A Purvis 1556, 7th K & K Kernohan Harryville HPS 1552, 8th Houston Bros Randalstown 1551, 9th R H Clements Harryville 1549, 10th R H Clements 1548, 11th Danny Dixon Rasharkin 1548, 12th K & K Kernohan & Sons 1544, 13th Danny Dixon 1544, 14th Danny Dixon 1543, 15th Danny Dixon 1543, 16th Milliken & Barkley Rasharkin 1543, 17th R McFall & Son New Antrim 1543, 18th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1543, 19th T McMillan Randalstown 1541, 20th J & N Simpson Broughshane 1541, 21st Alan McBride Harryville 1540, 22nd Alan McBride 1540, 23rd Blair & Rankin 1540, 24th Alan McBride 1540, 25th H Boyd Kells & District 1539, 26th A McBride 1538, 27th A McBride 1538, 28th R Wylie Broughshane 1537, 29th Alan McBride 1537, 30th H Cubitt Rasharkin 1537.