McNeillys among annual prize winners

McConnell's of Doagh was the venue for the annual dinner and prize night for the local Doagh & District HPS, a real hot-bed of racing in the East Antrim area.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Jan 2010, 09:08 BST
Updated 4th Jan 2010, 13:34 BST

Mr & Mrs Brian McNeilly won most races and were the top cash winners with 450. Total prize-money was 1,900, and total payout 3,600 a fantastic effort. The leading lofts were – M/M McNeilly, J & A Wilson & Sons, A & N Lewis, John Blair, Fred Simpson, D & N Smyth, S & A Leitch, M/M Suitters, J McGrugan & Son, Robert Wilson, William McClelland, Collins & Pursley, Wesley Cowan, Denis Tweedie, Elliott & McClean and Thomas Lorimer. Over the 21 club races 19 members sent just short of 6,000 birds. Wesley Cowan won 750 in the Rosscarbery Breeder/Buyer and from Talbenny Joe Smyth was the Breeder and A & N Lewis Buyer, both lofts won 480.

The A & N Lewis team racing with the INFC had the best bird in the Muckamore Centre in the Old Bird Skibbereen finishing 5th Open, this added to best again in the Young Bird Skibbereen finishing 7th Open won the loft the Charles Hunniford Memorial Trophy for Best Ave North Sect in both Skibbereen Nationals. Racing with the NIPA Mr & Mrs McNeilly who had a super season won 1st Open in the Fermoy race for young birds winning the S Montgomery Cup. They also won the Irish Region Trophy for NIPA Champion YB of the Year. Mr & Mrs D Suitters collected a Bronze Diploma with a bird that has won 14th Sect C & 50th Open NIPA St Malo in 2008 and 4th Sect C & 43rd Open NIPA St Malo in 2009.

Trophy winners for 2009 included:

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J & A Wilson & Sons won - (Norman Rea Memorial Cup) Best Ave 2 x YB Nats, (Suitters Trophy) Lowest winning velocity cross channel, (Wilson Family Cup) Young Bird K/O, (Pattison Shield) Lowest winning velocity in young birds, (W Brown Cup) YB Average, (S LOrimer Mem Shield) Best ave last three young bird races, (Thomas Wilson Mem Cup) Best Ave first three races OB & YB, (Crown Shield) Sennen Cove/Penzance, (W Hutchinson Mem Cup) Ave Talbenny (1) & (2), Bude & Penzance, (J McGrugan Mem Cup) Last five old bird races excluding France, (McGrugan & Luke Cup) Best Ave Bude & Penzance, (Ashe Trophy) Talbenny YB Nat, (C & D Smyth Irish Champion) Best Ave all Irish Races OB & YB, (J McGrugan Cup) Best Ave Penzance OB & Talbenny YB races.

Mr & Mrs D Suitters won – (McConnell Rose Bowl) OB Average, (B McCammon Cup) Combine Ave, (McCalmont Shield) Best Ave OB & YB Nationals, (Kane Cup) B est Ave all Nationals, (Mairs Trophy) OB National, (McAdam Mem Trophy) Best Ave last three longest OB Races, (Catherwood Cup) Cross Channel Average, (McManus Glass Trophy) First bird timed by a member in Kings Cup.

Mr & Mrs B McNeilly won – (Colin Agnew Cup) Rosscarbery YB Nat, (D B Mairs Trophy) Ace Pigeon over 200 Miles, (J Wilson Cup) Best Ave four Wexford races or equivalent.

Anthony & Norman Lewis won – (Montgomery & Todd Rose Bowl) OB Inland Ave, (A W Drennan Trophy) Rosscarbery OB Nat, (N Logan Mem Shield) Pilmore (2) OB.

Fred Simpson won – (Sammy Robinson Cup) All YB Races excluding Nationals, (J Gardiner Cup) Most Points in Club Shows.

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