Tricky conditions for NIPA birds

PigeonsTHE longest race prior to France was flown last weekend with the NIPA birds released in Penzance at 9.30am in a Lt NE wind, liberation having been delayed due to fog and mist.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Jun 2010, 16:25 BST

With headwind conditions over the entire route a hard race was expected and that how it turned out with birds getting recorded until near dark.

From results at hand Diamond Bros from the Coleraine Premier are 1st & 2nd in the Coleraine Triangle doing 971 and 956 followed by Terence McCrudden who had the top three arrivals in the County Derry with his winning Van Loon doing velocity 945.

Penzance 19/6/2010

N.I.P.A. Section B:

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Ballymoney 19/152 - 1st&2nd D Dixon 1062,994, 3rd W Blair 977, 4th D&H Stuart 971, 5th W Blair 961, 6th D Dixon 952, 7th R J Elliott 951, 8th D Dixon 943, 9th W Blair 943, 10th D Dixon 918. Danny wins this weeks race with the same pigeon that won last weeks race from Bude and is looking good for another Section win.

Ballymena&Dist 11/68 - 1st&2nd W&J Smyth 1045,952, 3rd McAlonan Bros 950, 4th J Devlin 942, 5th W&J Smyth 931, 6th Richmond Bros 925, 7th McAlonan Bros 910, 8th W&J Smyth 906, 9th&10th M Graham 861,854.

Ballymoney West Combine 7/50 - 1st W Blair 977, 2nd R J Elliott 951, 3rd B&I Stewart 904.

Dervock 6/48 - 1st D&H Stuart 971, 2nd D Devenney 889, 3rd&4th S Laverty 880,877, 5th D&H Stuart 859, 6th W&L McCaw 776.

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Rasharkin&Dist 9/57 - 1st Steele&McNeil 927, 2nd J&R Milliken 902, 3rd Milliken&Barkley 886, 4th A C&T Tweed 867. Steel&McNeill win for the third time this season. Race kindly sponsored by LECK Scaffolding N.I. (Ballymoney)

Penzance Classic 19/6/2010

N.I.P.A. Section B:

Ballymoney 14/101 - 1st&2nd D Dixon 1062,994, 3rd D&H Stuart 971, 4th W Blair 961, 5th D Dixon 952, 6th R J Elliott 951, 7th D Dixon 943, 8th W Blair 943, 9th&10th D Dixon 918,914.

Muckamore Centre - 1st T Lillie 1054, 2nd J White 1023, 3rd F Todd 966, 4th R McMeekin 963, 5th N Lusty 960, 6th Ballymena&Dist 9/46 - 1st&2nd W&J Smyth 1045,952, 3rd J Devlin 942, 4th&5th W&J Smyth 931,906, 6th&7th M Graham 861,854, 8th McGowan&Maternaghan 777.

Dervock 6/48 - 1st D&H Stuart 971, 2nd D Devenney 889, 3rd&4th S Laverty 880,877, 5th D&H Stuart 859, 6th W&L McCaw 776.

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Ballymoney West Combine 7/50 - 1st W Blair 961, 2nd R J Elliott 951, 3rd B&I Stewart 904.

Danny Dixon who races at Dunloy has had a best ever old bird season, runner-up at Bude he timed the same bird again to be best in the Coleraine Centre and take 1st Mid Antrim Combine on velocity 1062. This 2 year old Blue cock racing widowhood contains his best lines of his Nat winner Verschelde bloodlines and Sumo of Jos Thone. The loft has now won 6 x 1st in MAC which I believe is the record, 5 x 1st Sect and 2nd Open NIPA Penzance to follow up his 8th Open NIPA Bude.

Claims for the RPRA (Irish Region) Meritorious Award for single bird performance Talbenny (2) and Penzance should be made to Region Secretary Robert Reid within 14 days. The award is available in every NIPA Section and hopefully claims will be made from each area, for the best Overall Velocity the winner gets the Irish Region Trophy presented at the annual NIPA Ladies Night.

The Champions League was won by Martin Graham for Ballymena & District, he defeated Scott & Clements of Kells in the final flown from Penzance. Both had qualified the week previous when the semi-final matches at Bude were M Graham v A McBride and Scott & Clements v W & J Smyth. Another fantastic competition and thanks again to James Harris for the admin.

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Homer will commence training with young birds very soon, collections will now be made in Dervock, Ballymoney HPS, Rasharkin, Cullybackey HPS, Galgorm/Cracehill, Ahoghill HPS, Randalstown, Antrim etc. Tel: 07939 684876 or 07538 238364 to make arrangements.

Mid Antrim Combine Penzance 91/653 – D Dixon Rasharkin 1062, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1045, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1010, G Connolly Broughshane 999, D Dixon 994, B Ramsey Harryville 994, G Connolly 980, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 978, A McBride Harryville 970, H Turkington Kells 959, J Balmer Ahoghill 958, Houston Bros Randalstown 957, A Purvis Broughshane 954, B Herbinson Cullybackey 953, D Dixon 952, W & J Smyth 952, J McNeill Randalstown 952, McAlonan Bros Ballymena 950, D Dixon 952, J Devlin Ballymena 942, A Darragh Cullybackey 940, A Barkley & Son Kells 936, H Boyd Randalstown 932, W & J Smyth 931, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 927, G Connolly 926, J Millar Randalstown 925, Richmond Bros Ballymena 925, C Young Ahoghill 923, S Steele Cullybackey 919.