Tullamore an 'experience' for competitiors

MANY thanks to all who send birds again last week.

Birds can be left with Danny Dixon (Dunloy) for collection at 8.20am then Ballymoney HPS Clubrooms at 9.00am (Ballybracks Business Park), calling on way back at Rasharkin (Main St), Cullybackey HPS, and Galgorm/Gracehill (Contact Cowan Balmer at Royal Court) approx 10.00am.

Further calls will be made in Ahoghill, Randalstown and Antrim by arrangement. Tel: 07538 238364. Weather permitting we will be going Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week. We update weekly on www.pigeonnetwork.com

The opening race from Tullamore last weekend was a bit of an experience, liberation was delayed until 1.45pm due to the heavy showers, in the South West wind the birds were still well split up and a lot reported missing as well. A start has been made after the first training race from Mullingar had been cancelled a week earlier, local fanciers have complained about the big jump in miles for a first race and this is something they need to address for the future.

The big Coleraine Premier dominated the Coleraine Triangle T & J McDonald scored a good 1st, 2nd & 3rd followed by A & R McAuley and J L Madden both lofts having a top card. T Stewart had 1st & 2nd in Windsor Soc (1518) and T McCrudden had 1st County Derry (1510).

N.I.P.A. Tullamore 17/7/2010

N.I.P.A. Section B:

Rasharkin & District 10/237 – Milliken & Barkley 1615, H Cubitt 1600, J & M Milliken 1560, Milliken & Barkley 1557, W McFetridge 1546, J & M Milliken 1538, H Cubitt 1534, W McFetridge 1522. Milliken & Barkley Nom & DTW. Race sponsored by Leck Scaffolding (NI) Ballymoney. D Dixon – 1559, 1516.

Ballymoney 19/638 - 1st D Dixon 1559, 2nd&3rd A&R McAuley 1559,1541, 4th D&H Stuart 1535, 5th A&M Boyle 1531, 6th A Wilson 1520, 7th D Dixon 1516, 8th A Wilson 1515, 9th D Laverty 1511, 10th J Hutchinson&Son 1508.

Dervock 5/195 - 1st D&H Stuart 1535, 2nd A&M Boyle 1531, 3rd J Hutchinson&Son 1508, 4th D&H Stuart 1503, 5th A&M Boyle 1494, 6th J Hutchinson&Son 1466, 7th D Devenney 1444, 8th W Neill 1387.

Ballymoney West Combine 9/247 - 1st D Laverty 1511, 2nd J Hutchinson&Son 1508, 3rd R J Elliott 1486, 4th W Blair 1428, 5th Currie&Gilmore 1410, 6th J McDowell&Sons 1381, 7th D Gage 1375, 8th C Henry 1291, 9th L Neill 1003.