Victory is a Cork-er for local loft

IN the first big race of the old bird season from Rosscarbery in County Cork, the NIPA delayed the race marking until Saturday and ended up with a fantastic race on Sunday following liberation at 10.00am in an Easterly wind with sunshine right through to Fermoy.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th May 2012, 09:00 BST

Best bird locally was in Rasharkin where Steele & McNeill timed a Blue cock on widowhood at 16.47hrs to record velocity 1565 for the 255 miles.

Next best was Mrs Moira Smyth who has moved back to Kells & Dist recording velocity 1543 followed by the top two into Ballymena George Eagleson winning this race for the second season on the trot and the ever consistent W & J Smyth.

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Cullybackey Centre 64/488 – Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1565, Mrs M Smyth Kells 1543, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 1525, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1518, Scott & Clements Kells 1518, W & J Smyth 1515, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1511, S Steele Cullybackey 1508, T M Morrow Kells 1505, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1505, H Boyd Kells 1500, Mrs M Smyth 1499, Young McManus & Sons 1497, B O’Rawe Ballymena 1495, Wray & McFadden Harryville 1495, Young McManus & Sons 1493, W & J Smyth 1493, W McFetridge 1493, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1492, T & M Morrow 1492, Young McManus & Sons 1491, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1490, Steele & McNeill 1489, K & K Kernohan Harryville 1487, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1487, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1486, S Steele 1484, M D C Magill New Antrim 1483, C Moore New Antrim 1483, J Harris Ballymena 1478.

Mid Antrim Combine Rosscarbery - Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1565, Mrs M Smyth Kells 1543, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 1525, W & J Smyth Ballymena 1518, Scott & Clements Kells 1518, D Dixon Rasharkin 1515, W & J Smyth 1515, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1511, S Steele Cullybackey 1508, T M Morrow Kells 1505, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1505, D Dixon 1505, D Dixon 1500, H Boyd Kells 1500, Mrs M Smyth 1499, Young McManus & Sons 1497, B O’Rawe Ballymena 1495, Wray & McFadden Harryville 1495, Young McManus & Sons 1493, W & J Smyth 1493, W McFetridge 1493, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1492, T & M Morrow 1492, Young McManus & Sons 1491, Reid Bros & McCloy Cullybackey 1490, Steele & McNeill 1489, K & K Kernohan Harryville 1487, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin 1487, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1486, S Steele 1484.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs

Rasharkin & Dist 7/46 – Steele & McNeill 1565, W McFetridge 1493, Steele & McNeill 1489, A C & T Tweed 1487, 1461, H Cubitt 1448, J & M Milliken 1448, Milliken & Barkley 1446. Steele & McNeill win with a Blue widowhood cock bred from stock from good friend Danny Dixon. Nom: W McFetridge. D Dixon: 1515.722, 1505.050, 1500.954.

Kells & Dist 8/75 – Mrs M Smyth 1543, Scott & Clements 1518, T & M Morrow 1505, H Boyd 1500, Mrs M Smyth 1499, T & M Morrow 1492, H Boyd 1471, G McDowell 1466.

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Ballymena & Dist 12/62 – G & A Eagleson 1525, W & J Smyth 1518, 1515, Blair & Rankin 1511, B O’Rawe 1495, W & J Smyth 1493, J Harris 1478, 1472, T R Alexander 1455, 1440.

Cullybackey HPS 9/106 – S Steele 1508, J & J Greer 1492, Reid Bros & McCloy 1490, S Steele 1484, Des Robinson 1460, S Steele 1457, 1451, J & J Greer 1451, S Steele 1451, H & R McCloy 1449.

Ahoghill Flying Club 9/76 – Young McManus & Sons 1505, 1497, 1493, 1491, 1469, 1468, 1460, 1455, M/M Robinson 1448, D Stevenson 1444.

Harryville HPS 10/66 – Wray & McFadden 1495, K & K Kernohan 1487, J Millar & Son 1476, J Rock 1470, A McBride 1468, B Ramsey 1463, R H Clements 1458, 1458, J Rock 1457, J Millar & Son 1456.

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Broughshane & Dist 3/32 – J & N Simpson 1486, G Connolly 1478, 1477, 1468, J & N Simpson 1466, 1455, G Connolly 1449, J & N Simpson 1434.

New Antrim Amal 4/20 – MDC Magill 1483, C Moore 1483, 1474, MDC Magill 1465, 1463, 1452, 1451, C Moore 1444, McFall & McManus 1218. Well done to MDC Magill winner on a decimal point finish and a good race card as well.