THE RACING PIGEON 29 SEPTEMBER 2023 Dale YB National Saturday 2nd September 2023 – Liberated at 11am in a light winds
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& E Buckley 1331. Today was a special day for team Simmons, taking the top two and also topping the Portadown Centre a hard task on its own in any race. Both pigeons timed today were nest mates, their breeding is the best of Robert Rea ‘Rea Rockets’ and the top racing team of A & N Lewis of Doagh. Side bet 1st S & E Buckley. Club Breeder/Buyer – 1st R Cassells, 2nd G & C Simmons. Big thank you and special mention to Splash and Shine for their sponsor of the first three pigeons timed in from Dale YB National – 1st G & C Simmons £25, 2nd G & C Simmons £15, 3rd T McClean £10. Well done to all in the result. – Simmo PO. Gilford & District – C & H Beattie 1304. Laurelvale – Another great result for the loft of G & C Topley, clocking six of their seven entries in the clubs top 10 and making it look easy. Well done Geoff and all in the result. – Colin Brown PO. Loughgall – R Calvin & Daughter 1420, 1343, 1343, 1340, 1338. Lurgan Social – D Carville & Son 1351, R Adamson 1335, 1309, Ryan Magee 1302, D Carville & Son 1301. Markethill HPS – J & H Muldrew & McMurray 1354, R McCracken 1330, 1315, 1312, 1312, J & H Muldrew & McMurray 1309. Monaghan HPS – Keith
NIPA President Paddy Murray from Killyleagh sponsored a voucher value £35 in each NIPA Section redeemable at Beattie’s Bird Foods. Winners were: Sect A – Sean Diamond Coleraine, Sect B – D & H Stuart Ballymoney, Sect C – A & T Agnew Ballyclare, Sect D – Jeff Greenaway Hills & Maze, Sect E – R Calvin & Daughter Loughgall, Sect F – S & A Foster Corrigs, Sect G – D & K Mallen Banbridge, Sect H – Paul Maxwell Jnr Foyle. NIPA Sect A Dale 24/252 – S Diamond Coleraine Prem 1399, L Hanson & Son Coleraine Prem 1381, J Hanson Coleraine Prem 1376, S Diamond 1351, Kevin Carolan Coalisland & Dist 1347, R McAlary Coleraine Prem 1344, S Diamond 1340, J Hanson 1339, B & D Coyle Coleraine Prem 1337, J Hanson 1334. NIPA Sect A Clubs Coalisland & District – Kevin Carolan 1347, Danny Carolan 1333, 1329, 1328, G Quinn 1324, 1324. Coleraine Premier HPS – S Diamond 1399, L Hanson & Son 1381, J Hanson 1376, T & J McDonald 1259, S Diamond 1351, R McAlary 1344. Sean Diamond wins Coleraine Centre with ‘Russell’s Gift’ 1st Sect A & 14th Open NIPA.
J Hanson 1310, Diamond Bros & G McLaughlin Coleraine Prem 1306, S Diamond 1304, W & W Murdock 1303, B & D Coyle 1301, Mid Antrim Combine Dale YB National – 1st Gary Gibson of Cullybackey The NIPA Dale young bird National was held on Saturday 2nd September. The birds were liberated in Wales at 11am in light winds and a very good race was enjoyed by most lofts. Cullybackey fancier Gary Gibson timed the best bird in the local area at 3.51pm to top the Mid Antrim Combine and finish 3rd Section & 28th Open NIPA 2,897 birds. Gary’s winner a blue w/f hen is the same bird that won Fermoy last weekend. She’s from his Docker’s family. The sire won 1st Club, 1st Harryville Centre, 2nd Combine, and 4th Section from the Fermoy 5-Bird young bird race last season and the dam was 2nd Club beaten by loft mate and 4th Combine Roscrea 1,445 birds. She’s from a son of ‘Fly Mo’ the nestmate to Danny Dixon’s good 2nd Open cock and she’s a granddaughter of the Golden Couple. Runner-up in the Combine was Dunloy’s Danny Dixon on 1356. Danny’s blue cock finished 5th Section B and 33rd Open. The sire is a son of ‘Super Sonic Mike’ when paired to a daughter of ‘Better Than Bolt’. Anne, Chris & Tommy Tweed were best in Rasharkin on 1355 and placed 3rd Combine, 6th Section & 36th Open with a blue hen bred from Jeff Greenway lines. Harold Cubitt of John Miller 1st & 2nd in Randalstown HPS from Dale.
Rankin 1317, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1306, Blair & Rankin 1295. Cullybackey HPS – Gary Gibson 1358, Alan Darragh 1350, Gary Gibson 1339, Alan Darragh 1323, 1318, J & J Greer 1292. Crumlin & District – Fleming Bros 1305. Dervock RPS – D & H Stuart 1366, D & H Stuart 1335. Harryville HPS – Sam Crawford 1299, 1299, 1299. Kells & District HPS – Henry Turkington 1290, Surgenor Bros 1271. Muckamore HPS – S & J Bones and T Yates 1358, 1346,1341, 1337, S Murphy 1321, S & N Maginty 1318. Randalstown HPS – John Millar 1319, 1293, Stewart Bros 1291. Rasharkin & District HPS – A C & T Tweed 1355, H Cubitt 1351, F Barkley 1322, W McFetridge 1306, Steele & McNeill 1290. NIPA Sect E Dale 85/805 – 1-R Calvin & Daughter Loughgall 1420, G & C Simmons Edgarstown 1406, G & C Simmons 1406, David Calvin Bondhill 1406, David Calvin 1405, David Calvin 1405, Robert Buckley Annaghmore 1405, Robert Buckley 1405, Robert Buckley 1405, David Calvin 1405, NIPA Section E Clubs Annaghmore – Robert Buckley 1405, 1405, 1405, R Telford 1403, G Buckley & Son 1402, R Telford 1396. Armagh HPS – D C & P McArdle 1355, E & M Curran 1313. Bondhill Social – David Calvin 1406, 1405, 1405, 1405, 1404. 1377. Edgarstown – G & C Simmons 1406, 1406, R Cassells 1346 R G & G Donaldson 1342, G & C Simmons 1332, S Tommy Tweed 1st Rasharkin & District from Dale.
Allister 1356, G Swift 1348, R Mulligan 1337, B Corley 1330, Keith Allister 1318. Portadown & Drumcree – Allan McDonald 1324, J Whitten & Son 1319, 1316, Sloan & Reid & Sons 1313, J Whitten & Son 1304, Allan McDonald 1302. Well done to Allan McDonald on winning today’s race from Dale. Meadows – H T & J Larkin 1339, Larkin Bros 1330, Alan Larkin 1329, Larkin Bros 1320, M Brown 1309. NIPA Sect H Dale 22/91 – Paul Maxwell Jnr Foyle 1256, David Booth Mourne & Dist 1234, David Booth 1178, David Booth 1150, D Canning Derry & Dist 992. NIPA Sect H Clubs Derry & District – D Canning 992. Foyle RPS – Paul Maxwell Jnr 1256. Mourne & District HPS – David Booth 1234, 1178, 1150, 1121. Strabane & District Inv RPC – John White 896. Coleraine Triangle Dale YB National – S Diamond Coleraine Prem 1399, L Hanson & Son Coleraine Prem 1381, J Hanson Coleraine Prem 1376, T & J McDonald Coleraine Prem 1359, S Diamond1351, R McAlary Coleraine Prem 1344, S Diamond 1340, J Hanson 1339, B & D Coyle Coleraine Prem 1337, J Hanson 1334, S Diamond 1333, S Diamond 1324, W & W Murdock Coleraine & Co Derry 1324, B & D Coyle 1320, K Glass Windsor Social 1318, W & W Murdock 1315, Jimmy Smyth had the top four in Ahoghill Flying Club from Dale.
Many thanks Russell for your generosity, much appreciated. Dublin Lier Market bus/raffle winners – Breeder J Hanson/ Raced by Diamond Bros & G McLaughlin. GB23C- 05491 £195 each. –Adrian Moffatt PO. Coleraine & County Derry RPS – W & W Murdock 1324, 1315, 1303. Cookstown Social – G & S Smith 1332, 1318, 1290, 1289, 1286, G Marshall 1280. Windsor Social – Kenny Glass 1318. NIPA Sect B Dale 47/348 – D & H Stuart Ballymoney 1366, T & J McDonald Coleraine Prem 1359, Gary Gibson Cullybackey 1358, S & J Bones and T Yates Muckamore 1358, D Dixon Ballymoney 1356, A C & T Tweed Rasharkin & Dist 1355, H Cubitt Rasharkin & Dist 1351, A Darragh Cullybackey 1350, S & J Bones and T Yates 1346, D Dixon 1344. NIPA Sect B Clubs Ahoghill Flying Club – J Smyth & Son 1325, 1321, 1294. Ballymoney HPS – John Connolly 1377, D & H Stuart 1366, John Connolly 1356, D Dixon 1356, 1344, D & H Stuart 1335. Ballymena & District HPS – T Johnston & Son 1327, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1326, Martin Graham 1322, Blair & Danny Dixon with his runner up in Combine from Dale YB National.
Trevor Johnston 1st in Ballymena & District and the Town from Dale.
Henry Turkington best in Kells & District from Dale.
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