Moxhams are top of the town for third time

Ballycarry – 7/108. 1st Arthurs & George 1186.5, 2nd Lynch Bros & Thompson 1185.0, 3rd J C Reid 1179.5, 4th Arthurs & George 1172.7, 5th 6th 7th & 8th M. Delaney 1163.8, 1161.8, 1158.7, 1155.6. The top racing duo are back at the top this week, yet again.

Ballyclare & Dist HPS – 20/592. 1st S Rodney and Son 1203, 2nd S Rodney and Son 1200, 3rd B and M Gilmore 1199, 4th Mr and Mrs Hayes 1190, 5th. B and M Gilmore 1187, 6th G and R Lawrie 1181, 7th Turkington and Robinson 1175, 8th G and R Lawrie 1172, 9th Horner Bros and Son 1171, 10th A Gault 1168. A top result this week for the father / son partnership of Sammy & Alan. The first two pigeons are brother and sister from their top stock pair of Janssens.This pair are resposible for numerous winners. Both pigeon are previous winners. Close on their heels is the previous week’s winners, the Gilmore brothers.

Ballynure –1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th Rea & Magill. 1200,1195,1194,1189. A clean sweep of the prizes this week, yet again. 1st and 3rd birds are two-year-old hens raced on roundabout and obtained from Roy Irwin, Belfast. Both hens have won and are regularly in the prizes. Second bird is an Adrian Duggins and won as young bird, fourth bird won last week.

Carrick & Dist – 18/347. 1st, 2nd, 3rd D & J Armstrong & son 1212, 1207, 1193, 4th Mr & Mrs R. Reid 1187.

The Armstrongs are back on song and to prove it take the top three positions. Super flying on the hardest race of the season to date.

Carrick Social – 22/435. 1st D & J Armstrong & Son 1212.2, 2nd D & J Armstrong & Son 1207.2, 3rd D & J Armstrong & Son 1193.9, 4th B & L Dodds 1172.8, 5th W R Mc Clean 1171.4, 6th Mr & Mrs Robinson 1166.8, 7th M & Mrs Robinson 1166.6, 8th Mr & Mrs Robinson 1159.4. A top result this week for the Armstrongs, taking the top three positions in both clubs on a good flying day.

Cushendall – 10/ 151. 1st A. McNaughton 1137, 2nd M & S McDonnell 1135, 3rd A. McNaughton 1091, 4th F. O Boyle 1087, 5th A McNaughton 1084, 6th M & S McDonnell 1074, 7th L McKeegan 1053, 8th D. McAllister 1049. Alastair McNaughton is having a super season to date, winning yet again. This week’s winning widowhood yearling ck is a previous winner of the second old bird race. Breeding is the very best of the Wildermeersch family. Alastair had a great race picking the right one to win the Nom and the DTW. Half the pot was also won by Alastair on the winning minute of 23.

Doagh & Dist – 17/396. 1st Mr & Mrs B McNeilly 1211, 2nd A & N Lewis 1202, 3rd W Cowan 1198, 4th Wilson, Sons & Smyth 1198. Five in a row for the top husband / wife partnership. 2nd A & N Lewis - this bird has won three firsts clubs. 3rd W Cowan - same bird timed in four races including 9th Portadown Inv. Kildare 4th Wilson, Sons & Smyth - Brasspenning cock bred by G Horner, 5th S & A Leitch 1195, 6th Mr & Mrs B McNeilly 1186, 7th F Simpson 1180, 8th S & A Leitch 1171.

Eastway –17/450. 1st M & T Griffiths 1227, 2nd Whiteside Bros 1196, 3rd Foster & Larkham 1195, 4th M & A Pearson 1194, 5th and 6th Whiteside Bros 1194, 1193. Last week’s winner, Trevor,is a clear winner this week, ahead of Billy who has a great race timing three birds in the top six in the hardest race of the season to date.

Glenarm & Dist – 9/136. 1st O O’Neill & Son 1182, 2nd O O’Neill & Son 1181, 3rd G. McWhirter 1159, 4th N O’Boyle 1159 5th N O’Boyle 1155, 6th G. McWhirter 1143, 7th & 8th O O’Neill & Son 1143, 1143. A super result, again, this week for the father/son partnership of Owen and Pat. This week’s winner was already a previous winner earliar in the season having won first club, third section Roscrea. Hot on his heels was last week’s winner. Two super racing cks - both brothers - Containing the very best of Alan McBride - Harryville - bloodlines.

Glengormley – 14/301. 1st & 2nd Bingham & Seaton 1238, 1213 3rd & 4th D & J Campbell & Bigger 1206, 1202 5th A. Keery 1184 6th G & M Atcheson 1184, 7th Hanna & McClurkin 1180, 8th A. Keery 1176. A top result for the partnership this week of Leo and Billy, topping both local clubs and taking the top two positions.The ever-present Campbell & Bigger partnership are hot on their heels taking the next two positions.

Horseshoe HPS – 20/364. 1st Marshall & Wilson 1196.2, 2nd C. Campbell & Son 1190.6, 3rd C. Campbell & Son 1190.3, 4th C. Campbell & Son 1186.91, 5th C.Campbell & Son 1186.7, 6th J. Morrison 1183.7, 7th & 8th H & I Agnew 1177.8,1171.7, 9th C. Campbell 1177, 10th J. Morrison 1176, 11th P. O’Lynn & Son 1173.4, 12th D & P Harvey 1161.9. Wilbert and June top the club this week timing one of their Van Loon Specials. Colin has a super race taking a number of top positions in the club with last week’s winner taking the runners-up spot this week.

Kingsmoss – 11/275. 1st R McMeekin 1200, 2nd R. McMeekin 1184, 3rd Connor Bros 1175, 4th Knowles & Hill 1171, 5th DJ Connor 1169, 6th PR Wilson 1162, 7th R. Lillie & Son 1158, 8th DJ Connor 1150. Just no stopping this man! Bob tops the club this week - yet again - this week’s winner is a yearling cheq pied hen flown roundabout. - Leo Van Rijn - Breeding - Sire - Top Racer - Winner 2nd Open Rosscarberry Y/B National & 21st Talbenny Y/B National Dam - Rita- Top Breeder - Dam & G/dam of countless winners and prizewinners. The second placed bird is a blue yearling ck, again flown roundabout,a nd purchased last season at a charity sale held in the Grosvenor HPS. Bred by the ace flyer, Geoff Douglas from Lurgan and contains the very best of the Wal Zoontjens family.

Larne & Dist HPS – 41/816. G, K & I Moxham make it a fabulous three wins in a trot on 1220, the winner Millbrae Star being the same dark hen that won two weeks ago from Roscrea. The sire being the dark cock that won the national from INFC Skibbereen when paired to the mother of their other national winner, you could say bred in the purple! The Moxham also take third on 1189 from another of their Ron Williamson pigeons. Second was ever consistent Marshall & Wilson with a Van Loon cock on 1196 which won as a yearling. These Van Loons of Wilbert’s are always there or thereabouts. Fourth to Beggs & Hall on 1188 with a double grand-daughter of the loft’s number one stock pair from pigeons bred by Andrew McAuley of Coleraine. Fifth to J& D McWhirter with a slatey hen on 1185 with R Mills & son sixth on 1185 with the same pigeon that was second club last week, 7th G, K & I Moxham 1181, 8th Baxter & Holden 1180.9, 9th G, K & I Moxham 1179, 10th S & W Gray 1177.941, 11th B McCammon 1177.928 ,12th Marshall & Wilson 1175.979.

Two-bird club

1st G, K & I Moxham, 2nd Marshall & Wilson. Show specials:1st AS McNagthen, 2nd W McWhirter, 3rd AS McNaghten.

Ligoniel & Dist – 32/602. 1st. & 2nd. Bingham & Seaton, Vel. 1238.3, 1213.9. What a race for Willie & Leo with six in the top 10 from 600 birds. The winner is a Janssen based chequer hen, 6th Open NIPA in the same race last year. She was bred by Conor McManus from two birds given to him by Willie and Leo. The second bird was sired by a Dickie Van Der Smyth Cock when paired to the NIPA Bird Of The Year. Her nestmate won the Shankill club a fortnight ago, this loft really is in top form. 3rd Gregg Bros & McCandless, Vel.1213.8 - Paul & Stephen time another one of their Frank Tasker / Ron Williamson crosses - 4th. W.Campbell,Vel. 1213 3, Soup timed a blue cock racing unpaired, a Prettyjohn Janssen. It was bred for him by Jim Patton of the West Belfast

Ligoniel 2 Bird Club. 23/46 1st. Bingham & Seaton, Vel. 1193.9, 2nd. Graham,McManus & Mullan, Vel. 1182.4.

NIPA Section C Results :

Roscrea - 255 members sent 5,823 birds – 1. D & J Campbell & Bigger – Glengormley – 1651; 2. B & M Gilmore – Ballyclare & Dist – 1650; 3. O O Neill & Son – Glenarm & Dist - 1650; 4. GKI Moxham – Larne & Dist – 1650; 5. D & J Campbell & Bigger – Glengormley – 1649; 6. Ed Heaney & Son – Ligoniel - 1648; 7. D & J Campbell & Bigger – Glengormley – 1648; 8. D & J Armstrong & Son – Carrick Social – 1646; 9. Colin Campbell & Son – Horseshoe – 1645; 10. D & J Campbell & Bigger – Glengormley – 1644.