Pigeons: Start of Young Birds

The local birds were released at the weekend from Tullamore for the start of the young bird season, liberation time was earlier than expected at 8.00am in a helping SW wind. Danny Dixon had 1st & 2nd in Ballymoney (1497), and Steele & McNeill had the top three birds into Rasharkin. Horner & Scott from the Windsor Social (1563) were best in the Coleraine Triangle.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Jul 2012, 09:08 BST

NIPA Sect B Clubs

Ballymoney 9/247 – D Dixon 1497, 1496, J Connolly 1445, 1374, R J Elliott 1374, A & M Boyle 1282, R McIntyre 1272, 1230, D Devenney 1166, W Blair 1165. Danny starts off the young bird season with another first, his winner this week from Tullamore is a Grizz cock off his Van Den Brande bloodlines.

Ballymoney West Combine – R J Elliott 1374, W Blair 1165.

Dervock RPS 4/99 – A & M Boyle 1282, R McIntyre 1272, 1230, D Devenney 1166, D & H Stuart 1107, 1091, A & M Boyle 946.

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Rasharkin & District 7/128 – Steele & McNeill 1493, 1486, H Cubitt 1454, Milliken & Barkley 1399, 1382, H Cubitt 1354, J & D Surgenor 1272, A C & T Tweed 1225.

First young bird of the season goes to Steele & McNeill with a Van Loon also taking second from H Cubitt in third. Nom: Harold Cubitt. Danny Dixon: 1497.112, 1496.952, 1481.648, 1428.792.

Mid Antrim Combine Tullamore (1) 61/1585 - D Craig Ballymena 1541, D Craig 1509, A Darragh Cullybackey 1505, D Dixon Rasharkin 1497, D Dixon 1496, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1493, Steele & McNeill 1486, Steele & McNeill 1486, D Dixon 1481, A Purvis Broughshane 1480, J W Reynolds Ballymena 1479, Surgenor Bros Kells 1478, D & H Kirkpatrick Cullybackey 1464, Magowan & Maternaghan New Antrim 1459, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1456, J Smyth & Son 1456, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1454, J & N Simpson Broughshane 1448, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1445, Scott & Clements Kells 1443, Houston Bros Randalstown 1436, A Darragh 1436, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1432, D Dixon 1428, Surgenor Bros 1427, D Craig 1424, Surgenor Bros 1423, Blair & Rankin 1422, D Stevenson Ahoghill 1414, G & A Eagleson Ballymena 1412.

NIPA Sect A Clubs

Coleraine Premier 12/457 – L & R Hanson 1518, D Coyles & Son 1494, 1455, Diamond Bros 1426, Hanson & Harpur 1399, J L Madden 1384, Diamond Bros 1375, S Harpur 1374, Hanson & Harpur 1373, 1372.

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Coleraine & County Derry – J Mullan 1356, 1355, D Knox 1325, 1308.

Windsor Social 5/171 – Horner & Scott 1563, K Glass 1486, 1472, R McCann 1459, Horner & Scott 1431, R & J Parke 912.

Limavady 8/171 – R Witherow 1322, 1321, 1318, W McIlmoyle 1318, R Witherow 1316.

Coleraine Triangle Tullamore (1) – Horner & Scott Windsor Soc 1563, L & R Hanson Coleraine Prem 1518, D Coyles & Son Coleraine Prem 1494, K Glass Windsor Soc 1472, R McCann Windsor Soc 1459, D Coyles & Son 1455, Horner & Scott 1431, Diamond Bros Coleraine Prem 1426, Hanson & Harpur Coleraine Prem 1399, J L Madden Coleraine Prem 1384, Diamond Bros 1375, S Harpur Coleraine Prem 1374, Hanson & Harpur 1373, 1372.