Penzance & Old Bird Classic -

[willie reynolds]

JOURNEY’S END - N.I.P.A NOTES – SECTIONS C, D, F, & G

NIPA CLASSIC FROM PENZANCE
Next up in my reports is the annual Penzance/Penzance Classic Race. The N.I.P.A. Members Race marked in their Centres on Thursday the 19th of June for the trip across the water to Penzance in West Cornwall, England. A total of 413 Members sent 4,741 Birds to Penzance and 232 Members nominated 1,848 Birds in the Penzance Classic. On Saturday the 21st of June the Birds were liberated at 13:00PM in Light Variable Wind.

The Open Winning Bird from the Penzance & Penzance Classic Race belongs to S&N Maginty of Muckamore H.P.S in Section B.

Many Congratulations to S&N Maginty on claiming 1st N.I.P.A. Open from Penzance & Penzance Classic.

Also, Congratulations to 2nd Open D. Calvin of Bondhill H.P.S. in Section E.

Congratulations to 3rd Open C. O’Hare & Dtr of Ballyholland H.P.S. in Section G.



SECTION C REPORT
The Winner of Section C from Penzance (79/839) & Penzance Classic (46/295) was McMullan Bros of Glenarm & District H.P.S. The McMullan Bros had a super result from both races winning 1st Section C in Penzance (839 Birds) & 1st Section Classic (295 Birds) and Overall, in the N.I.P.A. Open was also winner In both races with a super result in 5th N.I.P.A. Open Penzance (4,741 Birds) & 5th N.I.P.A. Open Penzance Classic (1,848 Birds) The winner GB22 D 43824 is a blue cock raced on widowhood Alfie Hawthorne x Ian Gray. He is already a past Winner from Dale 1 the previous year.
Many Congratulations to Section C Winners McMullan Bros and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners

East Antrim Amalgamation
Penzance O/B
21/6/25

1st McMullan Bros 1487; 2nd O. O’Neil & Son 1480; 3rd D&J Campbell 1468; 4th Crawford & Robinson 1417; 5th McMullan Bros 1414; 6th A S McNaghten 1410; 7th S. Beattie & Dtr 1403; 8th J&R Blair 1397; 9th G&R Lawrie 1394; 10th Crawford & Robinson 1394; 11th A&T Agnew 1393; 12th Wilson & McCullough 1391; 13th G. Robinson 1386; 14th Crawford & Robinson 1385; 15th Crawford & Robinson 1385; 16th G. McWhirter 1384; 17th C&L Woodside 1383; 18th Grattan Bros 1382; 19th S. Beattie & Dtr 1377; 20th D&J Campbell 1376
56 Members Sent 560 Birds

Glenarm boys lead the way from Penzance!
With 4741 pigeons competing the convoy was liberated @ 13.00 in Penzance. As usual there’s always the questions about what sort of race you would get but for the leaders, they made tidy work of it!
It gives me great pleasure to announce the winner of the EAA this week is general all round top bloke Dwayne McMullan, followed in very closely by another club mate Pat O’Neill.
These two chaps are always there abouts when it comes to channel races.
Dwayne’s winner is a blue cock raced on widowhood Alfie Hawthorne x Ian Gray .
He won the previous year from the first Dale
This week he claims 1st sec C, 5th open NIPA
His 2nd pigeon finishes 8th sec C, 39th open NIPA. After a smashing result in Bude the week before the blue hen could be bound for retirement as she has a list of 1st prizes sec and open positions to her name! Penzance classic for these two are 1st sec C, 5th open & 6th sec c 27th open NIPA with the McMullan lads finishing 1st 2nd & 3rd in the Glenarm club !!
There is a number of reasons that this result is special, but the main one is, and I’ve touched on this before would be the location of racing into Glenarm! In my opinion on my travels, I would say it is one of the two single hardest locations to race pigeons on this island, the other being Strabane / north west!
Everyone at the Glenarm club & the EAA wants to pass on their big congratulations on this super win, and with St. Malo still to come there may be more to follow!
2nd EAA this week is Pat O’Neill with another belter grizzle from his hand built family of hard nose channel pigeons, a lifetime of experience racing with his mother and father have brought some top results and this one has to be up there as well ! He finishes 2nd sec c, 7th open NIPA!
A massive well done to Pat and Mrs O’ Neill to!
With one O/B race still to go I can confirm this season’s champion O/B cup winner is Davy Campbell of D&J Campbell Eastway.
Only finishing outside the top 6 once this season it has brought the following results
1x 1st
3x 2nd
2x 3rd
2x 5th
1x 6th
1x 19th
A bumper season for Davy, I would personally like to congratulate you on yet another trophy!
Well done fella!!
So, finishing up I wish you all good luck for the St Malo O/B Derby and indeed anyone competing in the Kings up to!
Good luck and keep er lit!
P.s A mention to Crawford & Robinson who had 4 in the EAA result as well as a lethal club card in Larne & district! Well done lads

EAA press officer Jonny Baxter


SECTION D REPORT
The Winner of Section D from Penzance (24/532) & Penzance Classic (32/325) was G. Monaghan of Colin H.P.S. Had a result to remember in Winning 1st Section D (532 Birds) and 1st Section in the Classic (325 Birds) Overall in the Open clocked a great velocity and doing so won 4th Open N.I.P.A. Penzance (4,741 Birds) & 4th Open N.I.P.A. Classic (1,848 Birds) He was also 9th Open, 2nd Section Penzance Classic with his second bird. The Double Section Winner from Penzance GB24 C 07993 was bred by his brother and nephew O&M Monaghan from a new pair of stock birds. The sire from D. Campbell Eastway bred from a son of Nightrider 1st Open NIPA St. Malo for Jeff Greenaway and the dam from McMurray & Anderson Ligoniel bred from their bird that was 1st Section C St. Malo the only bird in the section in race time. The winning hen was Geralds 1st pigeon 3 weeks in a row. Scoring 21st Section from Dale 2 and 31st Section Bude.
Many Congratulations to Section D Winner G. Monaghan and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners


SECTION F REPORT
The Winner of Section F (31/351) from Penzance was Burgess & Brennan of Bangor R.P.C. The Successful Racing Duo had another top result in adding another Section Win from Penzance (351 Birds) and finishing up overall 61st in the N.I.P.A. Open (4,741 Birds) The 1st Section F Winner for the lads GB24 B 12434 is a Blue Hen and her Sire is from A&I Painter from their Willem De Bruijn line. This hen was their first bird from a inland race earlier in the season. Their second bird was 2nd Club, 3rd Section. This Grizzle Hen was 2nd Section from Dale 2. Her Sire is direct Peter Van Der Merwe (Hurricane Cock) Dam is Green eyed grizzle Van de Brande from McArdle’s x Lady Hermon from John Hughes, Manchester, Wortley Lofts.
Many Congratulations to Section F Winners Burgess & Brennan and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners.

SECTION F REPORT - CLASSIC
The Winner of Section F (8/43) from Penzance Classic was D. Grieves of Crossgar H.P.S. Dean had a great result from the Classic Race in Winning 1st Section (43 Birds) The Section F Classic Winning pigeon for Dean GB24 B 68744 is a Blue Yearling Cock. The Sire is a very good race cock, winner on the road. Breeding is Alwyn Paddy, Doncaster. The Dam was 27th Open NIPA Penzance, Dam of winners of Mick Betts, Doncaster. This Section Winner was sent sitting eggs 4 to 5 days and was first time on the channel this year.
Many Congratulations to Section F Winner D. Grieves and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners.


SECTION G REPORT
The Winner of Section G from Penzance (53/813) & Penzance Classic (22/260) was Cormac O’Hare & Dtr of Ballyholland H.P.S. The Ballyholland fanciers topped both Section from Penzance (813 Birds) and Classic Races (260 Birds) they also had a memorable result in a podium finish in 3rd Open N.I.P.A. from both Races (4,741 Birds) (1,848 Birds)
Many Congratulations to Section G Winners Cormac O’Hare & Dtr and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners.


That’s almost it for the 2025 Old Bird Season. Up next is the big finale from France.
I would like to kindly ask for all club representatives/race secretaries within the covered sections of C,D,F&G to contact myself to be included in my weekly Reports, With Club, Section & Open Winning Photos, With the different Club/Section Pigeons Winners Info etc. to be published in my weekly N.I.P.A. race reports.

Yours in Sport ,
Jordan Hughes
N.I.P.A. Press Officer

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