Bude - Tuesday 18th June 2024
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 11:55 am
Mid Antrim Combine - NIPA Bude 18/06/24
"Eastern Promise" wins Combine & Section honours for Danny Dixon
Due to a poor weather forecast the Nipa Bude race was put back to Tuesday 18th June. The birds were released in north Cornwall at 8.00am in light north easterly winds and a seriously hard race followed with quite a number of lofts failing to time any birds on the day. Top fancier
Danny Dixon of Dunloy timed an arrival 16.42pm after the 300 miles fly to his Ballymacaldrick loft's to win 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 1st Section B & 22nd Open Nipa 3971 birds velo 1012. Danny's winner "Eastern Promise" is a 2yo cheq cock bred from direct Herman Custer stock from Derek Nicholls of Premier Lofts. This cock won 2nd Open Nipa from Fermoy as a young bird beaten by a loftmate. Danny topped the Combine in a tough Bude race in 2020 on that occasion his velocity was 1077.
Stewart Brothers were best in Randalstown and runner's up in the Combine and Section on 1004. They clocked a yearling chequer hen winning for the third time this season. Sire is their old Bude cock and dam is their good LouisThijs hen, a winner of 5 x 1st for the brothers. Jimmy Smyth & Son were best in Ahoghill plus 3rd Combine & 4th Section. The 3yo blue hen, a gift from the late Matt Wray of Harryville has now won 3 x 1st on the channel including 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 1st Section B and 21st Open NIPA from Bude last season and 1st club, 9th Section from Talbenny in 2022.
Harry Boyd timed at 16.30pm to win Kells & District on 980 and finish 4th Combine & 5th Section. Harry's yearling blue Soontjen widowhood cock is bred from Sam Ogle stock.
Gary Gibson was best in Cullybackey on 977 with a yearling blue hen, the best of the Willy Van Hercks. The sire and dam both from Robert Rea of Larne, her sire was a winner from Bude and is a son of Pole Dancer, Robert's Talbenny young bird National winner. Johnston Eagleson & Sons were best in Ballymena on 956 with a yearling cheq pied hen bred from their good pair of P & D Van Den Bulcks. Their second 2yo blue hen was also from the same pair. Anne, Chris & Tommy Tweed had the Rasharkin winner on 847. The family partnership timed a 3yo cheq cock containing their Scottish distance bloodlines. The dam won the loft a Nipa bronze award in 2020 for twice in the Open result from St Malo OB National in the 2019 & 2020 season's flying 485 miles to their lofts. Mervyn Eagleson PO.
Mid Antrim Combine Bude - D Dixon Rasharkin 1012, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1004, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 990, H Boyd kells 980, G Gibson Cullybackey 977, D Dixon Rasharkin 961, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 956, Mr & Mrs Robinsom Cullybackey 956, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 954, H Boyd Kells 943, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 938, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 932, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 890, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 889, J Miller Randalstown 889, Surgenor Bros Kells 883, Surgenor Bros Kells 882, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 849, A & C & T Tweed Rasharkin 847, H Boyd Kells 843, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 838, A Barkley & Son Kells 821, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 790, Stewart Bros Randalstown 789, J & J Greer Cullybackey 774, A Barkley & Son Kells 769, F Barkley Rasharkin 731, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 718, W J & R J Reid Rasharkin 702.
NIPA Section B Bude 49/551 – D Dixon Ballymoney 1012, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1004, J Connolly Ballymoney 1002, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 990, H Boyd Kells & Dist 980, G Gibson Cullybackey 977, S Murphy Muckamore 968, D Dixon 961, D & H Stuart Ballymoney 957, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena & Dist 956.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club 1/18 – J Smyth & Son 990, 932, 838, 790.
Ballymoney HPS 13/160 – D Dixon 1012, J Connolly 1002, D Dixon 961, D & H Stuart 957, W Rodgers 947, D & H Stuart 945.
Ballymena & District HPS 2/23 – J Eagleson & Sons 956, 954, 938, S Johnston & Son 890, J Eagleson & Sons 889, S Johnston & Son 849.
Cullybackey HPS 4/35 – G Gibson 977, M/M Robinson 956, J & J Greer 774, M/M Robinson 718.
Crumlin & District 4/38 – Fleming Bros 909, R & S Hope 909, J & N Lamb 909, R & S Hope 829, Sefton Thompson 816, 783.
Dervock RPS -
Harryville HPS –
Kells & District HPS 4/38 – H Boyd 980, 943, Surgenor Bros 883, 882, H Boyd 843, A Barkley & Son 821. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club - 1. Surgenor Bros 882.
Muckamore HPS 7/120 – S Murphy 968, A & E Bell 948, 947, S Murphy 904, T Patterson & Son 895, A & E Bell 886.
Randalstown HPS 4/35 – Stewart Bros 1004, J Millar 889, Stewart Bros 789.
Rasharkin &District HPS 6/22 – A C & T Tweed 847, F Barkley 731, WJ & RJ Reid 702.
Danny Dixon 1st Combine & 1st Section B from Bude.
"Eastern Promise" wins Combine & Section honours for Danny Dixon
Due to a poor weather forecast the Nipa Bude race was put back to Tuesday 18th June. The birds were released in north Cornwall at 8.00am in light north easterly winds and a seriously hard race followed with quite a number of lofts failing to time any birds on the day. Top fancier
Danny Dixon of Dunloy timed an arrival 16.42pm after the 300 miles fly to his Ballymacaldrick loft's to win 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 1st Section B & 22nd Open Nipa 3971 birds velo 1012. Danny's winner "Eastern Promise" is a 2yo cheq cock bred from direct Herman Custer stock from Derek Nicholls of Premier Lofts. This cock won 2nd Open Nipa from Fermoy as a young bird beaten by a loftmate. Danny topped the Combine in a tough Bude race in 2020 on that occasion his velocity was 1077.
Stewart Brothers were best in Randalstown and runner's up in the Combine and Section on 1004. They clocked a yearling chequer hen winning for the third time this season. Sire is their old Bude cock and dam is their good LouisThijs hen, a winner of 5 x 1st for the brothers. Jimmy Smyth & Son were best in Ahoghill plus 3rd Combine & 4th Section. The 3yo blue hen, a gift from the late Matt Wray of Harryville has now won 3 x 1st on the channel including 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 1st Section B and 21st Open NIPA from Bude last season and 1st club, 9th Section from Talbenny in 2022.
Harry Boyd timed at 16.30pm to win Kells & District on 980 and finish 4th Combine & 5th Section. Harry's yearling blue Soontjen widowhood cock is bred from Sam Ogle stock.
Gary Gibson was best in Cullybackey on 977 with a yearling blue hen, the best of the Willy Van Hercks. The sire and dam both from Robert Rea of Larne, her sire was a winner from Bude and is a son of Pole Dancer, Robert's Talbenny young bird National winner. Johnston Eagleson & Sons were best in Ballymena on 956 with a yearling cheq pied hen bred from their good pair of P & D Van Den Bulcks. Their second 2yo blue hen was also from the same pair. Anne, Chris & Tommy Tweed had the Rasharkin winner on 847. The family partnership timed a 3yo cheq cock containing their Scottish distance bloodlines. The dam won the loft a Nipa bronze award in 2020 for twice in the Open result from St Malo OB National in the 2019 & 2020 season's flying 485 miles to their lofts. Mervyn Eagleson PO.
Mid Antrim Combine Bude - D Dixon Rasharkin 1012, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1004, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 990, H Boyd kells 980, G Gibson Cullybackey 977, D Dixon Rasharkin 961, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 956, Mr & Mrs Robinsom Cullybackey 956, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 954, H Boyd Kells 943, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 938, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 932, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 890, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 889, J Miller Randalstown 889, Surgenor Bros Kells 883, Surgenor Bros Kells 882, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 849, A & C & T Tweed Rasharkin 847, H Boyd Kells 843, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 838, A Barkley & Son Kells 821, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 790, Stewart Bros Randalstown 789, J & J Greer Cullybackey 774, A Barkley & Son Kells 769, F Barkley Rasharkin 731, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 718, W J & R J Reid Rasharkin 702.
NIPA Section B Bude 49/551 – D Dixon Ballymoney 1012, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1004, J Connolly Ballymoney 1002, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 990, H Boyd Kells & Dist 980, G Gibson Cullybackey 977, S Murphy Muckamore 968, D Dixon 961, D & H Stuart Ballymoney 957, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena & Dist 956.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club 1/18 – J Smyth & Son 990, 932, 838, 790.
Ballymoney HPS 13/160 – D Dixon 1012, J Connolly 1002, D Dixon 961, D & H Stuart 957, W Rodgers 947, D & H Stuart 945.
Ballymena & District HPS 2/23 – J Eagleson & Sons 956, 954, 938, S Johnston & Son 890, J Eagleson & Sons 889, S Johnston & Son 849.
Cullybackey HPS 4/35 – G Gibson 977, M/M Robinson 956, J & J Greer 774, M/M Robinson 718.
Crumlin & District 4/38 – Fleming Bros 909, R & S Hope 909, J & N Lamb 909, R & S Hope 829, Sefton Thompson 816, 783.
Dervock RPS -
Harryville HPS –
Kells & District HPS 4/38 – H Boyd 980, 943, Surgenor Bros 883, 882, H Boyd 843, A Barkley & Son 821. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club - 1. Surgenor Bros 882.
Muckamore HPS 7/120 – S Murphy 968, A & E Bell 948, 947, S Murphy 904, T Patterson & Son 895, A & E Bell 886.
Randalstown HPS 4/35 – Stewart Bros 1004, J Millar 889, Stewart Bros 789.
Rasharkin &District HPS 6/22 – A C & T Tweed 847, F Barkley 731, WJ & RJ Reid 702.
Danny Dixon 1st Combine & 1st Section B from Bude.