Mid Antrim Combine - NIPA Corrin & 5 Bird 8th June 2025
Young & McManus & Sons Of Ahoghill Best From Corrin
The Corrin and 5 Bird duplicated races were flown on Sunday 8th June, the same day as channel race from 2nd Dale. Birds were liberated at 8.00am in west south westerly winds. Paddy & William McManus of Ahoghill timed the best bird in the local area to win 1st Mid Antrim Combine on 1602. The partnership clocked at 11.46am flying 205 miles to the Croft Lofts in Ahoghill. Their winning yearling blue hen was gifted to them by Gerry Reynolds of Belfast and is a granddaughter of 'Mystique'.
Harry Boyd of Kells was runner up in the Combine on 1582 with a 2yo blue Soontjen cock followed by Geoff Surgenor of Kells on 1571 and the Broughshane winner Marcus Morrow on 1569. The parents of Marcus's winner were Jan Vereychen from Fred Simpson.
Johnston Eagleson & Sons were best in Ballymena & District on 1561 with 'Blue 08' a 2yo blue hen. This hen was runner up for Mid Antrim Combine bird of the year last season beaten by 1 point. The sire was a gift from Paddy & William McManus of Ahoghill and is Van den Brande x a daughter of Danny Dixon's Champion Heartbreaker while the dam is a self bred Hereman Ceuster x Van Den Bulck. Rock & Moore were best in Cullybackey on 1554 with the same 3yo blue pied hen that topped the Combine from the Dunmanway OB Inland National a fortnight ago. Sire a Jacobs x Vandenbulck cock bred from their Delaney stock and dam 'Elizabeth' 1st Open Nipa Penzance and 1st Open Penzance OB Classic for Jimmy in 2017.Harold Cubitt won both Corrin and the 5 Bird races on 1549 with a yearling widowhood cock bred down from stock obtained from Gerald Delaney.
Mid Antrim Combine Corrin 31/406 -
Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1602, Harry Boyd Kells 1582
, Surgenor Bros Kells 1571, T & M Morrow Broughshane 1569, T Whyte Ahoghill 1567, Surgenor Bros Kells 1561, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1561, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1554, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1552, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1549, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1549, R Service & Son Ballymena 1549, Barkley Rasharkin 1544, A Barkley & Son Kells 1542, D Dixon Rasharkin 1542, D Dixon Rasharkin 1541, Surgenor Bros Kells 1530, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1528, T & M Morrow Broughshane 1523, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1516, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1516, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1516, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1515, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1515, M Neilly Broughshane 1514, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1513, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1511, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1510, Gregg Bros Kells 1509, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1507, N & S Anderson Cullybackey 1507, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1507, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1506, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1503, T Whyte Ahoghill 1502.
Corrin 5 Bird Championship
In the Corrin duplicated 5 bird event Harry Boyd of Kells was the winner of the Mid Antrim Combine timing his 2yo blue Soontjen cock at 11.48am flying 205 miles to Kells. Clubmate Geoff Surgenor was runner up on 1571. Club winners filled the next four positions Trevor Whyte Ahoghill 1567, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1554, Harold Cubitt Rasharkin 1549 and Robin Service Ballymena 1549. Robins winner is off the '499' which is a son of the good 5 x 1st cock when paired to a hen of Derek Parrs and the dam is off a bother of 'Better Than Bolt'. Marc Neilly was best in Broughshane on 1427.
Mid Antrim Combine - Corrin 5 Bird
Harry Boyd Kells 1582, Surgenor bros Kells 1571, T Whyte Ahoghill 1567, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1554, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1549, R Service & Son Ballymena 1549, F Barkley Rasharkin 1544, D Dixon Rasharkin 1542, D Dixon Rasharkin 1532, Surgenor Bros Kells 1530, D Dixon Rasharkin 1522, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1515, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1515, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1513, Gregg Bros Kells 1509, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1506, T Whyte Ahoghill 1502, J Whyte Ahoghill 1479, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1479, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1478, G Gibson Cullybackey 1476. Mervyn Eagleson MAC Press Office
NIPA Section B Corrin 90/761 – S & N Maginty Muckamore 1624, 1623, 1618, 1611, Fleming Bros Crumlin & Dist 1605, McConville Bros Crumlin & Dist 1603, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1602, S & N Maginty 1602, 1600, 1595.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club 3/49 – Young McManus & Sons 1602, T Whyte 1567, Young McManus & Sons 1528, 1503, T Whyte 1502, Young McManus & Sons 1482.
Ballymoney HPS 18/447 – L Neill 1566, D Dixon 1542, 1541m D & H Stuart 1533m C Henry 1527, J Connolly 1526.
Broughshane & District 2/31 – T & M Morrow 1569, 1523, M Neilly 1514, 1491.
Ballymena & District HPS – J Eagleson & Sons 1561, 1552, R Service & Son 1549, J Eagleson & Sons 1516, 1516, 1516.
Cullybackey HPS – Rock & Moore 1554, 1549, N & S Anderson 1507, J & J Greer 1479, G Gibson 1476, J & J Greer 1473.
Crumlin & District 1/80 – Fleming Bros 1605, McConville Bros 1603, Fleming Bros 1593, Sefton Thompspn 1563, McConville Bros 1562, J Lowry 1552.
Kells & District HPS 5/54 – H Boyd 1582, Surgenor Bros 1571, 1561, A Barkley & Son 1542, B Swann & Son 1537, Surgenor Bros 1530.
Muckamore HPS 3/34 – Knocker & Bill 1630, S & N Maginty 1624, A & E Bell 1623, S & N Maginty 1623, 1619, Knocker & Bill 1615.
Rasharkin &District HPS 6/64 – H Cubitt 1549, F Barkley 1544, H Cubitt 1513, Steele & McNeill 1511,1478, H Cubitt 1467.
5 Bird Corrin Open & Section results –
NIPA Corrin 5 Bird Championship Open 215/987 – 1-1G O Markey Ballyholand 1736, 2-2g O Markey 1732, 3-3G J F McCabe & Son Newry & Dis1728, 4-1F T G Black Downpatrick Prem 1724, 5-1C J & D Braniff Glen 1718, 6-2F McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar 1713, 7-1D N Edgar & Son Dromara 8-3F R Moore & Son Bangor 178, 9-2D P & J Boal Dromore 1708, 10-4G O Markey 1708, 11-5G M/M G Delaney Dromore 1708, 12-4F R Moore & Son 1708, 13-3D M Russell Dromara 1707, 14-4D R Topping & Son Lisburn & Dist 1706, 15-F C Healy Killyleagh Cent 1704, 16-2C Grattan Bros Eastway 1702, 17-6G J F McCabe & Son Newry & Dist 1702, 18-7G O Markey 1701, 19-G McGrath & McParland Drumnavaddy 1696, 20-3C C McManus Ligoniel 1696.
NIPA Section B Corrin 5 Bird 36/178 S & N Maginty Muckamore 1624, 1622, 1611, McConville Bros Crumlin & Dist 1602, S & N Maginty 1600, H Boyd Kells 1582, Surgenor Bros Kells 1571, T Whyte Ahoghill 1567, McConville Bros 1562, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1554.
Young McManus & Sons team from Ahoghill, 1st MAC Corrin Old Bird
Harry Boyd from Kells & Districtm 1st MAC in the Corrin 5 Bird Championship