Weekend 15/8/15

The Bingham & Seaton partnership of Ligoneil Club makes it two in a row. The boys clocked bird ring No.30153 vel 1770 to win 5th Club & 54th Open & collects £50. Second Hot Spot goes to Tommy McKinstry of Harmony Club. Tommy clocked bird ring No.30195 Vel 1750 to win 7th Club & 158th Open & collects £30.

The loft of Spence Bros of Lisburn & District Club takes 3rd prize with bird 30215 Vel 1749 for 4th Club and winning £20. 

Well done to the winners & all who clocked our birds this week. Maybe next week!!

Weekend 8/8/15

Yet another week where the NIPA Birds made the best velocities. The top partnership of Bingham & Seaton wins our Hot Spot this week with Bird ring No. 30131 Vel 2055. This bird takes 17th Section C & 46th Open to lift £50.

Another top racing loft is that of Gary McKenna of the Eastway Club. Gary clocked 2 good birds to take 2nd & 3rd Hot Spot & collects £50 with Bird ring Nos. 30127 Vel 2038 for 33rd Section, 80th Open & 30064 Vel 2038 36th Section & 85th Open. 

Well done to all the prize winners & many thanks to all who contacted us wth their velocities, some of which won their Club but missed out on a Hot Spot prize.

Result for Weekend 1st August

With the NIPA birds racing from Tullamore they made the best times. The ever-consistent loft of Jimmy Burrows of the Eastway Club took the top position and winning £50 with bird GB15 30034 Vel 2015, winning 9th Section C and 31st open from 21,847 birds.

Another loft having a good year with our birds is that of R & A Gore of the Hillsborough & Maze Club. Robert clocked bird 30443 with a Vel of 1999 winning 3rd club, 36th section D, and 89th Open and lifting £30.

The in-form loft of Philip Mc Call of Markethill had a good bird taking 10th Section E and 277th Open with bird 30410 Vel 1964 and winning £20. Many thanks to all those who contacted us with their Vels, many of them winning top club positions but just missing out a HOT-SPOT prize. 

John & Viv.

Hot Spot Result Weekend 25/7/15

Our first Young Bird Hot Spot Race got off to an excellent start. However, with so many different liberation times & places it made for a lot of variation in Club velocities.

Our winning bird is raced by the top partnership of R & A Gore of the Hillsborough & Maze Club clocking their Gaby Ring No. 30448 for a Vel of 1563 to win 1st Club & also take a top position in Section D collecting winnings of £50.  This wee bird was 6th Club Lagan Valley last week. 

Second spot goes to Philip McCall racing with the Markethill Club. Philip clocked bird Ring No. 30404 Vel 1503, another Gaby, to win £30.  

The ever consistent Tommy McKinstry of the Harmony Club takes 3rd place winning £20 with bird Ring No.30157 Vel 1495. 

Many thanks to all who rang or texted through their velocities but just missed out on a prize...Maybe next week!

Weekend 2nd May 2015

Hot Spot Result for weekend 2nd May. With NIPA, & UF, racing on the Friday and the EDC on the Monday there was a vast difference in the Vels. So to be fair to all we had two HOT-SPOTS.

Friday's winner was Jimmy Burrows Eastway, with a vel of 1429 with bird ring number 10105, taking a good club position, also winning 18th Sect C and 91st Open Jimmy collects £50.

Monday's HOT-SPOT winner was the loft of Bob Connelly Downpatrick with bird ring number 10450. vel 1903. This is third time this hen has won a HOT-SPOT. 

This weekend the 9th May saw an excellent race day. Winning the HOT-SPOT is the very consistent loft of Spence Bros Lisburn. Brian clocked bird ring number 10293 with vel 1709 to win 23rd Sect D and 62nd Open. lifting £50.

Many Thanks to ALL who contacted us with their Vels. 

Weekend 26/04/15

Week Two of our old bird HOT SPOTS. This week's winner is raced by the top partnership of Bingham & Seaton. Billy & Leo clocked bird ring num. GB 14 D 10461 to win 1st Club, 14th SECT C, & 91st open, Vel 1500. This cock as a young bird won 1st club, 1st SECT C, & 5th Open. The boys collect £50, well done.

Other TOP RESULTS, Jimmy Burrows 38th sect C, 39th sect C, 51st sect C.

C McDowell 7th sect B, Scott & Clements 33rd sect B.

Many Thanks to all who contacted us with their Vels. 

Weekend 18/04/15

Our first HOT SPOT winner is the top racing loft of SPENCE BROS of Lisburn.

They clocked their Gaby Cock GB 14D 10284, Vel 1477. to win 3rd club beaten by 2 loft mates. The boys collect £50, well done.

There are 4 more HOT SPOTS to be won so make sure you phone in your Vel by Sunday 9pm. 


Weekend 13/09/14

Our final Hot Spot for 2014.

Saturday saw a light east wind with overcast conditions which made for difficult flying. With N.I.P.A in Rosscarberry, U.F. and E.D.C. in Skibbereen and close liberation times all the birds had an equal chance.

Dennis Irvine from our own Harmony H.P.S. Club clocked a good bird with a vel of 1325 Ring no. 10512 to finish 26th Section D and 154th Open and wins £50. Bingham & Seaton clocked their Grizzle cock 10404 Vel 1300 for 39th Section C; the boys collect another £30 to add to their excellent season with our birds. E.D.C. partnership of Cowan & McCartney had a good race clocking bird 10325 for 18th Section and 23rd Open to win £20.

Viv and I would like to thank all the fanciers who purchased young birds from us for the 2014 season. Many top performance results have been achieved. Of course, they don't all win as young birds. My best racing pigeon ever was never on the clock as a young bird, put him on Widowhood and bingo!

-John

Weekend 06/09/14

A North West wind made for a steady race.  Tommy Horner, Crossgar, had a good day clocking two good birds to finish 15th & 16th West Section E.D.C. Bird Ring No. 10212 vel 1241 and collect £50. Close behind, in the same velocity of 1241, Bird Ring No.10242 wins £30.

Jim Young, Dundonald, takes the 3rd Hot Spot with Bird Ring No. 10019 vel 1229 lifting £20. 

Next weekend will be our final Hot Spot for this year.

Weekend 30/08/14

With a helping wind the birds made excellent velocities this weekend. The E.D.C. were in Skibbereen for their Derby and Jim Young from the Dundonald Club had a great result clocking a very good Gaby Vandenabeele with a Vel 1785 Bird ring No. 10004 to win 5th Section and 5th Open winning our Hot Spot and collecting £50.

The N.I.P.A. was in Roscrea & the loft of Gerry Swift of the Monaghan Club clocked his Leo-Van-Rijn hen ring No. 10446 with a Vel 1748 to win 1st Club. This pigeon should feature well in Section E result & also the Open. Gerry wins 2nd Hot Spot & collects £30.

3rd Hot Spot goes to Jim Carson from Corcreeny Club. Jim had two of our birds on the same yard winning 1st & 2nd Club Vel 1741 Bird Ring No. 10601 and 10272. With these birds exactly on the same velocity, Viv says to give the man £20 for each bird so the Total is £40.  I know, she is too kind!

Thanks to everyone who rang through their velocities this weekend & we look forward to hearing from you all again next week. 

The consistent Jim Young

The consistent Jim Young

Weekend 23/08/14

With the W.N.W. wind it made for a steady race. Top Hot Spot winner is the loft of Spence Bros. Lisburn, clocking bird ring no. 10293 vel. 1393 to finish 3rd Club, taking a good Ulster Fed position and collecting £50.

Second Hot Spot goes to Rodney Adamson of Corcreeny Club who finished 2nd Club, 41st Section G, and 94th Open with bird ring no. 10359 vel. 1374 winning £30.

Third Hot Spot goes to A & A Cheevers of Crossgar, winning 5th Club, 5th Section, 18th Open EDC with bird ring no. 10179 vel 1369 and collecting £20.

There it is, a bird in the Ulster Fed, one in the NIPA and one in the E.D.C. Well done to the many fanciers who clocked our birds this weekend to win top club positions. Many thanks to all who contacted us with their velocities this week.

Weekend 16/08/14

With strong west wind the E.D.C. fanciers had a good day in our Hot Spot Race. Tommy Horner, still hot after winning our Midweek race, clocked a very good bird to win 4th Club, 4th Section & 31st Open E.D.C. with a velocity of 1817 Bird ring No. 10241 to win £50, Tommy's favourite a wee Ash hen.

The Annalong loft of Charlie & Jarleth McVeigh takes 2nd spot, 3rd Club & 36th Open E.D.C. with one of our Jos-van-Olmen birds, ring No. 10570 velocity 1809 collecting £30. Tommy Horner slips in again with his second bird to claim 3rd place & another £ 20 with bird ring No.10244 velocity 1778, also wins 7th Club.

Well done to all those who clock our birds to take top Club, Section & Open positions but just missed out on a Hot Spot Prize.

Weekend 9/8/14

Bob Connelly of Downpatrick EDC Club makes it two Hot Spot wins with the same Gaby Hen winning 1st Club with Ring No.10450 vel 1795 & Bob collects £50 winnings.

Second place goes to the loft of G & S McMullan of Donacloney Club clocking their Theo-De-Kruijk Grizzle Ring No. 10129 vel 1789 for 1st Club, 4th Section G & 41st Open to lift £30.

Another super week for Bingham & Seaton clocking another Theo-De-Kruijk Grizzle Ring No.10403 vel 1782 for 4th Club, 17th Section C & 59th Open & another £20 in the kitty.

Many thanks to all those who phoned in their top results this week.
 

Bob Connelly being congratulated by Viv.

Bob Connelly being congratulated by Viv.

Weekend 25/07/14

With having two separate liberation days, Friday & Sunday, with totally different wind conditions, we have decided to have two HOT-SPOT races this weekend.

Friday's race 25th July: 

Taking top spot is the excellent partnership of Bingham & Seaton with bird 14D 10403 Vel 1353. 

Next place goes to another top racing loft that of Spence Bros of Lisburn with bird 14D 10293 Vel 1352.97. This bird splits Billy & Leo's birds as Bingham & Seaton take 3rd spot with bird 14D 10404 vel 1352.30 nestmate of 403. 

These are bred from our new family of Theo-De-Kruijk Grizzles. Brian clocked a bird from our Gaby family. Prizes are £50, £30, £20. 

Sunday's Race 27th:

Our winner is the very popular Downpatrick loft of R. Connelly. Bob clocked bird 14D 10450 Vel 1619 to collect £50 with his blue pied Gaby Hen. 

Close behind was the loft of top racers McCartan & Woodside Crossgar with Vel 1618 bird 14D 10771 winning £30. This is a Half brother to HARMONY PRINCE. 

Ciaran McManus of Tyrella takes the final spot Vel 1574 to collect £20.

Leo Bingham, of the Bingham & Seaton Partnership, being congratulated by John on winning our Friday young bird Hot-Spot Race.

Leo Bingham, of the Bingham & Seaton Partnership, being congratulated by John on winning our Friday young bird Hot-Spot Race.

Bob Connelly, Downpatrick, being congratulated by Viv on winning the Sunday Hot-Spot Race.

Bob Connelly, Downpatrick, being congratulated by Viv on winning the Sunday Hot-Spot Race.

Hot Spot Results - 17/05/2014

This is the final HOT SPOT result for our old bird season. The excellent racing loft of Jimmy Burrows had a super race from Rosscarbery National to clock four of our birds 16th 23rd 29th 105th OPEN 9th 14th 19th 51st SECTION C.

The bird that wins the HOT SPOT and £50 plus a nice sum for Jimmy in prize and pools is GB 13 D 23176 bred from our Gaby stock. As a y/b it won 1st SECTION and 4th OPEN also 12th OPEN INFC SKIB. Its nest mate also won 16th SECTION C 71st OPEN from 19,390 birds. I had two brothers from the next round and they both won 1st club.

Well done Jimmy.

Our Y/B HOT SPOTS will commence approx. 2nd y/b race. Look forward to hearing from you all.  

Regards John & Viv.

Hot Spot Result Weekend 03/05/14

Jimmy Burrows, Eastway Club, makes it 2 in a row winning this weeks Hot Spot with bird 23162 vel. 1527 to collect £50 winnings. This proved to be a very tough fly. 

Well done to other fanciers who clocked our birds to win. 

We have just moved a large number of young birds bred direct from our stud pigeons. These are for sale and must go, so give John a call on 07710 644880 you won't be disappointed!