Dixon claims victory in final race of NIPA season

By The Newsroom
Published 20th Sep 2014, 11:00 BST
Pictured at the Cullybackey Centre were local fanciers Alan Darragh (Cullybackey) and George Connolly (Ballymena & Dist).Pictured at the Cullybackey Centre were local fanciers Alan Darragh (Cullybackey) and George Connolly (Ballymena & Dist).
Pictured at the Cullybackey Centre were local fanciers Alan Darragh (Cullybackey) and George Connolly (Ballymena & Dist).
The final race of the NIPA season was the Young Bird Inland National flown from Rosscarbery in County Cork.

Fog and mist in the release area and on parts of the route delayed the liberation, strings were finally cut at 12 Noon with the birds released in a Lt South East wind.

Cullybackey Centre leading lofts were all club winners, Alan Darragh 1st Cullybackey, Stewart Bros 1st Randalstown, Connolly & Purvis 1st Ballymena & Dist, Jimmy Rock 1st Harryville, Surgenor Bros 1st Kells, Paddy McManus 1st Ahoghill and J & M Milliken 1st Rasharkin & Dist.

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In MAC it was another win for Danny Dixon of Dunloy winning 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th with the winner doing velocity1345.

Cullybackey Centre Rosscarbery YB Inl Nat 44/307 – A Darragh Cullybackey 1321, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1318, Connolly & Purvis Ballymena 1318, J Rock Harryville 1315, J Rock 1307, Surgenor Bros Kells 1301, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1301, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1298, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1296, Surgenor Bros 1291.

Mid Antrim Combine Rosscarbery YB Nat 46/325 – D Dixon Rasharkin 1345, D Dixon 1344, D Dixon 1334, D Dixon 1334, A Darragh Cullybackey 1321, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1318, Connolly & Purvis Ballymena 1318, J Rock Harryville 1315, D Dixon 1309, J Rock 1307, Surgenor Bros Kells 1301, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1301, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1298, Russell Bros Cullybackey 1296, D Dixon 1294, K Wilkinson & Son New Antrim 1292, Surgenor Bros 1291, J & M Milliken 1289, J & M Milliken 1285, Connolly & Purvis 1281, J & M Milliken 1280, J & M Milliken 1277, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1266, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1260.

Mid Antrim Combine Clubs Rosscarbery

Cullybackey HPS 3/34 – A Darragh 1321, Russell Bros 1296, A Darragh 1238, Russell Bros 1214, 1207, A Darragh 1201, 1197, Russell Bros 1177, 1177, A Darragh 1170, 1169, Russell Bros 1157.

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