IHU NFC Penzance National 2017
Kilkenny Clubhouse. IHU. NFC. Marking Station - Interior view of the Kilkenny Club Rooms
Pictured outside the marking station in Kilkenny for the St Malo race, were Eddy Pickford and Aidan Walsh from the Shannonside Club - E o Dwyer Kilkenny RPC member manning one of the four marking tables at at the marking station
Ray Baldwin Waterford and Mick Murphy at the St Malo marking - M Keating and P Ronan Newross at the St Malo marking in Kilkenny
Brendan Buckley Waterford, provisional 1st section D - Colin Nolan Carlow, provisional 2nd section - Fran Cullen Enniscorty, Provisional 2nd section C 4th Open - Jim Toman Brownstown, Provisional 1st section C - Jimmy Maher Dungarvan, 2nd section D
The IHU. NFC held their fourth old bird National race last weekend from Penzance in Cornwall. The birds were convoyed courtesy of the NIPA whom the committee of the IHU. NFC would like to thank for their efforts.
The birds were liberated at 7:30am into a north east breeze changing to south west on route.
As usual this is only a provisional result / report and placing could change as it is based on phone in times only.
The top ten in the result are as follows.
1st P.J Jones, Skerries 1440ypm.
2nd M & P Byrne Arklow 1437ypm.
3rd P.J Jones, Skerries 1408ypm.
4th Fran Cullen, Enniscorty. 1406ypm.
5th P McCabe, Gorey. 1373ypm.
6th P.J Jones, Skerries 1369ypm.
7th M Rock & son. Skerries 1361ypm
8th B Perry, Gorey 1352ypm
9th Cullen, Burke & o Reilly, Arklow. 1341ypm.
10th M Rock & son. Skerries. 1325ypm.
As can be seen from the above, it’s obvious that the birds arrived along the east, south east coast, but there were some fine performances put in by birds flying to more inland destinations.
Jim Toman Brownstown 1338ypm.
Michael Holman Wexford 1319ypm.
T Sutcliffe Blanchardstown 1310ypm
Colin Nolan, Carlow 1299ypm.
P Murray Newross. 1274ypm.
S Shannon Newtown Kil/P 1266ypm
Leon Gaffney, Naas 1253ypm
Kerley & o’Sullivan Limerick 1232ypm .
Patsy Dowling Kilkenny 1228ypm
Matthews & Kelly Sallynoggin. 1228ypm
Brendan Buckley. Waterford. 1145ypm.
.M Maher Monestervin 1121ypm.
Pat Ronan Shamrock 1121ypm.
E&J Cummins Cork 1043ypm
Harry Lupton, Galway 982ypm.
The neat and tidy Lofts and Gardens of Jim Toman Brownstown - The Hen that won provisional 2nd section 4th open, in the recent Penzance race for Fran Cullen Enniscorty
Section A Section B
1st PJ Jones 1440ypm. 1st M & P Byrne, Arklow 1437ypm.
2nd PJ Jones 1408ypm. 2nd Fran Cullen, Enniscorty. 1406ypm.
3rd PJ Jones 1369ypm 3rd P McCabe, Gorey. 1373ypm.
Section C Section D
1st Jim Toman 1338ypm. Brendan Buckley. 1145ypm.
2nd Colin Nolan 1299ypm. Jimmy Maher, Dungarvan. 1121ypm.
3rd Leon Gaffney 1253ypm..
Section E
1st Kerley & Sullivan, Limerick 1232ypm
2nd Harry Lupton Galway 982ypm.
Section D.
Winner
Brendan Buckley Waterford, provisional 1st section D.
This is what Brendan had to say about his section winner,
Well Frank, Here is a bit of info on my first bird home from the Penzance National.
The bird was bred by my good friend Peter Whelan of Na Deise R.P.C. Dungarvan.
He is a 2yo cheq Gevaert Van Schoorisse x Lambrechts cock the g,dam has bred
13 individual 1st prize winners for Peter, I would like to thank Peter for the gift of the pigeon, kind Regards Brendan Buckley.
Section B
Fran Cullen, provisional 2nd section B, 4th Open from writes,
My winning bird from Penzance was given to me as a young bird by Joe Donnelly, Enniscorty, bred down from a pair he bought from John Halstead.
She has some previous form having won a club race for me as a young bird.
Kind regards, Fran Cullen.
As usual I will finish off with:
Could any fancier clocking in the first 3 of their section or in the first ten in the open in future races please get in contact as soon as possible after the race, with some info on your bird and maybe a photo, so as we can get a provisional result and race report away to the weeklies asap.
Contact. 00353599145419
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