CORK FEDERATION
by Neil Crean
Cork Area News
Sennen Cove has always a funny race to the fanciers of cork the first birds always seem to do a decent velocity with the rest of the results being filled over the course of the day and in some instances the following morning the 2015 race was no different in this case as the national winning pigeon was timed in mallow by Martin Shiells and a big well done to him.
Thomas Crean
The first federation pigeon arrived to the Bishopstown loft of Dave Nagle. Dave who is no stranger to success previously being second IHUNFC from Talbenny timed his cheq hen at 12:42 to take 1st open 1st section cork federation 1st club Cork Southern and 2nd open 2nd south section INFC so we hope it will be third time lucky for him shortly the hen is a Soontjen Busscheart cross.
Dave Nagle
Second fed went to the loft of Thomas Crean & Son whose blue hen was injured after the first race she was again lightly trained up before being put to the race and she paid dividend by winning 2nd open 1st north section and 1st club. Thomas races in the Temple pigeon club and he has previously won the federations Thurso race on two occasions flying 500 miles.
Neil Crean and family
Third open went to the loft of Neil Crean & Son who timed a grizzle cock to win the North West Race this cock is from Roland Jannsen bloodlines from Louella and raced lightly as a young bird to 100 miles. He won 3rd open 2nd north section 1st club.
The next four positions went back to the Cork Southern Club where Fourth open went to Gerard Fowler who won 2nd section and 2nd club he was closely followed by Billy Wallace & Son on fifth open 3rd section and 3rd club Leszek Dziewit lifted 6th open and our federation winner Dave Nagle timed his second arrival to take 7th open.
Ballyphehane pigeon Club made an appearance on the result sheet when the Curtin Bros timed their blue hen to take 1st club 8th open.
Cork Northern fancier Tom Cahill hit the result sheet with his blue w\f cock winning his club and taking 9th open in the federation.
Mulcahy Bros Timed to take 2nd North West 10th open and Neil Crean & Son timed a second entry to take the last open Federation Position.
The Federation Result went as follows:
1st Dave Nagle
2nd Thomas Crean & Son
3rd Neil Crean & Son
4th Gerard Fowler
5th Billy Wallace & Son
6th Leszek Dziewit
7th Dave Nagle
8th Curtin Bros
9th Tom Cahill
10th Mulcahy Bros
11th Neil Crean & Son
Club Results
Cork Southern:
1st Dave Nagle
2nd Ger Fowler
3rd Billy Wallace & Son
4th Leszek Dziewit
5th Dave Nagle
6th B&A o Leary
Temple
1st Thomas Crean & Son
North West
1st Neil Crean & Son
2nd Mulcahy Bros
3rd Neil Crean & Son
4th L&B Morey
Ballyphehane
1st Curtin Bros
Cork Northern
1st Tom Cahill
2nd Tom Horgan
3rd Billy Mc Carthy
4th Tom Cahill
Neil Crean