JOURNEY’S END – WITH JORDAN HUGHES
BALLYCLARE & DISTRICT & DOAGH & DISTRICT H.P.S. PRESENTATION NIGHT 2024
Ballyclare & District & Doagh & District H.P.S. had their joint annual Dinner & Prizegiving on Friday the 15th of November in McConnell’s of Doagh. The Members accompanied by friends and family packed out the Venue in what was a great night had by all. Mr William McClelland the Chairman of the Doagh & District H.P.S. got the evening underway by welcoming everyone to the annual prizegiving thanking all those who helped making it possible and the very best of congratulations to all who had success in 2024 Season. Also introducing the distinguished guests of the evening. Claire Kelly, Bertie Blair, Gary Hughes & Myself. Afterwards McConnell’s provided a beautiful 3 course meal with the selection of Vegetable Soup or Garlic Mushrooms. Roast Beef or Turkey & Ham or Sirloin Steak Dinner and Pavlova or Apple Pie & Custard for Desert along with Tea/Coffee. The Meal was enjoyed by all and many thanks to McConnell’s for a fantastic meal and selection. William therefore got the Presentation of Awards underway with Gary Hughes NIPA Assistant Race Controller Presenting Doagh & Districts Prizes & Claire Kelly TV Superstar in the Series ‘The Pigeon People’ presenting Ballyclare & Districts Prizes.
Ballyclare & District H.P.S. Full List of Award Winners 2024
Trophy Winners
Top Prize Winners in Ballyclare & District where A&T Agnew having a super year winning 3x Old Bird Club Wins & 7x Yb Club Wins while also winning 2x Section C Wins. They also picked up 10 different silverware for their efforts.
Winning the J. Robinson Cup – Most Points Obtained
McCrea Shield – Inland Y.B. Derby
Sharples Cup – Longest Y.B. Race
L. Houston Cup – R/Up Inland Averages
Cameron Trophy – Average All Tullamore Races
T. Boyd Cup – Most Points Selected Races
Comrades Social Cup – Average Talbenny & Rosscarbery Y.B
Magill Cup – Talbenny Y.B. National
Horner Cup – Lowest Winning Velocity
Montgomery Cup – Average O.B. Talbennys
2nd Highest Prize winners where Higginson & Fasciolo having a fantastic racing year from start to finish Winning 7x O.B Club Wins & 2 Y.B Club Wins. They won 8 pieces of silverware in a successful year for the duo
Higginson & Fasciolo
McKeown Cup – Roscrea O.B. & Y.B. Races
Comrades Supporters Cup – Average Fermoy O.B. & Y.B.
Dodds Cup – O.B. Inland National
J. Hill Trophy – O.B. Inland Average
J. Blair Cup – Penzance
Greer Cup – Penzance Classic
A. Agnew Trophy – Best Open Position N.I.P.A.
W.A. Turkington Cup- Best Vel Doagh & Ballyclare Penzance
A.Thompson Picked up 2 trophies in 2023
A Thompson
R. Hayes Cup- Yearling National & Penzance Y.B. National
C&L Woodside picked up the Banford Shield for Bude and A. Agnew Trophy for Best Open Position N.I.P.A.
W.R Moore Won the Vint Cup best Y.B. Averages
J. Mairs Trophy for Kings Cup Local winner went to R. Duddy
Hunter Moore top young fancier for the future
T H Gibson
Old Bird Race Results
Tullamore ¬ A&T Agnew – 2nd Section
Higginson & Fasciolo 43rd, 48th & 49th Section
1st Roscrea – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1st Club
2nd Roscrea – A&T Agnew – 38th Section
1st Fermoy – Higginson & Fasciolo – 8th & 9th Section.
W. Moore & Son – 39th Section
2nd Fermoy – Higginson & Fasciolo – 7th, 17th, 23rd & 26th Section
A&T Agnew – 28th & 30th Section
Skibbereen National – Higginson & Fasciolo – 6th Section, 23rd Open , 33rd Section, 110th Open
A&T Agnew – 34th Section, 113th Open, 35th Section, 114th Open
G&R Lawrie – 39th Section, 123rd Open
G&R Lawrie
1st Talbenny – W. Moore & Son – 18th Section, 183rd Open
R. Webster – 19th Section, 194th Open
2nd Talbenny ¬ A&T Agnew – 7th Section
Fermoy 5B ¬ 9th Section, 52nd Open
Bude – C&L Woodside – 3rd Section, 5th Open
G&R Lawrie - 12th Section, 89th Open
A&T Agnew – 14th Section
Penzance – Higginson & Fasciolo
Penzance Classic – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1st Section, 5th Open
A.Thompson – 8th Section, 52nd Open
Young Bird Race Results
1st Kilbeggan – A&T Agnew - 1st Club
2nd Kilbeggan – A&T Agnew – 1st Section. 17th Open, 11th Section, 73rd Open
Tullamore – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1st Club
1st Roscrea – A&T Agnew – 7th & 8th Section
Higginson & Fasciolo – 15th Section
2nd Roscrea – J&R Blair – 13th Section, 63rd Open
J & R Blair
Higginson & Fasciolo – 36th Section
1st Fermoy – W. Moore & Son – 36th Section
Dale National – A&T Agnew – 1st Section, 60th Open, 3rd Section, 105th Open
Higginson & Fasciolo – 13th Section
3rd Roscrea – A&T Agnew – 1st Club
2nd Fermoy – Higginson & Fasciolo – 17th Section
Fermoy National – A&T Agnew – 4th Section, 42nd Open
Skibbereen National – A&T Agnew – 10th Section, 77th Open
W. Moore & Son – 11th Section, 79th Open
Ballyclare & District Trophies & Awards
I.N.F.C. Race Results
Skibbereen O.B. National – G&R Lawrie – 37th N/S, 62nd N/S
A&T Agnew – 86th N/S
Penzance Yearling National – Horner Bros & Son – 38th N/S, 48th Open
A. Thompson – 47th N/S, 59th Open
A&T Agnew – 74th N/S, 101st Open
Kings Cup – A.Thompson – 6th N/S, 10th Open. 7th N/S, 11th Open. 24th N/S, 33rd Open. 40th N/S, 54th Open. Winner of the Harkness Rose Bowl.
R. Duddy – 20th N/S, 27th Open. 114th N/S, 147th Open. Winner of Hall of Fame 163rd Section, 216th Open.
W. Moore & Son – 70th N/S, 88th Open
W R Moore & Son
C&L Woodside – 73rd N/S, 91st Open. 88th N/S, 109th Open
Friendship National – A. Thompson – 24th N,S, 27th Open, 26th N.S, 30th Open, 51st N.S, 57th Open
C&L Woodside – 63rd N.S, 70th Open
R. Duddy – 79th N/S, 88th Open. 80th N/S, 89th Open
Penzance Y.B. National – A&T Agnew – 22nd N.S, 23rd Open, 59th N.S, 66th Open
A.Thompson – 14th N/S, 14th Open, 36th N/S, 39th Open, 40th N/S, 43rd Open, 48th N/S, 56th Open, 94th N/S, 113th Open.
R. Duddy – 42nd N/S, 48th Open
A&T Agnew – 47th N/S, 53rd Open
Skibbereen Y.B. National – A&T Agnew – 33rd N/S, 40th Open, 79th N/S, 97th Open
Ballyclare & District members with their array of Silverware
East Antrim Amalgamation (EAA)
Old Birds
Fermoy 2 – Horner Bros & Son – 1st
Dale 1 – Horner Bros & Son – 2nd
Dale 2 – G&R Lawrie – 1st. Horner Bros & Son – 2nd
Penzance Classic – J&R Blair – 1st
Young Birds
Kilbeggan – A&T Agnew – 2nd & 3rd
Fermoy 1 – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1st & 3rd
Dale YB National – A&T Agnew – 1st & 3rd
Doagh & District H.P.S. Full List of Award Winners 2024
Doagh & District Trophies & Awards
Doagh & District Trophies & Awards
Trophy Winners
Top Prize Winners for another year in Doagh & District where A&N Lewis having a tremendous season from start to finish totalling up a total of 17 pieces of Silverware. Kane Cup – Best Average all Nationals. J. Mc Grugan Cup – Best average Penzance 0/B Dale Y/B. McCalmont Cup – Best average O/B & Y/B Nationals. Montgomery & Todd Rosebowl – O/B Inland average. Colin Agnew Cup – Dunmanway Y/B National. N. Logan Memorial Shield – Best average O/B & Y/B Inland Nationals. S. Lorimer Memorial Shield – Best average last three Y/B Races. N. Rea Memorial Shield – Best average two Y/B Nationals. W. Brown Cup – Y/B Averages. S. Robinson Cup – All Y/B races excluding Nationals. C&D Smyth Irish Champion – Best average all Irish Races O/B & Y/B. McCadam Memorial Trophy – Best averages 3 longest O/B Races. Catherwood Cup – Cross Channel average. McConnell Rosebowl – O/B Average. A&W Drennan – Skibbereen O/B National. R. Stavely Cup – Y/B Knock Out. B. McCammond Cup – Combine Average.
A&N Lewis
The Husband & Wife partnership of Mr Mrs McNeilly took home 8 trophies from their years racing in 2024. Bell Trophy – Bude Winner. B. Craig Cup – O/B Knock Out. A. Bridges Memorial Cup – First Pigeon from Yearling National INFC. J. Kincaid Memorial Shield – 2nd Dale O/B Winner. J. Montgomery Cup – Best average from two Dale Races O/B. T. Wilson Memorial Cup – Best average first 3 O/B & first 3 Y/B Races. J. Wilson Cup – Best Average 4 Wexford’s or equivalent races. T. Lorimer Memorial Cup – Best average 1st Kilbeggan/Cloughmartin/Dale O/B Races.
Dessie Turkington on behalf of Mr & Mrs McNeilly
B&M Gilmore picked up 5 different Silverware on the night. McManus Glass Trophy – First bird timed in the Kings Cup. Suitters Trophy – Lowest winning velocity on the Channel. DB Mairs Trophy – Ace pigeon over 200 Miles. Mairs Trophy – O/B National Winner. D. Suitters Trophy – Best average two O/B Nationals.
B&M Gilmore
D&S Suitters & Sons had added 4 pieces of Silverware for their performances in 2024. Crone Shield – O/B Penzance Winner. W. Hutchinson Memorial Cup – 1st & 2nd Dale/Bude/Penzance. J. McCrugan Memorial Cup – Last 5 O/B Races excluding the Nationals. McCrugan & Luke Cup – Best average Bude & Penzance.
D&S Suitters & Sons
D&R Turkington picking up a trio of trophies. Ashe Trophy – Dale Y/B National. J. Gardener Cup – Most points in Club Shows. Patterson Shield – Lowest Winning velocity in Y/B races.
D&R Turkington
J. Stewart & Son won the M. Christie Memorial Shield for Winner of the 1st Y/B Race.
J Stewart & Son
Top Prize Winners and Trophy’s
A&N Lewis - £198.50 plus 17 Trophies
Mr & Mrs McNeilly - £167 plus 8 Trophies
J&R Scott - £125.50
J & R Scott
D&S Suitters & Sons - £105.50 plus 4 Trophies
S. Collins - £43.50
Sid Collins
B&M Gilmore - £38 plus 5 Trophies
J. Stewart & Son - £37.50 plus 1 Trophy
Wilson & McCullough - £33
Wilson & McCullough
D&R Turkington - £31.75 plus 3 Trophies
J&L McClean - £6.75
J&L McClean
W. Cowan - £6.75
W Cowan
Some Top 2024 Performances
B&M Gilmore – NIPA Plougastel O/B National – 8th Section, 25th Open. 19th Section, 93rd Open.
INFC Kings Cup – 121st North Section, 156th Open. 127th North Section, 168th Open. Winning a Merit Award for Pigeon Twice in the Kings Cup Result.
D&R Turkington – 18th Section, 163rd Dale Y/B National.
168th North Section, 215TH Open Yearling National INFC
A&N Lewis – 6th Open Y/B Grand National Penzance.
47th, 66th North Section INFC Skibbereen O/B National.
20th Section, 51st Open Dunmanway Y/B National.
1st, 4th, 6th, 22nd Section, 60th, 117th, 119th, 221st Roscrea Y/B.
14th Section, 79th Open Plougastel O/B National
Mr & Mrs McNeilly – 5th, 7th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 25th, 31st Section 1st Dale O/B.
1st Section, 2nd Dale O/B
6th Section Bude O/B
5th North Section, 7th Open INFC Yearling National
23rd North Section, 29th Open INFC Yearling National
After the awards presentation ended there was a Raffle with some great prizes up for grabs. Also, a select auction was held within the clubrooms on some top flyers donating youngbirds towards the Club then finishing off the night with some Live Music to end the super evening. Well done to all who helped organise the event with a great success and thanks to McConnell’s hosting the great night. Everyone had a brilliant night celebrating every member success.
Congratulations to all the many Prize Winners in both clubs in the past 2024 Racing Season. I was honoured to be a guest for the evening I want to wish all the members of Doagh & Ballyclare the very best of health and enjoyable racing in the upcoming 2025 Season.
Yours in Sport ,
Jordan Hughes
N.I.P.A. Press Officer
JORDAN HUGHES
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