More success for Alan and Don Houston at Roscrea

Lisburn & District HPS’s third race of the season flown from Roscrea with a liberation on Sunday April 27.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th May 2014, 11:00 BST
Alan and Don Houston of the A&T&J Houston Partnership with the pigeon which won Roscrea.Alan and Don Houston of the A&T&J Houston Partnership with the pigeon which won Roscrea.
Alan and Don Houston of the A&T&J Houston Partnership with the pigeon which won Roscrea.

Twenty-nine Members sent 722 birds with A&T&J Houston scoring a hat-trick making it three successive wins of the new season.

A great start to the season from a consistent racer. S & G Briggs, a hard working official of the club took second and third place.

Results from the race were as follows:

1st - A & T & J Houston velocity 1293

2nd - S & G Briggs velocity 1266

3rd - S & G Briggs velocity 1260

4th - Spence Bros. velocity 1256

5th - K Kerry velocity 1254

6th - A & T & J Houston velocity 1246

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The fourth race of season took place from Clonmel. Twenty-three members sent 651 birds to this race point. One of the top distance racers in the NIPA, Gary Benson took first place with a velocity of 1659. Followed by:

2nd - S & A Hanna velocity 1542

3rd - G Smith velocity 1531

4th - S & G Briggs velocity 1526

5th - A &T & J Houston velocity 1515

6th - S & G Briggs velocity 1515.