East Down Combine News
with Clifford Browne
WEATHER CAUSES RACEPOINT CHANGE
Because of the very unsettled weather on the weekend of June 19th the East Down Combine cancelled the planned race from Bude in Cornwall and instead opted for an Inland race from Fermoy which saw the birds being released there on the Saturday at 11.45am into a fresh South West wind which once again produced velocities in excess of 60 miles per hour with the Annalong and Cloughey clubs faring very well amongst the early arrivals .
The Annalong partnership of Kevin Rooney ,son & dtr had a particularly good race for in addition to winning 1st & 2nd open they had a further 8 birds in the top 16 . Gordon Bros & sons racing with both Cloughey and Killyleagh Central had a total of 17birds in the Combine open result the best of these being three together for 3rd ,4th & 5th Open and they were followed at 6th open by fellow club members Harper & Young . These birds were all East Section .
The West Section was won in Dundonald by Mark Foulis at 26th open , Crossgar?s McCartan & Woodsides were 2nd West Section at 36th open with Newtownbreda?s R & R Lambe 3rd West section .
The full open and section result was :
East Down Combine
16/06/2018 3rd Fermoy
124 Members Sent: 1669 Birds in a Fresh South West Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1905.105
2 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1901.096
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1889.952
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1889.595
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1889.595
6 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1879.038
7 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1851.471
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1850.957
9 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1844.119
10 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1843.921
11 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1843.524
12 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1842.931
13 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1842.337
14 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1841.942
15 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1841.744
16 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1834.071
17 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1832.090
18 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.955
19 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.788
20 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.621
21 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.621
22 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.621
23 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.287
24 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.287
25 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.120
26 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1826.690
27 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1819.588
28 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1815.821
29 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1806.007
30 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1806.007
31 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1805.844
32 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1804.053
33 Mrs E Wynn & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1803.501
34 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1801.299
35 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1800.943
36 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1798.535
37 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1797.581
38 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1797.205
39 R & R Lambe Newtownbreda HPS 1796.801
40 McLoughlin Bros Annalong HPS 1796.470
West Section
37Members Sent: 632 Birds in a Fresh South West Wind
1 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1826.690
2 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1798.535
3 R & R Lambe Newtownbreda HPS 1796.801
4 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1796.359
5 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1793.521
6 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1791.191
7 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1787.796
8 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1786.927
9 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1783.205
10 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1770.812
11 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1767.464
12 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1766.874
13 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1766.703
14 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1766.323
15 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1766.247
16 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1764.347
17 J. McGreevy Crossgar HPS 1751.257
18 J. Tumelty Newtownbreda HPS 1750.355
19 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1729.265
20 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1727.850
East Section
87 Members Sent: 1037 Birds in a Fresh South West Wind
1 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1905.105
2 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1901.096
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1889.952
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1889.595
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1889.595
6 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1879.038
7 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1851.471
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1850.957
9 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1844.119
10 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1843.921
11 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1843.524
12 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1842.931
13 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1842.337
14 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1841.942
15 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1841.744
16 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1834.071
17 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1832.090
18 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.955
19 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.788
20 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1827.621
The Best from Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1905.105 ,K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1901.096
K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1844.119
Annsborough D Croskery & Son 1801.299 , D Croskery & Son 1800.943 ,
D Croskery & Son 1759.202
Ballylesson 9 members sent 130 birds C & D Smyth & sons 1729
A Crawford 1713 , Mackey & Lockhart 1712
Ballynahinch R Hunter 1786.927 R Hunter 1669.597
C Lavery & Son 1650.042
Ballywalter1 R Christie 1736.485 2 J Orr & Son 1733.583 3 R Christie 1725.76
Bangor R Moore & Son 1782.292 , R Moore & Son 1779.449 ,
T & S Phillips 1766.623
Cloughey Gordon Bros & Sons 1889.952 , Gordon Bros & Sons 1889.595 ,
Harper & Young 1879.038
Comber G Lyttle 1715.45 ,K Tompsett 1678.53
Crossgar McCartan & Woodsides 1798.535 , McCartan & Woodsides 1796.359 McCartan & Woodsides 1791.191
DownpatrickPremier Mrs E Wynn & Dtr 1803.501 ,
P McCullough & Dtr 1791.198 , P McCullough & Dtr 1761.91
Dundonald M Foulis 1826.69 , Cowan & McCartney 1787.796 ,
M Foulis 1783.205
Dundrum A Murray & Son 1780.419 , E & A Rogan 1694.559
A Murray & Son 1691.013
Hillfoot W & L Robinson 1642.971 , W & L Robinson 1628.654
W & L Robinson 1628.521
Killyleagh Central Gordon Bros & Sons 1889.595 , McComb Bros 1815.821 Gordon Bros & Sons 1806.007
Millisle J Rankin 1723.251 , R Strain & Son 1702.279 , J.& J Hollinger 1666.31
Newtownbreda R & R Lambe 1796.789 , B Hogg & Sons 1793.521
J Tumelty 1750.355
Portavogie R & G Thompson 1776.88 , R & G Thompson 1776.573
R & G Thompson 1776.267
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Bickerstaff & Butler ( Millisle)
Again this week a little on another loft which has been to the fore in their club for the Millisle partnership of Bickerstaff & Butler only started back in pigeons last year and have already started to make their presence felt being 1st club Millisle from the Joe Ringland Skibbereen Classic and then just last week from Bude they won 1st and 2nd Club . The birds which they are racing are bred from birds from the late Lawrence Brown and I have no doubt we will here more of this partnership in the future .
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East Down Combine
09/06/2018 1st Bude OB8
3 Bird Channel Championship
57 Members Sent: 169 Birds in a Light Easterly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity Pools Total Money
1 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1124.642 AB £61.75
2 D Shaw Bangor RPC 1120.408 A £16.83
3 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1119.041 A £12.87
4 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1104.892 AB £35.06
5 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1094.849 AB £26.17
6 W & L Robinson Hillfoot HPS 1092.523 AB £18.76
7 J. McGreevy Crossgar HPS 1089.887 £0.00
8 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1089.686 £0.00
9 H.Wallace Ballynahinch HPS 1069.950 £0.00
10 R. Russell & Son Bangor RPC 1069.862 A £3.96
11 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1061.221 AB £14.32
12 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1060.073 AB £9.88
Remainder Pools
N.W. Hagen & Son Killyleagh Central HPS 1033.334 AB £9.88
C McManus & Dtr Crossgar HPS 1008.625 AB £9.88
R McVeigh & Son Dundrum HPS 1000.911 A £3.96
T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda HPS 984.805 B £5.92
Burns Bros Comber Social 943.814 B £5.92
Pritchard Bros Annsborough HPS 940.270 B £5.92
C McManus & Dtr Crossgar HPS 932.691 B £5.92
East Down2bird News
Bude 9/6/18
1st M Croskery 1124 (5th Open )
2nd M Foulis 1121 (6th Open )
3rd R Moore & son 1119 pools £ 12 80
4th S Casement & son 1101 pools £ 9 60
5th M Croskery & son 1098
6th D Croskery & son 1094
7th J Mc Greevy 1089
8th R Russell & son 1069 pools £ 6 40
9th A & A Cheevers 1061
10th Brown & Mc Connell 1051
11th H Ballantyne & son 1021
12th Harper & Young 1020 pools £ 3 20
This week the Combine are in Penzance for the Penzance race and the Penzance Classic and the weather looks set fair for these events .