East Down Combine News

with Clifford Browne

BALLYLESSON SHOW RESULTS

The Ballylesson club held their show for Young birds on Saturday December 10^th with the results as follows :

YOUNG HENS (Handled )

1^st C & D Smyth & Sons , 2^nd P & C Johnston, 3^rd Mackey & Lockhart, 4^th C & D Smyth& Sons , (VHC) J Patterson, (HC) Gillespie Bros , ( C ) P& C Johnston , Reserve , H Ballantyne & son　

YOUNG HENS (T Wires)

1^st C & D Smyth & Sons , 2^nd Massey Bros, 3^rd H Ballantyne & son , 4^th Gillespie bros , (VHC) Gillespie Bros , (HC) P & C Johnston , ( C ) P& C Johnston , Reserve , H Ballantyne & son

YOUNG COCKS (Handled )

1^st C & D Smyth & Sons , 2^nd H Ballantyne & son , 3^rd J Kirk & sons , 4^th C & D Smyth& Sons , (VHC) J Kirk & sons , (HC) Mackey & Lockhart , ( C ) H Ballantyne & son , Reserve , J Patterson

YOUNG COCKS (T Wires)

1^st J Kirk & sons , 2^nd H Ballantyne & son , 3^rd C & D Smyth& Sons , 4^th C & D Smyth& Sons , (VHC) C & D Smyth& Sons , (HC) Mackey & Lockhart , ( C ) H Ballantyne & son , Reserve , J Kirk & sons .

The Club extends its thanks to Victor Pollock & Joe Orr for doing a great Job.

At the club’s New Year Show , cards were awarded as follows:

Through Wires

1^st J Kirk & sons , 2^nd C & D Smyth & sons , 3^rd C & D Smyth& Sons , 4^th C & D Smyth& Sons , (VHC) C & D Smyth& Sons , (HC) C & D Smyth& Sons ( C ) P& C Johnston Reserve , J Kirk & sons .

Handled

1^st Gillespie Bros , 2^nd C & D Smyth & sons , 3^rd J Kirk & sons 4^th J Kirk & sons (VHC) Gillespie Bros (HC) Gillespie Bros ( C) J Kirk & sons Reserve , J Kirk & sons Reserve J Kirk & sons

Eyesign

1^st Gillespie Bros , 2^nd J Kirk & sons 3^rd Gillespie Bros 4^th J Kirk & sons 4^th J Kirk & sons (VHC) J Kirk & sons (HC) J Kirk & sons ( C) C & D Smyth & sons Reserve P & C Johnston .

BEST IN SHOW

Gillespie Bros

BEST YOUNG BIRD

H Ballantyne & son

The Club thanks the Judges from Annalong , John Trimble and Brendan McLoughlin for doing a great job.

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Combine AGM

With the start of a New Year the first event on the EDC 2023 Calendar is the AGM which will be on Saturday 14^th January at 2pm in the War Memorial Hall Crossgar and by now all members should have received the Agenda for the meeting so it is hoped for a good turnout of members.

Included on the Agenda as always is the election of officers for the season and this is the time to inform everyone that this is my last article as a PRO for after many years the time has come for me to retire from writing and spend , if possible ,a little more time with my own birds .To all those have helped with news, photos etc. over many years a huge thank you for without you all it would not have been possible to keep this column going . I close by wishing everyone a very Happy and Healthy 2023 and enjoy your pigeons .

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