East Down Combine News

with Clifford Browne

 

 

 

BALLYLESSON OPEN SHOW RESULTS

 

Ballylesson HPS held the club’s Open Show on Saturday 23rd November and the club extends their thanks to the Judges Jimmy Rainey and Joe Galbraith .The results in the various classes were :

 

ANY AGE COCK OR HEN --COLOURED CLASS --THROUGH /WIRES

1st & ,2nd - Valley Lofts ,3rd R Trimble , 4th,reserve,vhc Valley Lofts , hc & c P Johnston

 

ANY AGE COCK OR HEN -- HANDLED

1st,2nd,& 3rd -Valley Lofts , 4th Gillespie Bros , reserve ,vhc, hc Valley Lofts , c R Trimble

 

NORMAL COLOURS THROUGH/WIRES

1st Mackey & Lockhart , 2nd C & D Smyth & Sons , 3rd J Patterson, 4th C & D Smyth & Sons, Reserve Valley Lofts, VHC J Patterson , HC & C C & D Smyth& Sons

 

NORMAL COLOURS HANDLED

1st C & D Smyth & Sons , 2nd Mackey & Lockhart, 3rd J Patterson, 4th C & D Smyth & Sons RESERVE J Patterson VHC, HC, C Valley Lofts

 

The following weekend 30th November the club held their next show and the results in the various classes were :

 

OLD HENS THROUGH /WIRES

1st C & D Smyth & Sons , 2nd Gillespie Bros , 3rd Gillespie Bros , 4th H Ballantyne & Son , reserve J Kirk & Sons , VHC J Patterson , HC P & C Johnson , C J Kirk & sons

 

 

OLD HENS HANDLED

1st J Kirk & sons , 2nd Mackey & Lockhart, 3rd C & D Smyth & sons , 4th S Casement & son, RESERVE C & D Smyth & Sons , VHC J Kirk & Sons , HC J Kirk & sons C J Patterson

 

 

 

 

 

OLD COCKS THROUGH/WIRES

1st P & C Johnson , 2nd C & D Smyth & sons , 3rd J Kirk& Sons , 4th J Kirk& Sons RESERVE J Kirk & sons VHC P & C Johnson , HC Gillespie Bros C J Patterson

OLD COCKS HANDLED

1st J Kirk & sons , 2nd C & D Smyth & Sons , 3rd J Kirk & sons , 4th P & C Johnson , RESERVE J Kirk & Sons , VHC C & D Smyth & sons , HC P & C Johnson , C J Kirk & sons

 

The club thank the judges Jack Hogg & Brian Foulis .

 

 

 

In addition to the photos of the Ballylesson show winners I have included some more photos of winners at the recent Combine Dinner/prize night .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WALKER CHEEVERS

Once again, I sadly have to report the death of yet another member in the passing of Walker Cheevers who resided in Crossgar and we extend our sympathy to his wife Mo and the wider family circle on their sad loss .

 

The Combine’s Next major event will be the AGM on 11th January 2020 .