EAST DOWN COMBINE
By Clifford Browne
1st & 2nd Open for Gordon Bros & Sons
Saturday 30th July saw the East Down Combine move on to Tullamore for the 3rd Young Bird race of the season and the wind was in the West again ensuring again that leading velocities were in the 1600ypm range. The 4,891 birds were released at 11.45am and the early birds were to Cloughey, Downpatrick , Annsborough, Killyleagh &Annalong .
1st and 2nd open were two birds to Cloughey’s Gordon Bros & sons followed by two to Downpatrick Premier members Jackie Crossan and Bob Connolly with the top six in the open being completed by Annsborough’s D Croskery & son .These top six were all in the East section ,at 7th open was the first bird into the West section to Irvine bros of Killyleagh Central followed at 14th open by McCartan & Woodsides of Crossgar .
Now a little about the winning pigeon at 1st Open 1st East section and 1st club .A blue breeding is Van den Buck x Andre Roodhooft. The Gordon team had a great race with 13 birds in the top 29 of the open . At 2nd open they timed a Dark cheq Cock breeding Andre Roodhooft x A & L Painter . The Gordons next bird ,a blue cock was 9th open ,8th East section and his breeding is Wall, Lunt ,Curtis x Leo Herman. Another great performance from this team.
The top Open and Section positions were :
East Down Combine Open
30/07/2016 1st Tullamore YB
148 Members Sent: 4891 Birds in a Westerly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1637.124
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1634.790
3 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1623.098
4 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1617.906
5 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1612.966
6 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1612.481
7 Irvine Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1605.670
8 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1604.483
9 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1599.543
10 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1599.524
11 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1599.138
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1598.935
13 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1598.732
14 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1596.726
15 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1591.956
16 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1591.572
17 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1588.322
18 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1587.059
19 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1586.868
20 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1585.123
West Section 45 Members Sent: 1567 Birds in a Westerly Wind
1 Irvine Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1605.670
2 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1596.726
3 Cromie & Magee & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1559.594
4 Cromie & Magee & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1555.213
5 A. Crawford Ballylesson HPS 1550.954
6 A. Crawford Ballylesson HPS 1550.160
7 J. McGreevy Crossgar HPS 1545.246
8 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1543.340
9 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1543.340
10 Cromie & Magee & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1541.603
11 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1538.834
12 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1538.281
East Section 103 Members Sent: 3324 Birds in a Westerly Wind
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1637.124
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1634.790
3 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1623.098
4 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1617.906
5 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1612.966
6 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1612.481
7 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1604.483
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1599.543
9 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1599.524
10 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1599.138
11 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1598.935
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1598.732
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1604.483 2nd L McCavery 1567.037
3rd L McCavery 1566.544
Annsborough 1st D Croskery & Son 1612.966 2nd D Croskery & Son 1612.481
3rd D Croskery & Son 1582.016
Ballylesson 7 members sent 187 birds 1st A Crawford 1550.9 2nd A Crawford 1550.1
3rd A Crawford 1534.2
Ballynahinch 1st Cromie & Magee & Son 1559.573 2nd Cromie & Magee & Son 1555.193 3rd Cromie & Magee & Son 1541.583
Ballywalter 1st J Orr & Son 1570.951 2nd J Orr & Son 1570.951
3rd W McMaster & Son 1540.771
Bangor 1st D Shaw 1530.861 2nd Lambert & Stewart 1530.507
3rd Lambert & Stewart 1513.505
Cloughey 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1637.124 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1634.79
3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1599.543
Comber 1st R Johnson 1510.93 2nd R Johnson 1497.66 3rd F Gilmore 1462.25
Crossgar 1st McCartan & Woodsides 1596.726 2nd Sid McLoughlin 1564.048
3rd J McGreevy 1545.246
Donaghadee 1st E D & K Allan & Sons 1521.088 2nd E D & K Allan & Sons 1520.921
3rd E D & K Allan & Sons 1467.722
Downpatrick Premier 1st J Crossan 1623.098 2nd R Connolly 1617.906
3rd R Connolly 1588.322
Dundonald 1st J Young & Ptnrs 1538.834 2nd J Young & Ptnrs 1538.281
3rd J Young & Ptnrs 1538.096
Dundrum 1st A McNamara & Ptrs 1509.197 2nd S Foster Connor & Parry 1502.381
3rd A McNamara & Ptrs 1456.625
Killyleagh Central 1st Irvine Bros 1605.67 2nd T Smith 1599.524
3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1581.3
Millisle 1st McCormick & Muckle 1541.003 2nd McCormick & Muckle 1540.65
3rd J Rankin 1481.604
Newcastle 1 E & A Rogan 1519.205 2nd E & A Rogan 1481.776
3rd R McVeigh & Son 1455.251
Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 1543.34 2nd B Hogg & Sons 1543.34
3rd B Hogg & Sons 1534.575
Portavogie 1st B Young 1580.511 2nd K Ambrose 1568.281 3rd B Young 1513.741
Tyrella 1st . P Byrne & Son 1555.971. 2nd . G Lavery & Son 1542.091.
3rd . S & E McGaw 1541.406
East Down2bird News
Result of 2nd Navan
1st Harper & Young 1480 pools £9 60
2nd H McVeigh 1470
3rd Gordon bros & Sons 1445 pools £7 20
4th C Healy 1439.4
5th B Young 1439.2
6th W Mc Master & son 1428 pools £4 80
7th Lambert & Stewart 1409 pools £2 40
8th A & A Cheevers 1405
9th R C Clifford 1364
10th R Connolly 1353
11th McComb bros 1350
12th K & B McConaghie & son 1282
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This week the Combine are back in Tullamore .