EAST DOWN COMBINE
Reports by Clifford Browne
CLOUGHEY MEMBERS TAKE TOP PLACES FROM 2ND TULLAMORE
For the second race of the Old Bird season the East Down Combine birds were back in Tullamore with the race scheduled for Saturday April 16th . The weather in the week preceding the race had been very poor and very little training had been able to have been got in and then when Saturday’s forecast gave a mainly North wind for race day it was generally thought that it would be a tough race but in the event it turned out to be a brilliant race with the leading birds making well over 1400ypm . The birds were released into a NNW wind at 10.15am and as you can see from the result a couple of lofts of members of the Cloughey club had an outstanding race taking between them the top 10places in the Open ,in fact they had 21 of the first 22 in the open result and 19 of the top 20 in the East Section The two lofts in question were Gordon Bros & Sons and Harper & Young .
What a race Gordon Bros & sons had with the top 6 open and Section places with 6 birds which were right on top of each other with just less than 2 ypm between them . The winner of the open and section was a blue Gaby Vandenbeele cock of Pale Rider lines . 5th open was a blue tip hen and she is in top form having been 3rd Open in the 1st Tullamore and she is of Andre Roodhooft lines .
Cloughey’s Harper & Young have the next 4 birds in the open and both these lofts have got their seasons off to a great start. McComb Bros of Killyleagh also enjoyed another good race and their 1st bird finished 11th open ,11th East Section .
The Dundonald partnership of BCT Foulis and Gill take top honours in the West section followed by the Newtownbreda partnership of R & R Lambe and then two to last year’s Fanciers of the Year Dundonald’s Cowan & McCartney .
OPEN & SECTIONAL RESULTS (PROVISIONAL)
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1447.347
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1447.181
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1447.181
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1446.849
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1446.517
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1445.853
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1443.304
8 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1443.146
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1440.78
10 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1429.223
11 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1414.198
12 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1408.007
13 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1408.007
14 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1407.857
15 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1407.707
16 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1407.556
17 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1407.453
18 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1407.453
19 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1407.453
20 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1407.453
EAST SECTION
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1447.347
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1447.181
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1447.181
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1446.849
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1446.517
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1445.853
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1443.304
8 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1443.146
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1440.78
10 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1429.223
11 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1414.198
12 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1408.007
WEST SECTION
1 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1368.053
2 R & R Lambe Newtownbreda HPS 1366.247
3 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1365.573
4 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1365.428
5 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1364.285
6 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1363.373
7 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1362.574
8 B Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1362.478
9 B Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1362.328
10 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1354.377
11 R Johnson Comber Social HPS 1353.14
12 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1352.918
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1403.499 2nd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1401.89 3rd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1401.288
Annsborough 1st G & P Brown 1375.7 2nd M Croskery & Son 1364.1 3rd James Cleland 1360.6
Ballylesson 1st J Patterson 1364.285 2nd J Patterson 1354.377 3rd J Patterson 1346.23
Ballynahinch 1st R Hunter 1363.373 2nd R Hunter 1362.574 3rd R Hunter 1352.114
Ballywalter 1st and 2nd Winston and Hugh McMaster with two hens doing 1330 x 1326. third goes to last week's winner Junior Orr on 1315.
Bangor 1st R Moore & Son 1357.973 2nd R Moore & Son 1354.582 3rd R Moore & Son 1340.389
Cloughey 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1447.347 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1447.181 3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1447.181
Comber 1st R Johnson 1353.14 2nd R Johnson 1350.85 3rd R Johnson 1350.71
Crossgar 1st J Quinn & Son 1381.227 2nd J Quinn & Son 1380.575 3rd J Quinn & Son 1356.741
Donaghadee 1st D & K McCutcheon 1332.548 2nd D & K McCutcheon 1332.033 3rd Angus&Son;& McConkey 1318.59
Downpatrick Premier 1st Mrs E Wynn & Dtr 1371.067 2nd J Crossan 1366.285 3rd J Crossan 1365.969
Dundonald 1st B C T Foulis & Gill 1368.053 2nd Cowan & McCartney 1365.573 3rd Cowan & McCartney 1365.428
Dundrum 1st J Maguire & Ptrs 1387.14 2nd J Maguire & Ptrs 1386.611 3rd J Maguire & Ptrs 1338.75
Hillfoot 1st W & L Robinson 1317.504 2nd W & L Robinson 1308.064 3rd D Brennan 1287.674
Killyleagh Central 1st McComb Bros 1414.198 2nd McComb Bros 1396.048 3rd McComb Bros 1388.886
Millisle 1st R Strain & Son 1330.807 2nd R Strain & Son 1320.756 3rd R Strain & Son 1314.646
Newcastle 1st E & A Rogan 1262.285 2nd E & A Rogan 1260.785 3rd E & A Rogan 1235.951
Newtownbreda 1st R & R Lambe 1366.247 2nd B Hogg & Sons 1362.478 3rd B Hogg & Sons 1362.328
Portavogie 1st K Ambrose 1372.608 2nd L Young 1363.623 3rd B & J Donnan 1332.185
Tyrella 1st S Milligan & Dtr 1401.915 2nd S Milligan & Dtr 1382.917 3rd G Lavery & Son 1376.133
For the third race of this season sees the Combine move on to Thurles and the forecast looks OK for a Saturday race .