EAST DOWN COMBINE
Reports by Clifford Browne
Mallow - August 2014
For the 6th Young Bird race of the season on August 23rd the East Down birds moved on to Mallow some 215 miles to Bangor and again the weather favoured a Saturday liberation and with a west wind, albeit lighter than the previous week, the birds were away at 9.25 am. The fact that the wind was not so strong is reflected in the lower velocities with the leading birds this week in the 1300s, a considerable reduction on the previous week’s 1800 plus result. Having said that, the leading birds are again on the line through Annsborough to the coast at Cloughey.
For a second time in as many weeks it is Annsborough’s Mickey Croskery with 1st and 2nd open, closely followed by Gordon Bros and sons and these take the top 5 places in the east section. Crossgar club have the top 6 in the West section with Sam Duke having the first of these, McCartan & Woodsides 2nd, 4th and 6th and Alex and Anne Cheevers 3rd and 5th. The top open and section places were:
East Down Combine Open
23/08/2014 Mallow YB
136 Members 3419 Birds Wind Westerly
1 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1397.159
2 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1396.860
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1395.197
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1394.569
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1392.868
6 S & K Duke Crossgar HPS 1389.087
7 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1383.946
8 R.McDowell & Son Annsborough HPS 1381.415
9 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1380.394
10 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1378.054
11 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1376.258
12 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1376.007
13 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1375.299
14 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1373.320
15 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1371.840
16 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1370.718
17 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1370.024
18 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1369.902
19 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1369.007
20 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1368.236
West Section 41 Members 1189 Birds
1 S & K Duke Crossgar HPS 1389.087
2 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1376.007
3 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1373.320
4 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1371.840
5 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1369.902
6 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1368.236
7 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1367.261
8 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1365.973
9 K & B McConaghie & Son Ballylesson HPS 1365.878
10 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1363.037
11 R C Clifford Killyleagh Central HPS 1361.991
12 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1358.914
East Section 95 Members 2230 Birds
1 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1397.159
2 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1396.860
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1395.197
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1394.569
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1392.868
6 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1383.946
7 R.McDowell & Son Annsborough HPS 1381.415
8 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1380.394
9 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1378.054
10 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1376.258
11 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1375.299
12 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1370.718
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1367.69 2nd K .Rooney, Son & Dtr 1364.502 3rd McLoughlin Bros 1363.762
Annsborough 1st M Croskery 1397.159 2nd M Croskery 1396.86 3rd M Croskery 1383.946
Ballylesson 12 members sent 212 Birds 1st K&B Mc Conaghie & Son 1365 2nd & 3rd John Patterson 1358.9, 1358.6
Ballynahinch 1st S & P Logan & Ptnrs 1343.442 2nd W Hayes & Son 1337.63 3rd E McLaughlin 1317.766
Ballywalter 1st W.McMaster and son 1329, 2nd and 3rd J.Orr and son 1313, 1312.
Bangor 1st R Moore & Son 1362.079 2nd D Shaw 1355.861 3rd D Shaw 1339.929
Cloughey 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1395.197 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1392.868 3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1337.737
Comber 1st G Lyttle 1336.4 2nd G Lyttle 1324.001 3rd F Gilmore 1314.07
Crossgar 1st S & K Duke 1389.087 2nd McCartan & Woodsides 1376.007 3rd A&A Cheevers 1373.32
Donaghadee 1st Ferguson & Wilkinson 1361.088 2nd Ferguson & Wilkinson 1360.843 3rd D & K McCutcheon 1353.89
Downpatrick 1st P Byrne & Son 1347.31 2nd J Quinn & Son 1322.768 3rd P Byrne & Son 1306.628
Dundonald 1st R Irwin 1367.261 2nd S Brown & Sons 1355.648 3rd R Irwin 1342.554
Dundrum 1st J Maguire & Ptrs 1368.094 2nd J Maguire & Ptrs 1357.917 3rd J Maguire & Ptrs 1329.962
Hillfoot 1st J Scates & Son 1354.153 2nd J Scates & Son 1324.411 3rd J Scates & Son 1308.898
Killyleagh Central 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1394.569 2nd McComb Bros 1378.054 3rd McComb Bros 1362.202
Millisle 1st R.N.& L Brown 1362.81 2nd J Rankin 1361.3 3rd J Rankin 1351.55
Newcastle 1st & 2nd E & A Rogan 1206 .0 1188.9 3rd W Mc Neilly & Son 1180.0. Mr Liam Mc Call from Wicklow would like to thank all the local fanciers who donated pigeons to his very successful charity sale in aid if his grand daughter Chloe Mc Call.
Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 1365.973 2nd B Hogg & Sons 1363.037 3rd T Marshall & Son 1345.107
Portavogie 1st B & J Donnan 1337.556 2nd B & J Donnan 1324.447 3rd B & J Donnan 1324.367
Tyrella 1st & 2nd S Milligan & Dtr 1364.157, 1342.318 3rd .S & E McGaw 1294.472
East Down2bird News
2 Bird result from Mt Charles
1st Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 1826.77
2nd David Mc Connell Annalong 1804.28
3rd K&B Mc Conaghie & Son Ballylesson 1783.44
4th R Johnston Comber Soc 1782.75
5th H Gordon & Prt Cloughey 1777.48
6th M Croskery Annsborough 1728.69
7th F Gilmore Comber soc 1710.38
8th Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 1702.08
9th F Black & Son Downpatrick 1674.44
10th Joe McGreevy Crossgar 1638.98
11th B Young Portavogie 1575.29
12th H McVeigh Killyleagh Central 1527.56
Sam Regan report from Around the Ards Peninsula
Harper and Young Return to Winning Ways
For the fourth race of the young bird season the East Down Combine were in Tullamore. Amalgamation winners sees a return to winning ways for Drew Harper and Martin Young with another top performance taking the first five in the Peninsula Amalgamation and 4th to 8th open in the Combine with their excellent team of youngsters. The Gordon Family were close on their heels with a total of eight pigeons in the result, to see the Cloughey club dominate the race. The entry saw 37 members sending 1221 birds to the race.
Full result: 1st to 5th,9th. Harper & Young 1827, 1824, 1823 x 2, 1822, 1821.
6th to 8th, x 10th to 14th. Gordon Bros & sons, 1821 x 3 1820, 1817, 1814, 1811,1810.
3 Bird result: 1st. Harper & Young A.B.C. 1823
2nd. W.McMaster & son A.B.C. Nom. 1775.
3rd. W.McMaster & son. A.B.C. 1749.
TERENCE ADAIR Memorial Breeder Exchange Result
The first ever flying of the above event took place on Saturday the 9th August 2014 with the race being flown in conjunction with the Tullamore race. Before I give the result, Terence's wife Olive would like to thank everyone who helped to make this event a success especially the Peninsula members partaking in the breeder exchange and hopefully everybody will continue to support this event in the future. Congratulations to the winner, the men of the moment with the Golden touch Drew and Martin flying as Harper and Young clocking a young bird on 1753. This bird was bred by the father and son team of Raymond and Michael Strain from Millisle club. The top prize went to the Cloughey partnership of £190. Runner up went to Portavogie father and son team of Robert Thompson and Glen with a pigeon bred by Ballywalter's Sam Regan. The local trainer's vel was 1729 and they lift £110. Third sees Alec Trimble and family from Donaghadee club clock a bird bred by Robert and Glen Thompson on 1722 to take a prize of £80. Well done to everyone concerned.
Harmony Lofts Hot Spot Results - Weekend 23/08/14
With the W.N.W. wind it made for a steady race. Top Hot Spot winner is the loft of Spence Bros. Lisburn, clocking bird ring no. 10293 vel. 1393 to finish 3rd Club, taking a good Ulster Fed position and collecting £50. Second Hot Spot goes to Rodney Adamson of Corcreeny Club who finished 2nd Club, 41st Section G, and 94th Open with bird ring no. 10359 vel. 1374 winning £30. Third Hot Spot goes to A & A Cheevers of Crossgar, winning 5th Club, 5th Section, 18th Open EDC with bird ring no. 10179 vel 1369 and collecting £20.
There it is, a bird in the Ulster Fed, one in the NIPA and one in the E.D.C. Well done to the many fanciers who clocked our birds this weekend to win top club positions. Many thanks to all who contacted us with their velocities this week.
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This week it is Derby time for the East Down Combine with two Derby races scheduled one and inland from Skibbereen and included in this is the breeder/buyer and then the cross channel Derby from Talbenny. We hope for two good races.
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