EAST DOWN COMBINE
with Clifford Browne
Bangor Partnership Have Top Two From Classic
The Joe Ringland Skibbereen Classic was due to be flown on Saturday the 13th of May but the weather again made the Saturday unsuitable for a liberation but they were away at 8am into a S.W. wind on Sunday morning and Skibbereen in a South Westerly has a tendency to produce a very fast race and Sunday’s Classic was no exception with the top 7 birds recording velocities over 2000ypm with the winning pigeon on 2023 which is just short of 70 mph for the 260 mile trip.
The Bangor partnership of Jim Burgess & Danny Brennan had a great race winning 1st ,2nd & 7th Open 1st ,2nd & 4th East section with a 4th bird at 18th East Section . The partnership’s winning bird now named “Rosie” is a 2yo Blue Cheq Pied hen, a Lambrecht and is one of a number of birds the partnership obtained from Reid Bros & McCloy. Sent sitting eggs 10 days this was only her second race of the year, her first race having been from Thurles when she was 2nd Club. Last year she was raced although a latebred and this season has reared 2 young birds and is paired to the black w/f cock which was 7th open from Skibbereen ,also a 2 year old and is also from Reid Bros & McCloy and was 9th Open in the 4th old Bird race last year . The pigeon at 2nd open from Skibbereen is a blue w/f cock also a 2yo latebred and comes from the Armagh partnership of DC & P McArdle and he also went to Skibbereen sitting eggs 10days and he has always been a steady racer .
3rd & 4th open are the first two West section birds, Hillfoot’s A Cousins & sons are 3rd open and B Hogg & Sons are in 4th place .It is then back to Bangor for 5th open 3rd East Section which was to Reggie Moore & Son who had another great race with birds also winning 11th ,12th ,18th ,21st & 22nd Open , 5th ,6th ,9th ,10th ,11th East section respectively with two further birds at 19th and 20th East section .
6th open 3rd West section was Mark Foulis of Dundonald who also had a great race with futher birds at 9th ,17th and 37th Open .Staying with Dundonald Cowan & McCartney were in 8th open and Ballylesson’s K & B McConaghie & son complete the top ten in the open.
East Down Combine
14/05/2017 Skibbereen Classic
Derby / Classic
90 Members Sent: 1021 Birds Wind South West
Pools
Pos Name Club Velocity Section Pool Total Grand Total
1 E1 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 2023.943 ab n AB N £275.75 £423.50
2 E2 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 2017.859 ab ABC N £211.46 £318.06
3 W1 A Cousins & Sons Hillfoot HPS 2016.905 ab A C N £137.12 £227.95
4 W2 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 2010.813 £0.00 £74.66
5 E3 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 2005.732 a A £39.62 £107.07
6 W3 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 2005.506 £0.00 £48.50
7 E4 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 2005.069 ab ABC £108.82 £157.12
8 W4 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1997.916 £0.00 £42.33
9 W5 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1997.005 £0.00 £40.28
10 W6 K & B McConaghie & Son Ballylesson HPS 1996.572 a n A £46.80 £87.08
11 E5 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1992.422 a A £19.40 £54.65
12 E6 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1990.411 ab AB £58.96 £94.21
13 E7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1989.382 £0.00 £35.25
14 W7 J & V Abernethy Ballynahinch HPS 1987.182 ab n ABC £94.64 £124.92
15 E8 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1986.953 AB £16.60 £48.80
16 W8 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1986.893 ab ABC £58.67 £86.89
17 W9 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1986.516 £0.00 £28.22
18 E9 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1986.118 ab AB £41.12 £73.32
19 W10 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1986.075 £0.00 £28.22
20 W11 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1985.793 £0.00 £28.22
21 E10 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1985.689 ab B £27.14 £49.34
22 E11 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1984.833 ab n B £43.14 £65.34
23 W12 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1983.706 ab B £31.68 £49.90
24 W13 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1983.557 ab BC £32.38 £48.55
25 W14 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1982.324 £0.00 £16.17
26 W15 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1982.032 £0.00 £16.17
27 E12 James Cleland Annsborough HPS 1981.182 £0.00 £22.20
28 E13 R.Strain & Son Millisle & District HPS 1978.438 ab £18.10 £37.25
29 E14 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1977.512 £0.00 £19.15
30 W16 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1972.882 £0.00 £16.17
31 W17 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1971.165 £0.00 £14.17
32 W18 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1970.924 ab £12.30 £26.47
33 E15 Palmer & McKay Ballywalter SPC 1970.271 b £10.70 £27.85
34 E16 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1966.771 £0.00 £17.15
35 W19 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1962.671 £0.00 £13.14
36 W20 A Cousins & Sons Hillfoot HPS 1961.783 ab C £18.90 £32.04
37 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1961.701 £0.00 £8.00
38 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1960.242 £0.00 £8.00
39 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1959.814 £0.00 £8.00
40 E17 P McCartan Annsborough HPS 1959.797 £0.00 £17.15
41 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1956.538 ab £12.30 £20.30
Remainder East Section and Pools
C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1955.210 ab £12.30 £12.30
E18 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1954.797 b C £17.30 £26.45
E19 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1954.081 £0.00 £7.63
E20 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1953.805 £0.00 £7.63
Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1952.966 b £7.40 £7.40
J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1940.567 C £6.60 £6.60
S & K Duke Crossgar HPS 1918.982 C £6.60 £6.60
J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1918.130 C £6.60 £6.60
F Gilmore Comber Social 1915.075 C £6.60 £6.60
Around the Combine Clubs
As Skibbereen was a Derby race not all clubs had a club race ,results to hand are ;
Annsborough 1st James Cleland 1981.182 2nd D Croskery & Son 1966.7
3rd P McCartan 1959.7
Ballylesson 1st K&B Mc Conaghie & son 1996 2nd J Patterson 1983.7 3rd J Patterson 1983.5
Ballynahinch 1st J & V Abernethy 1987.182 2nd H Wallace 1955.377
3rd R Hunter 1950.602
Ballywalter 1st Palmer & McKay 1970.271 2nd S Regan 1943.676
3rd W McMaster & Son 1943.608
Bangor 1st Burgess & Brennan 2023.943 2nd Burgess & Brennan 2017.859 3rd R Moore & Son 2005.732
Cloughey 1st Harper & Young 1989.382 2nd Cully & Monan 1986.953
Downpatrick 1st John Hannity & Son 1903.7 2nd G Lavery & Son 1885.123
3rd Telford Bros 1862.111
Dundonald 1st M Foulis 2005.506 2nd Cowan & McCartney 1997.916 3rd M Foulis 1997.005
Hillfoot 1st A Cousins & Sons 2016.905 2nd A Cousins & Sons 1961.783
Killyleagh Central 1st McComb Bros 1977.512
Millisle 1st R Strain & Son 1978.438
Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 2010.813 2nd B Hogg & Sons 1985.793
3rd B Hogg & Sons 1971.165
Portavogie 1st J & R Young 1949.565 2nd K Ambrose 1941.806 3rd B Young 1937.92
East Down2bird News
The 2 bird result from Mallow was ;
1st Grieves & Morrison 1331
2nd Mackey & Lockhart 1327 pools £17 60
3rd Harper & Young 1300 pools £13 20
4th D&W Carlile & son 1297
5th J Tumelty 1293
6th R Johnston 1289
7th BC.T Foulis & Gill 1284
8th S&K Duke 1281
9th Kincaid & Mc Cann 1279
10th B Connolly 1274
11th A Cousins & sons 1273
12th Cowan & Mc Cartney 1270
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This week the Combine is back in Fermoy before going the following week for the first Cross Channel Event.