EAST DOWN COMBINE
Reports by Clifford Browne
2013 Racing Season Just Around The Corner
The 2013 racing season is only weeks away now with the East Down Combines first race scheduled for April 13th from Mullingar. Pre-season meetings have been held, 3-way testing well underway and ETS rings coded up so this is a good time to bring members further information on the EDC Breeder/Buyer sale and the 2Bird Golden ring event. Firstly, the Combine Breeder/Buyer Sale.
This Years sale will be held in Magees Lounge Crossgar.
The sale will be on Friday April 5th at 8pm. The Auctioneer will be Doley Croskery (Annsborough).
Birds entered in the sale can be from members of any organisation with a maximum of 2 birds per member.
Only East Down Combine members may buy birds with no limit on how many any member may buy.
It is preferable that birds be in the pens on the night of the sale but ring numbers will be accepted.
There will be 4 prizes: 1st 50% 2nd 25% 3rd 15% & 4th 10% with each prize being 50% to Breeder and 50% to the Buyer.
This event will be held in conjunction with the 1st Skibbereen YB Derby.
East Down Combine 2bird Club Gold Ring
The 2bird club Gold ring event for 2 bird members will be run this year with members who wish to compete nominating 5 rings for £10. The ring numbers nominated to be with the 2bird Secretary for the 2nd Young Bird race i.e. Friday 26th July 2013. The closing date for joining the 2 bird for racing Old Birds was March 16th and I understand there has been a good response and with the possibility of sponsorship for some events it looks like it will have plenty to interest members in 2013.
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The officials and members of the 2bird club were saddened to learn of the death of Secretary Stephen Logans mother Mhairi and extend their sincere condolences to Stephen, Pearl and the family circle at this sad time.
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