EAST DOWN COMBINE
with Clifford Browne
Another 1st Open For John Patterson .
The East Down Combine were in Mallow in Co Cork on the 6th of May and whilst we were basking in lovely sunny weather in the South West Corner of Ireland it was not so good ,in fact it was unsuitable for a liberation and the birds were held until the next day the 7th when they were away at 10am into a light NE wind and again this kept velocities down to the 1300’s .
For the 2nd time in three races the open winner was to Ballylesson’s John Patterson . What can we say about this super fancier which has not already been said many time over the years ,surely one of the most consistent lofts in the Combine over many ,many years.As well as winning the open from Mallow he also takes 21st open ,1st,7th ,13th & 17th in the West section -another great result for John.
In 2nd open 2nd West section is John Patterson’s great friend Ronnie Johnston (Irish Rover) and he is really enjoying his pigeons and they are performing very well taking the top 6 places in the Comber Social club from Mallow.
At 3rd open and the East section winner it is Clougheys Gordon Bros & sons whose winner is a dark cheq cock which already this season has won 4th sect 10th open NIPA Tullamore from 22,000 birds, and as a Yb he won 13th open Thurles, 24th open Tullamore, 29th open Skibbereen, his breeding is van den Bulck x Wynant and this cocks two brothers also Wynants breeding were 12th &13th open from Mallow .The Gordons who once again are having an exceptional season were also 22nd ,23rd & 27th open .
The next four places in the open 4th ,5th ,6th & 7th were to Bangor’s Father & son team of Reggie & David Moore who have a 5th bird at 38th open and in the East section are 2nd,3rd ,4th & 5th . This is another loft enjoying a fantastic season .
The full open and Section result was :
East Down Combine Open & Section
07/05/2017 Mallow OB
159 Members Sent: 3751 Birds in a Wind Light North East
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1391.420
2 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1383.164
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1379.521
4 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1379.052
5 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1378.633
6 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1378.381
7 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1368.983
8 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1364.590
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1360.296
10 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1359.378
11 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1359.128
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1355.603
13 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1355.177
14 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1350.383
15 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1350.216
16 W.White & Son Newtownbreda HPS 1350.006
17 J Rankin Millisle & District HPS 1349.616
18 McCormick & Muckle Millisle & District HPS 1348.508
19 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1348.293
20 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1345.820
21 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1344.359
22 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1340.279
23 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1338.036
24 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick 1337.093
25 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1336.582
26 Cromie & Magee & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1334.139
27 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1333.076
28 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1332.945
29 F.Black & Sons Downpatrick Premier 1332.041
30 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1331.997
31 Grieves & Morrison Killyleagh Central HPS 1331.496
32 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1331.419
33 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1331.122
34 K & B McConaghie & Son Ballylesson HPS 1328.734
35 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1327.468
36 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1327.166
37 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1327.090
38 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1325.317
39 S Milligan & Dtr Tyrella HPS 1325.044
40 J Rankin Millisle & District HPS 1323.600
West Section 57 Members Sent: 1509 Birds in a Wind Light North East
1 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1391.420
2 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1383.164
3 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1350.383
4 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1350.216
5 W.White & Son Newtownbreda HPS 1350.006
6 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1345.820
7 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1344.359
8 Cromie & Magee & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1334.139
9 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1331.419
10 K & B McConaghie & Son Ballylesson HPS 1328.734
11 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1327.468
12 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1327.166
13 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1323.389
14 W.White & Son Newtownbreda HPS 1322.665
15 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1322.544
16 W.White & Son Newtownbreda HPS 1321.697
17 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1319.484
18 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1314.948
19 A Cousins & Sons Hillfoot HPS 1314.131
20 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1314.097
East Section 102 Members Sent: 2242 Birds in a Wind Light North East
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1379.521
2 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1379.052
3 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1378.633
4 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1378.381
5 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1368.983
6 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1364.590
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1360.296
8 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1359.378
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1359.128
10 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1355.603
11 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1355.177
12 J Rankin Millisle & District HPS 1349.616
13 McCormick & Muckle Millisle & District HPS 1348.508
14 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1348.293
15 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1340.279
16 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1338.036
17 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick 1337.093
18 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1336.582
19 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1333.076
20 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1332.945
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1332.945 2nd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1331.997
3rd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1327.09
Annsborough 1st M Croskery 1364.59 2nd James Cleland 1312.891
3rd D Croskery & Son 1304.79
Ballylesson 13 members sent 286 birds 1st J Patterson 1391 2nd J Patterson 1344
3rd K&B McConaghie & son 1328
Ballynahinch 1st Cromie & Magee & Son 1334.139 2nd A Bradley 1291.002
3rd W Catherwood & Sons 1287.708
Ballywalter 1st D W Carlile & Son 1297.982 2nd Palmer & McKay 1295.544
3rd Palmer & McKay 1292.158
Bangor 1st R Moore & Son 1379.052 22nd R Moore & Son 1378.633
3rd R Moore & Son 1378.381
Cloughey 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1379.521 2nd Harper & Young 1360.296
3rd Harper & Young 1359.378
Comber 1st R Johnson 1383.16 2nd R Johnson 1292.2 3rd R Johnson 1289.23
Crossgar 1st McCartan & Woodsides 1331.419 2nd McCartan & Woodsides 1322.544
3rd McCartan & Woodsides 1314.948
Donaghadee .1st Ferguson & Wilkinson 1306.021 2nd E D & K Allan & Sons 1304.747
3rd D & K McCutcheon 1285.45
Downpatrick Premier 1st S Milligan & Dtr 1337.093 2nd F Black & Sons 1332.041
3rd S Milligan & Dtr 1325.044
Dundonald 1st B C T Foulis & Gill 1350.383 2nd B C T Foulis & Gill 1350.216
3rd B C T Foulis & Gill 1345.82
Dundrum 1st S Foster Connor & Parry 1270.355 2nd J Maguire & Ptrs 1265.833
3rd J Maguire & Ptrs 1257.831
Hillfoot 1st A Cousins & Sons 1314.131 2nd W & L Robinson 1305.154
3rd W & L Robinson 1288.575
Killyleagh Central 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1333.076 2nd Grieves & Morrison 1331.496 3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1322.699
Millisle 1st J Rankin 1349.61 2nd McCormick & Muckle 1348.5 3rd J Rankin 1323.59
Newcastle 1st E & A Rogan 1292.529 2nd E & A Rogan 1287.956 3rd E & A Rogan 1287.703
Newtownbreda 1st W White & Son 1350.006 2nd W White & Son 1322.665
3rd W White & Son 1321.697
Portavogie 1st L Young 1315.288 2nd B & J Donnan 1296.062 3rd B & J Donnan 1295.832
East Down2bird News
East Down Combine 2 bird club 1st Fermoy -29/4/17
1st R Irwin 1793 pools £17 60
2nd J Patterson 1789 pools £13 20
3rd A Crawford 1786 pools £8 80
4th J Young & pts 1785
5th H Mc Veigh 1784
6th D& K Mc Cutcheon 1781
7th H Ballantyne & son 1778
8th Grieves & Morrison 1770
9th Brown & Mc Connell 1767
10th Brown & Mc Connell 1761
11th Gordon bros & sons 1755
12th Gordon bros & sons 1754
The positions in the 2 bird club once again show good selecting on behalf of the fanciers with both Dundonald’s Brown & McConnell and Cloughey’s Gordon Bros & sons recording both their entries in the prizes .
2 Bird LEAGUE POSITIONS
LEAGUE A R Moore & son 6 points
Gordon bros & sons 6 points
B Hogg& sons 6 points
S McLoughlin 6 points
C Healy 6 points
A Crawford 6 points
LEAGUE B McComb Bros 8 points
R McVeigh & son 6 points
K & B McConaghie & son 6 points
J Quinn & son 6 points
LEAGUE C M Croskery 8 points
McCartan & Woodsides 8 points
McQuaide & Briggs 8 points
Mackey & Lockhart 6 points
K Rooney ,son & dtr 6 points
B Young 6 points
Massey Bros 6 points
LEAGUE D H McVeigh 8 points
A Cousins & sons 8 points
LEAGUE E J Kirk & sons 8 points
D Shaw 8 points
Grives & Morrison 8 points
P Lyttle 6 points
J Young & ptnrs 6 points
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This week it is the Joe Ringland Skibbereen Classic and after a great spell of weather it looks like a change is on the way . Hope to have result for next week.