East Down Combine News

with Clifford Browne 

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Saturday May28th saw the EDC birds in Talbenny (Wales ) for the first cross channel race of 2022 .with a NE wind the 1624 birds were away at 8.30am . Leading the Combine this week it was the Newtownbreda lofts of I & A Cousins & M Albert following on from their 5th & 6th Open the previous week from Mallow.

cousins Albert 06 06 22

In a close finish the next two birds were to Ballylesson members with John Patterson, never far from the top, 2nd open closely followed by Alex Crawford and again this week it was West section lofts with the early open birds taking the top 15 places.    

J Patterson 06 06 22    Alex crawford 06 06 22

At 16th open and winning the East section it was John Trimble of Annalong with his grandson Zac who also took 3rd section with Annsborough’s G & P Brown 2nd section and Bangor’s Burgess & Brennan 4th East section.

J Trimble 06 06 22    Paddy Brown 06 06 22    Burgess Brennan 06 06 22

The provisional Open, Section and Nominated result was:

Open

Position

Member

Club

Velocity

Points

1

I & A Cousins & M Albert

IHU2020N08073

Newtownbreda HPS

1198.5

40

2

J Patterson

IHU20N08621

Ballylesson HPS

1197.8

39

3

A Crawford

Ballylesson HPS

1194.6

38

4

M Foulis

IHU20N03163

Dundonald HPS

1182.9

37

5

M Foulis

Dundonald HPS

1182.9

-

6

M Foulis

GB19A29151

Dundonald HPS

1182.6

-

7

B Anderson

Belmont

1182.1

36

8

J Galbraith & Son

GB20X28223

Belmont

1178.5

35

9

M Foulis

Dundonald HPS

1176.4

-

10

Mackey & Lockhart

Ballylesson HPS

1174.8

34

11

Mr & Mrs S Brown & Son

IHU20N03331

Dundonald HPS

1173.6

33

12

J Kirk & Son

Ballylesson HPS

1173.4

32

13

J Patterson

Ballylesson HPS

1170.6

-

14

C & D Smyth & Sons

IHU21N00619

Ballylesson HPS

1167.3

31

15

B Hogg & Sons

Newtownbreda HPS

1166.8

30

16

J Trimble & G/Son

IHU21N16725

Annalong HPS

1162.3

29

17

B Hogg & Sons

Newtownbreda HPS

1162.0

-

18

M Foulis

GB20D32283

Dundonald HPS

1161.6

-

19

R & J Conlane

Belmont

1160.9

28

20

M Foulis

IHU20N03138

Dundonald HPS

1159.8

-

East

Position

Member

Club

Velocity

Points

1

J Trimble & G/Son

IHU21N16725

Annalong HPS

1162.36

20

2

G & P Brown

Annsborough HPS

1152.95

19

3

J Trimble & G/Son

Annalong HPS

1146.23

-

4

Burgess & Brennan

Bangor RPC

1141.03

18

5

K .Rooney,Son & Dtr

Annalong HPS

1138.46

17

6

R McVeigh & Son

GB20V12948

Dundrum HPS

1137.14

16

7

K .Rooney,Son & Dtr

Annalong HPS

1136.11

-

8

P Brown & Son

Annsborough HPS

1131.88

15

9

M Croskery

Annsborough HPS

1130.62

14

10

James Cleland

Annsborough HPS

1130.17

13

West

Position

Member

Club

Velocity

Points

1

I & A Cousins & M Albert

IHU2020N08073

Newtownbreda HPS

1198.5

20

2

J Patterson

IHU20N08621

Ballylesson HPS

1197.8

19

3

A Crawford

Ballylesson HPS

1194.6

18

4

M Foulis

IHU20N03163

Dundonald HPS

1182.9

17

5

M Foulis

Dundonald HPS

1182.9

-

6

M Foulis

GB19A29151

Dundonald HPS

1182.6

-

7

B Anderson

Belmont

1182.1

16

8

J Galbraith & Son

GB20X28223

Belmont

1178.5

15

9

M Foulis

Dundonald HPS

1176.4

-

10

Messrs Mackey & Lockhart

Ballylesson HPS

1174.8

14

 

Open (Nominated)

Position

Member

Club

Velocity

Points

1

I & A Cousins & M Albert

IHU2020N08073

Newtownbreda HPS

1198.5

20

2

J Patterson

IHU20N08621

Ballylesson HPS

1197.8

19

3

M Foulis

IHU20N03163

Dundonald HPS

1182.9

18

4

M Foulis

GB19A29151

Dundonald HPS

1182.6

-

5

J Galbraith & Son

GB20X28223

Belmont

1178.5

17

6

Mr & Mrs S Brown & Son

IHU20N03331

Dundonald HPS

1173.6

16

7

C & D Smyth & Sons

IHU21N00619

Ballylesson HPS

1167.3

15

8

J Trimble & G/Son

IHU21N16725

Annalong HPS

1162.3

14

9

M Foulis

GB20D32283

Dundonald HPS

1161.6

-

10

M Foulis

IHU20N03138

Dundonald HPS

1159.8

-

11

J Patterson

IHU19N12934

Ballylesson HPS

1157.2

-

12

Cowan & McCartney

IHU21N11614

Dundonald HPS

1152.4

13

13

C & D Smyth & Sons

IHU19N12166

Ballylesson HPS

1148.7

-

14

Mr & Mrs S Brown & Son

IHU20N03338

Dundonald HPS

1148.3

-

15

Mr & Mrs S Brown & Son

IHU19N04637

Dundonald HPS

1148.2

-

16

R & J Conlane

GB20L27453

Belmont

1147.3

12

17

R McVeigh & Son

GB20V12948

Dundrum HPS

1137.1

11

18

J Kirk & Son

IHU20N08125

Ballylesson HPS

1135.4

10

19

J Galbraith & Son

GB20X28264

Belmont

1133.4

-

20

B Anderson

GB20X28553

Belmont

1127.4

9

East (Nominated)

Position

Member

Club

Velocity

Points

1

J Trimble & G/Son

IHU21N16725

Annalong HPS

1162.36

10

2

R McVeigh & Son

GB20V12948

Dundrum HPS

1137.14

9

3

D Shaw

IHU19N10969

Bangor RPC

1126.87

8

4

McLoughlin Bros

IHU20N14176

Annalong HPS

1125.23

7

5

G Lyttle

IHU21N18186

Comber Social HPS

1123.84

6

6

K .Rooney,Son & Dtr

GB19X24112

Annalong HPS

1123.55

5

7

R McVeigh & Son

GB21V37463

Dundrum HPS

1122.84

-

8

J Trimble & G/Son

IHU21N16796

Annalong HPS

1102.56

-

9

P Trimble & G/Son

IHU21N16808

Annalong HPS

1098.88

4

10

Ambrose & Kelly

IHU21N19359

Portavogie HPS

1091.33

3

West (Nominated)

Position

Member

Club

Velocity

Points

1

I & A Cousins & M Albert

IHU2020N08073

Newtownbreda HPS

1198.5

10

2

J Patterson

IHU20N08621

Ballylesson HPS

1197.8

9

3

M Foulis

IHU20N03163

Dundonald HPS

1182.9

8

4

M Foulis

GB19A29151

Dundonald HPS

1182.6

-

5

J Galbraith & Son

GB20X28223

Belmont

1178.5

7

6

Mr & Mrs S Brown & Son

IHU20N03331

Dundonald HPS

1173.6

6

7

C & D Smyth & Sons

IHU21N00619

Ballylesson HPS

1167.3

5

8

M Foulis

GB20D32283

Dundonald HPS

1161.6

-

9

M Foulis

IHU20N03138

Dundonald HPS

1159.8

-

10

J Patterson

IHU19N12934

Ballylesson HPS

1157.2

-

Around the Combine Clubs

Annalong

J Trimble & G/Son IHU21N16725 1162.369 J Trimble & G/Son 1146.232 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1138.465

Annsborough G & P Brown 1152.955 P Brown & Son 1131.883

M Croskery 1130.626

Ballylesson 11 members sent 146 birds J Patterson IHU20N08621 1197.805

A Crawford 1194.623 ,Mackey & Lockhart 1174.87

Ballynahinch W Wallace 1129.781 , R Hunter 1125.868 , W Wallace 1112.92

Ballywalter

S Regan 1088.3 , Messrs C & L Kelly & Sons GB21D28861 1002.177 S Regan IHU20N13440 994.373

Bangor

Burgess & Brennan 1141.036 Burgess & Brennan 1129.944

Burgess & Brennan 1128.625

Belmont B Anderson 1182.179 J Galbraith & Son GB20X28223 1178.544

R & J Conlane 1160.988

Cloughey

Harper & Young 1071.794 , Harper & Young 1053.42

Harper & Young 1052.075

Comber

Burns Bros 1157.045 , W & L Robinson 1132.355

G Lyttle IHU21N18186 1123.844 

Crossgar A&A Cheevers IHU20N11150 1125.828

J McGreevy IHU21N12399 1121.937 ,L & R Barr IHU19N09824 1108.001

Donaghadee

Mr & Mrs Gardiner 1076.486 , A & P Trimble & Sons 1058.148

A & P Trimble & Sons 1040.186

Downpatrick Premier Mrs L McGaw 1115.227 J Crossan IHU20N01416 1085.005 J Crossan 1071.959

Dundonald M Foulis IHU20N03163 1182.986 , M Foulis 1182.919 ,
M Foulis GB19A29151 1182.651

Dundrum R McVeigh & Son GB20V12948 1137.143

R McVeigh & Son GB21V37463 1122.841 ,

S Foster Connor & Parry 1093.429 

Killyleagh Central R Watson & Son 1117.788 , C J Healy 1103.752

R Watson & Son 1092.935

Millisle R Strain & Son 1090.67 , R Strain & Son 1070.86

T McCullough 1069.64

Newtownbreda I & A Cousins & M Albert IHU2020N08073 1198.559

B Hogg & Sons 1166.831 , B Hogg & Sons 1162.011

Portavogie

Ambrose & Kelly IHU21N19359 1091.334

Ambrose & Kelly IHU21N19307 1054.523

Young & McCormick 1053.382

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This week there are two events for Combine members with the 2nd race from Talbenny and the Derek Wishart race from Macroom.

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