EAST DOWN COMBINE NEWS
with Clifford Browne
Youngsters start their season at speed!
The East Down Combine’s 2016 Young Bird programme got underway on July 16th with the opening race from Navan and with a West wind a fast race was on the cards . Liberated at 10am the leading birds made easy work of this opener with Race Controller Doley Croskery and his dad Dominic having the top two in the Open with the winning velocity just ½ ypm short of the 1800 mark.
It was then out to the East Coast for the next 25 birds in the open to the Portavogie and Cloughey clubs with a number of fanciers from both clubs featuring in the results and this meant that early times were in the Combine’s East section .
In the West section it was Crossgar , Newtownbreda and Ballylesson clubs taking the top places with Crossgar’s Alex & Anne Cheevers having the top three in Section and Club followed by four to the Newtownbreda partnership of B Hogg & sons.
In each of 8 of the 18 clubs competing in the Combine the top three places were won in each case by one loft and as the results show the birds were returning with little separating them . The top open and section placings were :
East Down Combine Open
16/07/2016 1st Navan YB1
101 Members Sent: 3149 Birds in a West Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1799.594
2 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1798.986
3 J & R Young Portavogie 1774.419
4 W & N Cully Portavogie 1768.018
5 J & R Young Portavogie 1767.557
6 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1767.227
7 J & R Young Portavogie 1766.351
8 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1765.613
9 W & N Cully Portavogie 1765.605
10 J & R Young Portavogie 1765.148
11 J & R Young Portavogie 1764.747
12 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1764.002
13 J & R Young Portavogie 1763.545
14 B Young Portavogie 1761.288
15 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1760.886
16 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1760.789
17 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1760.486
18 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1760.086
19 B & J Donnan Portavogie 1759.312
20 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1759.287
West Section 27 Members Sent: 716 Birds in a West Wind
1 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1715.737
2 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1710.759
3 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1702.230
4 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1698.908
5 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1697.704
6 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1697.303
7 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1696.902
8 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1686.675
9 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1677.365
10 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1675.343
11 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1651.069
12 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1644.481
East Section 74 Members Sent: 2433 Birds in a West Wind
1 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1799.594
2 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1798.986
3 J & R Young Portavogie 1774.419
4 W & N Cully Portavogie 1768.018
5 J & R Young Portavogie 1767.557
6 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1767.227
7 J & R Young Portavogie 1766.351
8 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1765.613
9 W & N Cully Portavogie 1765.605
10 J & R Young Portavogie 1765.148
11 J & R Young Portavogie 1764.747
12 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1764.002
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st J Trimble & Son 1593.791 2nd J McCartan 1585.146
3rd J Trimble & Son 1569.66
Annsborough 1st D Croskery & Son 1799.594 2nd D Croskery & Son 1798.986
3rd M Croskery 1753.762
Ballylesson 7 members sent 149 birds 1st J Patterson 1686 2nd &
3rd Mackey & Lockhart 1677, 1675,
Ballynahinch 1st Burns & O'Loan 1630.183 2nd N Cowan 1605.638
3rd D & R Topping 1531.402
Ballywalter 1st S Regan 1632.77 2nd S Regan 1631.779
3rd W McMaster & Son 1616.848
Bangor 1st Lambert & Stewart 1686.304 2nd Lambert & Stewart 1685.613
3rd Lambert & Stewart 1674.643
Cloughey 1st M Adair & Sons 1767.227 2nd M Adair & Sons 1765.613
3rd M Adair & Sons 1764.002
Comber 1st F Gilmore 1586.6 2nd F Gilmore 1584.34 3rd F Gilmore 1533.78
Crossgar 1st A&A Cheevers 1715.737 2nd A&A Cheevers 1710.759
3rd A&A Cheevers 1702.23
Donaghadee 1st A & P Trimble & Sons 1614.193 2nd A & P Trimble & Sons 1613.885
3rd A & P Trimble & Sons 1613.269
Downpatrick Premier 1st R Connolly 1702.815 2nd R Connolly 1700.973
3rd P McCullough & Dtr 1656.701
Dundonald 1st Cowan & McCartney 1627.111 2nd Cowan & McCartney 1618.127
3rd J Young & Ptnrs 1569.992
Hillfoot 1st W & L Robinson 1547.13 2nd W & L Robinson 1456.01
3rd W & L Robinson 1454.52
Killyleagh Central 1st McComb Bros 1753.399 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1731.182
3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1729.928
Millisle 1st R Strain & Son 1633.379 2nd Bickerstaff & Butler 1598.334
3rd A & E Muckle 1580.189
Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 1698.908 2nd B Hogg & Sons 1697.704
3rd B Hogg & Sons 1697.303
Portavogie 1st J & R Young 1774.419 2nd W & N Cully 1768.018 3rd J & R Young 1767.557
Tyrella 1st S & E McGaw 1665.294 2nd S & E McGaw 1664.821 3rd S & E McGaw 1663.876
East Down2bird News
Last article I mentioned that from St.Malo Old Bird Derby in the 2 bird club only one bird was recorded and that was to Ballywalter’s Sam Regan some details on this blue cheq hen are ; Breeding -sire one of Sam’s old Cattrysse family and the dam from a Graham Baker hen via Sam’s very good friend David Jones of Llandudno in North Wales.
Prior to the St. Malo race this hen was timed on the day in the Sennen Cove yearling national 2016 flying 308 miles in 11 hours and 16 minutes into a head wind across the Irish sea and just missing out on making the prizes. Sam would like to take this opportunity to thank D.L. and Eirleys for some excellent pigeons over the many years of their friendship.
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This week it is the 2nd race from Navan .
