EAST DOWN COMBINE
Reports by Clifford Browne
Annsborough tops Open from Tullamore
At last a Young Bird race which was able to be held on a Saturday, for the 4th young bird race of the season from Tullamore was able to be flown on the appointed day Saturday August 9th albeit with an early liberation to avoid heavy downpours forecast for later that day and also to have the birds home before the scheduled airshow in Newcastle later in the day.
With the wind in the South West the 5,000 plus birds made light work of the journey home with the leading birds all up on velocities of over 1800ypm. Birds were released at 7.45am which meant that fanciers had most of the day left for themselves which in some cases meant going to the airshow.
Topping the open this week was Annsborough’s Mickey Croskery with three together for the top three places, with his next bird at 9th open. Harper & Young from Cloughey are having a tremendous season with 5 to take from 4th to 8th places. Gordon Bros & sons never far from the top again take some of the top places their first three being 10th, 11th and 12th open. Crossgar’s McCartan & Woodsides were 15th open winning the West section with this one and then go on to take the next four places in the section.
Top places in the East section are taken by the first 14 in the open. Early Open and section places were:
East Down Combine Open
09/08/2014 Tullamore YB
166 Members 5243 Birds Wind South West
1 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1844.280
2 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1843.316
3 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1842.673
4 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1827.891
5 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1824.350
6 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1823.341
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1823.341
8 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1822.585
9 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1822.347
10 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1821.897
11 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1821.897
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1821.636
13 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1821.075
14 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1820.072
15 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1819.728
16 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1817.730
17 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1817.730
18 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1814.876
19 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1814.576
20 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1814.358
West Section 56 Members 1749 Birds Wind South West
1 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1819.728
2 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1800.008
3 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1798.087
4 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1797.813
5 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1796.717
6 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1789.394
7 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1781.206
8 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1779.390
9 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1778.592
10 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1778.060
11 R C Clifford Killyleagh Central HPS 1777.625
12 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1777.529
East Section 110 Members 3494 Birds Wind South West
1 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1844.280
2 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1843.316
3 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1842.673
4 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1827.891
5 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1824.350
6 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1823.341
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1823.341
8 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1822.585
9 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1822.347
10 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1821.897
11 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1821.897
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1821.636
East Down Combine Open
04/08/2014 Mullingar YB
158 Members 5143 Birds Wind Light Westerly
1 S. Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1613.652
2 W. McMaster & Son Ballywalter SPC 1613.177
3 S. Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1613.146
4 S. Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1612.894
5 S. Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1612.641
6 S. Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1612.388
7 S. Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1612.136
8 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1611.745
9 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1611.344
10 S. Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1611.126
11 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1609.219
12 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1608.688
13 R. Irwin Dundonald HPS 1608.562
14 R. Irwin Dundonald HPS 1608.307
15 R. Irwin Dundonald HPS 1608.307
16 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1605.663
17 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1605.410
18 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1604.654
19 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1603.142
20 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1602.294
West Section 55 Members 1840 Birds Wind Light Westerly
1 S.Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1613.652
2 S.Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1613.146
3 S.Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1612.894
4 S.Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1612.641
5 S.Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1612.388
6 S.Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1612.136
7 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1611.745
8 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1611.344
9 S.Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1611.126
10 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1609.219
11 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1608.688
12 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1608.562
East Section 103 Members 3303 Birds Wind Light Westerly
1 W.McMaster & Son Ballywalter SPC 1613.177
2 J Rankin Millisle & District HPS 1594.437
3 J Rankin Millisle & District HPS 1594.207
4 J Rankin Millisle & District HPS 1593.977
5 H&A Keenan & Ptnrs Cloughey HPS 1586.631
6 Angus&Son&McConkey Donaghadee RPC 1586.504
7 Angus&Son&McConkey Donaghadee RPC 1585.838
8 A & P Trimble & Sons Donaghadee RPC 1584.340
9 A & P Trimble & Sons Donaghadee RPC 1584.340
10 A & P Trimble & Sons Donaghadee RPC 1584.117
11 A & P Trimble & Sons Donaghadee RPC 1584.117
12 W.McMaster & Son Ballywalter SPC 1583.636
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st K. Rooney, Son & Dtr 1763.544 2nd K. Rooney, Son & Dtr 1763.226 3rd K. Rooney, Son & Dtr 1762.908
Annsborough 1st M Croskery 1844.28 2nd M Croskery 1843.316 3rd M Croskery 1842.673
Ballylesson 12 Members Sent 268 Birds 1st, 2nd & 3rd C&D Smyth & Sons 1779.3, 1778.5, 1778 .0
Ballynahinch 1st E McLaughlin 1765.079 2nd S & P Logan & Ptnrs 1756.775 3rd R Hunter 1751.617
Ballywalter 1st W McMaster & Son 1775.867 2nd W McMaster & Son 1765.263 3rd W McMaster & Son 1755.942
Bangor 1st R Moore & Son 1763.423 2nd R Moore & Son 1763.193 3rd R Moore & Son 1762.964
Cloughey 1st Harper & Young 1827.891 2nd Harper & Young 1824.35 3rd Harper & Young 1823.341
Comber 1st R Johnson 1760.54 2nd J Crockard & Son 1733.53 3rd J Crockard & Son 1725.8
Crossgar 1st McCartan & Woodsides 1819.728 2nd McCartan & Woodsides 1800.008 3rd McCartan & Woodsides 1798.087
Donaghadee 1st Angus& Son& McConkey 1778.252 2nd Angus& Son& McConkey 1775.518 3rd Angus& Son& McConkey 1775.518
Downpatrick 1st R Connolly 1795.251 2nd J Crossan 1795.121 3rd R Connolly 1790.318
Dundonald 1st Cowan & McCartney 1789.394 2nd Cowan & McCartney 1781.206 3rd B C T Foulis & Gill 1775.708
Dundrum 1st J Maguire & Ptrs 1686.863 2nd J Maguire & Ptrs 1669.029 3rd J Maguire & Ptrs 1651.828
Hillfoot 1st D Brennan 1716.304 2nd J Scates & Son 1708.463 3rd J Scates & Son 1692.261
Killyleagh Central 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1817.73 2nd McComb Bros 1814.576 3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1810.998
Millisle 1st J Rankin 1789.41 2nd J Rankin 1789.17 3rd J Rankin 1788.23
Newcastle 1st R McVeigh & Son 1760.409 2nd R McVeigh & Son 1698.566 3rd E & A Rogan 1668.972
Newtownbreda 1st B & H Marshall 1770.353 2nd B Hogg & Sons 1736.021 3rd T Marshall & Son 1717.241
Portavogie 1st R & G Thompson 1749.592 2nd R & G Thompson 1739.903 3rd R & G Thompson 1729.866
Tyrella 1st D McNabb & Ptrs 1765.543 2nd S Milligan & Dtr 1756.177 3rd C McManus & Dtr 1743.671
East Down2bird News
E.D.C 2 Bird Mullingar
1st J Patterson Ballylesson hps 1609.21
2nd R Johnston Comber Soc 1582.07
3rd J Young & Pts Dundonald h.p.s 1580.51
4th R Moore & Son Bangor r.p.c 1575.81
5th Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey hps 1574.23
6th R Moore & Son Bangor r.p.c 1572.89
7th Mc Cormick & Muckle Millisle Dist 1544.15
8th K&B Mc Conaghie & Son Ballylesson hps 1527.21
9th D Croskery & Son Annsbrough h.p.s 1521.54
10th K Rooney & Son & Dtr Annalong h.p.s 1516.16
11th S&K Duke Crossgar h.p.s 1508 52
12th F Black & Sons Downpatrick h.p.s 1508
E.D.C 2 Bird Gold Ring Race 2nd Mount Charles Saturday 6th September
1st £105 2nd £63 3rd £42
Sam Regan reports From Around The Ards Peninsula
BURNSIDE LOFTS BEST FROM MULLINGAR
The third race of the young bird season saw the East Down Combine in Mullingar a distance of on average 105 miles into the Ards Peninsula. Like the previous two weeks when the weather was unsettled at the weekend and we had Sunday races this week it was not until Monday Morning that we raced and the birds were liberated into bright skies and another helping wind. Winning pigeon in the Amalgamation came from the Ballywalter club with the McMaster family clocking a darkened Blue Cock at 10.21 into their loft in the village of Ballyhalbert and this pigeon went on to also be 1st East Section and 2nd Open in the Combine. Winston and son Hugh are having a great year and their latest winner sire is a Verheye via Ken Wilkinson of Antrim and the dam is a Lambrecht cross from Red Star lofts of North Wales. Very well done on your latest success into your Burnside home. The next three pigeons all go to Jackie Rankin racing in Millisle with them homing together.
Full result 42 sent 1398 birds.
1st, 13th. W.McMaster & son 1613, 1583.
2nd, 3rd, 4th. J.Rankin 1594 x 2, 1593.
5th. H& A.Keenan. 1586.
6th, 7th. Angus & son & McConkey. 1586, 1585.
8th to 12th. A&P.Trimble & sons. 1585, 1584 x 4.
14th. Harper & Young 1581.
Three Bird Club
1st. W.McMaster & son A.B.C. 1583.
2nd. Harper & Young A.B.C. nom 1579
3rd. Gordon Bros & sons A.B.C. 1574.
Next week, weather permitting, we are racing from Tullamore until then best wishes to all.
Harmony Lofts Hot Spot Result Weekend 9/8/14
Bob Connelly of Downpatrick EDC Club makes it two Hot Spot wins with the same Gaby Hen winning 1st Club with Ring No.10450 vel 1795 & Bob collects £ 50 winnings. Second place goes to the loft of G & S McMullan of Donacloney Club clocking their Theo-De-Kruijk Grizzle Ring No. 10129 vel 1789 for 1st Club, 4th Section G & 41st Open to lift £ 30. Another super week for Bingham & Seaton clocking another Theo-De-Kruijk Grizzle Ring No.10403 vel 1782 for 4th Club, 17th Section C & 59th Open & another £ 20 in the kitty. John Abernethy thanks all those who phoned in their top results this week.
1st East Down Combine -29th Open 18th North section
W Catherwood & sons (Ballynahinch)
The Irish National Flying Club East Down Combine cup is awarded to the first East Down Combine member who times in the King’s Cup and as has been widely reported this year’s race from St. Allouestre was a difficult one with only 40 birds home in race time and the first EDC bird was to the Ballynahinch loft of W Catherwood &sons who finished 29th Open 18th North section INFC with their 4yo blue chequer hen “Twilight”, so named because she very often finishes late in the evening from these distance races an example of which was the 2013 King’s Cup also from St Allouestre when she was clocked at 10.10pm on the day to finish 91st open 76th North Section. This year it was the next day but this was the only night out this game hen had had this season having flown a number of inland races and one Talbenny and then was prepared for the King’s Cup being trained with John Abernethy. “Twilight” went to the King’s Cup on eggs due to hatch and already in her racing career had notched up considerable results from the French races. I have already mentioned her 2013 result from the King’s Cup and 2012 she had been 24th open 13th West section EDC in the Old bird Derby from St. Malo. In 2011 her sister had been 16th open in the INFC Friendship National and was the 1st EDC pigeon in that race. So what of the breeding of “Twilight”? Well her sire is a blue Louella Van Reet cock a son of “Best Boy” which John Catherwood bought at a sale in Glenavy and the dam is a direct daughter of Fountainhead’s “Norsea” which is part Janssen. Congratulations John on yet another outstanding performance.
This week the Combine Young Birds move on to Mount Charles.
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