Navan (2) 29/07/18 -

[willie reynolds]

COASTAL CLUBS AGAIN LEAD FROM NAVAN -

The glorious Summer weather of the early part of July ended literally with a bang on the weekend of July 28th /29th . The East Down Combine were scheduled to fly the 2nd race of the Young bird season on Saturday 28th again this was to be from Navan but anyone following the weather on the day in the news both local and National would have seen that here in Northern Ireland some places were subjected to a months rainfall in a matter of a few hours and given that this had been well forecasted the EDC Weather Committee wisely postponed race making on the Friday and looked to the Sunday for the race although the early part of that day was not to be favourable a clearance was expected in the afternoon so race marking took place on the Saturday evening but the entry overall was down as many fanciers decided to give this one a miss .

The 2,500 birds were released on the Sunday afternoon at 3 pm into a light Westerly wind which saw leading velocities up on the previous week but again this week it was the clubs of Cloughey and Portavogie out on the East Coast which got the first birds along with Annalong and three to the Downpatrick lofts of Bob Connolly making up all the positions in the open and all these were in the East Section .
Heading the Combine this week was the Portavogie lofts of Robt. & Glenn Thompson who had been 13th open the previous week from the 1st Navan but were just ahead of the Cloughey lofts of Harper & Young who had 6 birds in quick succession with club mates Cully & Monan coming in at 6th open to split up the Harper & Young six .

Crossgar had the top four places in the West section with Alex and Anne Cheevers having the top spot followed by three to McCartan & Woodsides and then up to the Newtownbreda club to complete the top six with two birds to B Hogg & Sons . The full Open and Section results were :

East Down Combine
29/07/2018 2nd Navan YB2
88 Members Sent: 2509 Birds in a Light Westerly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1513.931
2 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1513.873
3 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1513.873
4 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1513.873
5 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1512.690
6 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1510.950
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1510.918
8 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1510.918
9 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1510.684
10 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1510.655
11 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1510.041
12 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1509.772
13 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1509.184
14 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1509.150
15 J & B Young Portavogie 1508.365
16 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1507.450
17 Ambrose & Kelly Portavogie 1506.282
18 B.Tremlett Annalong HPS 1506.127
19 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1501.775
20 J & B Young Portavogie 1499.004
21 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1497.176
22 J.Hall & Son Cloughey HPS 1488.449
23 J.Hall & Son Cloughey HPS 1488.141
24 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1484.989
25 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1483.590
26 J Newell Annalong HPS 1482.079
27 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1481.493
28 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1481.133
29 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1480.850
30 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1480.701
31 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1480.283
32 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1480.283
33 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1478.943
34 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1478.378
35 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1477.402
36 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1475.863
37 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1475.351
38 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1475.204
39 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1473.893
40 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1473.858

West Section 29Members Sent:834Birds
in a Light Westerly Wind
1 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1440.640
2 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1427.088
3 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1410.436
4 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1410.125
5 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1408.542
6 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1408.266
7 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1389.330
8 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1388.728
9 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1381.137
10 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1379.160
11 B Murray Crossgar HPS 1371.893
12 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1370.632
13 S Rea Dundonald HPS 1369.169
14 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1365.548
15 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1364.935
16 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1364.442
17 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1363.213
18 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1361.300
19 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1359.458
20 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1356.871

East Section 59 Members Sent: 1675 Birds in a Light Westerly Wind
1 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1513.931
2 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1513.873
3 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1513.873
4 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1513.873
5 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1512.690
6 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1510.950
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1510.918
8 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1510.918
9 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1510.684
10 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1510.655
11 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1510.041
12 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1509.772
13 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1509.184
14 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1509.150
15 J & B Young Portavogie 1508.365
16 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1507.450
17 Ambrose & Kelly Portavogie 1506.282
18 B.Tremlett Annalong HPS 1506.127
19 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1501.775
20 J & B Young Portavogie 1499.004

Around the Combine Clubs

Annalong J McCartan 1510.041 ,
B Tremlett (Nominated ring IHU18N01505 )1506.127
J McCartan 1501.775

Annsborough D Croskery & Son 1429.331, M Croskery 1367.481
D Croskery & Son 1348.214

Ballylesson 13 members sent 230 birds J Patterson 1361
P & C Johnston 1314 ,P & C Johnston 1275 .8

Ballynahinch S & P Logan & Ptnrs( Nominated ring IHU18N00001 )1204.321
S & P Logan & Ptnrs 1062.055
S & P Logan & Ptnrs 975.925

Ballywalter S Regan 1378.678 , J T Palmer 1374.644
R Christie (Nominated ring IHU18N20937) 1373.974

Bangor D Shaw 1350.002 , D Shaw (Nominated ring IHU2018N03286 )1339.847
Lambert & Stewart (Nominated ring IHU2018N03212) 1333.909

Cloughey Harper & Young 1513.885 Harper & Young 1513.885
Harper & Young 1513.885

Comber W & L Robinson 1347.86 , K Tompsett 1317.06 , K Tompsett 1313.57

Crossgar S & K Duke (Nominated ring IHU18N16967 )1462.364
S & K Duke 1455.132 , A&A Cheevers 1440.64

Donaghadee D & K McCutcheon 1280.338 , D & K McCutcheon 1279.371
A & P Trimble & Sons 1271.119

DownpatrickPremier R Connolly 1484.989
R Connolly (Nominated ring GB18H35503 )1481.493
R Connolly 1473.858

Dundonald S Rea (Nominated ring IHU18N18338 )1369.169
Cowan & McCartney 1365.548 , M Foulis 1364.935

Killyleagh Central T Smith 1477.996 , T Smith 1477.301 , T Smith 1477.301


Millisle Bickerstaff & Butler 1302.518
A & E Muckle (Nominated ring IHU18N07071 )1289.079
A & E Muckle (Nominated ring GB18C31786) 1288.679

Newtownbreda B Hogg & Sons 1408.542 , B Hogg & Sons 1408.266
B Hogg & Sons 1260.547

Portavogie R & G Thompson (Nominated ring IHU18N10151 )1513.931
R & G Thompson (Nominated ring IHU18N10147 )1510.684
J & B Young (Nominated ring IHU18N13542 )1508.365


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6th &7th Open St.Malo ---Joe McGreevy -Crossgar

The recent Old Bird Derby from St.Malo was a very testing race with only 8 birds recorded in race time so when Joe McGreevy of the Crossgar club recorded two of these it was an outstanding performance .Joe entered 4 birds in this race and to date as well as the two in the result he has had a third bird return since and it is worth mentioning this when talking about birds home in race time as others do return after the races have closed .

From St. Malo Joe timed two blue chequers both racing on Roundabout .At 6th open it was a 2 year old cock bred by Sean McLoughlin off John O’Hare’s of Crossgar bloodlines and prior to St.Malo this cock had been 7th club from Bude.

At 7th open Joe timed a 3yo hen again on Roundabout and also a prize winner from Bude but in this case it was in 2017 when she was 5th open 2nd West section and the breeding here on the sire’s side is John O’Hare x A Cheevers whilst the dam is down off Sam Duke’s triple crown winner .

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This week the Combine is scheduled to move on to Tullamore and again the weather will be a key factor with many lofts having yet to give their young birds their first race. It is also the weekend for submitting the 2 bird Gold ring nominations .

Clifford Browne