Thurles 18/08/18 -

The East Down Combine was formed in 1967 and caters for pigeons fanciers within the County of Down in Northern Ireland. There are currently 22 clubs with approx 200 members sending a birdage of up to 5,000 pigeons each week. The Combine is currently spilt into 2 Section with a line running North to South creating an East to West Section. The membership currently race for 40 Open positions and 20 Section positions on a weekly basis. The Combine is affiliated to The Irish Homing Union Regulating and Promoting the Sport of Pigeon Racing in Ireland since 1895. Click here for all the latest news and results from the East Down Combine. Weekly reports penned by Clifford Browne.
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willie reynolds
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Thurles 18/08/18 -

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1st Open Thurles for David Hamilton (Bangor)

For the 5th Young Bird race of the season the East Down Combine were in Thurles and with suitable weather conditions the birds were in the air on Saturday August 18th at 9am and with a South West wind blowing it was going to be speedy with the winner averaging 66mph for the journey and again this week it was to a member of the Bangor Club ,David Hamilton with a velocity of 1943 ypm ,2nd Open was the Open winning loft of the previous week, Bangor’s Lambert & Stewart and it was then over to Dundonald for 3rd open to Mark Foulis .At 4th it was Mrs E Wynn & dtr .of Downpatrick Premier and then the next 5 birds were to two Dundonald lofts those of Brown and McConnell and B.C.T.Foulis & Gill with Newtownbreda’s B Hogg & sons completing the top ten . Both sections were represented in the top ten with the East section having three of the first 4 in the Open. Full open and section result was :

East Down Combine
18/08/2018 1st Thurles YB
123 Members Sent: 3137 Birds in a South West Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 D.Hamilton & Son Bangor RPC 1943.448
2 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1935.234
3 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1933.769
4 Mrs E Wynn & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1930.527
5 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1929.453
6 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1929.227
7 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1928.825
8 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1928.599
9 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1928.325
10 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1927.895
11 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1927.694
12 McQuaide & Briggs Bangor RPC 1921.412
13 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.997
14 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.997
15 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.997
16 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.768
17 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.080
18 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1916.505
19 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1915.869
20 J & R Young Portavogie 1915.532
21 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1915.427
22 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1914.985
23 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1911.546
24 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1908.818
25 Myles,Kincaid,McCann&Auld Dundonald HPS 1906.104
26 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1905.234
27 J & B Young Portavogie 1904.497
28 J & B Young Portavogie 1902.725
29 A & P Trimble & Sons Donaghadee RPC 1902.112
30 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1897.118
31 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1894.576
32 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1892.958
33 S Casement & Son Ballylesson HPS 1890.604
34 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1889.314
35 McQuaide & Briggs Bangor RPC 1888.861
36 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1888.269
37 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1888.053
38 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1887.871
39 S Casement & Son Ballylesson HPS 1887.680
40 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1887.621

West Section 36Members Sent: 1049 Birds in a South West Wind

1 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1933.769
2 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1929.453
3 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1929.227
4 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1928.825
5 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1928.599
6 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1928.325
7 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1927.895
8 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1927.694
9 Myles,Kincaid,McCann&Auld Dundonald HPS 1906.104
10 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1894.576
11 S Casement & Son Ballylesson HPS 1890.604
12 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1888.269
13 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1888.053
14 S Casement & Son Ballylesson HPS 1887.680
15 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1887.621
16 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1887.405
17 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1882.233
18 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1881.265
19 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1880.840
20 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1880.621

East Section 87 Members Sent: 2088 Birds in a South West Wind
1 D.Hamilton & Son Bangor RPC 1943.448
2 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1935.234
3 Mrs E Wynn & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1930.527
4 McQuaide & Briggs Bangor RPC 1921.412
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.997
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.997
7 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.997
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.768
9 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1917.080
10 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1916.505
11 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1915.869
12 J & R Young Portavogie 1915.532
13 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1915.427
14 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1914.985
15 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1911.546
16 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1908.818
17 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1905.234
18 J & B Young Portavogie 1904.497
19 J & B Young Portavogie 1902.725
20 A & P Trimble & Sons Donaghadee RPC 1902.112


Around the Combine Clubs

Annalong J Trimble & Son 1916.505 , J McCartan 1911.546 ,
J Trimble & Son 1892.958

Annsborough M Croskery 1872.352 , D Croskery & Son 1841.258 ,
M Croskery 1835.515

Ballylesson 12 members sent 262 birds , S Casement & son 1890
S Casement & son 1887 , J Patterson 1882

Ballynahinch A Bradley 1866.261 ,A Bradley 1865.335 , E McLaughlin 1832.105

Ballywalter 1 S Regan (Nominated ring IHU18N20684) 1843.12
S Regan 1842.519 , R Christie 1801.969

Bangor 1 D Hamilton & Son (Nominated ring IHU2018N03800) 1943.448,
Lambert & Stewart 1935.234 , McQuaide & Briggs 1921.412

Cloughey Gordon Bros & Sons 1917.997 , Gordon Bros & Sons 1917.997
Gordon Bros & Sons 1917.997

Comber K Tompsett 1866.36 , K Tompsett 1855.12 , G Lyttle 1843.34

Crossgar 1 S & K Duke (Nominated ring IHU18N16967 )1830.116 ,
J McGreevy 1827.283 , J McGreevy 1816.932

Donaghadee A & P Trimble & Sons 1902.112 , A & P Trimble & Sons 1861.924
A & P Trimble & Sons 1858.933

DownpatrickPremier Mrs E Wynn & Dtr 1930.527 ,
Telford Bros & S & J Milligan (Nominated ring IHU18N11887 )1886.601
R Connolly 1863.551

Dundonald M Foulis 1933.769 , S Brown & McConnell 1929.453
S Brown & McConnell (Nominated ring IHU18N18204 )1929.227

Dundrum J Maguire & Ptrs 1841.001 ,
R McVeigh & Son (Nominated ring GB18V12204 )1723.565
R McVeigh & Son 1636.719

Killyleagh Central T Smith 1873.017 , T Smith 1871.628 ,
McComb Bros 1857.269

Millisle J Rankin 1794.335 ,J Rankin 1788.904 , J Rankin 1788.718

Newtownbreda B Hogg & Sons 1927.895 , B Hogg & Sons 1876.794
T Marshall & Son 1865.849

Portavogie J & R Young 1915.532 J & B Young 1904.497 J & B Young 1902.725

East Down2bird News

2nd Tullamore 11/8/18

1st K & B Mc Conaghie & son 1531 pools £11 20 (11th open )
2nd R Irwin 1529.9
3rd R Irwin 1529.8
4th B C T Foulis & Gill 1528
5th J Young & pts 1520
6th J Young & pts 1518
7th Brown & Mc Connell 1512
8th Muir & Mc Cann 1507
9th B Connolly 1493
10th S Casement & son 1481 pools £8 40
11th B C T Foulis & Gill 1478
12th M Foulis 1476

Good selecting on the part of Roy Irwin, B.C.T.Foulis & Gill ,Jim Young & ptnrs all of whom had both their birds in the 2 bird result and good to see Jay Muir ( Muir & McCann--Bangor )in at 8th with the bird which took 2nd club that day and just missed out on a Combine place .

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This week the Combine moves on to Fermoy and by now all members should be aware of the programme reschedule with the Talbenny YB Derby moving from 1st to the 8th of September so it will now be flown on the same date as the 1st Skibbereen YB Derby and not on the day of the2nd Thurles which will now stand alone next week .

Clifford Browne
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