The East Down 2bird club concluded another successful season in 2019 and the following were the prize winners for the season and we will have more on this at the Dinner & Prize-giving which will be held once again in the Temple Golf Club and the date is Friday 31/1/2020.
Starting with the league winners who were,
League A Mc Comb Bros 30 Points
League B Harper & Young 26 Points
League C K & B Mc Conaghie & Son Points 26
League D Mackey & Lockhart Points 30
League E Cowan & Mc Cartney Points 32 with the points cup (Gibson Cup )
The other Cups and Trophies were won as follows;
Old Bird Inland Avg.- Cowan & Mc Cartney
Old Bird Skibbereen Derby -G Lyttle
Mallow Classic -Harper & Young
Old Bird Channel Ave- Ambrose & Kelly
Old Bird Combine Avg.-Cowan & Mc Cartney
1st Channel Race Cup -Mackey & Lockhart
2nd Channel Race Cup- Mc Cartan & Woodsides
Penzance Cup -J Trimble & Son
St Malo O/B Derby -H Ballantyne & Son
O/B of the year- R Moore & Son
O/B Bird K/O -Ambrose & Kelly
1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby -J Young & Ptrs
2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby - Cowan & Mc Cartney
Talbenny Y/B Derby -J Patterson
2nd Thurles -Gillespie Bros
50th Anniversary Cup -R Moore & Son
Young Bird Avg- Cousins Mc Conaghie & Albert
Y/B of the year -J Trimble & Son
Combine Avg -Cowan & Mc Cartney
Best Avg O/B Derby & 2Y/B Derbies -K&B Mc Conaghie & Son
EDC 2Bird O/B Gold Ring Fermoy
1st R Moore & Son £40
2nd J&R Young £24
3rd R Moore & Son £16
EDC 2Bird Y/B Gold Ring Fermoy
1st Cowan & Mc Cartney £80
2nd Myles Kincaid Mc Cann & Auld £48
3rd Brown & Mc Connell £32
Congratulations to all the winners and as I said we will have more on this after the dinner and prize distribution .The other date for the diary is that of the 2 bird AGM which is on Monday 10/2/2020 in the war Memorial Hall Crossgar.
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Bill Millen - Once again it is my sad duty to report the death of another stalwart of the East Down Combine Bill Millen who raced in the Ballylesson club in partnership with his brother as Millen Brothers . To his brother and Bill’s daughters and the wider family circle we extend our deepest sympathy at this sad time . Clifford Browne PO
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EDC 2 Bird Club Results for 2019 -
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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