Thurles (2) - 29/08/20

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 (2) - 29/08/20

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Gordon Bros & Sons in Front again

Saturday August 29th saw the EDC back at the Horse & Jockey for the second race from there but with a North wind this week it was to be a different race with the 2,500 birds having to face a head wind . Released at 10am Gordon Bros & Sons went one better than their result of the previous week when they had been first & second open ,this time they took the first 3 places in the open plus a further six birds placed with the first three in the Open together on 1267&1266 ypm . Again as the previous week C & H Cully were next with two with Tony Smith in at 7th and Annalong’s Kevin Rooney Son & Dtr completing the top ten in the open and also the top ten in the East Section . At 11th & 12th open it was Mr & Mrs Brown of Dundonald who claimed the first two in the West section , in fact Dundonald members had all but two of the West Section places .The full results open section and Nominated were :

East Down Combine
29/08/2020 2nd Horse & Jockey YB
96 Members Sent: 2535 Birds in a Northerly Wind

Pos Name Club Velocity
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1267.473
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1266.871
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1266.575
4 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1262.009
5 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1261.820
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1257.149
7 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1256.761
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1256.759
9 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1256.759
10 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1251.938
11 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1247.705
12 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1247.612
13 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1244.170
14 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1244.078
15 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1240.797
16 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1240.702
17 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1240.513
18 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1239.110
19 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1233.757
20 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1225.834
21 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1223.027
22 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1222.426
23 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1222.269
24 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1222.004
25 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1221.448
26 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1220.586
27 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1217.198
28 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1217.026
29 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1216.849
30 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1216.760
31 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1216.578
32 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1216.399
33 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1216.388
34 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1216.385
35 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1216.310
36 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1216.133
37 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1216.119
38 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1216.048
39 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1215.892
40 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1215.729


West Section 44 Members Sent:1336 Birds in a Northerly Wind

1 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1247.705
2 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1247.612
3 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1244.170
4 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1244.078
5 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1239.110
6 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1223.027
7 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1222.269
8 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1222.004
9 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1221.448
10 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1220.586
11 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1217.198
12 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1217.026
13 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1216.849
14 Mr & Mrs Brown Dundonald HPS 1216.760
15 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1216.578
16 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1216.399
17 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1216.385
18 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1216.310
19 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1216.119
20 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1215.892

East Section 52 Members Sent: 1199 Birds in a Northerly Wind

1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1267.473
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1266.871
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1266.575
4 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1262.009
5 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1261.820
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1257.149
7 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1256.761
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1256.759
9 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1256.759
10 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1251.938
11 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1240.797
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1240.702
13 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1240.513
14 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1233.757
15 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1225.834
16 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1222.426
17 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1216.388
18 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1216.133
19 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1216.048
20 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1215.729

Open (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 R & J Conlane
GB20L27447 Belmont 1250.54 20
2 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03326 Dundonald HPS 1247.612 19
3 Lambert & Stewart
IHU20N05723 Bangor RPC 1215.729 18
4 M Foulis
IHU20N03197 Dundonald HPS 1214.26 17
5 R Moore & Son
IHU20N05611 Bangor RPC 1201.954 16
6 Harper & Young
IHU20N09730 Cloughey HPS 1201.748 15
7 R Irwin
IHU20N03644 Dundonald HPS 1196.537 14
8 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03296 Dundonald HPS 1194.093 -
9 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03265 Dundonald HPS 1186.808 -
10 Cowan & McCartney
IHU20N03065 Dundonald HPS 1184.007 13
11 J Young & Ptnrs
IHU20N03363 Dundonald HPS 1172.831 12
12 P Wylie
GB20X28318 Belmont 1167.31 11
13 M McCabe
IHU20N10961 Crossgar H P S 1166.032 10
14 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB20A34192 Annalong HPS 1161.61 9
15 J Galbraith & Son
GB20X28237 Belmont 1159.71 8
16 J Galbraith & Son
GB20X28462 Belmont 1159.38 -
17 W & N Cully
IHU20N15690 Portavogie 1152.195 7
18 M McCabe
GB20C40535 Crossgar H P S 1144.481 -
19 R & J Conlane
GB20X28039 Belmont 1136.93 -
20 B Anderson
GB20D23030 Belmont 1124.63 6


East (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 Lambert & Stewart
IHU20N05723 Bangor RPC 1215.729 10
2 R Moore & Son
IHU20N05611 Bangor RPC 1201.954 9
3 Harper & Young
IHU20N09730 Cloughey HPS 1201.748 8
4 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB20A34192 Annalong HPS 1161.61 7
5 W & N Cully
IHU20N15690 Portavogie 1152.195 6
6 J Trimble & G/Son
IHU20N14327 Annalong HPS 1121.914 5
7 Young & McCormick
GB20H34764 Portavogie 1120.818 4
8 Ambrose & Kelly
IHU20N15619 Portavogie 1106.75 3
9 Ambrose & Kelly
IHU20N15651 Portavogie 1101.802 -
10 W McMaster & Son
IHU20N13058 Ballywalter SPC 968.98 2


West (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 R & J Conlane
GB20L27447 Belmont 1250.54 10
2 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03326 Dundonald HPS 1247.612 9
3 M Foulis
IHU20N03197 Dundonald HPS 1214.26 8
4 R Irwin
IHU20N03644 Dundonald HPS 1196.537 7
5 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03296 Dundonald HPS 1194.093 -
6 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03265 Dundonald HPS 1186.808 -
7 Cowan & McCartney
IHU20N03065 Dundonald HPS 1184.007 6
8 J Young & Ptnrs
IHU20N03363 Dundonald HPS 1172.831 5
9 P Wylie
GB20X28318 Belmont 1167.31 4
10 M McCabe
IHU20N10961 Crossgar H P S 1166.032 3



Around the Combine Clubs

Annalong K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1251.938 , K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1222.426
K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1194.273

Ballylesson 9 members sent 193 birds
J Kirk & Son 1221.448 , C & D Smyth & Sons 1205.571
J Patterson 1197.302

Ballynahinch W Hayes & Son 1168.587 , S & P Logan & Ptnrs 1164.353
S & P Logan & Ptnrs 1151.913

Ballywalter S Regan 1159.024 ,S Regan 1132.566 ,S Regan 1126.693

Bangor R Moore & Son 1216.388 ,R Moore & Son 1216.133
R Moore & Son 1216.048

Belmont R & J Conlane (GB20L27447) 1250.54 , J Galbraith & Son 1201.16
J Galbraith & Son 1198.3

Cloughey Gordon Bros & Sons 1267.473 , C & H Cully 1262.009
C & H Cully 1261.82

Comber W & L Robinson 1177.2 , Burns Bros 1159.908 , W & L Robinson 1152.2

Crossgar McCartan & Woodsides 1198.507 , A&A Cheevers 1188.745
McCartan & Woodsides 1184.416

Donaghadee E D & K Allan & Sons 1164.825 , A & P Trimble & Sons 1140.007
A & P Trimble & Sons 1123.824

DownpatrickPremier J Crossan 1140.778 , M Ward 1139.251
Telford Bros 1120.878

Dundonald Mr & Mrs S Brown 1247.705 ,
Mr & Mrs S Brown (IHU20N03326) 1247.612
J Young & Ptnrs 1244.17
Dundrum E & A Rogan 1109.388 , E & A Rogan 1108.958
J Maguire & Ptrs 1091.61

Killyleagh Central Gordon Bros & Sons 1266.871
Gordon Bros & Sons 1266.575
Gordon Bros & Sons 1257.149

Newtownbreda B Hogg & Sons 1215.892 , B Hogg & Sons 1215.8
B Hogg & Sons 1215.8

Portavogie W & N Cully (IHU20N15690 ) 1152.195 ,
Ambrose & Kelly 1149.575
J & R Young 1129.39


East Down2bird News





1st Horse & Jockey 23/8/20

1st W& N Cully 1858 pools £18
2nd Gordon bros & sons 1849 pools £13 50
3rd C & H Cully 1847 pools £9 50
4th S Regan 1846
5th A & A Cheevers 1838
6th C & H Cully 1821 pools £ 4 50
7th Harper & Young 1817
8th Mc Comb bros 1808
9th R J Conlane 1803
10th C & D Smyth & sons 1798 nom £71
11th J Galbraith & son 1797 .33
12th J Patterson 1797.01


Congratulations to C & H Cully who recorded both their entries in the prize list.

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This week the Combine move on to Mallow and then there are only two more weekends until the curtain comes down on the season . Clifford Browne PO.
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