Mallow 22/05/21 -

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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Mallow 22/05/21 -

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JACKIE CROSSAN WINS 1ST & 2ND OPEN MALLOW

The East Down Combine were in Mallow (Co.Cork) on May22nd for the 4th race of the season and with a good day in prospect with a NW wind the convoy of just over 4,500 birds were released at 8.30am and with the West in the wind the leading birds recorded velocities in the 1400’s .
Leading the Open and East Section result with two together was the Downpatrick loft of Jackie Crossan to take 1st and 2nd open and Section with a further three birds at 11th ,12th and 13th open .

Annalong’s Rooney family had another good race with 3rd ,5th, 16th ,17th ,28th ,32nd,33rd 34th & 38th open . The Newtownbreda lofts of B Hogg & Sons were 4th open and top the West section and then its back to Downpatrick for 4 together for Phillip McCullough & dtr . The Open top ten were completed by the Portavogie partnership of R & G Thompson .

The Open section and nominated results were:

East Down Combine
22/05/2021 Mallow OB
167 Members Sent: 4656 Birds in a North Westerly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1466.576
2 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1466.265
3 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1460.917
4 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1459.395
5 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1455.695
6 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1450.588
7 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.874
8 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.772
9 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.670
10 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1449.249
11 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1448.782
12 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1447.873
13 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1447.571
14 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1446.814
15 Abernethy & Turner Ballynahinch HPS 1445.030
16 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1445.027
17 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1444.469
18 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1442.442
19 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1442.340
20 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1441.972
21 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1440.256
22 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1440.162
23 R & J Conlane Belmont RPC 1440.044
24 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick HPS 1439.532
25 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1439.280
26 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick HPS 1439.225
27 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1437.350
28 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1435.503
29 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1434.735
30 Telford Bros Downpatrick HPS 1434.199
31 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1433.646
32 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1428.933
33 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1428.279
34 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1428.061
35 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1427.094
36 M McKee G/Son Annalong HPS 1426.134
37 W.McMaster & Son Ballywalter SPC 1426.110
38 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1425.996
39 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1424.155
40 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1422.779

West Section 62Members Sent:1897 Birds in aNorth Westerly Wind
1 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1459.395
2 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1446.814
3 Abernethy & Turner Ballynahinch HPS 1445.030
4 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1442.442
5 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1442.340
6 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1441.972
7 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1440.256
8 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1440.162
9 R & J Conlane Belmont RPC 1440.044
10 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1439.280
11 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1434.735
12 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1433.646
13 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1427.094
14 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1422.779
15 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1422.591
16 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1417.098
17 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1417.098
18 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1416.355
19 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1413.725
20 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1413.725

East Section 105 Members Sent: 2759 Birds in a North Westerly Wind
1 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1466.576
2 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1466.265
3 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1460.917
4 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1455.695
5 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1450.588
6 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.874
7 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.772
8 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.670
9 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1449.249
10 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1448.782
11 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1447.873
12 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1447.571
13 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1445.027
14 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1444.469
15 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick HPS 1439.532
16 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick HPS 1439.225
17 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1437.350
18 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1435.503
19 Telford Bros Downpatrick HPS 1434.199
20 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1428.933
Open (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 P McCullough & Dtr
IHU19N07950 Downpatrick Premier 1449.77 20
2 P McCullough & Dtr
GB17C37831 Downpatrick Premier 1449.67 -
3 R & G Thompson
IHU18N10148 Portavogie 1449.24 19
4 J Crossan
IHU19N08362 Downpatrick Premier 1448.78 18
5 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU19N10140 Dundonald HPS 1439.28 17
6 P McCullough & Dtr
IHU18N10923 Downpatrick Premier 1437.35 -
7 M McKee
IHU20N14992 Annalong HPS 1426.13 16
8 W McMaster & Son
IHU20N13065 Ballywalter SPC 1426.11 15
9 Ambrose & Kelly
IHU20N15653 Portavogie 1418.11 14
10 J Trimble & G/Son
IHU20N14328 Annalong HPS 1416.94 13
11 J Patterson
IHU18S149972 Ballylesson HPS 1410.90 12
12 S & K Duke
IHU20N10897 Crossgar H P S 1409.42 11
13 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB19A34802 Annalong HPS 1404.08 10
14 R & G Thompson
IHU20N15446 Portavogie 1402.04 -
15 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB20A34141 Annalong HPS 1400.82 -
16 Harper & Young
IHU19N10719 Cloughey HPS 1399.82 9
17 J & R Young
IHU20N15357 Portavogie 1397.79 8
18 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB19A35030 Annalong HPS 1395.19 -
19 R & J Conlane
GB20X28052 Belmont 1395.00 7
20 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03283 Dundonald HPS 1394.34 -


East (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 P McCullough & Dtr
IHU19N07950 Downpatrick Premier 1449.772 10
2 P McCullough & Dtr
GB17C37831 Downpatrick Premier 1449.67 -
3 R & G Thompson
IHU18N10148 Portavogie 1449.249 9
4 J Crossan
IHU19N08362 Downpatrick Premier 1448.782 8
5 P McCullough & Dtr
IHU18N10923 Downpatrick Premier 1437.35 -
6 M McKee
IHU20N14992 Annalong HPS 1426.134 7
7 W McMaster & Son
IHU20N13065 Ballywalter SPC 1426.11 6
8 Ambrose & Kelly
IHU20N15653 Portavogie 1418.115 5
9 J Trimble & G/Son
IHU20N14328 Annalong HPS 1416.944 4
10 S & K Duke
IHU20N10897 Crossgar H P S 1409.427 3


West (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU19N10140 Dundonald HPS 1439.28 10
2 J Patterson
IHU18S149972 Ballylesson HPS 1410.90 9
3 R & J Conlane
GB20X28052 Belmont 1395.00 8
4 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03283 Dundonald HPS 1394.34 -
5 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03326 Dundonald HPS 1394.17 -
6 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03298 Dundonald HPS 1393.46 -
7 R & J Conlane
GB19X19002 Belmont 1390.54 -
8 R & J Conlane
GB20X28032 Belmont 1390.27 -
9 J Kirk & Son
IHU16N09177 Ballylesson HPS 1386.64 7
10 I & A Cousins & M & J Albert
GB19X21113 Ballylesson HPS 1385.65 6





Around the Combine Clubs

Annalong K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1460.917 , K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1455.695
K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1445.027

Annsborough G & P Brown 1410.178 , G & P Brown 1400.571 ,
G & P Brown 1384.571

Ballylesson 10 members sent 325 birds , C & D Smyth & sons 1441.972
J Kirk & sons 1434.735 , J Patterson 1422.779

Ballynahinch A Bradley 1446.825 , Abernethy & Turner 1445.032
A Bradley 1442.452

Ballywalter W McMaster & Son IHU20N13065 1426.11 , S Regan 1345.705
S Regan IHU20N13407 1344.177

Bangor Lambert & Stewart 1415.792 ,R Moore & Son 1414.117
Lambert & Stewart 1411.727

Belmont R & J Conlane 1440.04 , R & J Conlane GB20X28052 1395.007
R & J Conlane GB19X19002 1390.54

Cloughey Harper & Young IHU19N10719 1399.824 , C & H Cully 1395.366
C & H Cully IHU18N13745 1386.899

Comber G Lyttle 1408., G Lyttle 1394.561 , R Johnston 1378.469

Crossgar McCartan & Woodsides 1427.094 , S & K Duke IHU20N10897 1409.427 S & K Duke IHU20N10912 1384.118

Donaghadee Ferguson & Wilkinson 1398.558 ,D & K McCutcheon 1393.882
A & P Trimble & Sons 1384.037

DownpatrickPremier J Crossan 1466.576 , J Crossan 1466.265
P McCullough & Dtr 1450.588

Dundonald M Foulis 1440.256 , M Foulis 1440.162
Mr & Mrs S Brown IHU19N10140 1439.28

Dundrum E & A Rogan 1402.07 , E & A Rogan 1391.549
R McVeigh & Son 1357.8

Killyleagh Central T Smith 1372.23 , T Smith 1359.78 ,C J Healy 1348.802

Millisle R Strain & Son 1344.72 , J Rankin 1338.38 , R Strain & Son 1337.36

Newtownbreda B Hogg & Sons 1459.395 , B Hogg & Sons 1422.591
B Hogg & Sons 1416.355

Portavogie R & G Thompson IHU18N10148 1449.249
Ambrose & Kelly IHU20N15653 1418.115 ,
R & G Thompson IHU20N15446 1402.044







East Down2bird News

Horse & Jockey 14/5/2021
57 members competed

1st B Hogg & sons 1308.743 pools £20 80
2nd R Moore & son 1282.177 pools £15 60
3rd Mr & Mrs S Brown 1281.449
4th R Moore & son 1278.133 pools £10 40
5th R Irwin 1256.994 pools £5 20
6th Gordon bros & sons 1248.920
7th J Kirk & sons 1237.133
8th J Patterson 1225 .211
9th F Gilmore 1223.193
10th Mackey & Lockhart 1222.786
11th J Galbraith & son 1221.946
12th T Horner & sons 1220.205

For a second time this year from three races Bangor’s Reggie & David Moore have both their entries in the prizes -good selecting .

Obituary

It is with deep regret that I have to report to the Fancy the death of Mrs Jane (Jeannie) McCavery ,the dearly loved mother of the East Down Combine and INFC chairman Leonard . To Leonard and the wider family circle may I pass on our sincere condolences at this sad time .

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This weekend May 29th it is the first of the Classic races of the season with the Joe Ringland Skibbereen Classic and good flying to all in this event .


Clifford Browne PO.
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