Navan (2) - 24/07/21

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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Navan (2) - 24/07/21

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Belmont Success from Navan (2)

The East Down Combine birds were back in Navan for the second race of the season and whilst still hot it was not quite as hot as the previous week and there was a NE wind blowing which resulted in a slower race than the 1st Navan . Release was at 9.45 am and with the East in the wind the Open winner was to the Belmont loft of W & R Evans & Leahy on a velocity of 1368 .In 2nd place were the Ballylesson partnership of C & D Smyth & sons and then it was back to Belmont for 3rd open to Albert Gregg and if the Belmont PO could forward me photos of some of their members I would be very grateful . Back to Ballylesson for 4th open to Mackey & Lockhart and these were the top four in the West Section the next 3 birds were to the East section and the Cloughey club with last week’s Open winners Harper & Young 5th open and C & H Cully 6th and 7th Open . The full Combine result was ;

East Down Combine
24/07/2021 2nd Navan
102 Members Sent: 3512 Birds in a North East Wind

Pos Name Club Velocity
1 W & R Evans & Leahy Belmont RPC 1368.732
2 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1356.907
3 Albert Greg Belmont RPC 1348.814
4 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1343.448
5 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1332.918
6 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1332.014
7 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1332.014
8 R & J Conlane Belmont RPC 1309.499
9 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1293.750
10 S Rea Dundonald HPS 1293.156
11 S Rea Dundonald HPS 1286.104
12 Myles,Kincaid,McCann&Auld Dundonald HPS 1281.154
13 W & R Evans & Leahy Belmont RPC 1271.261
14 P Wylie Belmont RPC 1269.607
15 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1268.266
16 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1268.042
17 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1268.042
18 J & R Young Portavogie 1265.296
19 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1265.196
20 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1265.150
21 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1264.968
22 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1264.943
23 J & R Young Portavogie 1264.472
24 J & R Young Portavogie 1264.266
25 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1262.309
26 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1261.401
27 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1261.132
28 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1260.298
29 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1254.590
30 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1253.869
31 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1253.456
32 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1253.044
33 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1251.480
34 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1251.398
35 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1250.146
36 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1250.146
37 I&A Cousins & M Albert Ballylesson HPS 1248.125
38 I&A Cousins & M Albert Ballylesson HPS 1247.681
39 D & K McCutcheon Donaghadee RPC 1244.236
40 D & K McCutcheon Donaghadee RPC 1244.053



West Section 38Members Sent:1273 Birds in a North East Wind

1 W & R Evans & Leahy Belmont RPC 1368.732
2 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1356.907
3 Albert Greg Belmont RPC 1348.814
4 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1343.448
5 R & J Conlane Belmont RPC 1309.499
6 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1293.750
7 S Rea Dundonald HPS 1293.156
8 S Rea Dundonald HPS 1286.104
9 Myles,Kincaid,McCann&Auld Dundonald HPS 1281.154
10 W & R Evans & Leahy Belmont RPC 1271.261
11 P Wylie Belmont RPC 1269.607
12 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1264.968
13 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1261.401
14 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1261.132
15 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1260.298
16 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1254.590
17 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1253.869
18 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1253.456
19 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1253.044
20 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1251.398

East Section 66 Members Sent: 2239 Birds in a North East Wind
1 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1332.918
2 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1332.014
3 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1332.014
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1268.266
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1268.042
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1268.042
7 J & R Young Portavogie 1265.296
8 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1265.196
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1265.150
10 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1264.943
11 J & R Young Portavogie 1264.472
12 J & R Young Portavogie 1264.266
13 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1262.309
14 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1251.480
15 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1250.146
16 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1250.146
17 D & K McCutcheon Donaghadee RPC 1244.236
18 D & K McCutcheon Donaghadee RPC 1244.053
19 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1241.604
20 C & H Cully Cloughey HPS 1241.336

Open (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 A Gregg
IHU21N02410 Belmont 1348.81 20
2 Mackey & Lockhart
IHU21N14350 Ballylesson HPS 1343.44 19
3 J Young & Ptnrs
IHU21N06658 Dundonald HPS 1293.75 18
4 W & R Evans & Leahy
GB21D18619 Belmont 1271.26 17
5 R & G Thompson
IHU21N19110 Portavogie 1265.19 16
6 Mackey & Lockhart
IHU21N17387 Ballylesson HPS 1264.96 -
7 J & R Young
IHU21N19007 Portavogie 1264.26 15
8 Cowan & McCartney
IHU21N11640 Dundonald HPS 1253.04 14
9 Cowan & McCartney
IHU21N11637 Dundonald HPS 1251.39 -
10 Cowan & McCartney
IHU21N11616 Dundonald HPS 1241.81 -
11 Mackey & Lockhart
IHU21N17386 Ballylesson HPS 1238.81 -
12 C & D Smyth & Sons
IHU21N00693 Ballylesson HPS 1232.26 13
13 D & L Jackson & Dtrs
IHU21N02623 Belmont 1221.92 12
14 R Irwin
IHU21N06780 Dundonald HPS 1216.23 11
15 A Gregg
IHU21N02446 Belmont 1215.21 -
16 Myles,Kincaid, McCann & Auld;
IHU21N11961 Dundonald HPS 1213.37 10
17 D & L Jackson & Dtrs
IHU21N10584 Belmont 1202.87 -
18 D & L Jackson & Dtrs
IHU21N10517 Belmont 1202.49 -
19 R Christie
IHU21N15734 Ballywalter SPC 1193.90 9
20 R Moore & Son
IHU21N05606 Bangor RPC 1190.88 8


East (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 R & G Thompson
IHU21N19110 Portavogie 1265.196 10
2 J & R Young
IHU21N19007 Portavogie 1264.266 9
3 R Christie
IHU21N15734 Ballywalter SPC 1193.909 8
4 R Moore & Son
IHU21N05606 Bangor RPC 1190.886 7
5 R Connolly
IHU21N15102 Downpatrick Premier 1186.032 6
6 Ambrose & Kelly
GB21V69175 Portavogie 1176.387 5
7 Ambrose & Kelly
IHU21N19356 Portavogie 1159.726 -
8 F Gilmore
IHU21N07002 Comber Social HPS 1158.096 4
9 F Black & Sons
IHU21N15032 Downpatrick Premier 1147.488 3
10 R Connolly
IHU21N15106 Downpatrick Premier 1146.692 -


West (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 A Gregg
IHU21N02410 Belmont 1348.81 10
2 Mackey & Lockhart
IHU21N14350 Ballylesson HPS 1343.448 9
3 J Young & Ptnrs
IHU21N06658 Dundonald HPS 1293.75 8
4 W & R Evans & Leahy
GB21D18619 Belmont 1271.26 7
5 Mackey & Lockhart
IHU21N17387 Ballylesson HPS 1264.968 -
6 Cowan & McCartney
IHU21N11640 Dundonald HPS 1253.044 6
7 Cowan & McCartney
IHU21N11637 Dundonald HPS 1251.398 -
8 Cowan & McCartney
IHU21N11616 Dundonald HPS 1241.812 -
9 Mackey & Lockhart
IHU21N17386 Ballylesson HPS 1238.817 -
10 C & D Smyth & Sons
IHU21N00693 Ballylesson HPS 1232.268 5





Around the Combine Clubs

Annalong K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1139.319 , K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1136.917
K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1130.659

Annsborough J Melville & Son 1045.465 , J Melville & Son 913.744
J Melville & Son 866.246

Ballylesson 6 members sent 206 birds 1st C & D Smyth & sons 1356.907
Mackey & Lockhart 1343.448 , Mackey & Lockhart 1264 .968

Ballynahinch Abernethy & Turner 1211.541 , Abernethy & Turner 1208.944 Abernethy & Turner 1205.889

Ballywalter R Christie 1231.992 , R Christie IHU21N15734 1193.909
J & J Hollinger 1132.821

Bangor Burgess & Brennan 1251.48 , Burgess & Brennan 1250.146
Burgess & Brennan 1250.146

Belmont W & R Evans & Leahy 1368.73 , A Gregg IHU21N02410 1348.81
R & J Conlane 1309.49

Cloughey Harper & Young 1332.928 , C & H Cully 1332.014
C & H Cully 1332.014

Comber 1 F Gilmore IHU21N07002 1158.096 , F Gilmore 1143.975
J Crockard & Son 1130.879

Crossgar A&A Cheevers 1161.748 , J McGreevy 1145.691
S McLoughlin 1063.008

Donaghadee D & K McCutcheon 1244.235 , D & K McCutcheon 1244.052
Ferguson & Wilkinson 1239.924

DownpatrickPremier R Connolly IHU21N15102 1186.032 ,
P McCullough & Dtr 1184.216 , R Connolly 1166.03

Dundonald J Young & Ptnrs IHU21N06658 1293.75 , S Rea 1293.156
S Rea 1286.104

Dundrum S Foster Connor & Parry 1133.406 , S Foster Connor & Parry 1132.468 S Foster Connor & Parry 1131.765

Killyleagh Central Gordon Bros & Sons 1268.042 ,
Gordon Bros & Sons 1238.654 , Gordon Bros & Sons 1237.584


Millisle A & E Muckle IHU21N14579 1100.975 , J Rankin 1040.713
J Rankin 1040.713

Newtownbreda B Hogg & Sons 1261.401 , B Hogg & Sons 1254.59
B Hogg & Sons 1217.555

Portavogie J & R Young 1265.296 , R & G Thompson IHU21N19110 1265.196
J & R Young 1264.472


East Down2bird News

1st Navan 33 members sent 66 birds


1st J Trimble & g /son 1475
2nd K Rooney & son & dtr 1456
3rd Gordon bros & sons 1428 pools £10 nom £30
4th J & R Young 1416
5th Young Mc Cormick & Angus 1400 pools £7 50
6th A Gregg 1364
7th S Regan 1355
8th R J Conlane 1347 pools £5
9th Gordon bros & sons 1321 pools £2 50
10th K Rooney & son & dtr 1273
11th C Kelly & sons 1242
12th J Young & ptrs 1221

The lofts of K Rooney ,son & dtr and Gordon Bros & sons had both their entries in the result , excellent selecting in the first Young Bird race .
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This week the Combine moves on to Tullamore . Clifford Browne PO.
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