EDC Winners 2011 Season -

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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EDC Winners 2011 Season -

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Please find below a list of all East Down Combine Winners for the 2011 season.


EAST DOWN COMBINE CUP WINNERS 2011

Ringland Classic Cup - Skibbereen Classic
G & P Brown Annsborough

Kilpatrick Cup - 1st Talbenny
H McVeigh Killyleagh Central

Wm Lowery Cup - 2nd Talbenny
G Morrison & Dtrs Ballynahinch

Derek Wishart Memorial Cup - Fermoy
G Morrison Dtrs Ballynahinch

Taylor Cup - Bude
F Keery Newtownbreda

McCausland Cup - Penzance
J McGreevy Crossgar

H & S Muckle Cup Penzance Classic
J Cleland Annsborough

MacMillan Memorial Cup - St Malo O/B Derby
T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda

McNeil Memorial Cup - Kings Cup O/B National Vannes
T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda

E Carlisle Cup - 5th Old Bird Race Fermoy
M & A Johnston Newtownbreda

Castlewellan Show Cup - 5th Young Bird Race 1st Tyone Mills
S Brown & Sons Dundonald

Jefford Memorial Cup - Lowest Inland Velocity
J Young & Ptnrs Dundonald Vel 1211

R Johnston Cup - 1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby
J Abernethy Ballynahinch

Skibbereen Cup - 2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby
A Cousins & Sons Ballylesson




Charity Shield - Talbenny Y/B Derby
R Hunter Ballynahinch


AVERAGE CUPS

Brown Cup - Old Bird Average Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey Vel 1283

McCartan Memorial Cup-Old Bird Inland Average
W White & Son Newtownbreda Vel 1450

L & A Fields Memorial Cup-Best Average O/B Classic
& O/B Derby N Maguire Annsborough Vel 1554.9

MRS Magee Cup-Young Bird Average Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey Vel 1494


D Logan Cup-Best Average Penzance & 2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby
J McGreevy Crossgar Vel1567

North Region Cup-Best Average Over 4 Channel Races
Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey Vel 1188

McCloud Cup-Best Average Over All Derbies
A Cousins & Sons Ballylesson Vel 1551

Newcombe Trophy-Best Average last 4 O/B & Last 2 Y/B Races
Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey Vel 1261

R Moore & Son Cup-Best Average Over Channel Championship Races
McComb Bros Killyleagh Central Vel 1099

E Hardy Memorial Cup-Best Average Last O/B and Last Y/B Races
J McGreevy Crossgar Vel 1369

Marie Cromie Memorial Cup-Best Average Y/B Inland Derby Races
J Abernethy Ballynahinch Vel 1740

R Russell Memorial Cup-Best Average Channel Races Plus O/B Derby
Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey Vel 1253

Morrow Cup - Under 21 Fancier Of The Year
Jack & Jessica Rogan Newcastle

H Morrow Memorial Cup-Fancier Of The Year 2011
Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey

Ian Cousins Memorial Cup-Best Average O/B Classic & 2 Y/B Inland Derby Races
W White & Son Newtownbreda Vel 1643

I.H.U. MERITORIOUS AWARD WINNERS 2011

1st Talbenny & Bude F Keery Newtownbreda Vel 1273

2nd Talbenny & Penzance B McConnell Annalong Vel 1104

3 BIRD CHANNEL CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

1st Talbenny : McCormick & Grey Cloughey

2nd Talbenny : Pritchard Bros Annsborough

Bude : G Morrison & Dtrs Ballynahinch

Penzance : J Cleland Annsborough

OPEN & SECTION WINNERS 2011 OLD BIRD SEASON

Mullingar : 1st Open 1st West Section R Irwin Dundonald
1st East Section 5th Open R Moore & Son Bangor

Tullamore : 1st Open 1st East Section B McConnell Annalong
1st West Section 22nd Open McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar

1st Mount Charles : 1st Open 1st East Section N Maguire Annsborough
1st West Section 4th Open D Walsh Crossgar

2nd Mount Charles1st Open1st West Section R Irwin Dundonald
1st East Section 4th Open G & P Brown Annsborough

1st Fermoy:1st Open 1st West Section M & A Johnston Newtownbreda
1st East Section 30th Open Burgess & Brennan Bangor

Skibbereen O/B Classic : 1st Open 1st East Section
G & P Brown Annsborough
1st West Section 3rd Open S Brown & Sons Dundonald

2nd Fermoy :1st Open 1st East Section G & P Brown Annsborough
1st West Section 4th Open S & K Duke Crossgar

1st Talbenny :1st Open 1st East Section H McVeigh Killyleagh Central
1st West Section 2nd Open G Morrison Dtrs Ballynahinch

2nd Talbenny :1st Open 1st West Section G Morrison Dtrs Ballynahinch
1st East Section 3rd Open Pritchard Bros Annsborough

Fermoy Classic : 1st Open G Morrison & Dtrs Ballynahinch

Bude :1st Open 1st West Section F Keery Newtownbreda
1st East Section 3rd Open K Rooney & Son Annalong

Penzance :1st Open 1st West Section J McGreevy Crossgar
1st East Section 2nd Open J Cleland Annsborough

Penzance Classic:1st Open 1st East Section J Cleland Annsborough
1st West Section 10th Open W & L Robinson Hillfoot

St Malo O/B Derby :1st Open 1st West Section T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda
1st East Section 2nd Open N Maguire Annsborough


OPEN & SECTION WINNER 2011 YOUNG BIRD SEASON

1st Navan : 1st Open 1st East Section G & P Brown Annsborough
1st West Section 25th Open J Crockard & Son Comber Social

2nd Navan : 1st Open 1st East B Higgins Annalong
1st West Section J Patterson Ballylesson

Mullingar : 1st Open 1st West Section R Irwin Dundonald
1st East Section 8th Open Gordon Bros & sons Cloughey

Tullamore : 1st Open 1st West Section J Young & Ptnrs Dundonald
1st East Section 2nd Open Ferguson & Wilkinson Donaghadee

1st Tyone Mills : 1st Open 1st West Section S Brown & Sons Dundonald
1st East Section 5th Open C Gilmore & Sons Cloughey

Fermoy : 1st Open 1st West Section Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson
1st East Section 17th Open Burgess & Brennan Bangor

1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby :1st Open 1st West Section
J Abernety Ballynahinch
1st West Section 3rd Open D Croskery & Son Annsborough

Talbenny Y/B Derby: 1st Open 1st West Section R Hunter Ballynahinch
1st East Section 4th Open P Brown & Son Annsborough

2nd Tyone Mills : 1st Open 1st East Section R McDowell & Son Annsborough
1st West Section 2nd Open J Scates & Son Hillfoot

2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby: 1st Open 1st West Section A Cousins & Sons Ballylesson
1st East Section 28th Open McComb Bros Killyleagh Central


Champion Old Bird 2011
G & P Brown Annsborough 114 Points

Champion Young Bird 2011
Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 101 Points

Club Champions 2011
Old Bird Season: Annsborough H.P.S. 170 Points
Young Bird Season : Dundonald H.P.S. 119 Points

Achievement Award Winners 2011
Awarded for a bird placed three times in Old Bird Derby Result




EAST DOWN COMBINE BREEDER/BUYER WINNERS 2011

Breeder: S Regan Buyer: J Robinson




CENTRE PRIZE WINNERS 2011

Crossgar Centre Crossgar Centre
Skibbereen Classic – G & P Brown Annsborough
St Malo O/B Derby -- N Maguire Annsborough
1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby – J Abernethy Ballynahinch
Talbenny Y/B Derby – P Brown & Son Annsborough
2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby – McComb Bros Killyleagh Central

Ballywalter Centre Ballywalter Centre
Skibbereen Classic – R Moore & Son Bangor
St Malo O/B Derby - T & S Phillips Bangor
1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby – Harper & Young Cloughey
Talbenny Y/B Derby – J Orr & Son Ballywalter
2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby – R Moore & Son Bangor

Newtownbreda Centre Newtownbreda Centre
Skibbereen Classic – S Brown & Sons Dundonald
St Malo O/B Derby - T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda
1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby – F Gilmore Comber Social
Talbenny Y/B Derby – R Hunter Ballynahinch
2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby - A Cousins & Sons Ballylesson

1st EAST DOWN COMBINE MEMBER IN IRISH NATIONAL
FLYING CLUB RACES 2011
FLYING CLUB RACES 2010

Skibbereen O/B Inland National : 1st East Down Combine 118th Open
2nd North Section McComb Bros Killyleagh Central

Sennen Cove Yearling National : 1st East Down Combine 9th Open
3rd North Section P Brown & Son Annsborough

Plaudren - Vannes Kings Cup 1st East Down Combine 2nd Open
2nd North Section T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda

St. Malo Friendship National : 1st East Down Combine 16th Open
W Catherwood & Sons Ballynahinch

Penzance Young Bird National : 1st East Down Combine 10th Open
9th North Section G & P Brown Annsborough

Skibbereen Young Bird National : 1st East Down Combine 83rd Open
2nd North Section M Foulis Dundonald




EAST DOWN COMBINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011

Old Bird Inland Champion : G & P Brown Annsborough 174 Points
Old Bird Inland Champion West Section : W White & Son Newtownbreda 83 Points
Old Bird Inland Champion East Section : G & P Brown Annsborough 87 Points

Old Bird Channel Champion : Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 160 Points
Old Bird Channel Champion West Section : G Morrison & Dtrs Ballynahinch 59 Points
Old Bird Channel Champion East Section : Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 82 Points

Young Bird Champion : J Young & Ptnrs Dundonald 256 Points
Young Bird Champion West Section J Young & Ptnrs Dundonald 118 Points
Young Bird Champion East Section Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 129 Points


East Section Fancier of the Year 2011

Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 593 Points

West Section Fancier of the Year 2011

S Brown & Sons Dundonald 594 Points

East Down Combine Fanciers of the Year 2011

Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 1495 Points



Any objection to the above results must be made in writing to the East Down
Combine Secretary within seven days.
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