St Malo OB Derby - Friday 29/06/12

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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St Malo OB Derby - Friday 29/06/12

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Liberation in St Malo was at 6.30am on Friday 29th June in a Fresh SW wind. The overall winner and 1st in the East Sect was R Strain & Son of Millisle & District recording velocity 1429, the bird was on its first cross channel race. They were just ahead of two birds for Tom Marshall & Son of Newtownbreda 1st & 2nd in the West Sect and winners of this race for the last three seasons. They got very close again.

East Down Combine St Malo OB Derby 81/260 –
1-1E R Strain & Son Millisle & Dist 1429 abcde DE £277, 2-1W T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda 1426 abcde £102, 3-2W T Marshall & Son 1350 abcde ABCDE £151, 4-3W S & K Duke Crossgar 1326 abcde ABCDE £117, 5-2E Gallagher Bros Annsborough 1321 abcd ABCD £100, 6-4W McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar 1299 abcde ABCDE £77, 7-3E Gallagher Bros 1285 abcd ABCD £74, 8-5W G & J O’Hare Crossgar 1281 £21, 9-4E McComb Bros Killyleagh Cent 1278 d D £47, 10-5E R Watson & Son Killyleagh Cent 1274 abcde ABC £79, 11-6E R Strain & Son 1266 abcde DE £75, 12-7E P Trimble Annalong 1259 abc ABC £33, 13-8E R Watson & Son 1242 abcde ABC £55, 14-6W T Marshall & Son 1236 abcden ABCDEFN £253, 15-9E B Jennings & Son Annsborough 1227 £20, 16-7W G & J O’Hare 1221 £16, 17-10E D Croskery & Son Annsborough 1210 abcd ABCD £42, 18-8W L & H Fields Hillfoot 1202 abcde ABCDE £47, 19-9W S & K Duke 1192 abcde ABCDE £47, 20-10W McCartan & Woodsides 1187 abcde ABCDEN £103, 21-11W G & J O’Hare 1178 £12, 22-11E Morrow Bros Killyleagh Cent 1151 d £21, 23-12W T Marshall & Son 1144 abcde £22, 24-13W W Catherwood & Son Ballynahinch 1143 abcde ABCDEF £97, 25-14W McCartan & Woodsides 1122 abcde ABCDE £40, 26-12E H & A Keenan & Partners Cloughey 1120 abcde £40, 27-15W T Marshall & Son 1077 abcde £21, 28-13E T & S Phillips Bangor 1071 abcd £25, 29-16W D Walsh Crossgar 1071 EF £60, 30-14E J & J Hollinger Millisle & Dist 1052 abcde £34, 31-15E E & A Rogan Newcastle 1026 £14, 32-16E Gallagher Bros 1008 abc £19, 33-17E Gallagher Bros 1002 £14, 34-18E Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey 993 e E £31, 35-19E McCormick & Gray Cloughey 982 en EF £121, 36-20E Gordon Bros & Sons 967 e E £30, 37- J Trimble & Son Annalong 945 e F £45, 38-17W J McGreevy Crossgar 944 £11, 39- H & A Keenan & Partners 942 e £18, 40-18W A Cousins & Sons Ballylesson 918 £11. End of Open Prizes. 19W W D Moore Comber Soc 900 £1, F Black & Sons Downpatrick 897 e £9, 20W J McGreevy 860 £1, m Jennings Annsborough 720 F £21.

East Down Combine Clubs

Crossgar – S & K Duke 1326, McCartan & Woodsides 1299, G & J O’Hare 1281, 1211, S & K Duke 1192, McCartan & Woodsides 1187.

Ballynahinch – W Catherwood & Sons 1143.
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