East Down Combine Winners 2015 -

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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East Down Combine Winners 2015 -

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Please find below a list of all East Down Combine Winners for the 2015 season

EAST DOWN COMBINE CUP WINNERS 2015

Ringland Classic Cup - Skibbereen Classic
Harper & Young Cloughey

Kilpatrick Cup - 1st Talbenny
T Smith Killyleagh Central

Wm Lowery Cup - 2nd Talbenny
K Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong

Derek Wishart Memorial Cup – Pilmore Beach
R Irwin Dundonald

Taylor Cup - Bude
Not Flown

McCausland Cup - Penzance
Harper & Young Cloughey

H & S Muckle Cup Penzance Classic
C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson

MacMillan Memorial Cup – St Malo O/B Derby
A Murray & Son Dundrum

McNeil Memorial Cup - Kings Cup O/B National Vannes
W Hayes & Son Ballynahinch

E Carlisle Cup - 5th Old Bird Race Pilmore Beach
R Irwin Dundonald

Castlewellan Show Cup - 5th Young Bird Race 1st Clonmel
McComb Bros Killyleagh Central

Jefford Memorial Cup - Lowest Inland Velocity
B Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda Vel 1239

R Johnston Cup - 1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby
R Moore & Son Bangor

Skibbereen Cup – Ken McConaghie Skibbereen Y/B Derby
Harper & Young Cloughey

Charity Shield - Talbenny Y/B Derby
K & B McConaghie & Son Ballylesson





AVERAGE CUPS

Brown Cup - Old Bird Average
J Patterson Ballylesson Vel 1441

McCartan Memorial Cup-Old Bird Inland Average
R Moore & Son Bangor Vel 1590

L & A Fields Memorial Cup-Best Average O/B Classic & O/B Derby
McComb Bros Killyleagh Central Vel 1375

MRS Magee Cup-Young Bird Average
Harper & Young Cloughey Vel 1494

D Logan Cup-Best Average Penzance & 2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby
Harper & Young Cloughey Vel 1475

North Region Cup-Best Average Over 3 Channel Races
J Patterson Ballylesson Vel 1278

McCloud Cup-Best Average Over All Derbies
A Cousins & Sons Ballylesson Vel 1081

Newcombe Trophy-Best Average last 3 O/B & Last 2 Y/B Races
Cowan & McCartney Dundonald Vel 1257

R Moore & Son Cup-Best Average Over Channel Championship Races
J Patterson Ballylesson Vel 1237

E Hardy Memorial Cup-Best Average Last O/B and Last Y/B Races
Harper & Young Cloughey Vel 1218

Marie Cromie Memorial Cup-Best Average Y/B Inland Derby Races
Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey Vel 1884

R Russell Memorial Cup-Best Average Channel Races Plus O/B Derby
Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson Vel 1149

Morrow Cup - Under 21 Fancier Of The Year


Ian Cousins Memorial Cup-Best Average O/B Classic & 2 Y/B Inland Derby Races
Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey Vel 1827


H Morrow Memorial Cup-Fancier Of The Year 2015
Cowan & McCartney Dundonald

I.H.U. MERITORIOUS AWARD WINNERS 2015

1st Talbenny & 3rd Pilmore Beach Cowan & McCartney Dundonald Vel 1265

2nd Talbenny & Penzance S Brown & Sons Dundonald Vel 1198

3 BIRD CHANNEL CHAMPIONSHIP 2015

1st Talbenny : A & A Cheevers Crossgar

2nd Talbenny : K Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong

Bude : Not Flown

Penzance : J Patterson Ballylesson

OPEN & SECTION WINNERS 2015 OLD BIRD SEASON

1st Tullamore: 1st Open 1st East Section Harper & Young Cloughey
1st West Section 26th Open B Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda

2nd Tullamore: 1st Open 1st West Section Cowan & McCartney Dundonald
1st East Section 14th Open F Gilmore Comber Social

1st Clonmel: 1st Open 1st West Section Cowan & McCartney Dundonald
1st East Section 2nd Open R Moore & Son Bangor

2nd Clonmel: 1st Open 1st East Section A & P Trimble & Sons Donaghadee
1st West Section 4th Open J Patterson Ballylesson

1st Pilmore Beach: 1st Open 1st West Section R Irwin Dundonald
1st East Section 6th Open D Croskery & Son Annsborough

Skibbereen O/B Classic: 1st Open 1st East Section Harper & young Cloughey
1st West Section 3rd Open McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar

2nd Pilmore Beach: 1st Open 1st West Section R Irwin Dundonald
1st East Section 7th Open J Rankin Millisle & District

1st Talbenny :1st Open 1st East Section T Smith Killyleagh Central
1st West Section 2nd Open Cowan & McCartney Dundonald

2nd Talbenny :1st Open 1st East Section K Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong
1st West Section 6th Open A Crawford Ballylesson

Pilmore Beach Classic : 1st Open R Irwin Dundonald

3rd Pilmore Beach: 1st Open 1st West Section C & D Smyth Ballylesson
1st East Section 4th Open K Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong

Penzance :1st Open 1st East Section Harper & Young Cloughey
1st West Section 2nd Open J McGreevy C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson

Penzance Classic: 1st Open 1st West Section C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson
1st East Section 2nd Open J Crossan Downpatrick

St Malo O/B Derby :1st Open 1st East Section A Murray & Son Dundrum
1st West Section 9th Open G & J O’Hare Croosgar


OPEN & SECTION WINNER 2015 YOUNG BIRD SEASON

1st Navan: 1st Open 1st East Section Cully & Monan Cloughey
1st West Section Kincaid & McCann Dundonald

2nd Navan: 1st Open 1st East Section Harper & Young Cloughey
1st West Section Cowan & McCartney Dundonald

1st Tullamore: 1st Open 1st West Section R Irwin Dundonald
1st East Section 12th Open McComb Bros Killyleagh Central

2nd Tullamore : 1st Open 1st West Section J Young & Ptnrs Dundonald
1st East Section 3rd Open McCormick & Muckle Millisle & District

1st Clonmel: 1st Open 1st East Section McComb Bros Killyleagh Central
1st West Section 4th Open A Cousins & Sons Hillfoot

Pilmore Beach: 1st Open 1st West Section W White & Son Newtownbreda
1st East Section 19th Open R Connolly Downpatrick

1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby :1st Open 1st East Section R Moore & Son Bangor

1st West Section 8th Open BCT Foulis & Gill Dundonald

Talbenny Y/B Derby: 1st Open 1st West Section K & B McConaghie & Son Ballylesson
1st East Section 2nd Open R McDowell & Son Annsborough

2nd Clonmel: 1st Open 1st West Section B Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda
1st East Section 7th Open T Smith Killyleagh Central

2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby: 1st Open 1st East Section Harper & Young Cloughey
1st West Section 2nd Open B Hogg & sons Newtownbreda


Champion Old Bird 2015
R Irwin Dundonald 154 Points

Champion Young Bird 2015
Harper & Young Cloughey 111 Points

Club Champions 2015
Old Bird Season: Dundonald H.P.S. 171 Points
Young Bird Season: Dundonald H.P.S. 114 Points

Achievement Award Winners 2015
Awarded for a bird placed three times in Old Bird Derby Result
None Won


EAST DOWN COMBINE BREEDER/BUYER WINNERS 2015
Breeder: A Cousins & Sons Buyer: A Cousins & Sons


CENTRE PRIZE WINNERS 2015

Crossgar Centre
Skibbereen Classic – McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar
St Malo O/B Derby -- A Murray & Son Dundrum
1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby – M Croskery Annsborough
Talbenny Y/B Derby – R McDowell & Son Annsborough
2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby – Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey

Portavogie Centre
Skibbereen Classic – Harper & Young Cloughey
St Malo O/B Derby - J & J Hollinger Millisle District
1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby – R Moore & Son Bangor
Talbenny Y/B Derby – A & P Trimble & Sons Donaghadee
2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby – Harper & Young Cloughey

Ballylesson Centre
Skibbereen Classic – B Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda
St Malo O/B Derby - T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda
1st Skibbereen Y/B Derby – BTC Foulis & Gill Dundonald
Talbenny Y/B Derby – K & B McConaghie & Son Ballylesson
2nd Skibbereen Y/B Derby – B Hogg & sons Newtownbreda

1st EAST DOWN COMBINE MEMBER IN IRISH NATIONAL
FLYING CLUB RACES 2015


Skibbereen O/B Inland National : 1st East Down Combine
23rd Open 1st North Section McComb Bros Killyleagh Central

Sennen Cove Yearling National : 1st East Down Combine 27th Open
23rd North Section McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar

Saint Allouestre Kings Cup 1st East Down Combine 54th Open
41st North Section W Hayes & Son Ballynahinch

Quimper Friendship National : 1st East Down Combine 20th Open
Ken Tompsett Comber Social

Penzance Young Bird National : 1st East Down Combine 25th Open
18th North Section P Byrne & Son Downpatrick

Skibbereen Young Bird National : 1st East Down Combine
12th Open 9th North Section A Crawford Ballylesson








EAST DOWN COMBINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015

Old Bird Inland Champion : R Moore & Son Bangor 220 Points
Old Bird Inland Champion West Section : B Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda 92 Points
Old Bird Inland Champion East Section : R Moore & Son Bangor 114 Points

Old Bird Channel Champion : J Patterson Ballylesson 101 Points
Old Bird Channel Champion West Section : J Patterson Ballylesson 55 Points
Old Bird Channel Champion East Section : McComb Bros Killyleagh Central 38 Points

Young Bird Champion : B Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda 236 Points
Young Bird Champion West Section B Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda 120 Points
Young Bird Champion East Section Harper & Young Cloughey 112 Points


East Section Fancier of the Year 2015

Gordon Bros & Sons 593 Points

West Section Fancier of the Year 2015

Cowan McCartney Dundonald 594.5 Points

East Down Combine Fanciers of the Year 2015

Cowan & McCartney Dundonald 1489 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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