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East Down Combine Skibbereen Classic 16/05/15 – Lib 9.00am, wind North West

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Cloughey – Harper & Young 1733, 1733, Gordon Bros & Sons 1724, 1724, Young & Harper 1721, Gordon Bros & Sons 1665.

Crossgar – McCartan & Woodsides 1727, 1677, 1662, 1649, 1649, 1645.

Bangor RPS – R Moore & Son 1722, 1722, 1721, 1690, 1672, 1672.

Downpatrick – J Crossan 1721, P McCullough & Daughter 1651, J Quinn & Son 1648, R Connolly 1642, F Black & Sons 1625, J Crossan 1621.

Donaghadee – Angus Son & McConkey 1712, D & K McCutcheon 1695.

Annsborough – J Cleland 1711, D Croskery & Son 1672.

Millisle & District – J Rankin 1704, McCormick & Muckle 1657.

Newtownbreda – B Hogg & Sons 1701.

Hillfoot – W & L Robinson 1696, 1654, 1654.

Comber Soc – F Gilmore 1694.

Dundonald – B C T Foulis & Gill 1687, 1687, 1687, S Brown & Sons 1678, 1669, B C T Foulis & Gill 1668.

Annalong – K Rooney Son & Daughter 1686, 1685, 1685, 1630, 1629, J Newell 1601.

Ballylesson – M & A Johnston 1682, J Patterson 1673, C & D Smyth & Sons 1669, 1668, M & A Johnston 1665, A Crawford 1647.

Killyleagh Central – McComb Bros 1660, 1654, 1644.

Tyrella – S Milligan & Daughter 1654.

Portavogie – B Young 1640, L Young 1636, B & J Donnan 1631, L Young 1627, Agar Bros 1620, L Young 1618.

Ballywalter SPC 5/75 – J Orr & Son 1637, W McMaster & Son 1581, J Orr & Son 1581, W McMaster & Son 1581, D & W Carlisle & Son 1575, 1571.

Ballynahinch W J Hayes & Son 1623, S & P Logan 1623, 1618, R Hunter 1588, H Wallace 1585, S & P Logan 1578.

HARPER & YOUNG TAKE TOP TWO FROM SKIBBEREEN CLASSIC by Clifford Browne

The first of this year’s Old Bird Derby races was flown on Saturday 16th May from Skibbereen and turned out to be a really first class event which saw an entry of almost 1400 birds these were released at 9am into a WNW wind but from the velocities put up by the leading birds it must have had very little North in it with the leading birds making over 1700 ypm .

The Portavogie lofts of Drew Harper & Martin Young have been turning in some great performances already this year starting with Tullamore when they took the top three in the Open from this race and then in 2014 who can forget the 2nd Navan YB race when they had the first 11 places in the open and then from Mt Charles they took the top 3 in the open and in these and other races they had other birds well placed.
Their first two birds from this year’s Classic from Skibbereen and winning 1st and 2nd open are two blue Yearling hens and are sisters and as you can see from the result they finish on the same yard .
Racing roundabout this partnership are racing birds from Bob Donaldson and Stephen Gore and it is from a Bob Donaldson cock paired to a Stephen Gore hen that these two hens are bred the family being van Dork and the partnership wish to thank both these fanciers and also Alfie Hawthorne. They are also very grateful to their great friend John Adair who trains Drew and Martin’s pigeons regularly several days each week and this work is certainly paying off .
A very close third were the 2014 fanciers of the year the Crossgar partnership of McCartan & Woodsides and this loft as reported on a number of occasions has a tremendous record from Skibbereen for in 2014 they had success from this race point winning 1st open from the 2nd Young Bird Derby from there having already on previous occasions won this J Ringland Classic 3 times and they have also won the INFC from here as well, not to mention other positions won from this racepoint which also includes 1st North section also with the INFC .

Here are a few details on their pigeon which was 3rd Open from Skibbereen this year
The sire is their Soontjen cock which topped the North Section from the Skibbereen OB National.
The dam was bred by K.Rooney, son & dtr of Annalong and is the same way bred as the pigeon raced by G & P Brown which topped the North Section from the Skibbereen YB National and then won the Combine from the Skibbereen OB Classic the following year.

This Old Bird classic was just that a first rate classic event and if you look down the results there are many outstanding individual loft performances and it was an excellent race with great returns . Congratulations to all those in the prizes . The top 30 places were:


Open 119 /1380 Birds. East Section 79/829 Birds West Section 40/551 Birds
Pools
Pos Name Club Velocity Section Open Pool Total Grand Total
1 E1 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1733.788 abc CD N £318.00 £529.48
2 E2 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1733.677 abc n CD N £256.96 £426.70
3 W1 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1727.351 £0.00 £141.33
4 E3 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1724.374 abc BCD N £215.60 £332.91
5 E4 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1724.039 ab B £80.09 £164.96
6 E5 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1722.756 ab BC £84.17 £154.90
7 E6 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1722.541 b C £27.70 £98.43
8 E7 J Crossan Downpatrick HPS 1721.830 BCD £50.36 £121.09
9 E8 Young & Harper Cloughey HPS 1721.282 £0.00 £66.58
10 E9 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1721.145 ab BC £50.25 £116.83
11 E10 Angus&Son&McConkey Donaghadee RPC 1712.798 ab n BC £77.45 £134.03
12 E11 James. Cleland Annsborough HPS 1711.304 £0.00 £56.58
13 E12 J Rankin Millisle & District HPS 1704.970 a £11.90 £68.48
14 W2 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1701.278 £0.00 £73.06
15 W3 W & L Robinson Hillfoot HPS 1696.962 ab BC £75.77 £140.57
16 E13 D & K McCutcheon Donaghadee RPC 1695.466 £0.00 £37.44
17 E14 F Gilmore Comber Social 1694.468 abc BCD £74.92 £112.36
18 E15 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1690.285 abc BCD £69.07 £106.51
19 W4 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1687.897 £0.00 £41.53
20 W5 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1687.685 £0.00 £38.78
21 W6 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1687.579 n £22.80 £61.58
22 E16 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1686.561 £0.00 £37.44
23 E17 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1685.719 £0.00 £37.44
24 E18 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1685.359 £0.00 £37.44
25 W7 M & A Johnston Ballylesson HPS 1682.528 n £15.20 £53.98
26 W8 S.Brown & Sons Dundonald HPS 1678.881 £0.00 £31.02
27 W9 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1677.296 ab BCD £72.49 £103.51
28 W10 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1673.819 abc BCD £94.79 £125.81
29 E19 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1672.415 £0.00 £30.36
30 E20 R Moore & Son Bangor RPC 1672.273 ab BC £45.44 £75.80

Around the Combine Clubs
Now as this was a Derby race not all clubs hold a club event but this first birds in each club are listed below ;

Annalong 1st 1 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1686.561 2nd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1685.719 3rd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1685.359
Annsborough 1st James Cleland 1711.2nd 2 D Croskery & Son 1672.415
Ballylesson 1st M&A Johnston 1682 2nd J Patterson 1673 3rd C&D Smyth & Sons 1669
Ballynahinch 1st W Hayes & Son 1623.116 2nd S & P Logan & Ptnrs 1623.038 3rd S & P Logan & Ptnrs 1618.822
Ballywalter 1st &3rd . J.Orr & son 1637, 1581.3 2nd W.McMaster & son 1581.9
Bangor 1st R Moore & Son 1722.756 2nd R Moore & Son 1722.541 3rd R Moore & Son 1721.282
Cloughey 1st Harper & Young 1733.788 2nd Harper & Young 1733.677 3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1724.374
Comber 1st F Gilmore 1694.468
Crossgar 1st McCartan & Woodsides 1727.351 2nd McCartan & Woodsides 1677.296 3rd McCartan & Woodsides 1662.895
Donaghadee 1st Angus&Son;& McConkey 1712.798 2nd D & K McCutcheon 1695.466
Downpatrick 1st J Crossan 1721.83 2nd P McCullough & Dtr 1651.22 3rd J Quinn & Son 1648.822
Dundonald 1st B C T Foulis & Gill 1687.897 2nd B C T Foulis & Gill 1687.658 3rd B C T Foulis & Gill 1687.579
Hillfoot 1st W & L Robinson 1696.962 2nd W & L Robinson 1654.583 3rd W & L Robinson 1654.583
Killyleagh Central 1st McComb Bros 1660.653 2nd McComb Bros 1654.97 3rd McComb Bros 1644.963
Millisle 1st J Rankin 1704.97 2nd McCormick & Muckle 1657.356
Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 1701.179
Portavogie 1st B Young 1640.867 2nd L Young 1636.646 3rd B & J Donnan 1631.641
Tyrella 1st S Milligan & Dtr 1654.631
East Down2bird News

1st Pilmore Beach

1st Roy Irwin Dundonald hps 1541 Pools £16 00
2nd John Patterson Ballylesson hps 1533 £12 00
3rd F Gilmore Comber soc hps 1510 £8 00
4th B.C.T Foulis & Gill Dundonald hps 1507 £4 00
5th C&D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson hps 1504
6th R Moore & Son Bangor rpc 1500.5
7th C&D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson hps 1500.3
8th R Moore & Son Dundonald hps 1488
9th K Rooney & Son&Dtr Annalong hps 1483
10th M Croskery &Son Annsbrough hps 1474
11th J Mc Nally & Son Annsbrough hps 1470
12th K&B Mc Conaghie & Son Ballylesson hps 1465

Once again the 2bird winners are right up there at the top of the Combine results in fact from the 1st Pilmore Beach the 1st and 2nd open Combine are the 1st and 2nd birds in the 2 bird club with Francis Gilmore in 3rd place with this super racing pigeon of his the 3yearold Soontjen cock which had won both the Tullamore races in the Comber club this year finishing well up in the EDC Open in both of these races to which he can now add 2nd club 15th open 2nd East Section ,3rd 2 bird club Pilmore Beach and then from the Skibbereen Classic he finished 1st club 17th open 14th Section ,what a good one to own . I may have misled readers in the first report on this pigeon when I said that Francis had bought him from Colin Telford in fact Colin had gifted him to Francis as a young Bird and what a good one he has turned out to be . The Lofts of C & D Smyth & sons of Bally lesson and R Moore & Son of Bangor have both their birds in the result from Pilmore Beach ,another great achievement . The 2 bird club sees fanciers using their knowledge of their birds very well in the selection of their entry making this a very competitive club .
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This week the Combine is back in Pilmore Beach .