Navan (2) - 23/07/16
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:12 am
BALLYLESSON PARTNERSHIP TOP OPEN FROM 2ND Navan
28th July 2016
For the second young bird race of 2016 the EDC were back in Navan and this week they had a Southerly wind which saw the West Section get the early birds and again the winners were doing a fairly fast velocity with the top three in the Open making over the 1600ypm with the winners well clear of the rest of the convoy . Liberated at 12noon the open winner was to the Ballylesson partnership of Mackey & Lockhart and Ballylesson members had a further 6 places in the top 20 of the open .
2nd Open was to the Ballynahinch partnership of David & Robert Topping who had a substantial lead over the next bird into Ballynahinch . The Topping’s winner was a blue Hartog hen , a darkened youngster her sire was 13th Open EDC Fermoy and the dam was the 2012 EDC breeder/buyer .
Dundonald’s Roy Irwin has the next four places in the Open with birds from Ballylesson ,Dundonald and Newtownbreda making up the top twelve in Open and West Section .
The East section was won by the Bangor Partnership of Lambert & Stewart ahead of four Donaghadee birds two each to Angus & son & McConkey and Mr & Mrs Gardiner . The top Open and Section placings were:
East Down Combine Open
23/07/2016 2nd Navan YB
134 Members Sent: 4478 Birds in a Southerly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1643.262
2 D & R Topping Ballynahinch HPS 1607.719
3 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1600.397
4 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1585.174
5 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1583.501
6 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1583.167
7 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1582.555
8 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1581.786
9 Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1578.957
10 Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1578.158
11 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1577.796
12 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1577.718
13 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1577.469
14 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1576.981
15 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1576.816
16 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1570.963
17 K. Tompsett Comber Social 1568.306
18 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1567.504
19 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1557.213
20 Angus&Son&McConkey Donaghadee RPC 1548.495
West Section
43 Members Sent:1375 Birds in a Southerly Wind
1 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1643.262
2 D & R Topping Ballynahinch HPS 1607.719
3 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1600.397
4 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1585.174
5 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1583.501
6 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1583.167
7 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1582.555
8 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1581.786
9 Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1578.957
10 Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1578.158
11 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1577.796
12 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1577.718
East Section 91 Members Sent: 3103 Birds in a Southerly Wind
1 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1567.504
2 Angus&Son&McConkey Donaghadee RPC 1548.495
3 Mr & Mrs Gardiner Donaghadee RPC 1545.224
4 Angus&Son&McConkey Donaghadee RPC 1521.498
5 Mr & Mrs Gardiner Donaghadee RPC 1521.358
6 F Gilmore Comber Social 1519.719
7 D.Hamilton & Son Bangor RPC 1518.945
8 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1513.344
9 E D & K Allan & Sons Donaghadee RPC 1512.366
10 D & K McCutcheon Donaghadee RPC 1512.047
11 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1507.316
12 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1507.022
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st K & J McCulla 1314.839 2nd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1209.826
3rd McLoughlin Bros 1201.865
Annsborough 1st D Croskery & Son 1452.347 2nd D Croskery & Son 1448.788
3rd P Brown & Son 1435.725
Ballylesson 7 members sent 160 birds 1st Mackey & Lockhart 1643 2nd C&D Smyth & sons
1581 3rd Gillespie bros 1578.95
Ballynahinch 1st D & R Topping 1607.719 2nd S & P Logan & Ptnrs 1505.242
3rd W Catherwood & Sons 1484.267
Ballywalter 1st J T Palmer 1469.823 2nd J Orr & Son 1433.873 3rd J Orr & Son 1433.618
Bangor 1st Lambert & Stewart 1567.497 2nd D Hamilton & Son 1518.939
3rd Lambert & Stewart 1513.338
Cloughey 1st Harper & Young 1507.316 2nd Harper & Young 1507.022
3rd Harper & Young 1506.436
Comber 1st K Tompsett 1568.3 2nd F Gilmore 1519.71 3rd R Johnson 1492.33
Crossgar 1st T Horner & Sons 1493.351 2nd Sid McLoughlin 1482.911 3rd D Walsh 1481.912
Donaghadee 1st Angus&Son;& McConkey 1548.495 2nd Mr & Mrs Gardiner 1545.224
3rd Angus&Son & McConkey 1521.497
DownpatrickPremier 1st R Connolly 1466.643 2nd R Connolly 1466.302
3rd R Connolly 1466.302
Dundonald 1st R Irwin 1600.397 2nd R Irwin 1585.174 3rd R Irwin 1583.501
Dundrum 1st J Maguire & Ptrs 1410.898 2nd S Foster Connor & Parry 1381.63
3rd S Foster Connor & Parry 1376.072
Hillfoot 1st W & L Robinson 1471.724 2nd W & L Robinson 1370.52
3rd W & L Robinson 1369.99
Killyleagh Central 1st C J Healy 1492.161 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1492.062
3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1492.062
Millisle 1st R Strain & Son 1494.058 2nd J.& J Hollinger 1487.798
3rd J Rankin 1473.086
Newcastle 1st R McVeigh & Son 1294.121 2nd R McVeigh & Son 1289.611
3rd E & A Rogan 1256.212
Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 1582.555 2nd R & R Lambe 1509.702
3rd M McClure 1494.094
Portavogie 1st W & N Cully 1492.042 2nd W & N Cully 1459.496
3rd G Coffey 1449.197
Tyrella 1st . S &E McGaw 1392.425, 2nd .G Lavery &Son 1385.275
3rd .S &E McGaw 1354.783
East Down2bird News
1st Navan flown 16th July 2016
1st D Croskery & son 1798 (2nd Open ) beaten by loft mate
2nd Mc Comb bros 1724 pools £8
3rd H Mc Veigh 1720
4th A & A Cheevers 1718
5th B Young 1697
6th Harper & Young 1649.30 pools £6
7th D Croskery & son 1649.02
8th B Hogg & sons 1644
9th Lambert & Stewart 1636 pools £4
10th D &W Carlile & son 1610 pools £2
11th Mc Comb bros 1596
12th Mackey & Lockhart 1586
League Tables after 10 races :
League A
Mc Comb Bros 16 points
B Hogg & Sons 16
R Moore & son 14
Cowan & Mc Cartney 14
Gordon bros & sons 14
League B
W Mc Master & son 16 points
A & A Cheevers 14
H Mc Veigh 14
Mackey & Lockhart 12
League C
D Croskery & son 16 points
Angus & Mc Conkey 14
Harper & Young 14
JMc Greevy 12
C&D Smyth & sons 12
H Ballantyne & son 12
Mc Cormick & Muckle12
League D
J Kirk & sons 18 points
D Shaw 16
D &K Mc Cutcheon 12
R Connelly 8
Mc Quaide & Briggs 8
GOLD RING COMPETITION REMINDER
The East Down Gold ring race will be flown from the 2nd Thurles race on September 3rd . Nomination of 5 rings at a total cost of £10 to be sent to Dorothy Smyth on or before August 6th 2016 .
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This week for the 3rd race of the season the birds move on to Tullamore .
Clifford Browne
28th July 2016
For the second young bird race of 2016 the EDC were back in Navan and this week they had a Southerly wind which saw the West Section get the early birds and again the winners were doing a fairly fast velocity with the top three in the Open making over the 1600ypm with the winners well clear of the rest of the convoy . Liberated at 12noon the open winner was to the Ballylesson partnership of Mackey & Lockhart and Ballylesson members had a further 6 places in the top 20 of the open .
2nd Open was to the Ballynahinch partnership of David & Robert Topping who had a substantial lead over the next bird into Ballynahinch . The Topping’s winner was a blue Hartog hen , a darkened youngster her sire was 13th Open EDC Fermoy and the dam was the 2012 EDC breeder/buyer .
Dundonald’s Roy Irwin has the next four places in the Open with birds from Ballylesson ,Dundonald and Newtownbreda making up the top twelve in Open and West Section .
The East section was won by the Bangor Partnership of Lambert & Stewart ahead of four Donaghadee birds two each to Angus & son & McConkey and Mr & Mrs Gardiner . The top Open and Section placings were:
East Down Combine Open
23/07/2016 2nd Navan YB
134 Members Sent: 4478 Birds in a Southerly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1643.262
2 D & R Topping Ballynahinch HPS 1607.719
3 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1600.397
4 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1585.174
5 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1583.501
6 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1583.167
7 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1582.555
8 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1581.786
9 Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1578.957
10 Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1578.158
11 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1577.796
12 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1577.718
13 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1577.469
14 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1576.981
15 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1576.816
16 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1570.963
17 K. Tompsett Comber Social 1568.306
18 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1567.504
19 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1557.213
20 Angus&Son&McConkey Donaghadee RPC 1548.495
West Section
43 Members Sent:1375 Birds in a Southerly Wind
1 Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1643.262
2 D & R Topping Ballynahinch HPS 1607.719
3 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1600.397
4 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1585.174
5 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1583.501
6 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1583.167
7 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1582.555
8 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1581.786
9 Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1578.957
10 Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1578.158
11 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1577.796
12 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1577.718
East Section 91 Members Sent: 3103 Birds in a Southerly Wind
1 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1567.504
2 Angus&Son&McConkey Donaghadee RPC 1548.495
3 Mr & Mrs Gardiner Donaghadee RPC 1545.224
4 Angus&Son&McConkey Donaghadee RPC 1521.498
5 Mr & Mrs Gardiner Donaghadee RPC 1521.358
6 F Gilmore Comber Social 1519.719
7 D.Hamilton & Son Bangor RPC 1518.945
8 Lambert & Stewart Bangor RPC 1513.344
9 E D & K Allan & Sons Donaghadee RPC 1512.366
10 D & K McCutcheon Donaghadee RPC 1512.047
11 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1507.316
12 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1507.022
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st K & J McCulla 1314.839 2nd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1209.826
3rd McLoughlin Bros 1201.865
Annsborough 1st D Croskery & Son 1452.347 2nd D Croskery & Son 1448.788
3rd P Brown & Son 1435.725
Ballylesson 7 members sent 160 birds 1st Mackey & Lockhart 1643 2nd C&D Smyth & sons
1581 3rd Gillespie bros 1578.95
Ballynahinch 1st D & R Topping 1607.719 2nd S & P Logan & Ptnrs 1505.242
3rd W Catherwood & Sons 1484.267
Ballywalter 1st J T Palmer 1469.823 2nd J Orr & Son 1433.873 3rd J Orr & Son 1433.618
Bangor 1st Lambert & Stewart 1567.497 2nd D Hamilton & Son 1518.939
3rd Lambert & Stewart 1513.338
Cloughey 1st Harper & Young 1507.316 2nd Harper & Young 1507.022
3rd Harper & Young 1506.436
Comber 1st K Tompsett 1568.3 2nd F Gilmore 1519.71 3rd R Johnson 1492.33
Crossgar 1st T Horner & Sons 1493.351 2nd Sid McLoughlin 1482.911 3rd D Walsh 1481.912
Donaghadee 1st Angus&Son;& McConkey 1548.495 2nd Mr & Mrs Gardiner 1545.224
3rd Angus&Son & McConkey 1521.497
DownpatrickPremier 1st R Connolly 1466.643 2nd R Connolly 1466.302
3rd R Connolly 1466.302
Dundonald 1st R Irwin 1600.397 2nd R Irwin 1585.174 3rd R Irwin 1583.501
Dundrum 1st J Maguire & Ptrs 1410.898 2nd S Foster Connor & Parry 1381.63
3rd S Foster Connor & Parry 1376.072
Hillfoot 1st W & L Robinson 1471.724 2nd W & L Robinson 1370.52
3rd W & L Robinson 1369.99
Killyleagh Central 1st C J Healy 1492.161 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1492.062
3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1492.062
Millisle 1st R Strain & Son 1494.058 2nd J.& J Hollinger 1487.798
3rd J Rankin 1473.086
Newcastle 1st R McVeigh & Son 1294.121 2nd R McVeigh & Son 1289.611
3rd E & A Rogan 1256.212
Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 1582.555 2nd R & R Lambe 1509.702
3rd M McClure 1494.094
Portavogie 1st W & N Cully 1492.042 2nd W & N Cully 1459.496
3rd G Coffey 1449.197
Tyrella 1st . S &E McGaw 1392.425, 2nd .G Lavery &Son 1385.275
3rd .S &E McGaw 1354.783
East Down2bird News
1st Navan flown 16th July 2016
1st D Croskery & son 1798 (2nd Open ) beaten by loft mate
2nd Mc Comb bros 1724 pools £8
3rd H Mc Veigh 1720
4th A & A Cheevers 1718
5th B Young 1697
6th Harper & Young 1649.30 pools £6
7th D Croskery & son 1649.02
8th B Hogg & sons 1644
9th Lambert & Stewart 1636 pools £4
10th D &W Carlile & son 1610 pools £2
11th Mc Comb bros 1596
12th Mackey & Lockhart 1586
League Tables after 10 races :
League A
Mc Comb Bros 16 points
B Hogg & Sons 16
R Moore & son 14
Cowan & Mc Cartney 14
Gordon bros & sons 14
League B
W Mc Master & son 16 points
A & A Cheevers 14
H Mc Veigh 14
Mackey & Lockhart 12
League C
D Croskery & son 16 points
Angus & Mc Conkey 14
Harper & Young 14
JMc Greevy 12
C&D Smyth & sons 12
H Ballantyne & son 12
Mc Cormick & Muckle12
League D
J Kirk & sons 18 points
D Shaw 16
D &K Mc Cutcheon 12
R Connelly 8
Mc Quaide & Briggs 8
GOLD RING COMPETITION REMINDER
The East Down Gold ring race will be flown from the 2nd Thurles race on September 3rd . Nomination of 5 rings at a total cost of £10 to be sent to Dorothy Smyth on or before August 6th 2016 .
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This week for the 3rd race of the season the birds move on to Tullamore .
Clifford Browne