Thurles 22/04/17 -
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 10:03 am
John Patterson (JP) leads Combine from Thurles
27th April 2017
The 3rd race of the season saw the East Down Combine in Thurles in Co. Tipperary where they were liberated at 9.30am into a very light variable wind and this saw a much slower race than the two Tullamore events with the top two leading velocities being on the West side of the Combine to the Ballylesson club with the first of these being to that outstanding fancier John Patterson who at 90 is still turning in outstanding performances on a regular basis . John’s bird was very closely followed by clubmates Colin & Dorothy Smyth and sons . John McCartan in Annalong is 3rd open after being 10th open in the 2nd Tullamore race the previous week and this week’s placing means he has the first bird in the East section .
The race itself saw velocities down from the two opening events where they had been up in the 1600-1800ypm range to this week’s Combine winners in the 1300s and it was a race which saw some club winning velocities vary quite a lot .
This week the Combine moves on down to Fermoy and the recent cold snap is set to go with winds backing more to a Southerly Direction . The full open and section result from Thurles
Was ;
East Down Combine Open & Sections
Thurles --- 22/04/2017
184 Members Sent: 5203 Birds Wind Light variable
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1382.244
2 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1381.844
3 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1377.796
4 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1356.270
5 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1351.664
6 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1349.811
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.612
8 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.503
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.393
10 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1345.937
11 Grieves & Morrison Killyleagh Central HPS 1343.079
12 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1342.059
13 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1341.725
14 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1341.409
15 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1340.434
16 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1340.326
17 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1339.289
18 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1339.177
19 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1339.161
20 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1339.053
21 Pritchard Bros Annsborough HPS 1339.005
22 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1337.389
23 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1337.197
24 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1337.129
25 P.Brown & Son Annsborough HPS 1331.618
26 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1331.617
27 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1328.741
28 B.Cowan Annsborough HPS 1325.927
29 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1325.824
30 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1325.142
31 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1323.914
32 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1323.487
33 Sidney McLoughlin Crossgar HPS 1323.357
34 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1322.902
35 Pritchard Bros Annsborough HPS 1321.008
36 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1320.682
37 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1320.570
38 Telford Bros Downpatrick Premier 1319.791
39 Pritchard Bros Annsborough HPS 1318.056
40 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1317.865
West Section 62Members Sent:1811Birds Wind Light variable
1 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1382.244
2 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1381.844
3 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1351.664
4 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1328.741
5 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1323.914
6 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1300.078
7 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1288.695
8 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1277.937
9 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1277.136
10 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1274.407
11 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1269.277
12 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1268.276
13 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1265.057
14 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1257.364
15 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1257.157
16 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1248.840
17 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1248.736
18 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1245.294
19 W & L Robinson Hillfoot HPS 1241.478
20 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1238.844
East Section 122 Members Sent: 3392 Birds Wind Light variable
1 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1377.796
2 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1356.270
3 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1349.811
4 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.612
5 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.503
6 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.393
7 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1345.937
8 Grieves & Morrison Killyleagh Central HPS 1343.079
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1342.059
10 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1341.725
11 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1341.409
12 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1340.434
13 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1340.326
14 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1339.289
15 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1339.177
16 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1339.161
17 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1339.053
18 Pritchard Bros Annsborough HPS 1339.005
19 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1337.389
20 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1337.197
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st J McCartan 1377.796 2nd J McCartan 1337.129
3rd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1289.883
Annsborough 1st M Croskery 1356.27 2nd Pritchard Bros 1339.005
3rd P Brown & Son 1331.618
Ballylesson 14 members sent 380 birds
1st J Patterson 1382 2nd C & D Smyth &sons 1381 3rd J Kirk & sons 1265
Ballynahinch 1st C Lavery & Son 1351.664 2nd C Lavery & Son 1277.136
3rd R Hunter 1274.407
Ballywalter 1st J Orr & Son 1311.078 2nd Palmer & McKay 1309.534
3rd W McMaster & Son 1293.802
Bangor 1st P Lyttle 1242.4 2nd Burgess & Brennan 1231.164 3rd R Moore & Son 1228.851
Cloughey 1st Harper & Young 1347.612 2nd Harper & Young 1347.503
3rd Harper & Young 1347.393
Comber 1st R Johnson 1204.54 2nd R Johnson 1195.38 3rd R Johnson 1141.23
Crossgar 1st McCartan & Woodsides 1328.741 2nd McCartan & Woodsides 1323.914
3rd Sid McLoughlin 1323.357
Donaghadee 1st D & K McCutcheon 1243.523 2nd E D & K Allan & Sons 1236.25
3rd E D & K Allan & Sons 1228.562
Downpatrick 1st R Connolly 1349.811 2nd Telford Bros 1319.791
3rd G Lavery & Son 1317.153
Dundonald 1st Cowan & McCartney 1207.052 2nd Cowan & McCartney 1206.082
3rd R Irwin 1170.174
Dundrum 1st J Maguire & Ptrs 1179.23 2nd A Murray & Son 1149.529
3rd J Maguire & Ptrs 1117.218
Hillfoot 1st W & L Robinson 1241.478 2nd A Cousins & Sons 1225.968
3rd W & L Robinson 1189.242
Killyleagh Central 1st T Smith 1345.937 2nd Grieves & Morrison 1343.079
3rd McComb Bros 1341.725
Millisle 1st J Rankin 1302.628 2nd J Rankin 1263.175 3rd McCormick & Muckle 1237.534
Newcastle 1st E & A Rogan 1308.545 2nd E & A Rogan 1209.085 3rd E & A Rogan 1198.925
Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 1269.277 2nd B Hogg & Sons 1268.276
3rd B Hogg & Sons 1238.374
Portavogie 1st B & J Donnan 1306.057 2nd J & R Young 1298.39 3rd L Young 1222.305
East Down2bird News
2nd Tullamore 15/4/17
1st Sidney Mc Loughlin 1763 (17th Open EDC)
2nd Clifford Healey 1757 (24th open EDC )
3rd D Croskery & son 1751
4th M Croskery 1747
5th Cully & Monan 1733 pools £16 80
6th B Young 1731
7th Harper & Young 1721 pools £12 60
8th Mc Comb Bros 1720 pools £8 40
9th J Quinn & son 1719.515
10th Cully & Monan 1719.434 pools £4 20
11th B Hogg & sons 1710
12th J Patterson 1709
Competition as always is very keen at 2 bird level with the top two in the open result and the Cully & Monan partnership having both their birds in the 2bird result .
REMINDER
East Down Combine two bird club
gold ring race ---Saturday 6th May Mallow
Prizes
1st £270
2nd £135
3rd £ 81
4th £ 54
Clifford Browne
27th April 2017
The 3rd race of the season saw the East Down Combine in Thurles in Co. Tipperary where they were liberated at 9.30am into a very light variable wind and this saw a much slower race than the two Tullamore events with the top two leading velocities being on the West side of the Combine to the Ballylesson club with the first of these being to that outstanding fancier John Patterson who at 90 is still turning in outstanding performances on a regular basis . John’s bird was very closely followed by clubmates Colin & Dorothy Smyth and sons . John McCartan in Annalong is 3rd open after being 10th open in the 2nd Tullamore race the previous week and this week’s placing means he has the first bird in the East section .
The race itself saw velocities down from the two opening events where they had been up in the 1600-1800ypm range to this week’s Combine winners in the 1300s and it was a race which saw some club winning velocities vary quite a lot .
This week the Combine moves on down to Fermoy and the recent cold snap is set to go with winds backing more to a Southerly Direction . The full open and section result from Thurles
Was ;
East Down Combine Open & Sections
Thurles --- 22/04/2017
184 Members Sent: 5203 Birds Wind Light variable
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1382.244
2 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1381.844
3 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1377.796
4 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1356.270
5 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1351.664
6 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1349.811
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.612
8 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.503
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.393
10 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1345.937
11 Grieves & Morrison Killyleagh Central HPS 1343.079
12 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1342.059
13 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1341.725
14 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1341.409
15 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1340.434
16 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1340.326
17 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1339.289
18 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1339.177
19 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1339.161
20 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1339.053
21 Pritchard Bros Annsborough HPS 1339.005
22 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1337.389
23 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1337.197
24 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1337.129
25 P.Brown & Son Annsborough HPS 1331.618
26 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1331.617
27 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1328.741
28 B.Cowan Annsborough HPS 1325.927
29 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1325.824
30 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1325.142
31 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1323.914
32 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1323.487
33 Sidney McLoughlin Crossgar HPS 1323.357
34 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1322.902
35 Pritchard Bros Annsborough HPS 1321.008
36 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1320.682
37 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1320.570
38 Telford Bros Downpatrick Premier 1319.791
39 Pritchard Bros Annsborough HPS 1318.056
40 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1317.865
West Section 62Members Sent:1811Birds Wind Light variable
1 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1382.244
2 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1381.844
3 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1351.664
4 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1328.741
5 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1323.914
6 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1300.078
7 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1288.695
8 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1277.937
9 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1277.136
10 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1274.407
11 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1269.277
12 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1268.276
13 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1265.057
14 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1257.364
15 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1257.157
16 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1248.840
17 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1248.736
18 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1245.294
19 W & L Robinson Hillfoot HPS 1241.478
20 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1238.844
East Section 122 Members Sent: 3392 Birds Wind Light variable
1 J.McCartan Annalong HPS 1377.796
2 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1356.270
3 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1349.811
4 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.612
5 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.503
6 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1347.393
7 T.Smith Killyleagh Central HPS 1345.937
8 Grieves & Morrison Killyleagh Central HPS 1343.079
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1342.059
10 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1341.725
11 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1341.409
12 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1340.434
13 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1340.326
14 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1339.289
15 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1339.177
16 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1339.161
17 Cully & Monan Cloughey HPS 1339.053
18 Pritchard Bros Annsborough HPS 1339.005
19 M Adair & Sons Cloughey HPS 1337.389
20 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1337.197
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st J McCartan 1377.796 2nd J McCartan 1337.129
3rd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1289.883
Annsborough 1st M Croskery 1356.27 2nd Pritchard Bros 1339.005
3rd P Brown & Son 1331.618
Ballylesson 14 members sent 380 birds
1st J Patterson 1382 2nd C & D Smyth &sons 1381 3rd J Kirk & sons 1265
Ballynahinch 1st C Lavery & Son 1351.664 2nd C Lavery & Son 1277.136
3rd R Hunter 1274.407
Ballywalter 1st J Orr & Son 1311.078 2nd Palmer & McKay 1309.534
3rd W McMaster & Son 1293.802
Bangor 1st P Lyttle 1242.4 2nd Burgess & Brennan 1231.164 3rd R Moore & Son 1228.851
Cloughey 1st Harper & Young 1347.612 2nd Harper & Young 1347.503
3rd Harper & Young 1347.393
Comber 1st R Johnson 1204.54 2nd R Johnson 1195.38 3rd R Johnson 1141.23
Crossgar 1st McCartan & Woodsides 1328.741 2nd McCartan & Woodsides 1323.914
3rd Sid McLoughlin 1323.357
Donaghadee 1st D & K McCutcheon 1243.523 2nd E D & K Allan & Sons 1236.25
3rd E D & K Allan & Sons 1228.562
Downpatrick 1st R Connolly 1349.811 2nd Telford Bros 1319.791
3rd G Lavery & Son 1317.153
Dundonald 1st Cowan & McCartney 1207.052 2nd Cowan & McCartney 1206.082
3rd R Irwin 1170.174
Dundrum 1st J Maguire & Ptrs 1179.23 2nd A Murray & Son 1149.529
3rd J Maguire & Ptrs 1117.218
Hillfoot 1st W & L Robinson 1241.478 2nd A Cousins & Sons 1225.968
3rd W & L Robinson 1189.242
Killyleagh Central 1st T Smith 1345.937 2nd Grieves & Morrison 1343.079
3rd McComb Bros 1341.725
Millisle 1st J Rankin 1302.628 2nd J Rankin 1263.175 3rd McCormick & Muckle 1237.534
Newcastle 1st E & A Rogan 1308.545 2nd E & A Rogan 1209.085 3rd E & A Rogan 1198.925
Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 1269.277 2nd B Hogg & Sons 1268.276
3rd B Hogg & Sons 1238.374
Portavogie 1st B & J Donnan 1306.057 2nd J & R Young 1298.39 3rd L Young 1222.305
East Down2bird News
2nd Tullamore 15/4/17
1st Sidney Mc Loughlin 1763 (17th Open EDC)
2nd Clifford Healey 1757 (24th open EDC )
3rd D Croskery & son 1751
4th M Croskery 1747
5th Cully & Monan 1733 pools £16 80
6th B Young 1731
7th Harper & Young 1721 pools £12 60
8th Mc Comb Bros 1720 pools £8 40
9th J Quinn & son 1719.515
10th Cully & Monan 1719.434 pools £4 20
11th B Hogg & sons 1710
12th J Patterson 1709
Competition as always is very keen at 2 bird level with the top two in the open result and the Cully & Monan partnership having both their birds in the 2bird result .
REMINDER
East Down Combine two bird club
gold ring race ---Saturday 6th May Mallow
Prizes
1st £270
2nd £135
3rd £ 81
4th £ 54
Clifford Browne