Mallow & Talbenny - 03/06/17

[willie reynolds]

Dundonald win both Mallow & Talbenny

June already and the East Down Combine had two races organised for Saturday June 3rd , one from Talbenny (Wales ) and the other From Mallow in the South of Ireland , the wind was South West and as showers were expected later in the day both liberations took place early at 7am to allow the birds plenty of time to get home before the showers really got going and both races produced very fast winning velocities with Mallow having the best with the probable winner on 2001ypm being the Dundonald partnership of BCT Foulis & Gill and this partnership also won the Combine Gold ring race also from Mallow on May 6th .From Talbenny it was again Dundonald topping the result with the winner on 1876 to the partnership of Stephen Brown & Tom McConnell and this was followed at 2nd Open by another Dundonald loft that of Roy Irwin .
In 3rd open and first in the East section and enjoying a great season it was Bangor’s Burgess & Brennan .The full result of Talbenny was :

East Down Combine Open & Sections
03/06/2017 2nd Talbenny OB8
134 Members Sent: 1489 Birds in a South West Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1876.809
2 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1859.744
3 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1853.600
4 R.Strain & Son Millisle & District HPS 1852.204
5 D W Carlile & Son Ballywalter SPC 1834.063
6 D W Carlile & Son Ballywalter SPC 1833.898
7 W.McMaster & Son Ballywalter SPC 1823.603
8 R.Strain & Son Millisle & District HPS 1817.169
9 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1813.933
10 R & R Lambe Newtownbreda HPS 1783.308
11 Bickerstaff & Butler Millisle & District HPS 1773.362
12 G Coffey Portavogie 1755.089
13 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1725.143
14 R & R Lambe Newtownbreda HPS 1716.252
15 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1708.422
16 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1704.463
17 K & B McConaghie & Son Ballylesson HPS 1692.117
18 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1684.030
19 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1660.868
20 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1653.974
21 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1652.533
22 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1651.217
23 T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda HPS 1640.414
24 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1639.680
25 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1635.564
26 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1635.121
27 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1633.144
28 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1632.401
29 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1627.959
30 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1627.832
31 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1627.451
32 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1627.325
33 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1625.857
34 W.McNeilly & Son Newcastle HPS 1625.839
35 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1624.846
36 J. Tumelty Newtownbreda HPS 1622.194
37 T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda HPS 1621.768
38 McCormick & Muckle Millisle & District HPS 1619.479
39 W.McNeilly & Son Newcastle HPS 1614.961
40 R & R Lambe Newtownbreda HPS 1606.349

West Section 47 Members Sent: 609 Birds in a South West Wind
1 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1876.809
2 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1859.744
3 R & R Lambe Newtownbreda HPS 1783.308
4 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1725.143
5 R & R Lambe Newtownbreda HPS 1716.252
6 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1708.422
7 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1704.463
8 K & B McConaghie & Son Ballylesson HPS 1692.117
9 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1684.030
10 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1660.868
11 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1653.974
12 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1652.533
13 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1651.217
14 T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda HPS 1640.414
15 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1639.680
16 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1633.144
17 R Hunter Ballynahinch HPS 1632.401
18 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1627.959
19 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1627.832
20 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1627.451
East Section 87 Members Sent: 880 Birds in a South West Wind
1 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1853.600
2 R.Strain & Son Millisle & District HPS 1852.204
3 D W Carlile & Son Ballywalter SPC 1834.063
4 D W Carlile & Son Ballywalter SPC 1833.898
5 W.McMaster & Son Ballywalter SPC 1823.603
6 R.Strain & Son Millisle & District HPS 1817.169
7 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1813.933
8 Bickerstaff & Butler Millisle & District HPS 1773.362
9 G Coffey Portavogie 1755.089
10 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1635.564
11 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1635.121
12 W.McNeilly & Son Newcastle HPS 1625.839
13 McCormick & Muckle Millisle & District HPS 1619.479
14 W.McNeilly & Son Newcastle HPS 1614.961
15 Burgess & Brennan Bangor RPC 1591.713
16 J Trimble & Son Annalong HPS 1585.687
17 W.McMaster & Son Ballywalter SPC 1571.126
18 M.Croskery Annsborough HPS 1570.567
19 R.Strain & Son Millisle & District HPS 1570.088
20 D.Croskery & Son Annsborough HPS 1562.941


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The result of the first of the 3 bird Channel Championship races flown from 1st Talbenny was

East Down Combine
3 Bird Channel Championship
1st Talbenny OB
28/05/2017

70 Members Sent: 210 Birds in a Light Northerly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity Pools Total Money
1 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1267.855 AB £53.20
2 James Cleland Annsborough HPS 1263.748 AB £39.90
3 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1254.904 £0.00
4 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1254.814 £0.00
5 R. Johnston Comber Social HPS 1248.524 £0.00
6 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1246.305 £0.00
7 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1232.260 AB £33.25
8 H. Ballantyne & Son Ballylesson HPS 1232.103 £0.00
9 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1230.656 A £11.00
10 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1227.953 £0.00
11 A. Crawford Ballylesson HPS 1226.284 AB £23.85
12 T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda HPS 1225.840 AB £17.20

Remainder Pools
B & H Marshall Newtownbreda HPS 1224.204 AB £13.30
Burns Bros Comber Social 1224.151 AB £13.30
Mackey & Lockhart Ballylesson HPS 1220.942 AB £13.30
E & A Rogan Newcastle HPS 1214.720 A £5.50
C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 1200.966 A £5.50
Burns Bros Comber Social 1200.750 AB £13.30
T Marshall & Son Newtownbreda HPS 1199.283 B £7.80
Kincaid & McCann Dundonald HPS 1193.440 B £7.80
S. McLoughlin Crossgar HPS 1193.286 B £7.80

Around the Combine Clubs 2nd Talbenny

Annalong 1st K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1635.121 2nd J Trimble & Son 1585.687
3rd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1552.261

Annsborough 1st M Croskery 1635.564 2nd M Croskery 1570.567
3rd D Croskery & Son 1562.941

Ballylesson 12 members sent 145 birds
1st K&B Mc Conaghie 1692 2nd J Patterson 1652 3rd J Patterson 1651

Ballynahinch 1st R Hunter 1704.457 2nd R Hunter 1684.025
3rd C Lavery & Son 1653.974

Ballywalter 1st D W Carlile & Son 1834.063 2nd D W Carlile & Son 1833.898
3rd W McMaster & Son 1823.603

Bangor 1st Burgess & Brennan 1853.609 2nd Burgess & Brennan 1591.718 3rd D Shaw 1558.621

Cloughey 1st Harper & Young 1813.933 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1526.769
3rd Harper & Young 1524.844

Comber 1st R Johnston 1627.95 2nd R Johnston 1627.83 3rd R Johnston 1627.45

Crossgar 1st McCartan & Woodsides 1598.348 2nd B Murray 1584.711
3rd J McGreevy 1582.104

Donaghadee 1st A & P Trimble & Sons 1525.06 2nd A & P Trimble & Sons 1480.189
3rd A & P Trimble & Sons 1392.297

DownpatrickPremier 1st G Lavery & Son 1478.307 2nd J Crossan 1464.724
3rd G McIntosh 1446.123
Dundonald 1st S Brown & McConnell 1876.809 2nd R Irwin 1859.744
3rd B C T Foulis & Gill 1725.143

Dundrum 1st J Maguire & Ptrs 1484.738 2nd J Maguire & Ptrs 1439.151
3rd S Foster Connor & Parry 1390.517

Hillfoot 1st L & H Fields 1554.621 2nd A Cousins & Sons 1552.734 3rd L & H Fields 1536.854


Killyleagh Central 1st J & P Rice 1541.609 2nd C J Healy 1520.875
3rd R Watson & Son 1520.195

Millisle 1st R Strain & Son 1852.273 2nd R Strain & Son 1817.397
3rd Bickerstaff & Butler 1773.362

Newcastle 1st W McNeilly 1625.839 2nd W McNeilly 1614.961 3rd E & A Rogan 1519.351

Newtownbreda 1st R & R Lambe 1783.317 2nd R & R Lambe 1716.252
3rd T Marshall & Son 1640.421

Portavogie 1st G Coffey 1755.089 2nd A Moore 1501.091 3rd K Ambrose 1483.935


The full result of Mallow will appear next week but the club results to hand are:


Around the Combine Clubs Mallow

Annalong 1st K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1941.731 2nd L McCavery 1824.876
3rd J Trimble & Son 1706.661

Annsborough 1st P McCartan 1932.849 2nd D Croskery & Son 1869.668
3rd P Brown & Son 1868.773

Ballylesson 1st J Patterson 1976 2nd J Patterson 1905 5 3rd J Patterson 1905.2

Ballynahinch 1st Cromie & Magee & Son 1964.929 2nd R Hunter 1945.825
3rd Cromie & Magee & Son 1943.931

Ballywalter 1st S Regan 1859.058 2nd Palmer & McKay 1820.229
3rd W McMaster & Son 1804.967

Bangor 1st R Moore & Son 1956.432 2nd R Moore & Son 1949.036
3rd R Moore & Son 1935.072

Cloughey 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1945.181 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1882.893
3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1875.855

Comber 1st G Lyttle 1959.45 2nd G Lyttle 1873.19 3rd G Lyttle 1746.41

Crossgar 1st P Byrne & Son 1906.731 2nd P Byrne & Son 1884.356
3rd McCartan & Woodsides 1881.002

Downpatrick Premier 1st J Crossan 1920.478 2nd J Crossan 1919.769
3rd S Milligan & Dtr 1904.667

Dundonald 1st B C T Foulis & Gill 2001.879 2nd Cowan & McCartney 1939.298
3rd B C T Foulis & Gill 1936.058

Dundrum 1st J Maguire & Ptrs 1841.133 2nd J Maguire & Ptrs 1836.545
3rd J Ringland & Son 1507.955

Hillfoot 1st W & L Robinson 1931.627 2nd W & L Robinson 1867.062
3rd W & L Robinson 1858.189

Killyleagh Central 1st McComb Bros 1862.223 2nd McComb Bros 1845.202
3rd A Lavery & Son 1775.162

Millisle 1st J Rankin 1918.156 2nd R Strain & Son 1889.486 3rd J Rankin 1869.874

Newcastle 1st R McVeigh & Son 1711.828 2nd R McVeigh & Son 1681.446
3rd R McVeigh & Son 1648.928

Newtownbreda 1st B Hogg & Sons 1970.894 2nd J Tumelty 1926.976
3rd B Hogg & Sons 1914.873

Portavogie 1st J & R Young 1890.879 2nd J & R Young 1890.396 3rd K Ambrose 1881.627

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East Down Gold Ring winners from Mallow on May 6th

The Dundonald partnership of B C T Foulis & Gill won this ,the result was ;

1st B.C.T Foulis & Gill 1350.21 £150
2nd Gordon Bros & sons 1340 .27 £ 90
3rd Grieves & Morrison 1331 .49 £ 60

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East Down2bird News

1st Talbenny 28/5/17


1st J Cleland 1263
2nd Mackey & Lockhart 1256 pools £14 80
3rd B Hogg & sons 1255 pools £ 11 10
4th K Rooney & son & dtr 1254.9
5th K Rooney & son & dtr 1254.8
6th Mc Cartan & Woodsides 1246
7th B.C.T Foulis & Gill 1232 .2
8th H Ballantyne & son 1232.1
9th S Mc Loughlin 1193.28
10th J Trimble 1193.24
11th Brown & Mc Connell 1191
12th Cowan & Mc Cartney 1190

The first six birds in the prizes here were in the Open result with the Rooney family getting both their entries together -good picking from a cross channel event .


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Something to Celebrate in Bangor

Several Members of Bangor RPC have been very successful in recent races , firstly it was the Burgess & Brennan partnership winning the East Down Combine from the Skibbereen Classic and this was followed by Reggie & David Moore finishing 4th North Section with the INFC from the Skibbereen National so the club decided to hold a little celebration to mark these achievements, so after the birds were race marked and on the lorry for the 2nd Talbenny race, club members gathered round for a Chinese meal and a real good club evening with plenty of chat ,banter and congratulations to the successful partnerships on their Achievements . For me it took me back to my early days in pigeons when after race marking it was usual practice for us to stay on in the clubrooms for a few hours to discuss matters pigeon but this has largely died out with the modern lifestyle .
The Bangor club has been in existence for a long time and I have attached a copy of the photo which hangs in the clubrooms dated 1904 with the then membership but it is generally believed that the club was founded a few years before this but we can‘t find any of the original records of the time . Today the clubrooms are still where they were when I joined 50 years ago and at present we have some 18 flying members on the books plus several non flying members . Imagine the party we could have if someone in the club were to win the King’s Cup !!. Well Done the Bangor members it was a great night .

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This week the EDC are scheduled to fly their next race from Bude in Cornwall but already departure has had to be delayed owing to the very poor weather forecast for the Saturday .

Clifford Browne