Tullamore - 05/08/17
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:15 am
Gordons take top nine from Tullamore
10th August 2017
The East Down Combine’s 4th Young Bird race was from Tullamore ,Co.Offaly flown on Saturday the 5th August and with a light Westerly wind was once again a fast event and with the birds liberated at 8.30am they were home well before lunchtime . The leading open placings were dominated by Gordon Bros & sons racing with both the Cloughey and Killyleagh Central clubs the partnership had the top 9 Open and East section positions with 2 ypm between all 9 birds and had a further 6 birds in the Open positions . Bob Connolly of Downpatrick Premier was 10th open and section .
Top 4 in the West Section were to McCartan & Woodsides of Crossgar followed by 14 Dundonald pigeons the full result for open & section being:
East Down Combine Open
05/08/2017 Tullamore YB
160 Members Sent: 5294 Birds in a Light Westerly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1712.930
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1712.232
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.535
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.303
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1711.070
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1711.070
7 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.070
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1710.838
9 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1710.606
10 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1701.724
11 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1700.120
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1690.204
13 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1688.394
14 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1688.085
15 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1679.974
16 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1679.735
17 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1678.540
18 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1677.585
19 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1675.366
20 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1674.749
21 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1673.933
22 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1672.483
23 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1670.722
24 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1670.477
25 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1670.042
26 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1669.933
27 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1669.648
28 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1669.398
29 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1669.390
30 K Ambrose Portavogie 1668.621
31 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1668.301
32 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1667.991
33 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1667.668
34 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1667.632
35 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1667.437
36 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1667.411
37 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1667.191
38 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1666.192
39 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1666.192
40 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1665.982 West Section 54 Members Sent: 1781Birds
Light Westerly Wind
1 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1679.974
2 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1679.735
3 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1678.540
4 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1677.585
5 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1672.483
6 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1670.722
7 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1670.477
8 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1670.042
9 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1669.390
10 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1667.991
11 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1667.437
12 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1664.075
13 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1660.686
14 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1660.256
15 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1659.183
16 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1659.183
17 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1658.754
18 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1654.780
19 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1653.592
20 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1653.360
East Section 106 Members Sent: 3513 Birds in a Light Westerly Wind
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1712.930
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1712.232
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.535
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.303
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1711.070
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1711.070
7 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.070
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1710.838
9 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1710.606
10 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1701.724
11 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1700.120
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1690.204
13 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1688.394
14 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1688.085
15 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1675.366
16 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1674.749
17 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1673.933
18 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1669.933
19 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1669.648
20 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1669.398
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1688.085 2nd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1675.366
3rd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1673.933
Annsborough 1st M Croskery 1638.503 2nd D Croskery & Son 1635.112
3rd B Jennings 1634.484
Ballylesson 13 members sent 322 birds
1st J Kirk & Son 1644.667 2nd J Patterson 1640.706
3rd C & D Smyth & Sons 1639.854
Ballynahinch 1st Cromie & Magee & Son 1642.41 2nd Cromie & Magee & Son 1641.251 3rd Cromie & Magee & Son 1639.399
Ballywalter 1st W McMaster & Son 1661.216 2nd R Christie 1636.437 3rd S Regan 1623.312
Bangor 1st Lambert & Stewart 1646.126 2nd Lambert & Stewart 1645.323
3rd McQuaide & Briggs 1634.57
Cloughey 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1712.93 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1711.07 3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1711.07
Comber 1st G Lyttle 1632.96 2nd R Johnston 1598.57 3rd R Johnston 1591.8
Crossgar 1st McCartan & Woodsides 1679.974 2nd McCartan & Woodsides 1679.735
3rd McCartan & Woodsides 1678.54
Donaghadee 1st A & P Trimble & Sons 1655.073 2nd E D & K Allan & Sons 1650.771
3rd E D & K Allan & Sons 1650.376
Downpatrick Premier 1st R Connolly 1701.724 2nd J Crossan 1674.749
3rd R Connolly 1640.54
Dundonald 1st R Irwin 1672.483 2nd R Irwin 1670.722
3rd J Young & Ptnrs 1670.477
Dundrum 1st S Foster Connor & Parry 1539.528 2nd S Foster Connor & Parry 1534.328
3rd S Foster Connor & Parry 1508.43
Hillfoot 1st D Brennan 1622.152 2nd J Scates & Son 1615.418 3rd J Scates & Son 1606.406
Killyleagh Central 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1712.232 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1711.535 3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1711.303
Millisle 1st J Rankin 1565.862 2nd J.& J Hollinger 1544.345 3rd J.& J Hollinger 1543.45
Newcastle 1st R McVeigh & Son 1664.392 2nd R McVeigh & Son 1578.777
3rd R McVeigh & Son 1552.619
Newtownbreda 1st T Marshall & Son 1635.052 2nd T Marshall & Son 1634.824
3rd T Marshall & Son 1634.596
Portavogie 1st K Ambrose 1668.621 2nd J & R Young 1639.37 3rd B & J Donnan 1631.147
East Down2bird News
1st Navan 17/7/17
1st Brown & Mc Connell 1599
2nd J & R Young 1596
3rd Cowan & Mc Cartney 1595
4th Lambert & Stewart 1567 pools £14 40
5th Harper & Young 1529 pools £10 80
6th J Trimble & son 1520
7th Cully & Monan 1519 pools £7 20
8th J Trimble & son 1517
9th Harper & Young pools £3 60
10th J Young & pts 1492
11th B Young 1471
12th J& S Albert & sons 1459
Good selecting by both Harper & Young and John Trimble & Son who had both entries in the prizes
2nd Navan 22/7/17
1st Harper & Young 1406 pools £14 40
2nd C & D Smyth & sons pools £10 80
3rd B Hogg & sons pools £7 20
4th Cully & Monan 1382 pools £3 60
5th J& R Young 1361
6th Gillispie bros 1351
7th K Ambrose 1318 .6
8th R Moore & son 1318.5
9th J & S Albert & sons 1317.5
10th B Young 1370.0
11th G Lyttle 1315
12th Cowan & Mc Cartney 1302
This week the Combine moves on to Thurles and again the weather at present looks Ok for a Saturday race .
Clifford Browne
10th August 2017
The East Down Combine’s 4th Young Bird race was from Tullamore ,Co.Offaly flown on Saturday the 5th August and with a light Westerly wind was once again a fast event and with the birds liberated at 8.30am they were home well before lunchtime . The leading open placings were dominated by Gordon Bros & sons racing with both the Cloughey and Killyleagh Central clubs the partnership had the top 9 Open and East section positions with 2 ypm between all 9 birds and had a further 6 birds in the Open positions . Bob Connolly of Downpatrick Premier was 10th open and section .
Top 4 in the West Section were to McCartan & Woodsides of Crossgar followed by 14 Dundonald pigeons the full result for open & section being:
East Down Combine Open
05/08/2017 Tullamore YB
160 Members Sent: 5294 Birds in a Light Westerly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1712.930
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1712.232
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.535
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.303
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1711.070
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1711.070
7 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.070
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1710.838
9 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1710.606
10 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1701.724
11 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1700.120
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1690.204
13 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1688.394
14 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1688.085
15 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1679.974
16 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1679.735
17 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1678.540
18 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1677.585
19 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1675.366
20 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1674.749
21 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1673.933
22 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1672.483
23 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1670.722
24 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1670.477
25 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1670.042
26 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1669.933
27 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1669.648
28 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1669.398
29 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1669.390
30 K Ambrose Portavogie 1668.621
31 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1668.301
32 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1667.991
33 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1667.668
34 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1667.632
35 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1667.437
36 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1667.411
37 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1667.191
38 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1666.192
39 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1666.192
40 Harper & Young Cloughey HPS 1665.982 West Section 54 Members Sent: 1781Birds
Light Westerly Wind
1 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1679.974
2 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1679.735
3 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1678.540
4 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1677.585
5 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1672.483
6 R.Irwin Dundonald HPS 1670.722
7 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1670.477
8 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1670.042
9 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1669.390
10 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1667.991
11 J.Young & Ptnrs Dundonald HPS 1667.437
12 B C T Foulis & Gill Dundonald HPS 1664.075
13 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1660.686
14 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1660.256
15 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1659.183
16 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1659.183
17 Brown & McConnell Dundonald HPS 1658.754
18 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1654.780
19 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1653.592
20 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1653.360
East Section 106 Members Sent: 3513 Birds in a Light Westerly Wind
1 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1712.930
2 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1712.232
3 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.535
4 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.303
5 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1711.070
6 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1711.070
7 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1711.070
8 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1710.838
9 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1710.606
10 R Connolly Downpatrick Premier 1701.724
11 McComb Bros Killyleagh Central HPS 1700.120
12 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1690.204
13 Gordon Bros & Sons Killyleagh Central HPS 1688.394
14 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1688.085
15 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1675.366
16 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1674.749
17 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1673.933
18 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1669.933
19 K.Rooney,Son & Dtr Annalong HPS 1669.648
20 Gordon Bros & Sons Cloughey HPS 1669.398
Around the Combine Clubs
Annalong 1st K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1688.085 2nd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1675.366
3rd K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1673.933
Annsborough 1st M Croskery 1638.503 2nd D Croskery & Son 1635.112
3rd B Jennings 1634.484
Ballylesson 13 members sent 322 birds
1st J Kirk & Son 1644.667 2nd J Patterson 1640.706
3rd C & D Smyth & Sons 1639.854
Ballynahinch 1st Cromie & Magee & Son 1642.41 2nd Cromie & Magee & Son 1641.251 3rd Cromie & Magee & Son 1639.399
Ballywalter 1st W McMaster & Son 1661.216 2nd R Christie 1636.437 3rd S Regan 1623.312
Bangor 1st Lambert & Stewart 1646.126 2nd Lambert & Stewart 1645.323
3rd McQuaide & Briggs 1634.57
Cloughey 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1712.93 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1711.07 3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1711.07
Comber 1st G Lyttle 1632.96 2nd R Johnston 1598.57 3rd R Johnston 1591.8
Crossgar 1st McCartan & Woodsides 1679.974 2nd McCartan & Woodsides 1679.735
3rd McCartan & Woodsides 1678.54
Donaghadee 1st A & P Trimble & Sons 1655.073 2nd E D & K Allan & Sons 1650.771
3rd E D & K Allan & Sons 1650.376
Downpatrick Premier 1st R Connolly 1701.724 2nd J Crossan 1674.749
3rd R Connolly 1640.54
Dundonald 1st R Irwin 1672.483 2nd R Irwin 1670.722
3rd J Young & Ptnrs 1670.477
Dundrum 1st S Foster Connor & Parry 1539.528 2nd S Foster Connor & Parry 1534.328
3rd S Foster Connor & Parry 1508.43
Hillfoot 1st D Brennan 1622.152 2nd J Scates & Son 1615.418 3rd J Scates & Son 1606.406
Killyleagh Central 1st Gordon Bros & Sons 1712.232 2nd Gordon Bros & Sons 1711.535 3rd Gordon Bros & Sons 1711.303
Millisle 1st J Rankin 1565.862 2nd J.& J Hollinger 1544.345 3rd J.& J Hollinger 1543.45
Newcastle 1st R McVeigh & Son 1664.392 2nd R McVeigh & Son 1578.777
3rd R McVeigh & Son 1552.619
Newtownbreda 1st T Marshall & Son 1635.052 2nd T Marshall & Son 1634.824
3rd T Marshall & Son 1634.596
Portavogie 1st K Ambrose 1668.621 2nd J & R Young 1639.37 3rd B & J Donnan 1631.147
East Down2bird News
1st Navan 17/7/17
1st Brown & Mc Connell 1599
2nd J & R Young 1596
3rd Cowan & Mc Cartney 1595
4th Lambert & Stewart 1567 pools £14 40
5th Harper & Young 1529 pools £10 80
6th J Trimble & son 1520
7th Cully & Monan 1519 pools £7 20
8th J Trimble & son 1517
9th Harper & Young pools £3 60
10th J Young & pts 1492
11th B Young 1471
12th J& S Albert & sons 1459
Good selecting by both Harper & Young and John Trimble & Son who had both entries in the prizes
2nd Navan 22/7/17
1st Harper & Young 1406 pools £14 40
2nd C & D Smyth & sons pools £10 80
3rd B Hogg & sons pools £7 20
4th Cully & Monan 1382 pools £3 60
5th J& R Young 1361
6th Gillispie bros 1351
7th K Ambrose 1318 .6
8th R Moore & son 1318.5
9th J & S Albert & sons 1317.5
10th B Young 1370.0
11th G Lyttle 1315
12th Cowan & Mc Cartney 1302
This week the Combine moves on to Thurles and again the weather at present looks Ok for a Saturday race .
Clifford Browne