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Mallow 22/05/21 -

Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 10:38 am
by willie reynolds
JACKIE CROSSAN WINS 1ST & 2ND OPEN MALLOW

The East Down Combine were in Mallow (Co.Cork) on May22nd for the 4th race of the season and with a good day in prospect with a NW wind the convoy of just over 4,500 birds were released at 8.30am and with the West in the wind the leading birds recorded velocities in the 1400’s .
Leading the Open and East Section result with two together was the Downpatrick loft of Jackie Crossan to take 1st and 2nd open and Section with a further three birds at 11th ,12th and 13th open .

Annalong’s Rooney family had another good race with 3rd ,5th, 16th ,17th ,28th ,32nd,33rd 34th & 38th open . The Newtownbreda lofts of B Hogg & Sons were 4th open and top the West section and then its back to Downpatrick for 4 together for Phillip McCullough & dtr . The Open top ten were completed by the Portavogie partnership of R & G Thompson .

The Open section and nominated results were:

East Down Combine
22/05/2021 Mallow OB
167 Members Sent: 4656 Birds in a North Westerly Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity
1 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1466.576
2 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1466.265
3 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1460.917
4 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1459.395
5 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1455.695
6 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1450.588
7 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.874
8 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.772
9 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.670
10 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1449.249
11 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1448.782
12 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1447.873
13 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1447.571
14 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1446.814
15 Abernethy & Turner Ballynahinch HPS 1445.030
16 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1445.027
17 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1444.469
18 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1442.442
19 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1442.340
20 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1441.972
21 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1440.256
22 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1440.162
23 R & J Conlane Belmont RPC 1440.044
24 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick HPS 1439.532
25 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1439.280
26 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick HPS 1439.225
27 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1437.350
28 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1435.503
29 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1434.735
30 Telford Bros Downpatrick HPS 1434.199
31 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1433.646
32 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1428.933
33 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1428.279
34 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1428.061
35 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1427.094
36 M McKee G/Son Annalong HPS 1426.134
37 W.McMaster & Son Ballywalter SPC 1426.110
38 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1425.996
39 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1424.155
40 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1422.779

West Section 62Members Sent:1897 Birds in aNorth Westerly Wind
1 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1459.395
2 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1446.814
3 Abernethy & Turner Ballynahinch HPS 1445.030
4 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1442.442
5 A Bradley Ballynahinch HPS 1442.340
6 C & D Smyth & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1441.972
7 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1440.256
8 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1440.162
9 R & J Conlane Belmont RPC 1440.044
10 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1439.280
11 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1434.735
12 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1433.646
13 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 1427.094
14 J Patterson Ballylesson HPS 1422.779
15 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1422.591
16 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1417.098
17 Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1417.098
18 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1416.355
19 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1413.725
20 B. Hogg & Sons Newtownbreda HPS 1413.725

East Section 105 Members Sent: 2759 Birds in a North Westerly Wind
1 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1466.576
2 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1466.265
3 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1460.917
4 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1455.695
5 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1450.588
6 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.874
7 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.772
8 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1449.670
9 R & G Thompson Portavogie 1449.249
10 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1448.782
11 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1447.873
12 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1447.571
13 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1445.027
14 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1444.469
15 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick HPS 1439.532
16 S Milligan & Dtr Downpatrick HPS 1439.225
17 P McCullough & Dtr Downpatrick Premier 1437.350
18 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1435.503
19 Telford Bros Downpatrick HPS 1434.199
20 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1428.933
Open (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 P McCullough & Dtr
IHU19N07950 Downpatrick Premier 1449.77 20
2 P McCullough & Dtr
GB17C37831 Downpatrick Premier 1449.67 -
3 R & G Thompson
IHU18N10148 Portavogie 1449.24 19
4 J Crossan
IHU19N08362 Downpatrick Premier 1448.78 18
5 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU19N10140 Dundonald HPS 1439.28 17
6 P McCullough & Dtr
IHU18N10923 Downpatrick Premier 1437.35 -
7 M McKee
IHU20N14992 Annalong HPS 1426.13 16
8 W McMaster & Son
IHU20N13065 Ballywalter SPC 1426.11 15
9 Ambrose & Kelly
IHU20N15653 Portavogie 1418.11 14
10 J Trimble & G/Son
IHU20N14328 Annalong HPS 1416.94 13
11 J Patterson
IHU18S149972 Ballylesson HPS 1410.90 12
12 S & K Duke
IHU20N10897 Crossgar H P S 1409.42 11
13 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB19A34802 Annalong HPS 1404.08 10
14 R & G Thompson
IHU20N15446 Portavogie 1402.04 -
15 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB20A34141 Annalong HPS 1400.82 -
16 Harper & Young
IHU19N10719 Cloughey HPS 1399.82 9
17 J & R Young
IHU20N15357 Portavogie 1397.79 8
18 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB19A35030 Annalong HPS 1395.19 -
19 R & J Conlane
GB20X28052 Belmont 1395.00 7
20 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03283 Dundonald HPS 1394.34 -


East (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 P McCullough & Dtr
IHU19N07950 Downpatrick Premier 1449.772 10
2 P McCullough & Dtr
GB17C37831 Downpatrick Premier 1449.67 -
3 R & G Thompson
IHU18N10148 Portavogie 1449.249 9
4 J Crossan
IHU19N08362 Downpatrick Premier 1448.782 8
5 P McCullough & Dtr
IHU18N10923 Downpatrick Premier 1437.35 -
6 M McKee
IHU20N14992 Annalong HPS 1426.134 7
7 W McMaster & Son
IHU20N13065 Ballywalter SPC 1426.11 6
8 Ambrose & Kelly
IHU20N15653 Portavogie 1418.115 5
9 J Trimble & G/Son
IHU20N14328 Annalong HPS 1416.944 4
10 S & K Duke
IHU20N10897 Crossgar H P S 1409.427 3


West (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU19N10140 Dundonald HPS 1439.28 10
2 J Patterson
IHU18S149972 Ballylesson HPS 1410.90 9
3 R & J Conlane
GB20X28052 Belmont 1395.00 8
4 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03283 Dundonald HPS 1394.34 -
5 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03326 Dundonald HPS 1394.17 -
6 Mr & Mrs S Brown
IHU20N03298 Dundonald HPS 1393.46 -
7 R & J Conlane
GB19X19002 Belmont 1390.54 -
8 R & J Conlane
GB20X28032 Belmont 1390.27 -
9 J Kirk & Son
IHU16N09177 Ballylesson HPS 1386.64 7
10 I & A Cousins & M & J Albert
GB19X21113 Ballylesson HPS 1385.65 6





Around the Combine Clubs

Annalong K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1460.917 , K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1455.695
K .Rooney,Son & Dtr 1445.027

Annsborough G & P Brown 1410.178 , G & P Brown 1400.571 ,
G & P Brown 1384.571

Ballylesson 10 members sent 325 birds , C & D Smyth & sons 1441.972
J Kirk & sons 1434.735 , J Patterson 1422.779

Ballynahinch A Bradley 1446.825 , Abernethy & Turner 1445.032
A Bradley 1442.452

Ballywalter W McMaster & Son IHU20N13065 1426.11 , S Regan 1345.705
S Regan IHU20N13407 1344.177

Bangor Lambert & Stewart 1415.792 ,R Moore & Son 1414.117
Lambert & Stewart 1411.727

Belmont R & J Conlane 1440.04 , R & J Conlane GB20X28052 1395.007
R & J Conlane GB19X19002 1390.54

Cloughey Harper & Young IHU19N10719 1399.824 , C & H Cully 1395.366
C & H Cully IHU18N13745 1386.899

Comber G Lyttle 1408., G Lyttle 1394.561 , R Johnston 1378.469

Crossgar McCartan & Woodsides 1427.094 , S & K Duke IHU20N10897 1409.427 S & K Duke IHU20N10912 1384.118

Donaghadee Ferguson & Wilkinson 1398.558 ,D & K McCutcheon 1393.882
A & P Trimble & Sons 1384.037

DownpatrickPremier J Crossan 1466.576 , J Crossan 1466.265
P McCullough & Dtr 1450.588

Dundonald M Foulis 1440.256 , M Foulis 1440.162
Mr & Mrs S Brown IHU19N10140 1439.28

Dundrum E & A Rogan 1402.07 , E & A Rogan 1391.549
R McVeigh & Son 1357.8

Killyleagh Central T Smith 1372.23 , T Smith 1359.78 ,C J Healy 1348.802

Millisle R Strain & Son 1344.72 , J Rankin 1338.38 , R Strain & Son 1337.36

Newtownbreda B Hogg & Sons 1459.395 , B Hogg & Sons 1422.591
B Hogg & Sons 1416.355

Portavogie R & G Thompson IHU18N10148 1449.249
Ambrose & Kelly IHU20N15653 1418.115 ,
R & G Thompson IHU20N15446 1402.044







East Down2bird News

Horse & Jockey 14/5/2021
57 members competed

1st B Hogg & sons 1308.743 pools £20 80
2nd R Moore & son 1282.177 pools £15 60
3rd Mr & Mrs S Brown 1281.449
4th R Moore & son 1278.133 pools £10 40
5th R Irwin 1256.994 pools £5 20
6th Gordon bros & sons 1248.920
7th J Kirk & sons 1237.133
8th J Patterson 1225 .211
9th F Gilmore 1223.193
10th Mackey & Lockhart 1222.786
11th J Galbraith & son 1221.946
12th T Horner & sons 1220.205

For a second time this year from three races Bangor’s Reggie & David Moore have both their entries in the prizes -good selecting .

Obituary

It is with deep regret that I have to report to the Fancy the death of Mrs Jane (Jeannie) McCavery ,the dearly loved mother of the East Down Combine and INFC chairman Leonard . To Leonard and the wider family circle may I pass on our sincere condolences at this sad time .

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This weekend May 29th it is the first of the Classic races of the season with the Joe Ringland Skibbereen Classic and good flying to all in this event .


Clifford Browne PO.