Colin Alexander emerged ahead in the male section on the strength of a 3-1 triumph over Kirk Caza in the final.

The all out attacking style of play performed by Alexander kept his opponent constantly on the run, never allowing a moment's rest as he breezed through the opening two games 9-1, 9-6.

Alexander, himself showed signs of tiring during the third game, won by Caza 9-1, but rebounded in the fourth, taking it by a 9-2 margin.

Meanwhile, newcomer Jackie White similarly disposed of the challenge put forth by Jackie Cunningham with a 3-1 victory on the female side.

White, a former Scottish junior international, who has only been in Bermuda a few months, was in total control throughout, taking the match 9-3, 4-9, 9-4, 9-0.

In addition, White has surged to the number one ranking among local women, a position previously occupied by Denise Kyme.

It was the first time the Bermuda public were able to catch a glimpse of the Scotswoman and she obliged with a tremendous display, even reaching the quarter-finals of the men's division, beating Jan Brewer in the opening round before bowing out against Caza.

Other finals had Tony Hayworth defeating Rick Johansen 3-0 (9-6, 9-1, 9-3) in the Men's B final, John Kelly downing Malcolm Towlson 3-2 (4-9, 4-9, 9-3, 9-6, 9-5) for the Men's C title, Men's Veteran competitor Rick Bartlett outlasting Rod Holloway 3-1 (5-9, 9-3, 10-9, 9-0) and Lily Khan beating Jan Shaw 3-1 (9-1, 9-2, 5-9, 9-7) to take the Women's C crown.

Tracy Care was the leader amongst the Beginner Women.

HOCKEY HOC North Village Longtails successfully defended their `A' Division crown in the Bermuda Ladies Hockey Association when they disposed of Coca-Cola Cardinals 3-1 in the season finale at National Sports Club over the weekend.

Goals by Lisa DeSilva, Joanne Wilson and Donna Rawlins for Longtails more than offset a lone strike of the stick of Julie Monks.

The match was a repeat of last year, when Longtails similarly laid waste to their opponents to capture the title.

In the latest version a single point separated the pair before the opening whistle, meaning that a win for either would seal away the league title in their favour.

Tension was high, but Longtails were able to settle down more quickly and surged into the lead late in the opening half.

But this advantage was short-lived as Cardinals equalised moments before the halftime interval.

Both sides had runs at goal early in the final half and it looked as if the match might go either way.

However, two goals in quick succession by Longtails burst the bubble of Cardinals.

SAILING SLG There were plenty of thrills -- and spills -- during the laser fleet race at Sandys Boat Club at Mangrove Bay on Sunday.

A strong north-westerly wind was the culprit as racers blazed their way to top speeds and a few dips in the water.

While many of the sailors struggled to control their boats, Peter Bromby found the conditions to his liking and dominated the races, finishing in first place six times and second twice. That added up to an impressive series high point total of 8.5 and a gleaming first place finish.

Bromby used his height and weight for optimum effect, generating excellent speed on the upwind legs of the tricky course. Andreas Lewin struggled at the start, finishing in the bottom half of the fleet during the first three races.

But he made up for that, en route to a second place finish with 21.25 points.

The next four racers were distanced by only a few points as Dave Moore (33 points), Brett Wright (35), Guy Eldridge (36) and Lee White (35.75) found themselves in third, fourth, fifth and sixth spots respectively.

Moore's strong finish was attributed to strong boat control and he capitalised on the mistakes of his opponents.

Wright provided the strongest opposition for Bromby, and Bromby shadowed him at every turn.

When he elected to withdraw from several races, Wright plummeted in the standings.

Eldridge and White each had a good news-bad news day, each tasting a spot in the top three placings at various times, but when they both capsized their point total began to bulge almost as quickly as their boats took on water.

At the back of the fleet were Odwin Berkeley, Jamie Harvey and Ted Wood, who found themselves in the water more often than on top of it.

MARTIAL ARTS MAT There will be a general meeting of the Bermuda Martial Arts Society tonight at the Department of Sport and Youth at 7 p.m. All member clubs are requested to send representatives to the meeting with a discussion surrounding the formation of sub-committees. Anyone requesting additional information should contact Dwayne Williams at 238-1573.

HARNESS RACING RAH The final race of the current harness racing season takes place on Saturday with a total of 16 races scheduled at the Vesey Street track.

Plenty of excitement is expected in the free-for-all -- the fastest time bar -- especially with the recent arrival of the mount Grand Marshall from overseas.

Owned by Ellie Wilson, Marshall landed on the Island just last week, but has already indicated that he will be one to watch, having qualified for the time bar on his first attempt with a time of 1:10/3, the first time this has happened.

Rated as one of the top quarter milers in the United States, Marshall should provide quite a test for the three other horses in this bracket, Nateway, Catch A Fire and half brother Eddie the Great.

John Flood is scheduled to drive Marshall, who will start from the number two position next to Eddie the Great on the rail and Catch A Fire and Nateway occupying the three and four spots.