The team is expected to be made up of at least four men and three women and the athletes chosen will be selected based on their performances during the 1993 Federal Express/Continental Airlines Cross-Country series.

Athletes do not have to participate in a set number of events but should take part in the last two series events, which are standard IAAF recommended distance races of six kilometres for women and 12 kilometres for men.

Anyone interested in going to Nassau are asked to contact George Sutherland at 238-0566 before November 20. Competitors must be Bermuda nationals.

In addition, a representative team of five men and three women will be selected based on the final results of the cross-country series. This team will compete in the People's Race, which is part of the CAC Championships.

Athletes for this team must take part in a minimum of five of the seven events to be eligible for selection. They, however, are not required to be Bermuda nationals.

BASKETBALL BAS Local players Ijumo Hayward and Kevin Stovell today fly out for trials with Continental Basketball Association team Rapid City Thrillers in South Dakota.

This follows a failed bid by the pair two weeks ago with another semi-professional club, Rockford Lightning.

However, Hayward said that he was confident of being able to do better and possibly earn a spot this time.

"The initial shock won't happen this time and I can go out and play to my full potential,'' said Hayward, a candidate for the shooting guard position.

"I feel confident and know what is expected.

"Playing against them before I didn't find that their talents outclassed ours. We were pretty much on par.'' The trials take place tomorrow and Sunday for free agents and those that are able to impress could be invited back for a veterans' camp.

TENNIS TEN Claire and Stuart Smith, who both came out of retirement to play in the Heineken Bermuda Open Tennis Championships, yesterday showed some of their old form when they took less than one hour to soundly defeat Patricia and Dennis Pamplin 6-0, 6-1 in the first round at Tennis Stadium.

The sister-and-brother team, playing together for the first time in nearly five years, ran off eight straight games before the Pamplins broke Stuart at deuce in the ninth game. But the tournament's top mixed doubles pair immediately broke back and ran out the match losing only six more points.

In singles play, women's top seed Gill Butterfield trounced Alexa Petty 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals.

Butterfield ran off nine straight games for a 6-0 and 3-0 lead before Petty broke at 15 for her only moment of glory in the 45-minute contest. But the top seed is expected to be stretched to the limit in her semifinal match-up against the winner of the game between Lavern Jones and Diane Olchowik.

GOLF GLF The New England PGA clinched their Challenge Cup against Bermuda after a close singles series yesterday at Mid Ocean Club.

The visitors, who carried a three-point lead into the third and final day, triumped 17-13, buoyed by 3-0 victories from Kirk Hanefeld, Chip Johnson and Paul Parajeckas.

Hanefeld defeated Keith Smith, Johnson got by Rawn Rabain and Parajeckas beat Kenny Leseur. New England won six of the 10 singles matches for an overall score of 331 points to 261 .

Full scores are on Page 26.

The BIIYMC Halloween Golf Tournament will be held at St. George's Golf Club tomorrow with a shot-gun start at 8.30 a.m.

SCHOOL SPORTS SOC Prospect captured the Primary Schools Six-A-Side Soccer Championship this week when they defeated Dellwood in the A Division final.

West End were the B Division winners overs St. David's.

SOCCER SOC There will be a training session at Devonshire Rec. field, on Tuesday starting at 5.30 p.m. for all those interested in playing for Rude Girls. For further information, contact Rocky at 238-3692.