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É4'- Thé Canadin Chamnpion, Èrlday, Docamnber 10, 1 999 irave Tykes reach titie game of tournament UOME Me TRAVEL NEW - SOtIE MUOT 000P. cHRISTMA&%MILLNNIM VACATION PACKAGE PRICES ARE DOWN fromt the original predictions and settings as companies like SIGNATURE VACATIONS advise TRAVEL AGENTS to check pricing in their computera for Christmas/ Millennium packages. Brochure prices are out of whack as many hoteliers, especially in lthe Caribbean, are slashing priCes 10 fil empty rons, allowing the operator to oe-cost its packages. For example, Allegro's Jack Tar St. Kitt's had gone from $2,369 per person to $1,298 for a Dec. 20 departure. "THERE'S SPACE AVAILABLE AND THE PRICES FOR CHRISTMAS WILL NEVER BE AS GOOD AS THIS YEAR" according to Martha Chaproan, spokesperson for Signature. HIGHER AIRFARFS FEARED AS AIR CANADA MOVES CLOSER TO TAKING OVER CANADIAN - were substantiated in the consumnera' mind with a 3% increase 'due to fuel charge increases' applied this week. TIse recommendation by Canadian's board of directors for sharcholders to accept tIse offer from AC for a $92-million takeover bid has changed tIse setting for air travel for Canadians. Douglas Reid, a professor of business strategy at Queen's University said airfares have increased by as much as 22 percent in U.S. cities dominated by one carrier. Canadian transport minister David Collenette says Ottawa will prevent Air Canada from gouging consumera and slashing jobs. Charter carriers CANADA 3000 and ROYAL AIRLINES will be expected to expand their services across our nation to aid competition. It has been a topsy- turvey year for those involved in the travel industry for the past few yeara, but none like tIse pant many months. WILL THE CONSUMER BENEFIT PROM ALL OF THIS? A good question and ail the more reason to DEAL DIRECILY WITH ATRAVEL AGENT to know you SEE ALL THE BEST IN PRICE AND ROUTING ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE TO YOU! DD YOU KNOW: A GREAT CHRISTMAS GI IDEA! A PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED COPY of the newest book on Canada's favourite sport, hockey - 'THE GOOD 0F THE GAME' by this bestseller author/writer TIse 'OfficiaI' launch of the popular book is this weekend. P"<'iravl PI*d44M4 04c'" 878-2886 16 Martin St. (downtown) Abo in Hailon HUas and Oakville www.brucehood.com VVaît.h out tor that last step up the chainpionshq0 Iadder - it's s doozy. Milton's tykes made it aIl the way to the finals of the recent Brampton Toumnament, only to be humbled by Clarington 8-0. Despite a solid effort, the local rink rats had aIl sorts of trouble at hoth ends of the ice against their powerhouse oppo- nents. En route to the title match the boys won two of three games including a toumament opening victo- ry against Vaughan, 2-I. Brandon Denham deposited the winning goal while also scoring was Michael Sgarbossa. TIse Winterhawks' other triumph came against the hosts - who were toppled 4-I. Denham taI- lied twice with singles potted by Sgarbossa and Lauren Kelly. Milton highlightedi the toumnament by winning the skills competition. Goaltender Spencer Abrahamo led the way by tumed back ail but one of 40 shots in thse showcase. TIse tykes have been looking good in league play as well, with three of four possible. points secured in their last pair of outings. They tied Brampton 2-2 - on g oals by Abraham and Sgarbossa - and engineered a late rally tu shade Hespeler 2-I. Jeffrey Clarke provided thse heroics in that one with a last-minute game winner, shortly after Sgarbossa evened the count. Letdowns prove costly The AA minor atoma' light has been bumning bright -juat not quite long enough. Recently Milton has faîlen fiat during the late Rep Hockey stages of play, surrendering Ieads established through strong starts. Sunday was a prime example of this current dilemma. The Machine Shop Winterhawks were ahead afier periods one and two before a late col- lapae - resulting in six goals against in the final frame - eventually saw them lose 7-4. This waa the team's third straight defeat and dropped themn to6-9-3. Jeif Lynch figured in ail the aconing, potting the first three goals himself and then capping off a standout performance by setting up Michael Brown. Posting assiats on goals one and four was Brad Mewhinnçy. Brown, Mac Filiman and.Jon Monk drew single helpers. Neiminder Joey De'Athe auffered through an onslaught in the third - facing nearly twice aa much shots as he did during the two previous peni- oda combined. Milton will try to break their faltering ways at Memorial Arena Sunday when they play host to Hespeler. Came time is 4:15 p.m. RougIs ride for 'Hawks Milton's AA major atoms had littie to show for a rather busy stretch of three games in tive days- winning just once. Their victory came against Brampton. Brendan Duke's solid cage work and a balanced attack allowed themn to win 5-3. was Luc llartwick. Scott McTrach buried the game winner juat moments into the third while an insurance marker was deposited one minute later by Ryan Black. Blake Frittenburg and Connor Mitchell also scored - and each picked up an assist. The Herman Miller Winterhawks fel victim to the revenge game two days later - losing to Brampton 4-2. Tim Johnston gave a credible per- formance between the pipes while scoring was done by Chad'Boisvenue and Chris Coates. Prom there, the local lads were edged by Burlington 4-3. Milton's marksmen were Frittenburg, Jeremy Brown and Kyle Walker. Winning ways continue And the wins just keep on coming for Milton's A major novices. The Sandstone Transport Winterhawks came through with a home-and-home series sweep of Georgetown last week, winning 6-1 and 3-I1. The more convincing victory was delivered on the road. John Grant and Jonathan Riding tallied twice while singles went to Tyler LaFontaine and Wade McGinnis. Jordan Haggart drew a pair of assiats and guard- ing the net in fine fashion was Keenan Farrell. Two days later the local club held the fort once again, this time thanka to the crafty cage work of Adrian Eppinger. Kris DeiNin stood out with two goals and scor- ing the other was McGinnis. Grant had another big game with a couple of assists, as did Haggart and Brad Mazzocato. Fax ourspôts rpors tdayFierce fitnish to OSS season to Steve LeBlanc at 878-494-3fa Silver Sam pulls % off upset to win ~~t akcout of Xas last race of year When Mohawk Raceway's starting gate pulled away from the field in the final Ontario Sires Stakes event of the millennium Monday, fans were already wishing they had paid a littie more ffl oéattention to Silver Samo. ~o . ar~tLeaving from Post 9, driver Ron Waples had hit the gas and the fan's fifth choice had responded with an impresaive burst of speed that landed her squarely ahead of the favourites. $ 7 9Aliter a :28.2 opening fraction, the veteran reinsman measure 7 9 off a pair of perfectly rated 30-second quarters for the filly while 1u r'f*v..5l the rest of the field stsirted to tum up the heat. ee IJ~I~OJ.'When the two-year-old trotting fillies turned for home and Silver Sam did not budge off the rail, fans who had expected her to swing wide the way she had in the elimination knew they were Christmas Special C)nly Qffer Lq> holding loaing tickets. wne al0 yDem one Dec. 22 1999 challenge through the stretch, at the wire it was Silver Sam poat- ing the 2:00 victory and laying dlaim to the freshman trottiaig filly division title. In retum for their loyalty, Silver Sam rewarded her backers with $28.90 for a win ticket, $9. 10 for show and $670 for place. G ri fin M artji Favounite Earl 0f Dreams was one-and-a-half lengths back i second wîth Ob La Da two more lengths behind for third. Afterward, Waples credited an equipment change made by traîner Richard Gelinas with keeping Silver Sam on the rail and in a position to win her tirst Gold Series Final. 465 M a n St."Richard and I talked after I schooled her the other moming of er nd t hlpd hr, s amaterof actitmade her go the ,8 7 8 -8 9 4 1 ohrwyaltlbi, esi.Se'anexcellent gaited filly Abov Rogrs Vdeodecent filly next year." The win was Silver Sam's tifth of the season in 13 tries and G if T h t L SC boosted her banik balance to $ 164,644 - with $1 17,710 of that h e h Lcoming from Ontario Sires Stakes competition. 1 In addition to her OSS division Crown, the filly's November 20 C oft T a t a stCanadian Breeders victory should make her a candidate for year- end honours at the national level.