The Canadian Champion, Fniday, November 24, 2000 - 29 EC upstages 'Stang s -Bettor's Delight wins again vStrong start for Marlins James Bramely sure knows how to, make a firat impression. The Milton Marlin delivereti a starring role reccntly with five medal-winning efforts tiuring scaaon-opening competition in Oakville. The l0-ycar-old's beat efforts werc reserveti for the 100 metre backstroke, which he won. flic pre-teen swimmcr also, struck silver in Uic 200mn backstroke anti 200mn fincestyle anti claimced bronze in both the 100mn freestyle anti 200m individual medlcy. He also finisheti fourth in tIse 10OOm sutterfly. Age class teammate Silas Sham took eighth and 12th place finishes t'espcctivcly in thc 50mn backstroke and 100m freestyle. Eight-ycar-old David Dimitrov swarn to a second-place effort in Uic 50m butterfly and placeti top 10 in three other eients. whilc taking top 15 in a handful of races was age clans teammate Evan Ries. The foursomne poolcd thcir effort to take third spot in tic 200m frecatyle oelay. Meanwhîle, it was 10-ycar-old Victoria Poole lcatiing Uic way for tic girls wiUi a golden performance in Uic 10OOm buttertly and top five placing in the reat of her events. Laura Doherty, 10, was second in bots Uic 100 anti 200ess breastatrokie anti thirt in thse 100m backatroke. Ten-year-old Caroline Shaw gralihet third place in Uic 50m backstroke while nine-year-old Gillian Arseneau waa night hchind lier for fourts. The girls collecteti took second in both the 200m freestyle relay anti 200m medley relay. *Actlvate on a $35 Lelsure Package* 200 weekday/ weeknight minutes* *Unlimited weekend calling' eFirst 400 Incomlng minutes Free!' *2year term' ~fer $50 Rebate* Expires DEC. 15, 2000. 1 Iý CORPORATE CUSTOMERS cail 0!, rogers.colil INTEC CELLULAR INC. 439 main St. E. 875-1446 W'Roger Comncal c, Used under Ucense. OAUJ Coup. Used under Ucense. *ee store for mre detalis. **The monthly service fee stil1 applies. Albove offers avallable at lntec Cellular only. BUFFET-STYLE< BREAKFAST. -"T H SANTA4 Sun. Dec. 3 & Sun. D~4 at 9:30 arn & 12:3CÇkt' $5u f hildren 10 yrs & under 10 for aduits Ail dsto S.I.D.S. Foundation 55 Ontaru z Miltonzt5 905-878-6697 Main St. E. o MILTON MALL r Bettor's Delight cappeti off Garden State Park's richest niglit of harness racing in 14 years by record- ing a half-length victory over arch-rival Real Desire in the $545,300 Govemor's Cup Pace Saturday in New Jersey. Four stakes races were worth a combined $1,866,700. "Delight" - son of Cam's Card Shark, owned by Homby's John Grant and trained by Scott McEneny - won in 1:52.2. It's the sixth win in 10 career starts for the victorious colt. He's also won $804,661 lifetime. Chicagoan Eric Ledford was in the sulky as the sharp-stepping colt tumed in a 1:52.2 mile to finish ahead of Real Desire in what proved to be a classic battie between the top two entries in their division. The win was the second straight for Bettor's Delight over Real Despite - the first was at the Breeders Crown at Mohawk - and quite possible clinched thc two-year-old pacing crown for him. Real Desire, who entered the Governor's Cup with eight victories in nine starts, has neyer loat to any other horse. Ledford's decision-to al*bot - ettor's Delight to thse leet as quickly as possible was s key factor in thse out- corne. 'l left primarily because 1 knew Trevor (Ritchie, dri- ver of Real Desire) was going to leave and there was no way I was going to be firat over bebind him," he said. "Being on thse front enti worked out well for us." Bettor's Deliglit grabbed the lead from the gate, controlled thse pace and neyer was headeti. He was timed at :56.4 for the haîf mile and 1:25.3 at the thuce- quartera mark. Real Desire hati a tougher time of it. From post position eight, he was fourth from Uic gate and then got parked out approaching the quarter mile mark. Ritchie manageti to rally him within a length of Bettor's Dclight early in the strctch and the two marcheti together to thse wirc. Lotsa Clout finishcd third. The triumph was Bettor's Delight's sixth in 10 starts. He carnet $272,650 for Grant. il b W 1