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«Me Canadan Champion, Tuescday, June 19, 2001-22 l3ettors Delight heavy Senior Red Sox-drop another favourite for the 'CUp Evy STEVE LeBLANC inning perfornmce to keep the locals in position to Te Championwi, Veteran Craig Holloway closed things out on By BRUCE MURRAY Special ta The Champion Beltors Delight, driven by Mke Lachance, stamped himself as the lkely favourite for this Saturday's Pepsi North America Cup - worth a record $1,148,500 - witb a convincing tally in his $30,00 eliminalion Saturday evening at Woodbine. The top three finishers in each of the three eliminations, plus a fourth-place fin- isher drawn by lot, qualified for the final. Bettors Deight, owned by Homby's John Grant and trained by Caxnbridge's Scott McEneny, îook charge before the haîf-mile and simply pulled away from is rivais down the stretch - recording a two- Iength win over Klingon Hanover in a mile of 1:52.1. Cardmaster Hanover was third. It was the col's third win in four starta iis year and hie came into is eliminalion fresh from a blistering 1:50 mile ai the Meadowlands in capturing the $500000 New Jersey Classic. Now, Bettors Delighl, the 2000 Nortb Amerîcan divisional cham- pion, will h-y to emulate his sire Cama Card Sbark, who won the 'Cup' in 1994. Bettors Delight paid $370 10 win and pair with Kingon Hanover for a $1980 (5- 1) exactor. One of is main rivais ibis Saturday could be Real Desire, who overcame a bor- rendous tip as ibe 2-5 choice to finish sec- ond to 32-1 long shot Life Sizzles - with Miltonian Mario Baillargeon along for the ride - in the faslest of the three elimina- ions, time at 1:50.4. The iird elimination went 10 odds-on favourite Peruvian Hanover and Milton driver Chris Christoforou, who wired the field in 1:51 for is best mark ever. Trained by Nat Varty, Peruvian Hanover triumphed by one lenglis over Hawaian Cowboy and Horselaughler. He paid $350 to win. Yankee Blitz, one of the three fourth- place finishers, drew in as the 101h horse in the Pepsi North Amerca Cup. Eliminations were also slaged for tis Saturday's richest ever Canadian Trotting Classic - wortb a wbopping $1,11 9,250. Swedîsb-ownied Banker Hall, driven by Acon's Trevor Ritchie, is the likely Photo by MICHAEL BURNS Mike Lachance sers Harnby- awned Betiors Dlight to vlctory dur- lng Saturday's North America Cup4 elimination ai Woodblne Racetrack. favourite for tihe 26th edition of the classie after a solid perfonmance in is elimina- ion, holding Bionie Ballad and Amer I Can back by a lengtb in a career besl 1:55.2. Sent postward as the 3-5 favourite, Banker Hall returned $3.30 10 win and combined witb Bionic Ballad for a $1660 (9-6) exaclor. SIS Cavier Cavier, trained and driven by Robert Blanlon Jr., also stakes is claim as a serious rivais for Banker Hall Salurday witb an impressive tbree-and-a-half lengtls win in bis elimination. He loo naîled a career besl mile - 1:55.1 - and bas now won five of six starts Iis year, including the Currier and Ives aiThe Meadows in Pittsburgb. The tird elimination went 10 CR Kinetic, owned and driven by Rod Allen of Ocala, Florida. T'he 9-1 long shot, making bis seasonal debul, nosed out favoured Fulfilled Dreams and driver John Campbell, wbile paceselter Vctory Abroad bung on for Ihird. Quebec champion Mc Coeeye, wbo suf- fered bis firsl defeat in 15 caeer starts, was drawn by lot as the one fourtb-place finish- er t0 advance 10 the final of the Canadian Trotting Classic. A Jack of plate pop continues to plague the senior Reid Sox. Milton's sporadic hiting - partcularly througis thse laie stages of competition - bas bersa a signifi- cant stumbling block to victory an far dais season. 'Mat remained thse case at Brian Best Park Satuislay. Ballera one, two and three ail scored in thse open- ing frme - but from there thse bosts' offensive spark withered, costing them to gel outdistanced by Oakviile 6-4. "We just can't seem to get enougis its laIe in the ganse,» said fnsstrated manager George Moore, whose Ieam was stuck on two wina following the afternoon defeal. Pitcher Brent Kostal delivered a credble six-plus the rnound and gave up what proved to be the insur- ance rn for Oakville. Milton made things inteoeatng in its final at-bat, loading tihe bases and scoring Nick Robulack on a fielder's choice grounder by Nick Aalbers before thse visitors cernented their victory. lise Red Soxs odiernauns v/are posted by Aalbers, Bilan Rothery and MattMcCandless. A near flaw- less fielding effort helpeti keep things close. Milton travels to Burington tomorrow evening and begins atwo-game home stand Saturday against Dundas. Sumday they host Brampton, Botis week- end garnes stari at 1:30 p.m. Meanwhile. Miton's juniors follow their senior counterparts Saturnlay aflernoon, playing host to Brampton in the make-up finas of last monlb's Ajax Toumnament. ,/Local lawn bowlers hoping to establish a new world record Ise Milton Lawn Bowling club is boping 10 make islory later Iis month - and wants 10 gel everyone in on the act. Local residents young and oid, egardless of skill level, are invited 10 enter a tearn for fundraising play nexî Friday, June 29 from 12 noon 10 5 p.m. aI the Commercial Street facility. Then ail involved can stick around wbile six club members attempl 10 break the world outdoor bowls record for a 24-hour period. Tbe currenl benchmark stands aI 3,344 bowls over 209 ends. Two players from eacb leans will bowl for two-bour stretches before taking a one-hour break. Milîon's record-breaking bid will take place between 6 p.m. June 29 and 6 p.m. June 30. World Bowls participants David Anderson and Mark Sandford are on board for the attempt - as are Cbris Stadnyk, Rya Stadnyk, Jack O'Donnell and Ken Armstrong. Teams competing in the pre-record breaking mun will collect pledges and proceeds wiil go b Ibhe Milton District Hospital Foundation. Pledge forms can be picked up at the bospilal or ]HUM Insurance Brokers. MILTON INTERCHURCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE Standings as of June 13, 2001 Teams 1 South Side '1' 2 New Life 'B' 3 New Lite 'A' 4 St. Georges 5 South Side '2' 6 HoIy Rosary 7 Milton Bible 8 St. Pauls 9 New Lite Deaf 10 Knox il Grace 12 Boston Game Wins Losses Tues Nts. 5 5 0 0 10 5 3 2 0 6 5 3 2 0 6 5 2 3 0 4 0 5 0 o 0 5 0 0 In memory for Jackie Hoerdt (1969-200 1) - We join together with her familys feelings of sorrow and sadness over her sudden Ioss. Our players are with you! Terry Rowley Mechanical Inc. Your Heating, Cooling and Barbecue Headquarters 9058ô784979 MII OUR SHOWROOM 925 MAIN ST. E., MILTON, UNIT3 Keep your. 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