Senilor Royals take another shellacking on the gridiron By STEVE LeBLANC and Jeff Tellier -against the Lords' back-up pisvo1. The Champion mind you -temporarily hatted the onslaiight. 'l'hing'. just aren't geîîîng casier (or the senior Nelson's Josh Hilton rat for whaî could ssell bc Rcîyals. season-high fise louchdowns -detîs'enng tsvo in the Stitl smarting frîîm a wcek two massacre ai the final few minutes 10 add usailt 10 injury. bands of Naître Dame,' Bishop Redis3 î ook Whîte keepîng thîngs respectable wîth the another giant-size pîîuîsding at horne Lords woutd have becs a towertsg task Tbursday attemoon -gcîîing steamrotted uder the best of circnmrstances. the 56-0) by the powerhouse Nelson Lords. ) , iL % E.absence oif itijurecl cornerstoses lise li BR's defense, asyiîg other than a Chuck Allen. Harley Mouscos and Mike Aller ait, Nelson is among the top-10 And the Royals sure clîdut issake tl atsy ranked clubs in the GTA. white the casier on theinselses with a host of cxe- Royals are just reîumîng to Halîîîn's cuto follies and -at tîmes -dossis Division t rartks -and were missisg haif- nrght gmuesome spectal teams play. a-dozen key veterans Io boni. BR's seniors wîll look to make thîngs Barely able 10 engîneer a first-down drive, the înuch more respectable in Oakville Friday afiemoon hosîs' offensive efforts were ail but compleîely ses- against Iroquois Ridge. tratîzed from start b finish. They're back aI homne October 22 to close out the Dctensively, BR dîd make a few impressîve lackles regular season against Loyola. Both games start aI sn the second haif. whîle interceptions by Niai Clarke 3:30 pu. Eternal Camination to be retired Oct. 23 Aller a brittiant performance at Mohawk October 2, that saw her ail] but capture a fournh consecutive Milton Stakes tîtle. Etemat Camnation is about to catlilt a career. Harness ractng's al-time teading mcney-winning femate pacer -wîth eamtings of $4,104,390 -wîtt bc retired in a special cer- emnony at Woodbine on Breeders Crown nîght October 23. "She's done hcr job. She dcscrves to retire." said tramner and co- owner Jeff Miller after Eternal Camnnation's runner-up finish in the Mitton Stakes. "What more can you say about ber that hasn't been satd? She's been beyond our witdest imaginations. "We hopte shetil be a good moîher after being such a great race- horse." The dark bay seven-year-otd daughter of Cam Fetia and Cool Wnrtd is compltîng ber sixth seasnn of racing for the Etemat Camrnation Stable of Haviland, Ohio. Eric Ledford, hier driver for most of her unparatleted career, said the three-time Breeders Crown champion is leaving the racen-ack white she's stitt as game as ever. "She gives you everything she's got every lime she goes out there." said Ledford. "She's the most amazing horse I've ever se. One tbing about il, noue of ber defeats have been because of a tack of effort.' Elena and Ritchie capture Gold Final Trevor Rîtchie was quielty eonfi- dent in Elena' soo chances heading into ~H o last Tuesday's Gotd B eat Final at Mohawk. '~ (" and the Acton resi- dent was proven cor- rect when the fttty delivered a sotid 2:00.1 victory. Leaving from post seven, Ritehie seted the San Pettegrino daughter in sixth ptace through the earty going as favourite Honour Way togged opening fractions of :28.4 and :57.4. Heading for thse t1:29.4 three-quaeter mark. the veteran reinsman sent the ftlly up Ehe outside behind Fan Favourite and then altowed bier 10 power down the stretch to a one-and-a-half tength win. Exptained Ritchie, "Down the backstretch she feit prenty good. 1 moved ber and staeted 10 getliber int thse race a tite bit. I got a lit- ttc bit of cover for a ltite pîrce and when i fanned wîde ai the head of thse tane she t'otted home wett." Etena started ber Ontario Sires Stakes season witb a runner-up finish in a Grassroots event aI Quinte Exhibition Raceway August 2. A 2:01,4 wîn in a division of the August 19 Robert Stewart Stakes aI Woodbmne earned the filly bier ticket mbt the Gotd Series, where she posted a firsI, second, third and seventh-place finish. The two-year-old trotting filies have one elimination round remaining on Eheir sehedute - October 30 and November 5 ai Western Fair Raceway -and tIse the top-i0 point eamners will head 10 Woodbine for their $300,000 Super Final. Tean (,P Georgetown 2 E.C. Drury 1 Bishop Reding 2 Acton 2 Milton District 1 Christ the King 2 W L PT 2 Il 4 t 0 2 1 2 1 t 2 O 1 0 O 2 0 Team GP W L PT Georgetown 2 2 O 4 Christ thse King 2 t I 2 Milton District 1 O 1 O T- i.1 T 9 We bielieve... in helping. Anyone. Anywhere. PLEÎÈ IVE1-88-21.4. 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