to cruise the streets of Hamilton, they were described by onlookers as the most beautiful in years. The winning floats were as follows: - Best elementary school, Southampton Glebe - Best middle school, Spice Valley Middle School, runner-up Dellwood Middle School - Best high school, CedarBridge Academy, runner-up Berkeley Institute - Best cycle /hand drawn entry, Tommy Clark Richardson - Best individual float, Single Parents in Action - Best volunteer, Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo; second place The Filipino Association; third place Onion Patch Kids Walking Club - Best community, St. George's Community Centre, second place The Filipino Association, third place Mid Atlantic Club - Best commercial BELCO, second place Ace, third place The Little Venice Group, fourth place Elbow Beach Hotel - Best Heritage entry, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries - Best Flora & Fauna, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries - Most original, Parks Department - Most artistic, The Islamic Community - Most beautiful, BELCO - Best parade entry, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Waiting for the call: Maorice Gadesdel of the Morgan State University marching band waits and wonders on the bus for the decision to be made on whether to cancel the parade.

Teamwork: Ricky Cayetano and Enrestyne Eve Macaragal makes sure everything is in place on the Filipino Association Float. The Filipino Association took second place awards for the float in the Best Volunteer and Best Community categories.

Feline fashion: Six-year-old Samantha Croke used her kitten umbrella to stave off the rain yesterday as she watched the Bermuda Day half marathon.

Most beautiful: Children admire the float entered by BELCO. The float was judged to be the most beautiful of the 20 entries in Bermuda Day competition.

Something fishy going on: Kristy Ingermann and Lisa Ray from the BAMZ have scaled the heights with their distinctive headgear.