first final played yesterday, resulting in top seeds Vernal Davis and Patrick O'Kelly defeating the tandem of J.Scalia and D.Henderson 7-6, 6-4 in the men's doubles 55.

Earning a place in the final of the men's singles 60 was M.Cunningham after he defeated second seed I.Von Schroeter. Cunningham will do battle against the winner of the contest featuring R.Groff, the top seed, and unseeded D.Marshall.

In men's singles 55 action P.Gallowitch upset favourite Vernal Davis to set up a final date with Groff, who survived a three-set scare from K.Chiappa 5-7, 7-6, 6-4.

On the ladies' side M.L.Blair suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Patricia Pamplin, going down 6-4, 6-4, meaning that Pamplin will now face number two seed M.Oberg in the final of the women's singles 50.

Others making it to the finals were Blair and R.Asch in the women's singles 50, S.Shreeves and S.Peniston in the women's doubles, as well as Van Norstrand and F.Goldhirsch in the men's doubles 60.

A bevy of finals are slated for today and tomorrow at Coral Beach Club, with the prize-giving scheduled for Saturday night.

CAISEY TOPS IN CYCLE SLUGFEST RAB Caisey tops in cycle slugfest In what likely was the penultimate race at Southside Raceway, spectators were treated to a motorcycling slugfest.

Mini Bikes -- a stepping stone for young riders which has shown a tremendous jump in numbers since last season -- provided much of the excitement.

However, despite the youthful members, it was an old boy, Shannon Caisey, leading the way with three first place finishes and a second for a total of 118 points. Joining Caisey on the podium were the Tumbridge brothers, Jonathan and Joshua, with the former second overall (110) and the latter third (102).

Scooters appear to be the most unreliable machine, as, while eight showed up in the morning, only three made it to the start line for each heat. Benelli swept the day as Ricky Perriers (114) was outstanding in his handling, outduelling team-mate Mark Lightbourn (112), with Norman Smith (58) a distant third on his Piaggio Zip.

Dennis Wilson swept to victory in the Stock Modified class, accumulating 116 points, followed by Kyle Pimental (104) and Lavince Ellis (94).

Sweeping the board in Formula was Vince Belboda, while Ray Masters dominated the Grand Prix section, followed by Caisey and Jassone Smith.