With water temperatures at 59 degrees and air readings even cooler the pair suffered through a demanding swim, which left them numb for the cycle and most of the run portion of the race. Wind was also a factor gusting up to 40 knots.

De Ste. Croix was clocked in two hours, 12 minutes, which was more than 30 minutes behind overall winner Robin Brew (1:54:34), a professional from England, who previously competed in the Bermuda International Triathlon.

Sousa narrowly missed finishing a place higher but still performed credibly, coming home in 2:39.

SNOOKER SNO Old Colony Club has been confirmed as host for the 1993 International Snooker League tournament to take place from May 20-30.

Teams from New York Athletic Club, Ottawa, Chicago, Canada, United States, England, Scotland and Halifax as well as two local sides -- a Bermuda national team and OCC -- will be competing against one another. This international event will feature several world-class amateur players and will be open to the public at no charge.

Local players interested in representing the national team should contact Greg Falzone, league secretary.

Brian Haxton stepped down as president of the Bermuda Snooker Association after 12 years of service at the Annual General Meeting and has been replaced by Robert Gaglio.

The rest of the committee includes Greg Falzone, secretary; returning members are Ed Gumbs, Paul Charleton, and Bobby Miller; the lone new member is Zane DeSilva.

At its first meeting the new committee announced one change for the 1992-93 season. The high break point will be eliminated and each match will score only five points.

League play commences tomorrow night at 8 p.m. with the following schedule: First Division: QC I v NSC; PRC v OCC I; SSC v WWC I Second Division: SPBC v OCC III; SGDSC v OCC II; WWC II v QC II CYCLING CYC Blustery wind conditions could not prevent France-based local cyclist Elliott Hubbard from overshadowing Bermuda's senior cyclists in a 20-lap, 25-mile race at the US Naval Air Station in St. George's.

All categories started off simultaneously, but the group was quickly splintered by waves of attacks led by Damion Wilson, Vance Stevens and Hubbard.

Lap three saw the threesome of Hubbard, Mike Lee and Clark Tear escape the pack and by the 10th lap they had built a two-minute lead.

The 20-year-old's intentions were clear, he did not want to risk a finishing sprint with Tear. Thus he constantly produced energy draining surges and eventually sped away from the pursuing pair of Lee and Tear.

At the end. Hubbard finished over a minute ahead in a time of 1:06:46. Tear was second (1:08:06) and Lee third (1:08:08).

There were no surprises in the veterans category where Jeff Payne (1:10:20) rode away from Vic Ball and George Sutherland.

Meanwhile, Durwood Cann made a triumphant entrance in the novice division, winning in his first-ever race.

Trevor Hedges broke away from brother Chris and William Massey to claim first place in the 10-lap junior event.

HOCKEY HOC North Village Longtails opened up defence of their Bermuda Ladies Hockey Association `A' League title over the weekend with a dramatic 5-3 victory over PHC.

Making the result all the more amazing was the fact that they were able to overcome their opponents despite taking the field with only seven players and watching Canaries' Emma Garon notch a hat-trick.

Leading the fightback were Lisa Rawlins, who scored once, Lisa DeSilva and captain Joanne Wilson both of whom found the net on two occasions.

Also enjoying a successful start to the 1992-92 season were Coca-Cola Cardinals who downed Police Orioles 2-0 with newcomer Mary Leonard scoring both goals.

In `B' League action, Bluebirds and Coca Cola Cardinals `B' both emerged victorious.

The former outlasted PHC Canaries `B' 2-0 on a double strike by Alex Adam.

Cardinals defeated Police Orioles by a similar margin with Laura Bardgett taking a short corner and finding Tracy MacPhee, who made no mistake with her effort. The second came through a fine solo effort by Gina Evans.

CHESS CHS The Bermuda Chess Club's six-round Active chess tournament came to an exciting end with number one seed Nick Faulkes going into the last round a half-point behind third seed Brian Stephenson.

As Stephenson had previously beaten Faulkes in round four, all he needed was a draw against second seed Nigel Chudleigh. However, Chudleigh proved too strong for Stephenson and with Faulkes beating George Ben the title went to the top seed.

Final scores: Nick Faulkes 5 points; Brian Stephenson 41 ; Nigel Chudleigh 4; Michael Craggs 4; George Ben 31 ; Tony Saunders 31 ; David Arorash 3; Bob Bagley 21 ; David Shanks 21 ; Kennedy Simmons 21 ; Larry Ebbin 11 ; David Elleson 1.

Tonight's event is the start of the Mutual Risk Tournament, which will be played over six rounds. The entry fee is $20 for members and $30 for non-members.

KARTING KRT Mark North emerged as the top driver in the Bermuda Karting Association's races at the US Naval Annex on Sunday.

North drove to victory in the 100cc Open Class to open a 22-point overall lead on David Chisnall, who was fourth on the day. Paul Telford finished second and David Durham third.

Honours also went the way of the other class leaders as Richard Wallington dominated in the 80cc Class while Jeffrey Benevides was tops in the 100cc Yamaha Class.

Wallington leads by 15 points from Gerald Saltus with newcomer Sinclair Vickers third.

David Brewster and Jason North shared second spot on the day behind Benevides with Edwin Wickham placing fourth.

SQUASH SQU Pat Morin won the first title of the British Airways Squash Championships yesterday at Devonshire Courts.

Morin stopped fellow American Warren Young 3-0 in a match that featured the best over-50 players in North America.

Fred Beasley reached the men's over-35 final by beating local Mike Shaw 3-0.

His opponent will be Bermuda number two Colin Alexander. The over-45 final will be between Robin Bawtree and Bermuda's Derek Sickling.

Liz Davis has gained a place in the women's open final where she will face either defending champion Sandy Sheppard of professional and top seed Victoria Hoyt.

SOCCER SOC Dandy Town will hold a meeting of their under-18 players tonight at the club (6.00) to discuss their future in the Premier League.

VOLLEYBALL VOL The Secondary Schools Junior and Senior Volleyball competitions will take place at the Mount Saint Agnes gym today, starting at 1 p.m.

SOFTBALL SOF There will be a meeting for all Social Club Blue Sox players at the club tomorrow, starting at 7 p.m.