With four players away in Barbados with the senior national squad, Swifts did well to hold on for 20 minutes before conceding their first goal.

Fielding three 13-year-olds, Swifts also played Sharmini Thamomeram in the unnaccustomed role of centre back and Listette Ming at sweeper.

But once Canaries had opened their account, there was little doubt about the outcome.

Rhonda Rawlins netted twice and Ali Cameron once as the leaders romped into a 3-0 lead by the half.

Cameron completed her hat-trick with two quick goals after the break and Sandra McDougall added the sixth.

In the other `A' Division game, Bluebirds edged Cardinals 1-0, the only goal coming early in the second half. Bluebirds might have scored again but for a fine penalty flick save by 'keeper Edna Mae Tuzo.

With `B' Division leaders Swallows idle, second-placed Canaries took the opportunity to close the gap to four points as they beat Swifts 3-0.

Ali Cameron gave Canaries the lead in the first five minutes, but despite creating several chances it wasn't until late in the game that Clare Desmond and Georgi Barbosa managed to put the game out of reach.

Third-placed Bluebirds also moved within four points of the leaders with a 1-0 win over Cardinals.

SQUASH SQU Julian Rose defeated Tony Prentice 15-11, 15-12, 15-13 to send his team into the semi-finals of the AF Smith Corporate Squash Tournament.

Bank of Bermuda's Rose Between Two Thorns rallied from 2-4 down to win the match 5-4 over Prentice's BPSA Simbas in one of four quarter-finals on Monday.

In another quarter-final, Mark Quinlan of Alias brought his team back from 4-2 down and was up 14-6 in the decider before Norman Furtado came back to win 15-14 and send his team -- Norm's Storms -- through.

IRM defeated Let It BNTB 5-4 as Michael Goulet defeated Dave Conte. The other quarter-final saw MEDCO defeat Princess Hotel 7-2.

Oasis Nite Owls, Golden Girl, President's Choice and AS&K Bar None were the Plate Event quarter-final winners.

SAILING SLG Zan Kirkland won the final regatta of the Optimist Dinghy season on Sunday to claim the overall advanced fleet title.

Kirkland, a 14-year-old member of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, finished ahead of Lawson Williams and Alex Lines to finish with just 50 points through 40 races of the Fall Series.

Giles Spurling, 14, narrowly held on to second overall while Lines was third.

Erin Carvalho was fourth and Adrian Black fifth.

In the novice/intermediate fleet, ten-year-old Jonathan Kempe, also of the RBYC, wound up first on the day and was first overall afer 35 races. Hamish Burns was second on the day to finish third overall, just behind Jesse Kirkland, who was third on Sunday.

Garth Williams was fourth overall and Brown fifth.