Bay Horse increased their lead at the top of York Phoenix Open League division one with an emphatic 7-2 win over Mount 'B'.

Second-placed Volunteers missed out on a chance to close the gap after suffering a home defeat to Pack, whose Greg Robinson stood out. Volunteer's best came from Daz Gray (20).

Steve Reynolds (21) eased Slipper to a 4-2 lead before partnering Russ Turpin to secure the win against Mitre, whose John Pickering (21) was best.

In a match which saw 26 ton-plus scores, Howden's Dave Tatterton notched a 180, Cygnet's John Clemit followed suit and colleague Tony Noble closed on bull for a 118 check. Howden took the match with Steve Burton-Andy Cass sealing the win.

In division three, good darts from Mark Sommerville steered Jackdaw to a 5-4 result over Crescent 'B', whose Stan Isaac did well, while Mount 'B' saved the aggregate as they lost at Indoor Bowls.

Ebor dominated the Division Two Individual Competition with three of their players qualifying for the semi-finals. The remaining spot went to Frank Cartin, who defeated team-mate Barry Dick to book his place.

Updated: 11:31 Friday, July 25, 2003