Jamaica is having its own way as usual (18 medals so far) and the home team is on record pace (12 medals) after the first day of competition at the XXVIV CARIFTA Games. But the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States had a decent outing Saturday (26 March) with nine medals on the first day of three at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, on the tiny tourist island of Tobago. There were two OECS medals in the U-20 men's 100m. Antigua-Barbuda's Daniel Bailey turned in a 10.36-second performance to defend his title against T&T's Marcus Duncan (10.53), who in turn just held off hard-charging Andon Mitchell (10.54) of Grenada. Bailey will be aiming for a sprint double, as he is favoured in the men's 200m. In the U-17 division, Bailey's compatriot, Anika Jno-Baptiste, clocking 11.76 seconds to beat a pair of Trinbagonians, Jurnelle Francis and Marsha Louis. Jamaica's Yohan Blake won the men's race, with Barbados' Xavier Roach and St Kitts-Nevis' Withley Williams second and third. Louisiana State University freshman Kelly Ann Baptiste hopes to do the sprint double in front of her home crowd. She achieved the first half of that double by winning the under-20 women's 100m dash. Kelly Ann crossed the line in 11.39 seconds, well ahead of Grenada's Sherry Fletcher (11.72). St Lucia's Darvin Edwards should have had a third OECS gold medal, in the U-20 men's High Jump. He's cleared 2.13m and 2.15m already this year. But in Tobago, he missed consecutive attempts at 2.08m, and had to settle for joint second. Jamaal Wilson of the Bahamas was the only athlete to make 2.08m; another Edwards, Jamaica's Tarik, shared second. Trinidad and Tobago's Rhonda Watkins repeated as U-20 women's Long Jump champion, clearing the same distance (6.29m) she won with last year. Second was Anguilla's Shara Proctor, who took second in the U-17 division last year. Her sixth-round effort of 6.24m kept her well ahead of 2004 U-17 champion Lyvie Paola Laurent (5.78m) of Guadeloupe. 13-year-old Chantel Malone (left) of the British Virgin Islands made history in the U-17 women's Long Jump, clearing 5.25m for bronze. She is the first BVI woman to medal at CARIFTA. Arantxa King of Bermuda (5.98m) won the event on her first trial. Jamaica's Francine Simpson (5.49m) was second. Steve Hammond emerged as the Caribbean's best young thrower, taking the U-20 men's Discus Throw with a best effort of 51.32m, whilst teammate Camoi Hood (46.81m) was third. Adonson Shallow of St Vincent & the Grenadines (49.69m) split the Jamaicans, improving dramatically from last year's ninth-place finish. Sunday, though the OECS teams will mainly be spectators for the relays, Bailey and Jno Baptiste hope will each hope to add a second individual medal in the 200m dash. Fletcher and Williams will also seek to climb the podium again. St Lucia's Tressa Anne Charles will go up against T&T's Annie Alexander in the u-20 women's shot put. OECS Medal Tally - Day 1, CARIFTA 2005 D. Bailey (ANT) gold, U-20 men's 100m A. Jno-Baptiste (ANT) gold, u-17 women's 100 S. Fletcher (GRN) silver, u-20 women's 100 D. Edwards silver, U-20 men's HJ S. Proctor (AIA) silver, U-20 women's LJ A. Shallow (VIN) silver, U-20 men's DT C. Malone (IVB) bronze, U-17 women's LJ W. Williams (SKN) bronze, u-17 men's 100 A. Mitchell (GRN) bronze, U-20 men's 100m Reprinted from oecsathlete.com