difference in table rendering

[Timothy J Luoma]

I'm working on a page http://www.peak.org/~luomat/apps/ and noticing  
something weird... I'm not sure if it is my mistake (HTML) or OW

I have 2 tables.... If I put a <BR> in between them they get spaced FAR  
apart (like what I would expect with 2 or 3 <BR>) and if I don't then they  
are right next to each other....

I've copied the table code that I use, meaning I don't really know what I'm  
doing, so it could be an HTML error but I'm using the same thing for the rest  
of the page....

Here's the code in case anyone can spot it better than me...


<TR><TD COLSPAN=1><table width="80%" units="pixels"><tr VALIGN="TOP"><td>
<img 	alt='Stone Design icon'
	src='images/Stone_Design.gif'
	border=0 width=91 height=72>

</td> <td align=left>

<BR>
<A HREF='http://www.stone.com/'>Stone Design's</A> Create, DataPhile,  
3DReality, and CheckSum are well-known commercial programs.

</TD></tr></table></TD></TR>

<BR>    <!-- THIS IS THE PROBLEMATIC LINE -->

<TR><TD COLSPAN=1><table width="80%" units="pixels"><tr VALIGN="TOP"><td>
<img 	alt='WriteUp icon'
	src='images/WriteUp.gif'
	border=0 width=48 height=48>

<img 	alt='PasteUp icon'
	src='images/PasteUp.gif'
	border=0 width=48 height=48>

</td> <td align=left>

<BR>
AFS has a supported word processor called
<A HREF='/next/demos/editors/WriteUp/'>WriteUp</A> and a graphics program called 
 <A HREF='/next/demos/graphics/PasteUp/'>PasteUp</A>
</TD></tr></table></TD></TR>