[jQuery] How select first link??

[Charlie22]

Hi all, I am playing with jQuery 1.3 and I have provlem with selecting
a first link in code below. Can you help me how how it should look
like jQuery code and also for case, if Home will not be a link, so
"Rules" will be a first link. My traditional way from jQuery 1.2.6
doesnt work now. ('#menu li a:first')

Thx for help in advance.


<div id="container">
        <ul id="menu">
                <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Rules</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Pilots</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Briefing</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">IGC</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Results</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Forum</a></li>
        </ul>
</div>