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Two Down, One To Go BALTIMORE (AP) Secretariat, the Kentucky Derby turned in a sizzling, front-running performance Saturday and won the $182,400 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Secretariat crossed the finish a daylight victor over Sham, who' nan also been the runnerup in the Derby. Our Native, third in the Derby.wasthlrdagain. Secretariat was last In the six horse field going into the clubhouse turn. Then jockey Ron Turcotte put the strapping Bold Ruler colt in gear and he took the lead entering the backstretch and easily kept it as he went on to win by lengths over Sham.

The margin of victory was the same as it had been in the Derby. Our Native was eight lengths backof Sham. Secretariat, who smashed the record for the 1)4 mile Derby when he was timed in raced the 1 ij-16-mile Preakness before a Maryland record crowd of 61.B57 in 1:55 flat, a second off the stakes and track record set by Canonero II In 1971. The victory'sends Secretariat into the June 9 Belmont Stakes with a chance of becoming thoroughbred racing's ninth Triple Crown winner and the first since Citation did it in 1948. The victory also was sweet for Mrs.

Helen Tweedy, operator of Meadow Stable, trainer Luclen Laurin and Turcotte, the same trio which had. lost the 1972 Preakness with Derby winner and odds-on favorite Rlva Ridge, who finished fourth. Secretariat, an overwhelming favorite, paid $2.60, $2.20 and $2.10. Sham, owned by Sigmund Somrner, pajid $2.20 and 52.20. Our Native, owned by Mrs.

M.J, PrltcharrJ, E.W. Thomas and trainer BUI Resseguet returned $2.20 to show. Completing (he order of finish were Ecole Etage, Deadly Dream, andTorsion. Each starter carried 126 pounds. Secretariat's performance was almost as dazzling as his incredible race in the Derby two weeks ago.

Once the Virginia- bred chestnut colt began moving past horses the only question unanswered was could he hold arch-rival Sham. The question was answered when Turcotte looked bvef his shoulder at Sham and -jockey Laffit Pincay with one-eighth mile to go. The victory was the second each for Meadow Stable and Turcotte. Meadow won the 1950 Preakness with Hill Prince and Turcotte scored in aboard Tom Rolfe. However, it.was the first Preakness triumph for Laurin in four attempts.

The veteran French Canadian conditioner sent Ambroid out to finish third in 1956 and Jay Ray to finish third in 1969 and then suffered the bitter disappointment of Riva Ridge's fourth place finish to Bee Bee Bee in the slop last year. "The pace was slow so I decided to go around horses on the outside after he got off good," said Turcotte, who had been criticized for his ride on Riva Ridge. He certainly didn't make any mistakes this time. "Once in front he took it easy and drew out on his own. I just let him go as he pleased.

He was very well in hand as he rounded the final turn. I wasn't looking for any horse. I was just riding so as to get the best out of him. Sham ran a very good race. Pincay is a hell of a rider.

But my horse ran real big." Secretariat's Preakness time was the tliird fastest behind Canonero's 1:54 and Nashua's in 1955. The big performance boosts the thoroughbred racing's hopes for another Triple Crown champion. Since Citation won the Derby, Preakness and Bel- inont 25 years ago, five 3-year-olds have won the first two races only to meet defeat hi the Belmont. They were Tim Tarn in 1958, Carry Back, 1961; Northern Dancer, 1964; Kauai King, 1968; Majestic Prince, 1969 and Canonero II1971. TRIPLE CROWN HOPEFUL CROSSES FINISH LINE" of Kentucky Derby and Preakness now eyes Belmonl Stakes AP WIREPHOTO Sunday, May 20, 1973 PART I--Page I-D 1 i In Memphis Golf Classic Hill Barely Keeps Lead MEMPHIS.Tenn.

(AP) Dave Hill blew a two stroke lead in threatening weather, regained It with an eagle throe just as a tornado warning went up and finished with a one- stroke margin Saturday after the third round of the $175,000 Danny Thomas-Memphis Golf Classic. Hill, a three-time champion of this event, struggled to a two-over par 74 as the 7 193- yard Colonial Country Club course was subjected to blustery wind, occassional showers and one driving rainstorm. The dark, wiry Hill was almost as erratic as the weather as he posted a 211 total, five- under-par with 18 holes to go in this chase for a $35,000 first prize. With Hill losing four strokes to par in one five-hole stretch, the tournament developed into a multiple-man struggle with eight players locked within two strokes of each other at the top Of the standings. Lee Elder survived some uncertain putting for a 69 and moved into second place at 212, just one shot away.

Tied at 214 were defending titleholder Lee Trcvino, Gene Littler, Ray Floyd, Bert Greene, John Schlee and Jerry McGee. Greene and Schlee had 69s, Dive Hill LM Elder John Lea LIIHer Ray Floyd Ben Greem Mill Jerry McGM Ftxrcil Ftzter Davfr STocVltn HuDerlGrem Allen Miller Hale Imln Larry Zlegler David Glcm Loll Bod snaw Ras Allen George Archer 71-72-60--111 U-W-7I-1U 71-71-71--114 71-73-70-3H Tl-M-TJ--114 71-74tt-m 71-64-75--115 71-7172-515 7269.74--115 7171.71-115 7171-71-115 74H-74-1U 73-70-7J--116 7i.ft.H-lit UK Kermlt zarley Frank Beard Gardner Dickinson Chuck Courtney Richard Crawford Mike Mori By Mac McLendon Dan Slices Leonard ThompKm Tom Shaw Wolff BobLum Bob E. Smith John Mahaflcy John Lot! DwIghlNevll Artie McNlekle Vic Reaatacto Tom Kile Howie Johnson 73-70-74--117 72-71-73--217 7174-71-317 7574U--217 75-74frft--117 73JO-75--211 67.75-76--lla 7173-74-718 74-74-74--HI 73-75-74-IH 08S3R 77.71-74-113 73.74-74--113 73.76.75--124 747178--1S4 75-74-75--724 747174--2J4 74-74-74--M4 Littler a solid 70, Floyd 73, McGee 75 with a ball in the water on the last hole and Trcvino a 71 despite three putts for par on the 538-yard finishing hole. "I'll admit I'm hot," Trevino, who had a chance for an eagle that would have lifted 111 to with in one stroke of Hill On the final hole. "But I guess I've got to be happy where I am.

Anything can happen yet." Hale Irwin matched the course record with asix-under- par 66 and moved into contention at 215, one under par and Just four strokes back of the faltering Hill who won this title three times in a four- year stretch. Hill, a controversial veteran who has scored nine victories in his 15 years on the pro tour, opened play with a two-stroke margin in the windy, cloudy sveather. But he bogeyed the second hole from the left rough and dropped out of the lead with a double bogey six on the fourth. He drove into the left rough. His second shot flew over the green and into knee-deep rough.

He was short of the green on his third, chpped to 10 feet and two-putted. When he three-putted the sixth for boey, it appeared that he was ready to fade right out of contention. But Hill played the next nine holes in routine par, two-putting all of them as showers began to fall and a severe weather watch was announced. The tornado alert went up just as he reached the par five 16th with a two iron second shot and rammed home a 35-foot putt for an eagle. He played the 17th in a driving rain, then parredthe last as the sun broke through again.

Elder, seeking his first victory, played brilliantly but had putting troubles. He missed three putts from about 10 feet and failed on five others of six feet or less. "I couldn't buy a putt," he said. "I could have had a really great round." Turcotte In Risky Move BALTIMORE (AP) Jockey Ron Turcotte, who claimed he was urged on by Secretariat, made a risky early move pay off with victory Saturday in the $182,400 Preakness Stakes. "He let me know the pace was too slow," Turcotte said, explaining why he took the Meadow Stable colt to the lead with more than five-eighths of a mile to go in the 13-16 mile race.

"Ordinarily, that's a bad move," Turcotte conceded, "but underthe circumstances, itwas abig move." Secretariat, the record-breaking Kentucky Derby winner who could become the first Triple Crown champion in 25 years by taking the Belmont on June 9, has made his reputation with late moves. Only once before in his spectacular career has Secretariat been put on the early lead, but trainer Lucien Laurin concurred with Turcotte's judgment. "I could see the horse wanted to run," Laurin said, "and he did." The first quarter, with Ecole Etage in front, was run in slow 25 seconds. Turcotte, who was upset aboard Secretariat's stablemate Riva Ridge in the 1972 Preakness, said he had been instructed by Laurin to "let Secretariat ride his own race--do whatever he wants to do, if you lliinkit's right." The jockey was unable to explain how Secretariat had let him know about the slowpace, but added: "He didn't talk to me." Jockey Laffit Pincay aboard runnerup who finished Vfi. lengths behind just as he did in the Derby, Said: "My horse ran a good race, he tried, but I guess the other horse is too much." "He changed his style from the Derby," Pincay said, "but he still beat me easy.

I didn't expect liim to go to the front so soon." Pincay said he thought Sham still had a chance to win coming into the stretch. "I thought maybe because he took the lead so soon, he might give up, but he never did," Pincay said. "I kept whipping but I couldn't get close." Asked if he considered Secretariat a "superhorse," Pincay replied: "CouJdbe." Turcotte said he never whipped Secretariat and, intact, "never turned my stick toward him." But tire jockey said he thought Secretariathad more in reserve "if the challenge came." There was some concern as the field approached the final turn when some of the fans in the record Maryland racing crowd of 61,657 spilled over the infield hedge, crossed the turf course and crowded along the Inside rail of the main track. But Turcotte said he saw the fans and turned Secretariat's head slightly toward the outside. We're The SPURS The new San Antonio professional basketball team in the ABA circuit shall, in the future, be known as the Spurs.

That's the name picked by a panel of 11 judges after a lengthy session and numerous votes. Mike Vavala of 10322 Inne Drive, one of approximately 25 entrants who submitted the winning name, won a special drawing for the top prize. Vavala will gel two season tickets to the Spurs' home games as well as an all-expenses paid Irip to an ABA playoff game next season. A total of over 5,000 fans submitted more than 500 nicknames during the contest period, which ended last Sunday. All others, who -submitted the name Spurs will be given tickets for the first home game here.

Judges at first settled on the nickname Aztecs but then it was pointed out that this name was already being used here by a soccer team, an amateur baseball team and at least one Softball club. So on the next there was a lot of vote- changing and Spurs came out on top. Jack Ankerson, newly-named general manager for Hie team, leaned toward Aztecs but said he was well satisfied with the choice since Spurs represent many people from many groups from several nalions who helped develop this area. Oddly enough, Chaparrals got a lot of consideration and wound up third in the voting. Several of the judges felt (hat the name the team used when the franchise was in Dallas was too good to change.

But it was decided that loo many would be disappointed since, after all, the contest was promoted as one "to find a new name" for the team. Six men from the group that invested money in the team here and five members of the local press made up the panel. San Antonio Spurs. It docs seem (o have a nice ring. SECRETARIAT IN FRONT OF SHAM final strides of Preakness AP WIREPHOTO Indy Qualifying Is Total Loss INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Stormy weather and contrary engines made Saturday a total loss In the next-to-last session of time trials for the 57th running of the 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 28.

Only Sammy Sessions of Nashville, made an authentic qualifying attempt, and he quit before the end of the his 10-mile run. His crew waved the yellow "we're quitting" flag after the veteran of five 500 starts turned two laps at a little over 189 miles per hour and one at 188.8 in his Eaglc-Foyt. SPORTS ON TV' Family Circle Tennis Tournament Alan King Tennis Classic Bullfights from Spain Roller. Games Indy 5M Auto Race Time Trials Qualifying On Ch. 12, 5 p.m.

The fruitless day left three spots open in the 33-car starting lineup to be filled Sunday. Tworookieslostcontroloftheircarsnearthe same spot in the northwest turn during practice runs Saturday, but both missed the wall. Neither Lee Brayton, Coldwater, or Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, was injured. An overnight rain delayed the scheduled noon EOT start of the session for 45 minutes. Seventeen unqualified cars made practice runs, but none could approach the 192 m.p.h.

average of the 30 cars that qualified the previous weekend. Then, a mldafternoon thunderstorm, along 'with a tornado warning; sent most of the esti- mated.crowd of 25,000 persons to shelter, and the track didn't dry off until 30 minutes before closing time. Eight cars will be on the line when trials resume Sunday. At the front of the pack is the No. 84 backup car of A.

J. Foyt. Foyt, three-time Indy winner from Houston, already has his No; 14 Coyote-Foyt In the lineup, but rests shakily in second place on the bump list. If Foyt doesn't need the car, it will be qualified by George. Snider', Bakersfield, Calif.

Sam Posey, San JuanCapistrano, still rests on the "bubble" as the slowest qualifier' among the first 30 to get In the tentative starting field. Posey, who is preparing a new Eagle-Offy In Is bumped from the lineup, currently Is in the field at 187.921 m.p.h., tost ahead of Foyt'a 188.927. Texas Overwhelms Field For Crown MIKE HILL USES BODY ENGLISH his putjfon No. 18 still didn't drop A I 6 By DAN COOK Executive Sports Editor AUSTIN--Four Southwest Conference track and field records were shattered and another tied as the fleet-footed Longhorns of Texas dashed to a lopsided repeat'cham- pionship here Saturday night. Texas won seven of the 16 events and piled up numerous points in all other contests to amass 164 team points so the overall race really was for second.

The Texas Aggies won that runnerup race, nosing Rice 77 -75 while SMU finished fourth with 57. Baylor' followed with 43, TCU was next with 39 Vi and the University of Houston, in its first SWC meet, managed 27. i Arkansas trailed with 12 and Texas Tech, obviously focusing on other athletic en- deavcrs, picked up one puny point. As the rash of records would indicate, some great efforts were displayed by an 'outstanding crop of musclemen and speedsters, hut there were also some And at (he top of that list there's Rice's premier pole vauUcr Dave Roberts. Roberts won the SWC vault title in '71, but last year he waited Ino late to warm up and durn'd if he didn't do the same silly thing again Saturday.

Roberts had cleared 18 feet and he's among the world's lop vaultcrs, but he snubbed his chances during the early slages and when he attempted to start at 16-6 he couldn't make it. Three times he failed so the Aggies' David Pcterek got the medal for the fewest misses at 16 feet. The 100-yard dash produced an upset and an argument. Wayne Johnson, Houston's tall sprinter who is on a foot- 'ball scholarship hit tape at 9.4, but SMU coaches fell their man, defending champ Gene Pounccy, had nipped him. But Pounccy had to settle for third behind the Ag- gies' Sammy Dierschkc and Johnson.

It was a tight, blanket finish. For a while it appeared that a rash of records might wipe out most of the marks on the SWC books as two tumbled in the first three events. Danny Brabham of Baylor erased his own longjump record with a leap of 25-8, four inches better than his 1972 best. Then Rice's Ken Stadel heaved the discuss 202-11. about three feet belter a the Aggies' a Matson record in 1965.

The next two marks came late in the program, when Texas' Ricky Yarbrough blistered the three miles in 14:07.4, battering the old record by a little more than one second, and in the mile relay when Texas rushed from back in the pack to clip a clocking of 3:06.7. That beat the Texas record of 3:07.0 set in 1969. SMU's crack i relay team unreeled a 39.8 to tie a record Texas set two years ago. The 120-yard high hurdle's almost produced a record hut the wind picked up just a mite too much during that event so Scottie Jones'winning time of 13.5 will not be allowed to enter the books. But the event still was one of lite most ex- Sec Page 4-D.