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The Sioux City Journalf Sunday, August 8, 1 999 Self Possessed sets mile mark in winning biggest trotting test EAST RUTHERFORD I AP 5 -Hr Mi. 1 i 1 Eidehvein scores again for Breeze from page B1 throughout the game, severely affecting the footing. Fabio Eidelwein, Sioux City's star forward, gave his team a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute, scoring the game's first goal on an assist from Chris Reid. Eidelwein, who finished with 23 goals, set the franchise single season record. Chicago's Hernan Campuzano tied the game at 1-1 in the 33rd minute, while Matt Hamnett tallied a pair of second-half goals for the Sockers.

Chicago advanced to the playoff finals with a 2-0 victory over Twin Cities on Friday, while the Breeze surprised pre-tournament favorite Mid-Michigan, the host team, 2-1. Hamnet gave the Sockers the lead for good in the 39th minute, then added an insurance goal in the closing seconds of the game. Mark Modersohn, who's performed brialliantly in goal for the Breeze the entire season, finished with seven saves. Chicago netminder Adam Throop, meanwhile, had 12 saves. Sioux City, which finished second in the Heartland Conference behind Twin Cities, closed with an 18-5 overall record.

"We're going to take some major steps in the off season to try and solidify this organization, both from a financial and marketing standpoint," said Maxon. "We'll probably lose some of the older guys, but we'll go after some younger players and continue to broaden the local base. "I'm learning more and more about this league every year." Summary Firtl half: 1, Sioux City Fabo Exfelwein (Chn Raid) 19m mmuta. 2, Chicago Haman Campuzano (unassisted) 33rd mmuta. Sacond had: 3.

Chicago Mart Hamnatt (unassisted) 39th minute. 4, Chicago Hamnal (unassteted) 90th minute. Score by halves: Sioux City 1 0 1 Campbell and forced Angus Hall three-wide but Campbell got to the lead as the field reached the backstretch after a 27.2 first quarter. Self Possessed didn't stay behind long and Lachance put him on the lead half wuy down the backstretch. CR Renegade, who beat Self Possessed in the Beacon Course Trot final a month ago, made a bold challenge as Self Possessed reached the final turn.

For a split second, it appeared Rod Allen and CR Renegade would take the lead, but Lachance asked Self Possessed for more and the colt gave it to him. "CR Renegade had a head past him and I'm saying, 'Please Lord don't let this happen," Gurfein said. It didn't. At the top of the stretch, Self Possessed had a 2'A length lead over Angus Hall and he was never challenged, with Lachance letting him drift out just so he would not break stride. "I knew I had trot at the top of the stretch, but not enough to catch Self Possessed," Campbell said.

"He was tremendous this afternoon." Raffaello Ambrosio finished fourth and was followed by Cherry Hills, Comots Tail, Davanti, Pearsall Hanover, CR Renegade and CR Commando, who broke early in denying 69-year-old trainer-driver Carl Allen his first Hambletonian win. Campbe 1 scored his first victory in the Hambletonian Oaks just two races before the colt final, rallying favored Oolong in the stretch for a 1 Vi length win over Lovelytobehold. The 3-year-old daughter of Armbro Goal out of China Tea trotted the mile in 1:54.4. A crowd of 26,569 attended the card. month that made sure Self Possessed won.

Aftei the colt broke in the Beacon Course Trot and finished fourth, he switched to. heavier shoes and a heavier sulky to make sure the speedy colt didn't overextend himself. The veteran trainer, who also combined with Lachance to win the Hambletonian in 1994 with Self Pos-sessed's dad, Victory Dream, also had the horse examined and treated for some mi nor soreness. And it translated into a great effort. "I feel he's the best horse ever," said Jerry Silva, one of a group of owners who shared in the $500,000 top prize.

"This is the greatest feeling in the world." Angus Hall, driven by five-time Hambletonian winner John Campbell, finished a distant second, 52 lengths behind. Enjoy Lavec was third. Self Possessed paid $2.80, $2.40 and $2.10 as part of a three-horse entry that included Angus Hall and Raffaello Ambrosio. Enjoy Lavec, whose trainer Jimmy Takter is appealing a one-year suspension for having an illegal substance in a detention barn, was $2.10 to show. Self Possessed, who had the fastest time in last weekend's eliminations, broke from the No.

4 post position in the field of 10 colts and really didn't get away great although the colt was in good position by the first turn. Campbell had gotten Angus Hall, the other elimination winner, out of the No. 9 post fast and by the time the leaders reached the first turn, Angus Hall, Pearsall Hanover and Self Possessed were near the front. Lachance played hardball with After dreaming about one of the greatest thoroughbreds ever, trainer Ron Gurfcin left the Hambletonian on Saturday with arguably one of the greatest trotters ever Self Possessed. Self Possessed recorded the fastest trotting mile in winning the Hambletonian, giving driver Mike Lachance and Gurfcin their third victory since 1994 in ironing's biggest race.

"When I went to bed last night, I pictured Secretariat," Gurfcin said. "Anyone who is a thoroughbred fan and watched Secretariat in the Belmont (1973), that's a dream race for a trainer, a dream race." This one was almost as perfect Self Possessed came into the $1 million race at the Meadowlands Racetrack as the prohibitive favorite, and the 3-year-old son of Victory Dream didn't disappoint, covering the mile in 1:51.3. The time broke the trotting world record of 1:51.4 set by Beat The Wheel, a 4-year-old mare, in 1994 at the Meadowlands. It also shattered the Hambletonian stakes record of 1:52.1 set in a 1996 elimination by 'another Gurfein-Lachance winner, Continentalvictory. She came back in the final to win in 1:52.2, the fastest timeinaHambofinal.

"I don't think anyone plans to make world records," said Gurfein, who was a co-owner of Beat The Wheel. "We always knew he had the speed. World records, when they are planned, lead you in total disillusion. I thought this race would go in '53 and if it did we would win." To Gurfein's credit, he made a number of decisions in the past .1 Buick Open leader Tom Lehman tries to make a birdie putt on seventh hole, where he settled for a par. (AP photo) Lehman directs squeegee crew, then takes 4-shot lead in Buick Open meet Chicago 1 2 Montoya has some problems, but still wins Detroit GP pole Shots on goal: Chicago.

bioux Goalkeepers: Mark Modersohn, Sioux City (7 saves); Adam Throop. Chicago (1 2 saves) Fouls Chicago 21 Sioux City 15 OAsidee Sioux City 2, Chicago 5 Comer kicks Sioux City 8, Chicago e. Attendance: 112. Strong finish puts Steinhauer at top of field SUTTON, Mass. (AP) There's no danger of Sherri Steinhauer feeling overconfident with a two-stroke lead over Lorie Kane heading into Sunday's final round of the areaweb.com Challenge.

After all, that's the same situation she was in three weeks ago at the Big Apple Classic, and that wasn't settled until Steinhauer beat Kane in a five-hole playoff. And this time, there's also a third person in the mix Hall of Famer Beth Daniel. "Beth is a great player," said Steinhauer, who was in high school when Daniel was named the LPGA rookie of the year in 1979. "I definitely was in awe of Beth Daniel." Steinhauer birdied the final two holes for a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday to improve to 1 1-under on the par-72, Pleasant Valley Country Club course. The winner gets 1 20,000 of the $800,000 purse.

Kane shot a 1-under 71 on the day firtiWi tVtA w-i i ri A twin ac but nothing new seems to bother him. Montoya, who finished second in the U.S. 500, has won at Long Beach, Nazareth, Rio and Cleveland. Two of those victories were on ovals, two on road courses like Detroit. Tracy, who won the provisional pole on Friday, blamed himself for not holding it.

He hasn't started on the pole since 1997. "When the tires were fresh, I pushed hard and that was a mistake," Tracy said. "I felt there was more time there. But to do what we did, seven laps into the run, I felt that was good." whose lone victory this season was at Milwaukee, has a history of running well in Detroit, winning in 1994. Tracy, who finished third in the U.S.

500 at Michigan Speedway two weeks ago, was seventh at Detroit in 1998. De Ferran, a Brazilian born in France, heads into the Detroit race in seventh place in the driver standings. He has earned poles at Japan and Toronto this season, and won the race at Portland his third since joining CART in 1995. De Ferran has finished third in each of his previous three starts on' Belle Isle. In those three races, he has been a total of 15 seconds behind the winner.

"Third is a good position," De Ferran said. "Last year, I started ninth and finished third. This year, I start third and maybe do a little better. I'd love to move up two places." Franchitti, 13 points behind Montoya and nine ahead of Michael Andretti in the series championship chase, made the biggest move between provisional and final qualifying, going from last to fourth. Franchitti hit the wall going into the third turn during Friday's provisional run and lost the rear left tire on his primary car.

He went back out in his backup car, only to have it stall in the turn before the backstretch. DETROIT (AP) A trail of sparks shot out behind Juan Montoya's car after his rear wheel touched a wall. He knew he had his hands full, but he also felt he could handle it. As usual, he was right. "It didn't damage the car at all," Montoya said.

Montoya, the rookie sensation from Colombia, regained control and edged Paul Tracy by .040 of a second Saturday to earn his fifth pole of the season with a lap of 1 14.773 mph at the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit. "I just touched the wall," Montoya said. "That didn't help me, but it didn't slow me down." Starting first is nothing new for the 23-year-old Montoya. He captured the pole in seven of 12 races last year on his way to the European Formula 3000 championship. He won three of those races.

Gil de Ferran, who made news off the track this weekend by signing a three-year contract to drive for Roger Penske, starting in 2000, was third in the final qualifying. He will start beside Dario Franchitti in the second row. Qualifying is vital because the 2.3-mile temporary road course on Belle Isle is very narrow, making passing next to impossible. Last year's race, for example, was won by Alex Zanardi, who led for 50 of the 72 laps. Pole-sitter Greg Moore led the first 22 laps before relinquishing the lead to Zanardi during a pit stop.

Montoya, who leads the CART FedEx Series championship race with 129 points 13 better than Franchitti will be aiming for his fifth victory of the season. He is the only driver on the circuit with more than one win. Although he is a rookie on the CART circuit, Montoya drove this course in 1994 during a support race. "I like this track," Montoya said. The course has been changed somewhat since then, fine score at a U.S.

Open, a tournament he's won twice, or, say, the PGA, but not in the birdie-friendly Buick. Where the water appeared to roll off Lehman's back, it bothered Els. "To be honest with you, I was hoping for thunder," Els said. That would have stopped play and given the final groups of the day a chance to get out of the rain. "Our back nine was horrendous," Els said.

"It really started pouring." In the last seven pairings, which played through the worst of the rain, only Lehman and Ted Tryba broke 70. Vijay Singh water-ballooned to a 4-over 76; Tom Kite had the lead briefly at 13-under but let early opportunities slip away and then struggled home for a 72; and first-round leader Brent Geiberger could be seen slamming clubs into the ground or his golf bag en route to a 74. Fulton Allem teed off at 11:05 a.m. and shot 66 to vault into a tie at 1 1-under along with Scott Hoch, Loren Roberts, Fred Funk, Chris Perry, Esteban Toledo, Tryba, Rocco Mediate and Tom Pernice. The difference between a morning and afternoon tee time was perhaps best demonstrated by Joey Sihdelar, who teed off at 9:21 a.m.

and shot 64 to move from a tie for 66th after two rounds to a tie for 12th at 10-under. "We got a bad break today," Els said. "But golf is not a game that was meant to be fair." Els' paring with Lehman brings back memories of the 1997 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Maryland when he and Lehman dueled over much of the final two rounds, with Els eventually winning. Trailing by four, Els said, there's no point in being conservative.

"I've got to just let it all hang out tomorrow and just let it happen," Els said. "If he (Lehman) shoots anything like a 68 or better, he's going to be almost untouchable." Lehman was looking forward to playing with Els, whose smooth, rhythmic swing can be infectious. "I'm motivated. I know what I have to do to pull this thing off," Lehman said. "I can't back off." GRAND BLANC, Mich.

(AP) -Tom Lehman stood on the 17th green directing the squeegee crews like a traffic cop, pointing to drenched spots in the line of his 40-foot birdie putt. As other groups of leaders slopped and sloshed on holes behind him, Lehman doffed his cap to keep the rain from dripping on his ball, and calmly made his putt for a deuce. That birdie and a 30-footer for birdie-3 on the final hole gave Lehman an 8-under 64 and a four-shot lead over Ernie Els going into Sunday's final round of the Buick Open. "The birdies just seemed to kind of happen," Lehman said. A birdie on the first hole with two drivers to reach the par-5 green followed by two putts set the tone for the day.

"From that point on it was just, 'Where's the pin? Let's make a The back nine played much harder for Lehman than the front, as it did for most of the players in the final pairings, but that didn't prevent him from adding four birdies to the five he had on the front. Lehman wore his usual pair of cotton slacks but looked like he'd played the round off the end of the dock by the time he walked into the press tent at the Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club. A victory would be Lehman's first in the United States since the Tour Championship in 1996 and would move him into the top 10 in the competition for a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. He now ranks 14th.

Team captain Ben Crenshaw will pick two players in addition to the 10 who will make the team based on a performance point system. The matches against Europe are set for next month at The Country Club in Brookline and next week's PGA Championship is the last tournament that will count in Ryder Cup standings. "I'd love to win and I'm in the driver's seat," Lehman said. His philosophy for Sunday: Don't hold back. "It's going to be soft tomorrow and the scores will be low." Els struggled to a 1-under 71, a Dramatic finish sends Zeitner to repeat PJ late model victory ksj union uiv uinu iuuiiu inu back at 9-under.

Daniel followed a bogey on No. 10 with an eagle on the Uth hole, then birdied No. 18 to finish at 69 and 8-under, three strokes back. Mardi Lunn birdied the first hole, then parred the next 17 and also was three strokes behind Steinhauer. Because of thunderstorms forecast for Sunday afternoon, the pairings have been changed to threesomes and the players will tee off of Nos.

1 and 10 in the morning in an attempt to beat the rain. That means Steinhauer and Kane, who played all 77 holes of the Big Apple Classic together, will play with Daniel as well. tinued on to win the 12-lap event for his third feature win of 1999. Jason Grant bagged his fifth Super Trucks feature win of the year, moving in front of the pack on lap two and holding on throughout the 10-lap race. Park Jefferson hosts another full card of NASCAR Winston Racing Series action next Saturday night.

Montgomerie shoots 65, takes 6-shot lead RENTALS JEFFERSON, S.D. Leon Zeitner nosed out John Anderson in a dramatic finish to win the 25-lap NASCAR Late Model feature for the second time in as many weeks at Park Jefferson Speedway here Saturday night. Zeitner went down low to pass pole-sitter Reg Roth on the fourth lap of the feature race. On the 10th lap Mike Cooper and Junior Coover got tangled up in corner two, causing Mike Benson to flip his car while trying to avoid the wreck. Anderson chased down Zeitner following the green flag but couldn't overtake the LaVista, driver in a photo finish.

Lowell Roeber used the high side of the track to move in front of outside pole-sitter Greg Peck on lap eight of the NASCAR Modified feature and held off a challenge from Kyle Koster for his first win of the Iowa; 4, Randy Oolman, Orange City. Iowa; Bob Vander Veen, Wakefield. Neb. Heal 2: 1, Travis Johnson, Burbank, 2, Tom McKenzie, Sioux City; 3, Jesse McKee, Akron, Iowa; 4, Todd Gruis, Sioux City; 5, Sid Mosher. Sioux City.

Feature: 1, Noteboom; 2 Jay Noteboom, Orange City. Iowa; 3. McKee; 4. Coney; 5. Curt Van Beek, Sioux Center, Iowa; 6.

Bartunek; 7, Johnson; 8, David Mulder, Doon, Iowa; 9, Vander Veen; 10, Mark Nolen, Sioux City. NASCAR Modlfieds Heat 1: 1. Lowell Roeber, Waterbury, 2 Kyle Koster, South Sioux City: 3, Mickey Doren, Sioux City; 4, Jim Theis, Mapleton, Iowa; Brad TeGrotenhuis, Orange City, Iowa. Heat 2: 1, Dennis Neal, Sioux City: 2. Brad Rowe, North Sioux City; 3, Charlie Clark.

Le Mars, Iowa; 4, Denny Johnson, Sioux City; 5. Mark Werulaff, Yankton, 5. D. Heat 3: 1, Jake McClure, Sioux City; 2, Keff Berens, Sioux City; 3, Bud Pash, Onawa, Iowa: 4, Ron Luitjens, Brewster, 5, Gary March, Sioux City. Heat 4: 1, Greg Peck, Sioux City; 2, Kenny Cakebread, Sioux City: 3, Wilson Eisley, Sergeant Bluff; 4, Rich Hesse.

Sioux City; Loren Reuter, Allan, Neb. Feature: 1, Rick Germar. Sioux City; 2 Duane Peterson, Beaman, Iowa; 3, John Klynsma. Hospers, Iowa; 4, Fred Tmp, Le Mars, Iowa; 5, Jason Kassen, Sioux City. Feature: 1.

Roeber; 2, Koster; 3, Behrens; 4. Hesse; 5, Johnson; 6, Pash; 7, Luitjens; 6, Peck; 9. Thies; 10, WenzlaH. NASCAR Late Model! Heat 1: Greg Golden, Sioux City; 2, Ted Beaman, Council Bluffs, Iowa; 3, Jack Colder, Hooper, 4 Terry Goldar, Hooper, 5, Mike Cooper. North Sioux City.

Heal 2: 1, Reg Roth, Bancroft, 2, Junior Coover, Norfolk. 3, Leon Zeitner. LaVista. 4, Larry Watterson, Sioux City; 5, Don Smith. Norfolk, Neb.

Feature: 1, Zeitner 2, John Anderson, Omaha; 3, Smith; 4, Tom Svoboda. David City, 5, Golden: 6. R. Roth: 7, Travis Roth, Bancroft, 8, Dirk Kirk, Sahx, Iowa; 9. Reese Coffee, Sioux City, 10, Beaman.

WEEKEND RATES ONE DAY RATE FDR AMY ITFM PICKED UP FRIDAY AFTER AND RETURNED MONDAY BEFORE 2100 E. 4 St. 255-8041 South Sweden, was at 10-under along with David Carter of England. Montgomerie was looking forward to Sunday's final round. "I was looking for a 67 when I started, so shooting 65 was a bonus.

I have never gone into a final round leading by six strokes and I don't think anyone is going to catch me," said Montgomerie. S3 BARSEBAECK, Sweden (AP) -Scotland's Colin Montgomerie fired a 7-under-par 65 Saturday to take a commanding six-stroke lead after the third round of the Volvo Scandinavian Masters. Montgomerie is seeking his fourth European Tour victory of the season. The Scotsman, whose previous best year was three victories, was at 17-under 199 going into Sunday's final round. Six strokes off the pace is Englishman Paul Broadhurst, with defending champion Jesper Parnevik, who shot a 69 on the par-72 Barsebaeck course near Malmo in Super Trucks Heat 1: 1, Robert Keairns.

Sioux City; 2, Tom Trobaugh, Sioux City; 3, Mike Kleinhesselink, Alton, Iowa; 4, Joel Magee, Sioux City; 5, Jason Pike, Alton, Iowa. Heat 2: 1, Neal Keaims, Whiting, Iowa; 2, Randy Cass, Onawa, Iowa; 3, Jason Grant, Sioux City; 4, Todd Halverson. Vermillion, S.D.; Nicholas McKee, Elk Point, SO. Feature: 1, Giant; 2, Trobaugh; 3, Magee; 4. Les Lundquist, Sioux City; 5.

Cass; 6, Kleinhesselink; 7. McKee; 8, Jon Fuller, Sioux City; 9, Halverson; 10, Pike. Chargers Heat 1:1. Evan DeHaan, Alton, Iowa: 2, Aaron Plum, Sioux City: 3, Joe Gordon, Sioux City; 4, Tom Love, South Sioux City; 5, John Heins, Sioux City. Heat 2: 1, George Pickens, Sioux City; 2, Les Lundquist, Sioux City; 3, Darin Miller, Sioux City; 4, Ken Lane, Sioux City; 5.

Kyle Sanderson, Seregant Bluff. Heat 3: 1, Ron Kliever, Le Mars, Iowa; 2, Don Haack, La Mars, Iowa: 3. Brian Kom, Le Mars, Iowa; 4, John Balleweg. Vermillion, Keith Sanders. North Sioux City.

Feature: 1, Mark Neal. North Sioux City; 2 Laura Mulder, Sioux Center, Iowa; 3. Curl Harder, Westfieid, Iowa; 4. Bob Coney, Sioux City; Kevin VanKlompen-burg, Maurice, Iowa. Feature: 1, Pickene; 2, Miller; 3, Konz; 4, Kliever; t.

Love; 6, Heine; 7. Coney; 8, Sanders; 8, DeHaan: 10, Neal. All American Street Stocks Heat 1: 1, Errol Bartunek, Yankton, S.O.: 2. Doug Coney. Sioux City, 3, Mike Noteboom; Orange City, SOMETHING TO 5INK YOUR TEETH INTO FREE CUSTOM MOUTH GUARDS season.

Mike Noteboom edged out his brother, Jay, in a door handle-to-door handle finish in the All American Street Stock feature, driving to victory lane for the second time this year. In the Chargers feature, George Pickens passed pole-sitter Ron Kliever on the fourth lap and con-Beer barrel tradition ends KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Less than one year after a fatal alcohol-related truck crash involving two Kentucky football players, Tennessee and Kentucky have discontinued using a beer barrel as the trophy their football rivalry. Friday, August 13 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Lilly Family Dentistry is offering FREE mouth guards for all student athletes, middle school through high school.

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