European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1977 the stars and stripes Page 25 old pros tips help Lott Nab Byron Nelson Lead by Bob Green Dallas a sometimes a challenger but not yet a took to heart the lessons of old pro George Low and fired a thereunder Par 88 to gain the first round Lead thursday in the Byron Nelson Golf George has helped me a just in the three weeks weve been said a husky 27yearold native of Georgia 2 continued from Page 11 and watching the race on to int any where near the same because much of the emotion and excitement somehow get lost in the that Why each year on Derby Day the infield at Churchill Downs looks like Noth ing so much As an unending expanse of Wal Towall most of those who congregate in the infield actually see very Duttle of the race in Many they Are forced to stand on their feet for four or five they rarely they were there for the that All that really even the most of them Long hardened to All the pageantry and other aspects of their admit they get Goose pimples when the horses leave the paddock for the track and the band strikes up the opening chords of my old Kentucky no matter whether it happens to be your first Derby or your the song gets to hearing and seeing the horses moving leisurely but regally toward the starting is an emotional experience transcending even that moment before the opening Bell of a world heavyweight championship the first pitch of a world series or that dramatic get ready Call to the Drivers in the Indianapolis 500 Gen Start your when it began in the Kentucky Derby was Only another horse the net winnings to the owner of the Winner of that was and Only saw compare that with the 000 cannonade won for his owners in the Derby three years ago and the crowd of better than that is expected for saturdays 103rd running of the everybody connected with racing in any capacity even exercise boys and grooms seeks to be a part of the Kentucky because not Only is it considered the race but it also guarantees a certain stature in perpetuity for anyone fortunate enough to be associated with the winning ask any jockey his prime ambition and the first thing that usually rushes to his mind is Riding a Kentucky Derby Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack each Rode five winners while the great Earl Isaac Murphy and Willie Shoemaker had three at Shoemaker still feels its something special to have a mount in the Derby and that was Why be immediately said yes when they asked him if he d come from California to ride by Amnion farms get the axe Araullo Baeza had a Derby Winner 14 years Darby Dan farms chateau and might have had another four years later had he not picked the wrong he had Ridden proud Clarion and successor in earlier races and when it came time for the Derby both horses were he had his Choice of either and passed up proud Clarion for proud Clarion won the race and successor finished on the Way to the Airport leaving Louis he stopped to Send a wire of congratulations to proud Clarion John then called his to Tell her what time hed be arriving leaving the phone he heard some change coming Down the Coin return and when he reached in to fish it there were two i put in a dime and look what i got Back he beamed at his Len Rae outside the today is my Lucky now in his fourth full year of tour its been in the Short Lott said of the lessons from the legendary now in his 60s and Long known among the touring pros As probably the greatest Putter who Ever Ive tried to help his stroke a said careful not to give away any Trade something Lott birdied three in a Row from about 10 holed another Birdie putt from 20 feet and on putted to save Par three times in the 54 foot iof a sudden i just started making everything in Lott one stroke Back in winds that gusted to More than 30 mites per hour were Ben Ray Floyd and fuzzy they were at two under Par on the Yards of rolling Texas real estate that make up the Preston Trail Golf club the course has been toughened this year by the addition of five More Trees on two tighter fairways and the deepest rough this tournament has All the leaders played in the the tougher course combined with even Bustier winds in the afternoon to sweep away the Hopes of any the Only others in the 156man Field Able writer taps Derby finish by horses eating habits Byril Grimsley a pause for a moment of respectful while the intrepid prognosticator gives you the finish of saturdays 103rd Kentucky Derby run Dusty Seattle Western go mortgage the family Hock the get a loan from the Rob the if its a foolproof straight from the horses Mouth and from his it int done with no Crystal no chinese Fortune cookies or Gypsy Tea the 1977 Winner of the Derby will be determined by the per acc Appe tites of the 15 Blu blooded 3yearolds in in other take a look at the feed that was always the theory of old Ben Jones the successful Calumet Trainer and 1 agree with said Young Billy who is sending Seattle slew to the Post As a 12 if a horse dives into his food after a it shows he is fit and ready to if he backs off or shows Little you can forget he has too much taken out of Trainer for Karen and Mickey was Happy to report that on the eve of the his dark Bay Colt was devouring his food As if he thought the cos sacks were roaring Down 1 put a couple of quarts of Oats in his tub and went to get a pail of Turner when i got Back the tub was its a very Good trouble Down at Bam removed from the other Derby run Dusty run was polishing off his victuals in 3 min 24 beating slews time by a Good 11 this is a hungry said a stable he is in a big unlike other professional horses cant communicate you cant go up to one and How do you feel and expect an honest unlike football and baseball the Gipper or Casey you have to look for other most trainers acknowledge one of the key signs is How eagerly he its very import said Leo Trainer for 301 shot sir but i also look for other things Clear like and a shiny while millions of people get lathered up Over the its just another after Noons work for the horsemen horses Are said Jac ques Trainer of 201 they dont jockeys horses Are bred to they just every race is the same to added Ija Trainer of 151 Affili there Are always As soon As you put the tack on him he knows he is going to Seattle slew realizes something is Dif mid Mickey he flexes his Muscles and gets the More the More restive he there was a variance of opinion Over whether a horse had competitive instincts and feelings of exultation and depression the same As human maybe not said but put two horses out front together and  fight tooth and its a big advantage to be like Seattle said sir sirs always win Ning against class Hes like a boxing its hard for him to break the winning to break Par 71 were australian Bruce Jerry Biu Bobby Tom Kite and Dave All at for Many of the others it was a golfing defending Champion Mark Winner of the prestigious tournament players championship earlier this went to a fat pm cd third place finisher last shot South african Gary player required 75 pea titleholder Dave Stockton had a masters Champ Tom Watson and Arnold Palmer had to work hard for both said they played quite Johnny Miller had a solid Lee Trevi no and Bruce twice a Winner and twice a runner up this matched a member of the Bible study struggled for two seasons before hitting his stride last year with four finishes in the top 10 and in this year he hat Wen with a ninth place finish at new Orleans his he started slowly in the whipping missed five of the first seven greens and bogeyed two of them saving Par on the others with those testing he started his Birdie string on his eighth Hole and dropped iwo Otera on the next he used two Drivers to reach a Par five and two putted for a Birdie that put him in a share of the Lead and took the top spot alone with a 20footer on his 15th Floyd and Zoeller each had a share of the Lead through 17 but both bogeyed the final Hole Floyd after what he called a mental lapse 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