European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Slew again monday May 23, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21  a Seattle who read the inscription on the  slew that s who Winner of sat urday s Preakness and the seven other races he s been in. Well who s Gonna beat him said Jean Cruguet the often criticized but confident Frenchman who believes the slew will add the june 11 Belmont stakes to his triumphs to the Kentucky Derby an Preakness and become racing s 10th triple Crown  has been criticized by the Media for his handling of Seattle slew i races such As the Flamingo and Wood me Morial. His critics have said he has Bee unable to handle the horse that he started him too soon or too late. But his ride Satur Day appeared to be flawless and like All the others a winning  can not talk about this hone with the great horses of All time off of just  slew s Trainer Billy Turner said in connection with the television commen Lary of former great jockey Eddie  said Arcaro who has been sep tical of the Colt s greatness was being  if he accomplishes in his ninth race what he did in his seventh and eighth people will be talking about him As Long As there is  a record Pamlico crowd of 77,346 watching Seattle slew battled from tiebreak to just past the half mile pole with Cormorant. Then on the turn. Seattle slew took command and opened a three length Lead with about an eighth of a mile to  Constitution came on to Cut that margin to u4 lengths at the wire. Derby Champ cops Preakness the second leg of triple Crown the race was Over Turner said in response to a question whether he was concerned about Iron Constitution s making up ground in the last stretch. The horse met the Challenge today said Turner. It was a fast race one of his Best  slew ran the 13-16th Miles in 1 54 2-5, two fifths of a second off the track an stakes record set in 1971 by canonero ii. Seattle slew s time for the mile was 1 34 4-5, the fastest mile time in the 102-year his tory of this  Taylor s Colt ran on medication for the first time but Turner said he really would t have had to use Buta Zolidis. He said he used Bute sort of an aspirin for horses because he was afraid slew might work too fast Friday on a hard track and Jar himself. So he put him on the Bute list. Under Maryland racing regulations Oncea horse is on the list he must then race on the  slew broke alertly something he did t do in the i i mlle Derby and had a Al Unser escaping from 215-m.. Crash a Unser Springs out of his mangled racer after crashing into Wall at Indi Anapolis saturday As a fireman rushes up to help if deeded. The car is not the one Unser will Start in the first Row in the famous 500 on May 29. A Al Unser going 21 5 m.., hits Metal on indy track and ruins car by Jerry Garrett Indianapolis a Al Unser ran Over a 3-Pound chunk of Iron that fell Olf Janet Guthrie s car. Causing a tire to disintegrate and sending Unser s car spinning into the retaining Wall at 215 Miles per hour in practice saturday for the May 29 Indianapolis 500.Unser s White and Blue Pamellia cos Worth racer a Carbon copy of the one he qualified last week in the front Row. Was mangled beyond repair. But Unser was Able to slither out of the wreckage under his own  Knees Are sore and i m sure i la be sore All Over  said Unser who was otherwise uninjured. "1 Hope to Tell you i hit the Wall a  was extremely displeased that one of the track observers had not spotted the Large spiny Turbocharger drive wheel on the track before he got to it. The two time indy Winner explained. I came out of the second turn and the entire Back Straightaway was Clear and i thought i could get a Good clean Lap. So i stood on  had to be going 215 when 1 hit. There was no time to even gel on the  wheel had to have been laying on the track at least three quarters of a Lap before i got there and they still did t have the yellow Light on in the third turn. The wheel was laying right there in the Middle of the Damn track. That s what steams me. Them not turning on the yellow. I sort of turned around and hit the Wall with my Back end. Then 1 whipped around and hit it a ton with the front end. Then Slid along it. I hit the Belt release right now and i was trying to get out before the car even  said he was just shaking Down the car for use in races next month. After Unser kicked up the Metal it was driven into Mel Kenyon s car a Short Dis Tance behind and went Clear through the Radiator like a Cannon Ball. Officials called the incident just one of those  six More racers qualify for Indianapolis 500 Field Indianapolis up the tentative starting Field for the Indianapolis 5im Auto race Rose to 27 Ute saturday with six More qualifiers leaving six positions to be filled during sunday s final time  Guthirie. Still trying to be the first woman to qualify for the 500. Made an Early attempt saturday but drove into the pits after one Warmup Lap Shi did nut get actin Tiuli d on 1 Atje 25 slim Lead Over Cormorant entering the clubhouse turn. Cormorant then took the Lead on the Backstretch and. After the first three Quarter Miles was a half length in front of slew. Asked if he was worried about Cormo rant the second Choice in the Preakness betting Cruguet said he was dead All the  slew took charge leaving the Back stretch and Drew Clear then relaxed in the final Yards while being kept to a steady hand ride. Iron Constitution Ridden by Jorge Velasquez got Home two lengths in front of run Dusty run the Kentucky Derby run Nerup who was finishing worse than second for Only the second time in 16  faded to fourth and was Fol Lowed by . Tobin sir sir. Hey hey . Counter punch and regal sir. Each starter carried 126 pounds. Seattle slew paid $2.80. $2.80 and 12.20. Iron Constitution owned by Harry to continued on Page 23 Nicklaus fires double bogey Wadkins leads Dublin Ohio i a Host Jack Nick Laus victim of a four stroke swing on a single Hole birdied the 18th and close within a stroke of Long shot Leader Bobby Wadkins in saturday s third round of the $225,000 memorial Golf tournament. Nicklaus. The tournament s sponsor an prime mover had to rally from a double bogey seven fur a 70 and a three round total of 210.Wadkins. 25. A softly drawling native of Richmond a. Who has not had a Victory in three years on the professional Golf association Lour shot a 69 and put together a 54-Hole total of 209. That was seven underpay on the Mirfield Village Golf club course which was designed and built by Nicklaus As his dream  turned into something of a Nightmare for the mighty Nicklaus. However when he got around to the 538-Yard Lith Hole.  Nicklaus. Who had birdied two holes in arow and appeared to be making his move was tied with Wadkins at the time and the huge gallery was tense and expectant. They waited for the Golden Bear to sweep past the kid who got into the elite invitational event Only As an  Nicklaus made a double bogey seven and Wadkins playing just behind him scored an Eagle three. It was a four stroke swing that sent Nicklaus spinning Back into the starry Field and one that lifted Wadkins in sole control of the top spot entering the final . However birdied the next Hole with a 12-foot putt dropped Back to four strokes behind with a bogey from a Bunker on the 14th. Then he birdied the 15th on two putts after a magnificent hooking three Iron shot under and around Trees. Wadkins bogeyed the next Hole three putting and his Lead was Back to two. It was at that margin when the National Tele vision coverage no d. But Nicklaus was t through he jerked a resounding Roar from the throats of the big gallery when he holed a 35-foot explosion shot from a Bunker for a Birdie on the final Hole that Cut Wadkins Lead to one. Conditions called difficult Rookie Mark Lye ought his Way to a 70 and was third at 211. Australian Davi Graham with a 68, was next at 212 most of the rest of the Field however had nothing but trouble on a hot. Hazy Windy Day that Nicklaus called the most difficult playing conditions we be had in two  the group at 214 included South african Gary player. Masters King Tom Watson  on / to i 231