European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 5, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 Green Speed sweeps hambletonian . Do Quoin 111. A Green Speed won the hambletonian saturday in the Only Way he could. In straight heats. The Colt won the first heat of the race for 3-year-old Trotters in a world record equal ing time of 1 55 3-5 and then came Back  overwhelm 15 rivals in the same time inthe decisive second heat. Billy Haughton the Trainer Driver of Green Speed said that if his Star had not won the second heat he would have scratched him from the race rather than risk running him at least once More in Abid for the Victory. If i had been beaten in the second heat that would have been it said Haughton. He has won $338,000 this year and i would have taken a Chance. I told the owner that last  last year s experience there was no doubt that Haughton s Vic tory with Steve Lobell last year was very much on his mind. Steve Lobell was Force  go  a fourth heat in order  pick up the necessary two victories and a couple of hours later collapsed from heat prostration. He recovered but the mishap definitely made an impression on Haughton. Green Speed who actually went into the hambletonian with winnings of $341,459 this year earned $142,065 50 from a purse of $284,131 in making Haughton Only the second Driver Ever  win two straight hambletonian. Green Speed beat Texas in both heats Over the one mile track at the do Quoin state Fairgrounds with identical record clocking of 1 55 3-5. The total time for the two heats also was a world record. The other 15 3-year-old Trotters in the Field never had a Chance As Green Speed added the hambletonian  his Victory a week ago in the Yonkers Trot the opening race in the trotting triple Crown. He is not eligible for the series finale the Kentucky futurity at Lexington oct. 7. First Triumph in 1974 the Victory made Haughton Only the second Driver in the 52-year history of the race  win in consecutive years. Haugh ton whose first hambletonian Victory came in 1974 with Christoper t., won a St year with Steve Lobell who had  go the four race limit  gain the necessary second heat Victory. Green Speed s Victory was a world record for two heats and equated the time first posted by Noble Victory As a 4-year old Here in 1966. It smashed the world record for 3-year-old Trotters of 1 56 2-5 set by super bowl in winning the 1972 Hamble tonian and equated by Steve Lobell Las year. Green Speed started on the rail in the second heat As a result of his first heat Vic tory. Haughton had him second going into the clubhouse turn and third behind re prise and native Starlight entering the Backstretch. Then Midway through the Backstretch Green Speed took the Lead and kept it repelling a Challenge by stable mate cold Comfort with a Quarter mile  go and holding off Texas and native Star Light in the stretch. Green Speed s Victory margin was about 1v2 lengths Over Texas who was second one length Back in the first heat. Native Starlight finished third in both heats. Haughton said he knew he had the second heat and the hambletonian won when i got  the front Over there because he got  the front so much easier than he did in the last heat. Unless something awful happened we have  get Home  Green Speed owned by Beverly Lloyd and the first new York bred Ever  win a hambletonian took the Lead from Texas a packers sign Roder Green Bay wis. A the Green Bay packers of the National football league have signed placekicker Mirro Roder formerly of the Chicago bears. The 6-foot-l, 228-Pound Roder was placed on waivers by Cleveland aug. 23 and was signed As a free agent. With the bears in 1973-74, he connected on 17 of 29 Field goal attempts and 28 of 29 extra Points. Little past the half mile pole in the first half. The Winner paid $3.80, $3 and $2.80 in the first heat and $2.80, $2.60 and $2.20 in the second. Texas driven by Bill Herman re turned $8.40 and $6 in the first heat and $3.40 and $2.80 in the second. The show payoffs on native Starlight driven by Jim Dennis and coupled in the betting with Kenwood Hampton was $10.40 and $4. Cold Comfort finished fourth in the second heat after breaking stride at the Start and finishing last in the opening heat. The Colt is owned by . Stable trained by Haughton and driven by Haughton soon Peter. The Victory was the fifth straight in a trotting triple Crown race for the Haugh tons. Billy won the 1976 Yonkers Trot and hambletonian with Steve Lobell while Peter took the Kentucky futurity beating his father with Quick pay. Now Billy has the 1977 Yonkers Trot and hambletonian with Green Speed and it is up  Peter  keep the Streak alive with cold Comfort inthe Kentucky futurity. In winning his third hambletonian Haughton tied Drivers Stanley dancer de Cameron and Henry Thomas and moved  within one of the record four held by Chelate Ben White. White is the Only other Man  win two straight with the ambassador in 1942 and Volo song in 1943. Green Speed earned $142,065.50. Texas got $71,032.75 and native Starlight earned $34,095.72. Completing the order of finish alternative Starlight in the first heat were re prise Noble Darby Kenwood Hampton scandal Sheet sugar bowl Hanover Solomen speedy spinster Gettysburg dark legend Podevin jury Hanover super Spur and cold Comfort. In the second heat after cold Comfort came Gettysburg Kenwood Hampton jury Hanover scandal Sheet reprise Noble Darby Podevin speedy spinster sugar bowl Hanover super Spur Slom Enand dark legend. Green Speed crosses finish line ahead of Texas. As Driver Billy Haughton wins his 2nd straight hambletonian Navratilova Wade score victories  reach third round at Forest Hills Yale Sachare Forest Hills . A Martina Navratilova and Virginia Wade the two leading pretenders  Chris Evert s throne scored second round victories saturday at the $462,420 . Open championships. The second seeded Navratilova the czech expatriate who now resides in Dallas beat 22-year-old Carrie Meyer of Indianapolis 6-4,6-1. Wade the Wimbledon Champion from Britain who is seeded third Here returned  straight Tennis following her opening round sideshow against or. Renee Rich Ards and clobbered Maggie Riley a Quali Fier from Dallas,.6-4,6-0. They thus join Evert in the third round of the women s Chase for a $33,000 first prize the same As the men get. Evert seeking her third consecutive . Open Crown lost just one game in winning her first two matches , the men s third round got under Way saturday with fourth Seede Guillermo Vilas of Argentina posting his 42nd consecutive Victory on Clay easily defeating Victor Amaya of Holland mich., 6 3,6-3. It s not routine Vilas said of his Streak which includes triumphs in six straight tournaments coming into the open. With every match you have  work. Each Man comes with a different tactic and you have  adjust. It s  fifth seeded Manuel Orantes of Spain another Clay court specialist advanced  the fourth round with a 6-2, 6-3 decision Over Sherwood Stewart of Baytown Tex., who is better known for his doubles play. Other seeded men  Advance  the fourth round were no. 8 Vitas Gerulaitis of Kings Point ., a 7-5, 6-1 Victor Over John Yuill of South Africa no. 11 Roscoe Tanner of Kiawah Island s.c., who trounced Terry Moor of Monroe la., 6-3,6-1 no. 12 Harold Solomon of Silver Spring md., who ousted Rick Fagel of Miami 2-6, 6-1,6-3, and no. 15 Wojtek Fibak of Poland who routed Doug Crawford of Weston,mass., 6-1,6-1. In a night match loth seeded Dick Stockton of Carrollton Tex. Posted his second consecutive three set Victory coming from behind  defeat Adriano Zanatta of Italy 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 before a crowd of 7,174, including Stockton s 8-week-Olddaughter. Zanatta Italy s top ranking player was in Complete command of the first set win Ning the last four games. But Stockton got stronger As the match wore on winning the second set with a service break in the 10th game then taking the third set behind service break in the ninth game. Stockton closed out the match which lasted nearly two hours with a sizzling forehand passing shot Down the line. Pan Atta slammed a Ball High into the stands in frustration after the Marathon ended. But 42-year-old Ken Rosewall s come Back came  an end As the 14th-seeded Tennis legend from Australia bowed  Jose Higueras 24, the second ranking player in Spain 6-4, 6-4. Rosewall a two time Winner of the title first played Here in 1952 when Higueras was not yet born. For the fourth straight Day the matches were played in strength sapping 90-degree heat and High humidity conditions which were especially taxing for Rosewall who became the fifth seeded player  be ousted from the men s draw. He joined no. 6 Raul continued on Page 24