European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports Lendl Advance to semis Paris a Jimmy Connors Light Ning reflexes and Ivan lends thunderous serve marked straight sets victories wednesday by the 3 and 2 seeded Tennis veterans and set up a semifinal clash in the million French open Tennis a thunderstorm that broke after nine Days of blazing Sunshine at Roland Garros stadium held up Connors 76 7 2 Triumph Over Sweden Stefan the 32yearold Lethander produced some stunning winning passes against an opponent 13 years his the defending relied on his accurate serve to carve out a 64 Victory Over the unseeded Martin Jaite of the top four seeds have justified their rankings and have reached the semifinals for the second consecutive while top seed John Mcenroe clashes with Mats the of in fridays Connors will meet Connors and Lendl have met 22 times since and the american has the Edge but the 25yearold czech has won their last four the last being in this years act world championship of Tennis finals when who was had to retire because of an fridays encounter will be their 13th in semifinal round the last time they clashed on a surface similar to the slow red Clay of Roland Gar Ros was last year in the act tournament of champions at Forest with Connors blanked in both in one of their meetings this Lendl humbled Connors 62 on the Ameri cans Home court in fort but not even the storm could Dampen Connors enthusiasm for a tournament he has never or even managed to reach the a photo Veteran american Lethander Jimmy Connors loves to prove he can handle the youngsters swept them off Bly end the match x As lightning flashed around the then after the 55minute Connors and the 14 seeded Edberg the american missed four chances the two players traded serves before con were 55 in the third set when the storm to break the swedes serve at 44 and Possi nors wrapped the match up 72 on the tie he said i really enjoy playing the Young Guys and still grinding it that what really keeps me going More than any its going out and grinding out the matches on Clay against Guys 19 years its one of the biggest pleasures for me when the legs Are supposed to be your biggest mine still work How Many More Miles Treyve got on Well for the second time in the he i had to slow myself the Points were going too but 1 came out today and played some Good solid Connors is hopeful of becoming the first american since Tony in to win this defending Champion Lendl never reached top form against but he still had too much and too Many Wear for the 20yearold South although yaites Al action style delighted the he lost touch with Lendl after being 44 in the opening Jaite won Only two of the next 13 and although he broke lends serve twice in the third the czech rediscovered the Power of his serve to close out the my serve faded away in the third set a but it pulled me out of every kind of trouble in the first the czech who changed his Racket for the final hardly needed it As Jaite produced a series of errors to surrender the game without winning a it was not an easy said adding i started getting my second wind in the third who conceded that he surprised himself by making it to the said that All match Lendl showed Why he is 2 in the i tried everything but he won All the important the 20yearold Argentine i Learned that the top players make the Point when it Cauthens win snaps 78year Epsom Jinx m a photo triumphant Steve Cauthen Epsom crowd salutes him England a Steve Cau breaking a 78year Jinx for Ameri Rode slip Anchor to an easy Victory in the 206th Epsom Derby on be coming the first jockey Ever to win both the triple Crown and the Premier event in British a crowd of More than including Queen Elizabeth cheered wildly As slip Anchor crossed the finish line More than seven lengths ahead of the the a prohibitive 94 had led from the starting Law with Pat Eddery was second and a 161 was another six lengths i  believe when i turned and looked behind me coming into the straight How far in front i Cauthen said of slip Anchor want even Flat said Eddery i thought for just a second i might have a Chance of catching slip but then i realized he was running us asked whether slip Anchor was the Best horse hed Ever Cauthen then replied i think id have to say this horse kills them before they have a Chance to get at i have never Ridden a horse with such a Cauthens Victory was the first time an american had won the race since Danny a her did it in the 25yearold kentuckian won the triple Crown in 1978 aboard he has lived in Britain since gradually improving his command of the grass covered English tracks and becoming the Champion jockey in Cauthens Victory in the his first in six spoiled what Veteran jockey Lester Piggott had hoped would be a triumphant end to his career spanning four who won the first of his nine Derby crowns in 1954 aboard never say was widely reported As planning to retire after the he was aboard theatrical this and finished a disappointing it was Piggott whom Cauthen dethroned As Champion jockey and Piggott whom Cauthen replaced last year As chief rider for Trainer Henry the 42yearold who had won virtually everything else in British horseracing but never the called slip Anchor the Best horse i have Ever i always thought a lot of slip but Lester Piggott Rode him and told me Hes no he not Only is the Derby the jewel in the Crown of the Flat racing it also is a top social each thousands of Well heeled Bri including politicians and stars of music and show put on their finest formal Wear to stroll the grounds of Epsom race 15 Miles Southwest of Central they sip Champagne and feast on hamper full of smoked Salmon and Quail s but tens of thousands of Ordinary britons throng the arriving in traditional open topped double Decker buses and picnicking on the rolling Derby Day also traditionally is a big Day for the bookies of track betting is both Legal and a National passion in Britain and the big bookmaking firms estimated this year that 40 million pounds Mil lion would be changing much of that Rode with who had a worrying Start to Derby Day when Earl morning Mist delayed his helicopter from Home of Cecils the kentuckian was to have Ridden Calix Tus in the first race at but he missed the the horse won without the Mist and the threat of rain allowing Cauthen to Saddle up for what press the British Domestic news called the most devastating Allt Heway Derby Triumph of the after a 10lengths Victory at the Lingfield the principal pre Epsom slip Anchor had been a heavy even though Piggott horse theatrical was undefeated and the Iris trained Law society had been beaten Only once in five the second favorite in the How was which won the guineas the British seasons other big Flat race in a thrilling but the 3 year old had a disastrous run finishing 13th in a Field of he died in my said jockey Wal Ter the Bottom fell out of him As if hed been the stewards said they were holding an inquiry As to Why that the Cauthen clan was Cele Brating including proud father a master Blacksmith in who flew Over specially for the Well be lifting a Glass or two he told