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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. May 4,1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 a clean break then disaster struck Xvi Daberkow Neir York times Louisville by Pat Day recalled in the jockeys quarters immediately afterwards that when he and demons begone the favorite at 2-1, left the starting Gate in the 113th running of the Kentucky Derby sat urday we broke excellent broke  it was a Beautiful sparkling Day. The Churchill Downs stands were filled with a great and customary display of millinery and the track was graced with some of the Bell 3-year-Olds in the Equine world. It had been a great afternoon so tar for Pat Day who had Ridden three Winner. And now he was anticipating coming Home with his tint Kentucky Derby win after four attempt. This was a hone a Good Strong Colt according to his Trainer Phil Hans Wald who can take off like a Low flying machine demons begone was travelling smoothly Day said for about a half mile. Suddenly Day began to feel something wrong in the reins. He would t take the bridle said Day. I could t get him to keep running. I d Rode this horse three times this year and this hone was t himself. I knew there was something drastically wrong but 1 did t know  when they turned onto the Backstretch. Day said that hit slapped the horse on his shoulders but i could t get his attention. I Felt him get Limber legged under me. I lost Contact with  then Day saw blood coming out of the hone s nostrils and be began to pull him up. They faded to last. As Aly Sheba and bet twice raced under me wire in the 113th running of the Kentucky Derby someone in the outdoor press Box his binoculars fixed farther up the track exclaimed demons begone Hai broke Down they got a Van out there taking him  it was at about the Quarter pole a Quarter mile from the Fini i line that the track medical Crew bad to policy trouble. Two ambulances were dispatched tothe spot where the favorite had finally been filled by the jockey. He was Able to walk said Day but i guess they Fdl it was Best if they banned him Back to the Bam where the vet could look at  by hitched a ride Back with the other ambulance. In tile jockey quarters As he removed his yellow and Brown racing Silks. Day said he had no idea How demons begone broke Dean then Brake Down serious the hone s condition was. He was t known As a bleeder Day said. I feel terrible. I m very concerned about this none. I feel like  it had been an Odd and scary couple of Days for demons begone. On Friday morning the Colt was Tak ing a leisurely one mile Gallop on the Backstretch when Hauswald saw an unidentified horse coming from the other direction. The horse got spooked said Hans Man and was headed right toward demons begone who was cruising along the Rait. I hollered my god or something. 1 saw what As developing or could  Hauswald was instinctively aware of the possible results. A similar incident had occurred about a week and a half earlier. Two horses collided and one Hud to be put Down. Hauswald saw the exercise rider Gary in Iii alertly give demons begone his head. The horse is a Fine athlete and he was nimble enough to Duck away from the other horse a big Clumsy thing said Hauswald. Demons begone has a deceptively unhurried look in his Eye. He s got a Little bit of a Lazy Eye on him said Hauswald not a spectacular Eye. But it s got nothing to do with his legs. You see him run and he s Gat this High stride and you can t imagine How much ground he  just As demons begone had a scare of his life so did Hauswald More than seven years ago. He remembers the Date precisely nov. 8, 1979. He was filling pipes on a construction gang in i Hometown of new Albany ind., across the Ohio River from Louisville when a Hill of dirt came crashing Down on him. He was buried under 15 feet of dirt but was swiftly dug out barely alive. This was the second Derby horse thai Hauswald has saddled. Last year he trained Bachelor Beau who came into the Derby at the opposite end of he betting spec Trum. Where demons begone was first in the hearts of the betting Public the Beau was last in a Field of 16, at 60-10-1. He finished 14th. I was disappointed sure said Hauswald but it s a thrill to even have a horse in the race. And i guess i was More nervous before last year s race. F slept Well Friday night. Maybe if i had the favorite and Felt to was t deserving of the rating or that he was t sound or something maybe then i d have had a sleepless  although there had been some bumping Early in the race Day said that he could t imagine that that had anything to do with the bleeding. It was internal he said and came out the  bleeding is not uncommon among racing horses and some Are Given fur Semide a medication to control it. Demons begone was not on the medication because he had never bled before. Pat Day put on new racing Silks. He was up in the next race the ninth. Soon after there was an announcement Over the Public address system in the press Box demons begone did bleed from both nostrils the voice said but he is walking and Cooling off and there is no particular  it had been a Day of mixed blessings for demons begone. He broke Down in the dream race but surely he would race again. Derby from Page 21 time in his career and in his second Start since the surgery covered the i it Miles in 2 03 2-5 to earn a record s618,600from a record purse of $793,600. The time was the slowest for a Derby since cannonade won in 2 04 in 1974. Al Sheba could win a guaranteed $5 million. Including the winning purses of the three races should he sweep the triple Crown of the Derby Preakness and be Mont stakes. He con also earn a is million Bonus on a Point system based on top three finishes for Colts who compete in All three Aly Sheba paid s 18.80, so and $6.20. Bet twice paid $10 and $7.20, while Avies copy a member of die three horse Mutual Field was 16.80 to show. Completing the order of finish after  were Templar Hill Gulch Leo Castelli Condi s Gold con quis arose on the line Sha Klit won masterful advocate War moments no More Flowers and capote. Each starter carried 126 pounds. Al Sheba who broke from the no. 3 Post was 14th after the first Quarter mile and 13th after the half. He had moved to seventh after three quarters. On the line Ridden by Gary Stevens led to the first Quarter followed by his d. Wayne Lukas gained stablemate Ca Pote who was in the Lead at the half and second a head behind on the line att t three quarters. Var the third Lukas Colt was third after three quarters. Then the race began m Earnest for 16 of the 3-year-Olds and ended for the favorite. When they reached the end of the first mile bet twice was first by a head Over on the line with Al Sheba third. Down the stretch they pounded As the 100,000-pus crowd roared. At the eighth pole Mccarron thought his Derby had ended when Al Sheba hobbled after clipping the heels of bet twice. Mccarron said Al Sheba was just about to his  "1 Don t know How he could recover and come Back and win the race he said. He not Only showed ability Bat a nil from Page 21 off series twice in the same season were Cully dominated by the flyers who skate with the zip they lacked in games 5 and 6. Dave Brown got credit for the flyers first goal at 6 21 of the opening period when Propp s Backhander hit his skate and Wen through goaltender Kelly Hrudney s legs. It was Brown s first goal of the playoffs. Propp and Marsh then put the Gam away for the flyers. With teammate Lindsay Carson in the penalty Box Propp fired Dave Poulin s pass past Hamdey s lunge to finish off iwo a Cater break it 9j7t just 44 seconds later Marsh s 50-Footslap shot from the left boards deflected into the net off Hrudney s stick for a 3-0 Philadelphia advantage. Even with the three goal Lead the Eyer continued to press out shooting the Island Era 29-13 Over the first two periods and getting most of the Good scoring chances. Ilkka Sinisalo finished the flyers scor ing beating Hrudney with a slap shot from Between the face off circles at 6 19 of the third period and again with a j5 foot wrist shot from the Slot at 16 52. Rookie goaltender Ron Hextall lost his shutout in the final minute when Denis Potvin converted Alan Kerf s pass at 19 07 for the islanders Only goal Audiest 5, nor Dionta 3 Montreal Ryan Walter scored twice within 3 35 of the second period As Montreal scored five straight goals to de feat Quebec and Advance of the Semi finals of the Stanley cup playoffs. The Nordques bad lied the Best of seven series with a 3-2 Victory at Home thursday night and took the initiative again in game 7 on a first period goal by John Ogrodnick. But Montreal look Over after that Point As Walter tied the game with a Short handed goal at 2 03 of the Middle period to gave the canadians a 2-1 Lead with his second goal at 5 38. Bobby Smith Shane Carson and Mike Mcphee scored late in the period to bring the roaring sellout crowd of 18,072at the forum to its feet and give the Ca Nadies an insurmountable 5-1 Lead going into the third period. The canadians scored their five Sec Ond period goats on just eight shots in beating their provincial rivals for the Sec Ond time in four playoff meetings.  scored its Only previous playoff Victory Over Quebec in the 1984 season in a six game series. Desire to win today i m exhilarated. It s just a fantastic  but it was also an empty feeling for Many of those involved in the race. Of course there was the disappoint ment of Hauswald Day and demons be gone s owner John de Anthony along with a feeling of Relief that their Coll apparently was Noi seriously Hurt or. Gary Lavin the veterinarian who examined demons begone said the Colt was Cool now perfectly  he said it would be a couple of weeks before he could determine the extent of Trie bleed ing but he said Here was no real explanation for it. It just happens Lavin said. Unfortunately it picked this Day to  Lukas again came up empty having failed in seven Derby tries with a total ot12 starters. Camacho tops Davis in 10, stays unbeaten Atlantic City . A Hector Macho Camacho Oul tugged and. Out hustled Howard Davis on the inside to take a id round  in Liis Junior welterweight debut saturday. Camacho the former world boxing Council Junior Light weigh and outgoing lightweight Champion overwhelmed Davis in the first second and eighth rounds. He landed right Hooks right uppercuts and straight lefts against Davis the 1976olympic Gold medallist. Camacho of Miami improved to 32-0with 16 knockouts. Davis dropped to 29-4 with 12 knockouts  
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