European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday april 29, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 25 Senna shrugs off rain for 3rd straight Victory e 1mola, Italy up world Champion Ayrton Senna made it three out of three for the season sunday with a commanding Victory in the san Marino formula one grand prix. Senna completed the 61-Lap, 190.93-mile race in one hour 35 minutes 14.750 seconds. He was followed by his Mclaren Honda teammate Gerhard Berger of Austria in 1 35.16.425. Finn . Lehto was third in a Judd powered Dallara one Lap behind the Winner. Senna who won the . Grand prix in Phoenix and the brazilian grand prix in his Hometown of Sao Paolo in March is the first Driver since Juan Manuel Fangio in 1953 to win the first three races of a formula one season. Starting from pole for the 55th time in his career Senna let italian Riccar do Patrese also on the front Row Ower his Williams Renault into the cad at the Start which the entire Field made on treated wet weather tires because of rain before the race. A this was an incredible Victory Given the dangerous conditions at the Start a said Senna. A we had to run a Compromise setting As we knew the track would dry during the race. Patrese made a better Start so 1 waited behind him until the track conditions the puddles and rivulets on the track brought several Drivers to grief in the Early stages. Three time world Champion Alain Prost of France spun oif on the warm up Lap and failed to Start in his Ferrari. Briton Nigel Mansell in the second Williams Renault got a slow Start because of gear selection problems. His hesitation caused Bertrand Gachot to bump him from behind hand the ensuing handling problems forced Mansell off at the end of the first Lap and he was classified As a non starter. Under the new Points system which gives 10 Points for a win and allows a Driver to count All of his Points at the end of the year. Senna already has a commanding Lead with 30 Points to bergers 10. Prost is third in the world championship standings with nine Points. Ayrton Senna shown before saturdays practice has Best Al Start since 1953, . Nips Finland advances a Turku Finland apr the United states moved into the medal round at the world hockey championships for the first time in six years beating Finland 2-1 sunday on a goal by Todd Krygier. A it s one of the Best achievements of . Hockey considering that Many nil players chose not to come Quot said . Coach Tim Taylor of Yale. Quot it does no to happen very often that the . Makes the medal round. In a very two nil players who did choose to play were among the biggest heroes on the . Squad. Krygier of the Hartford whalers scored the go ahead goal at 11 49 in the third period blasting a slap shot from the left Circle that went Between the legs of finnish goalie mrkus Ketterer. Brian Mullen a Winger for the new York rangers helped preserve the Victory about a minute later with a to Mic save near his own goal. With goalie John Vanbiesbrouc Down and out of position Teppo Numminen a close Range shot was world hockey just inches from the line before Mullen swept it away. A it was just a Case of being in the right spot at the right time Quot Mullen said. A the puck was going toward the net and i just kind of turned and shot it out a Finland which Only needed a tic to make the medal round pulled its goalie for an extra attacker in the Linal minute. But the finns never came close to scoring even with Jari Kerri on the ice. Not making the medal round was a bitter disappointment for Finland and Kuril the former Edmonton oilers Star who now plays in Italy. Finland which was second in the 1988 Winter olympics has not made the medal round since 1986. Quot the United states is Back air the medal round for the first time since 1985, when it finished fourth. 7 the United states took the Lead on Kevin Miller s goal at 2 11 in the .opening., period. Christian rut Ittu who plays Lor the Buffalo sabres tied it at 3 31. The .. Defense led by Veteran Moe Mantha shut Down the lugh powered finnish scorers the Resto the Way. The soviet Union Sweden and Canada had already qualified for the medal Down the stretch minus big favorite by de Schuyler or. A racing writer Louisville by. A it in terms of attention the Kentucky Derby is everybody a race. In terms of Competition this years Derby is anybody a race. There will be no big horse for the a mile Derby saturday at Churchill Downs. Fly so free would have filled the role but he was upset by strike the Gold in the Blue grass at Kee Neland. Dinard the gelding who won the Santa Anita Derby then appeared to be the horse to beat but wednesday he was declared out of the race because of a pulled ligament behind his left knee. He was the second contender to be knocked out of the Derby in a space of tour Days. On april 20, Cahill Road strained a ligament in his left front ankle while winning the Wood memorial in impressive fashion at Aqueduct. V the owners and or trainers of olym Pion Winner of the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and tank Winner of the Al David nabs trial Victory Louisville by. A Al David apparently raced himself into the Kentucky Derby on saturday by winning the Derby trial at Churchill Downs after being bumped at. The break by big alas express making the first Start of his career. Al David winning for the third time in four starts All of them this year took the Lead from to Freedom inside the eighth pole and won by 2vi lengths Over Honor grades. A a if everything goes Well Well have to take a very serious look at it a Trainer Phil Hauswald said when asked if the performance earned Al David a Start in next saturdays Derby. None of the other 10 3-year-Olds in the trial Are expected to come Back for the Derby. Garden state Slakes at Aqueduct chose not to Send their Colts to the Derby. A a everybody a got a Chance a said Trainer Nick Zito who would seem to have one of the better chances with strike the Gold. Zito considers his Colt one of the top four Derby contenders along with Fly so free the 1990 2-year-od Champion who counts the Florida Derby among his three wins this year Hansel Winner of the Jim beam and the Lexington and Best pal the gelding who finished second in the Santa Anita Derby. The Field and their Post positions will be drawn thursday. Owner Joh Mabee and Trainer Ian jury said Best pal would have to win the Santa Anita Derby to get to Louisville but his performance changed their minds. No gelding has won the Derby singe Clyde Van Dusen in 1929. Despite fhe absence of a big horse the Field for the 117th Derby should be no bigger than those of the past two years which were 15 starters each it could be smaller. Trainer d. Wayne Lukas will be represented in the Derby for the 11th straight year. He won the race in 1988 with the filly winning colors. Lukasz 19th Derby starter will be corporate report whom he co own s with William t. Young. Unrated As a 2-year-old because of physical problems the Colt won a Maiden race and allowance race then finished second in the rebel and Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. Green Alligator Winner of the California Derby at Golden Gate f ields is in Kentucky but not necessarily for the Derby. Trainer Murray Johnson is moving his horses and his family from California to Kentucky because he wants to raise his daughters Here
