European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I amp it in % a a  to Tel f rail  amp a kit it it. V7�2. Y a it. A a  a a a a spa a a a 4 a 9 a to i a a v a Jet a. 7�?~ is. R r i it a Ufa american Winner driven by Ron Pierce crosses finish line for a record setting hambletonian win at Meadowlands. A it % a a a a in by de Schuyler or. East Rutherford . Apr american Winner was just As matter of fact in performing As his Trainer was in predicting. Quot we re going to win it a Trainer Milton Smith said before saturdays hambletonian at the Meadowlands. Not Only did american Winner win and move a Victory away from harness racing a triple Crown he did it with the fastest heat in Hambleto Niarie history and the fastest two heat total Ever for an any age Trotter. Quot i never thought id Ever be Here a said a tearful Smith a 21-year Navy Man who was driving horse vans until he took Over training american Winner on june 1. A i can to even talk right  before the race he said however winning the hambletonian would be especially exciting Quot because in a Black. Its a rags to riches Story and everybody was surprised or. Key put Trust in  american Winner driven by Ron Pierce won the final in 1 53 2-5, 23a lengths in front of Pine Chip. He won his elimination in 1 53 1-5, breaking Mack Lobello a 1987 stakes record by two fifths of a second. His two heat time of 3 46 3-5 broke Mack Lobello a record by a full second. Quot it was the happiest moment of my life a Pierce said after driving american Winner to a shot at becoming the seventh horse to sweep the triple Crown. He won the first race of the series the Yonkers Trot on july 10. The finale will be the Kentucky futurity oct. 8 at the red mile in Lexington. The last triple Crown Winner was super bowl american winners sire in 1972. Quot Smith deserves every bit of the credit a said Robert key american winners co owner and co breeder along with or. John Glessman. It was key who gave the Colt to Smith after Steve Bush quit to go on his own. American Winner paid $3.20, $2.10 and $2.20 in the final As part of a Smith trained entry with i noon Star who finished third. I noon Star won the other elimination heat. American Winner earned $50,000 in his elimination and another $500,000 from the $1 million final purse. He has 12 wins in 15 starts a this year and has earned $1,082,585. He had a nine race winning Streak snapped july 31 when he finished second to Pine Chip at the Mead lowlands. In his elimination heat american Winner took the Lead from toss out entering the final turn and easily won by 334 lengths and paid a winning Mutual $3.60. Toss out finished three quarters of a length ahead of Pine Chip. I noon Star driven by Ron Waples took the Lead from King Lavic near the finish in the first heat and won by a head. Dry wine finished third another head Back. The Winner trotted the mile in 1 55 2-5 and paid $8.40. Earns his first pole on Oval track a from wire reports Loudon . A Nigel Mansell continued his domination on the indy car circuit by winning the pole no a Auto racing position for sundays new England 200. Mansell won the first Oval track pole of his career saturday when he drove his Kmart Texaco Havoline Lola Ford to a Speed of 169.247 Miles an hour at the 1.058-Milc new Hampshire International Speedway. It was the fifth pole of the season for the reigning British formula one world Champion but her other four poles came on Road or Street circuits. Mansells pole did not come easily. Brazilian Raul Bocskel was the fastest Driver of the weekend but on his first qualification attempt the Driver of Dick Simon a Duracell Lola Ford did not like the Way his car was handling the race course so he waved off the attempt and came into the pits to adjust the car. That put Boesl at the end of the qualifying line and his was among the last cars out to qualify. Boys Elk a Warmup Lap was fast enough to set a track record at 169.280 Miles Art hour which would have been faster than Mansells 169.247. But on Boc Scle a Only official qualification Lap the Speed dropped to 169.207, which put him on the outside of the second Row next to Mansell. In other racing news Scott tops trans am event at the Glen Watkins Glen . Scott Sharp led All the Way saturday in the Acca trans am race at Watkins Glen International winning for the fourth time this season and overshadowing a sensational showing by teammate Jack Baldwin. Sharp driving a 1993 Chevrolet Camaro solidified his series Point Lead Over runner up Ron Fellows of Canada whose Ford Mustang finished second. Sharp the 1991 trans am Champion won for the 13th time in his trans am career and leads Fellows by 29 Points 255-226, after 10 of 14 rounds. Baldwin the defending series Champion started 33rd in the 37-car Field because his qualifying Effort was disallowed when his Camaro was found to be the Width of a Washer too Low in the front end. _ with the help of two full course caution periods though Baldwin charged to a third place finish moving up three places in the final five laps. O Walter Payton inducted last week into the pro football Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio finished 11th in a Mustang remaining on the Lead Lap to the end. Scot Breaks rally drought Auckland new zealand a scotsman Colin Mcrae captured the new zealand rally sunday to become the first British Driver to win a world championship rally for 17 years. Mcrae with his English co Driver Derek Ranger also brought the japanese Subaru team its first Success resisting a Strong Challenge from Frenchman Didier Auriol in a Ford to win by 27  eulogized at his High school Baltimore a Reggie Lewis was eulogized by friends Ana family in his native City saturday during a moving memorial service at the High school where he first exhibited the Talent that made him a Star. ,. A no one can truly explain our emotion of pain of Hurt and of Shock a Bob Wade Lewis coach at Dunbar High school said at the two hour service. Lewis the celtics team Captain died of cardiac arrest on july 27 while shooting baskets at the Brandeis University gym in suburban Boston. An autopsy indicated Lewis heart was abnormal enlarged and extensively scarred the cause a fihe abnormality has not been determined. He was 27. The service at Dunbar was preceded by a motorcade that travelled through Lewis old neigh-., boyhood. There was one Stop along the Way his Mother Inez Ritch placed Flowers at a playground Lewis helped refurbish in one of the less affluent sections of the City. Krajicek stuns Sampras los Angeles apr Richard Krajicek upset Pete Sampras the worlds no. 1 player 6-4,3-6,7-6 73 in a Battle of big servers saturday to Advance to the final of the Volvo los Angeles tournament. Krajicek ranked 10th in the world needed nearly two hours to Complete his first career Victory Over Sampras. Krajicek lost in straight sets to Sampras in March m their Only other meeting. Krajicek was to play no. 3 seed Michael Chang in sundays final at the los Angeles Tennis Center. Krajicek is trying to become the first player since Jimmy Connors in 1974 to defend his Volvo title. Chang Defeated Chuck Adams 6-3, 6-2 in the other semifinal. The Only break of the first set went to Krajicek who won the seventh game at Deuce when Sampras forehand landed wide. Krajicek from the Netherlands lost four Points on his serve in the set. At 2-2 in the third set Krajicek a left leg began bothering him and he called for at Trainer Bill Norris. After a Massage Krajicek regained his form. Krajicek led 5-3 in the tiebreaker when a huge serve and another forehand error by Sampras ended the match. Krajicek had 10 aces for 39 in four matches this  Tennis Sampras had nine. He also won 73 percent of the Points off his second serve to 57 percent for Sampras. Adams kept Chang pinned to the Baseline Early in the match. The first set was tied 3-3 when Chang took control winning the final three games. In other tournaments Graf Downs Martinez Carlsbad Calif. A top ranked Steffi Graf took control toward the end of the first set and then breezed past third seeded Conchita Martinez 7-5, 6-2 saturday to reach the championship match of the Mazda classic. Graf was to play for her fourth straight tournament title sunday against no. 2 seed Arantha Sanchez vicar to who advanced with a 6-2, 6-1 Victory Over unseeded Markela Kochta in the $375,000  stops Chesnokov Prague czech Republic a s bruguera claimed the championship a a ment Snofa Spain a Sergi. Of the $365,000 a with a straight czech open Tennis tournament _ sets 7-5,0-4 Victory Over russians Andrei Chesnokov