¶As the chalk players figured, only bad luck could beat Sir Victor Sassoon's swift colt Crepello in the 178th running of Britain's Derby Stakes at Epsom Downs. And for a change, a short-priced (6 to 4) Derby favorite got the breaks. After loafing along in the pack, Crepello found the right opening in the last quarter-mile, moved up with ease and won by a widening length and a half from Ballymoss (33 to 1).
¶Letting San Francisco Lincoln-Mercury Dealer Eddie Lowery pay his way to a long list of amateur golf tournaments seemed all right to U.S. Amateur Champion Harvie Ward. Lowery...
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