Sport: Who Won, Oct. 11, 1937

Horse Racing

Hal Price Headley’s Menow, with Charley Kurtsinger up: the $76,000 Belmont Futurity, world’s richest race for two-year-olds; in 1 min., 15 1/5sec., to set a new world’s record for 61 furlongs; with Tiger and Fighting Fox in a photograph finish four lengths behind; before a closing day crowd of 30,000; at Belmont Park, N. Y. To home-bred Menow, who has won only three races in six starts this season, last week’s victory brought $56,800 to make him leading juvenile money-winner with a total of $65,825.

Golf

Solemn young Byron Nelson of Reading, Pa.: the $12,000 Belmont Open, world’s richest tournament for professional golfers; defeating his neighbor, Henry Picard of Hershey, Pa. in the final, 5 & 4; in a driving rainstorm; at Belmont. Mass. Runner-up Picard’s $2,000 share of the purse upped his season’s winnings to $9,916, second to top money-winner Harry Cooper of Chicago who has accumulated $12,973. Nelson’s winning share, $3,000, put him in fifth place.

Harness Racing

Edward J. Baker’s five-year-old Greyhound, No. 1 trotter of the decade: a mile race (against time); in 1 min., 56 sec. flat, finally breaking the world’s record (1:56¼) set by famed Peter Manning 15 years ago; after three unsuccessful attempts this summer; at Lexington. Ky.