Monday, Sep. 21, 1953
Scoreboard
P: At Doncaster, England, in one of the classic events of the British racing season, Brigadier Wilfred Wyatt's Premonition, third choice in a field of eleven, beat Queen Elizabeth's favored colt Aureole to win the St. Leger stakes.
P: In Manhattan, a picked crew of eight husky Norwegian sailors won gold belt buckles in the annual International Lifeboat Race by outrowing a favored U.S. crew along a 1 1/2-mile Hudson River course. Time: 14:15.8.
P: At Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, Mexico's Dr. Rodolfo Arujo won the Tenth International Tuna Tournament for his country's team by landing the match's largest tuna, a 723-lb. bluefin, taken in 1 hr. 45 min. Next, in order of finish: Argentina, Cuba, The Netherlands. The U.S. team failed to boat a fish.
P: At Belmont Park, prepping for the Sysonby Mile and "the race of the century" against Tom Fool, Alfred G. Vanderbilt's Native Dancer, still limping after an operation for an injured hoof, was withdrawn from all races until it heals. Possible rendezvous for the Dancer and Tom Fool: the Pimlico Special in late October.
P: In Miami, Lightweight Champion Jimmy Carter, taking it easy in a nontitle fight, was surprised and jabbed out of a split, ten-round decision by an unranked boxer named Johnny Cunningham, winner of only eight of 35 professional fights.
P: On Long Island Sound, a team of U.S. Six-Meter sailors outran the British four races in a row to keep the British-American Cup, which the U.S. has held since 1930. In this week's Seawanhaka Cup competitions, also for Six-Meters, the British challenger Marylette got off to a sad start by snapping her mast in a stiff breeze, while the U.S. defender Llanoria, supposedly left hopelessly behind with a torn mainsail, plodded home to win under Genoa jib and spinnaker.
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