Monday, Jul. 30, 1951
Who Won
P:Greentree Stable's Hall of Fame, the $81,300 Arlington Classic, over Battlefield (by a neck) and Ruhe (by two lengths); in Chicago.
P:Supreme Court, owned by Mrs. Thomas Lilly, the $84,000 Festival of Britain Stakes (richest ever run in England); at Ascot.
P:Vic Seixas (rhymes with gracious), the Pennsylvania State tennis title (his second straight tournament), over Straight Clark, 8-6, 8-6, 6-3; in Haverford, Pa. Clark reached the final by beating unheralded Whitney Reed, straight-set upsetter of U.S. Champion Art Larsen. P:Sweden's Davis Cup team, the final of the European Zone round, over the Philippines, 5-0; in Baastad, Sweden. Other finalist: West Germany. P:Harry Matthews, a leading (but bypassed) heavyweight contender (TIME, March 12 et seq.), in a fourth-round knockout of Dutch Culberson; in Portland, Ore.
P:Sea Witch, a 36-ft. ketch, the 2,225-mile Los Angeles-to-Honolulu yacht race. Time: 14 days 14 hours 46 minutes.
P:Carina, a 46-ft. yawl, the 360-mile Marblehead-to-Halifax yacht race. Time: 55 hours 14 minutes.
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