BRIEFLY : U.S. CHAMP SLATER UPSET IN SURF FINAL.Reigning U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
Slater is an eight time world champion and has been sponsored by Quiksilver since 1990. was overtaken by Australian Beau Emerton in the final of the $100,000 U.S. Open of Surfing in front of an estimated 50,000 fans at the Huntington Beach pier The Huntington Beach Pier is a publicly owned pier located in Huntington Beach, California. At 1,853 feet in length, it is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast. (The longest is Oceanside Pier at 1942 feet). Sunday. Slater started the final heat with two strong waves, but Emerton rode only the mandatory four scoring waves in the final while his rivals averaged seven. He finished with 28.93 points to edge Slater (28.16), Brazil's Victor Ribas (25.79) and Australian Nathan Webster. Emerton, the only surfer to beat Slater in a final this year, won $10,000 and 2,500 points on the World Qualifying Series. In the $5,000 U.S. Open of Bodyboard bod·y·board also bod·y-board n. A very short surfboard with one straight end, ridden usually by lying on one's chest. intr.v. bod·y·board·ed, bod·y·board·ing, bod·y·boards To surf on a bodyboard. final, Ventura native Ross McBride finished second to Brian Wise of San Clemente San Clemente (săn klĭmĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. . BASEBALL: Japan ended a 10-year Cuban winning streak in the Intercontinental Cup tournament with an 11-2 victory in the championship game in Barcelona, Spain. SOCCER: Costa Rica failed to take advantage of a man advantage for the final 41 minutes and had to settle for a 0-0 draw with El Salvador, a result that did little to help its World Cup qualifying chances. Costa Rica, playing at home, was first given the advantage in the 40th minute when Salvadoran forward Luis Oscar Lazo was expelled for a confrontation with Costa Rican captain Ronaldo Gonzalez. Mexico leads the federation with 11 points, followed by Costa Rica with eight, with the United States and El Salvador tied at six points. Three will advance to the World Cup finals in France next summer. Costa Rica needed a victory Sunday to better its chances, considering it has three of its four remaining games away from home (Mexico, United States and Jamaica). It plays the United States next on Sept. 7 in Portland, Ore. The U.S. still has a game in hand on both El Salvador and Costa Rica. HORSE RACING: Fantastic Fellow, a Kentucky-bred colt who raced exclusively in Europe before this summer, scored his second victory in as many starts in this country with a two-length win in the $135,450 La Jolla Handicap The La Jolla Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The La Jolla is open to horses, age three, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf. before 20,124 fans at Del Mar. With leading rider Alex Solis aboard, Fantastic Fellow, winner of a division of the Oceanside Stakes in his American debut on opening day of the meeting, held off fast-closing 6-5 favorite Worldly Ways. Fantastic Fellow, trained by D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. , ran the 1 1/16 miles on grass in 1:43 2/5. |
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