1 d Page 14-Saturday, May 15, 1982-The Michigan Daily Linkage favored in race Aloma's Ruler, ridden by 16-year-old Aloma's Ruler, who missed the Der- championship." BALTIMORE (AP) - Linkage and Jack Kaenel, the youngest jockey to by because of a wrenched ankle suf- Aloma's Ruler opened his Aloma's Ruler, two colts who missed ride in the Preakness in modern times. fered in early March, earned his campaign by beating Disti the Kentucky Derby for different Shoemaker, riding in his 10th Preakness start with an impressive vic- and Deputy Minister, both s reasons, will join five other 3-year-olds Preakness, won with Candy Spots in tory in last Saturday's one-mile Withers injury, in the seven-furlon in today's Preakness at Pimlico. 1963, then with Damascus in 1967 before at Aqueduct. It was the first time Jan. 27. Then because of th Missing from the 107th Preakness is Kaenel had reached his second birth- Kaenel rode the colt. left front ankle suffered wh Gato Del Sol, the winner of the 108th day. "I honestly feel that if he didn't get for the March 6 Flaming Derby. It is the first time the Derby KAENEL HAS ridden once against hurt, I'd have the top 3-year-old right didn't race again until finish winner has skipped the Preakness since Shoemaker, in the Selima last year. "I now," trainer Butch Lenzini said of in a six-furlong allowance Tomy Lee in 1959. beat him with Snow Plow," said the colt who won three of four starts as April 29. Kaenel. "He was on Ambassador of a 2-year-old and has posted two wins Cupecoy's Joy set the pace ALSO MISSING from the race will be Luck. I'm one-for-one against and a second in three races this year. st mile in the Derby and wa Cupecoy's Joy, the filly who finished Shoemaker. Tomorow, I'll be two-for- "I still believe he's the best, but now to be on the lead in the Preak loth in the yDerbyh She was scratched two." we have to go out and get it, the division s 3-year-old inctive Pro idelined by g Bahama e wrenched ile training o, the colt hing second at Pimlico for the fir- as expected ness. 4 4 Au"A lil "XY il~~~rl WJ. . V r " . {1a 4i,~ yesterday after co-owner Roberto Perez became unhappy over the num- ber of seats he could get for family and friends. Joining Linkage and Aloma's Ruler in the field will be Laser Light, Rein- vested and Water Bank, second, third and fourth respectively, in the Derby; Bold Style, 16th in the Derby, and Cut Away, who won an allowance race at Churchill Downs on Derby Day. If all seven go to the post under 126 pounds each, at 5:40 p.m. EDT, the race will be worth $279,900, with $209,900 to) the winner, both Preakness records. ABC WILL televise from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. The early 6-5 favorite for the 1-3/16 mile Preakness is Linkage, who has won six of eight starts this year. In his last race April 22, Linkage won the1-1/8 mile Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland by 5% lengths over Gato Del Sol. But Henry Clark, Linkage's 77-year- old trainer, skipped the 1 -Derby, saying it didn't fit the colt's schedule. A victory by Linkage in the Preakness would set up a rematch between the Christiana Stable homebred and Gato Del Sol in the 1 -mile Belmont Stakes June 5at Belmont Park. "IF WE WIN, we'll definitely con- sider it the Belmont," Clark said Friday. He added that a decision would not be made until two or three days after the Preakness. Linkage, ridden by 50-year-old Bil Shoemaker, will start: from the No. 6 post, just inside Nathan Scherr's AP Photo THE GROUNDS KEEPER at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore had his turn in the winner's circle yesterday. Today, however, the winner of the Preakness will be in the circle to receive the traditional blanket of yellow daisies. SPORTS OF THE DAILY: Blue crew to host first regatta sadMcia1oc1FaceGorde a By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE The sun is out, the temperature is well into the 80s and it's a lazy Saturday in May. What is there to do? The Michigan crew team thought it would be a great time for a regatta. So the first annual Barton Pond Regatta will take place today starting at 1:00 p.m. Competing will be squads from Michigan, Michigan State, and Western Ontario. ACCORDING TO men's novice coach Phil Kester, this is the first time that a rowing regatta has been held in the Ann Arbor area, and he's looking for it to become an annual event. "That's absolutely our plan," said Kester. "Hopefully, we'll be able to have more than one every spring." Rester, along with men's varsity coach Dustin Or- dway and women's coach Eric Sargent, are expec- ting the Wolverine contingent to do well in the regat- ta. "Believe it or not, we are one of the better crews in the midwest," said Kester. "We have beaten MSU t every time we've gone against them this year, so we should do pretty well." The regatta will consist of five, and possibly six, races over the 2,000-meter course at Barton Pond. There will be eight- and, four-personcrews in the men's and women's divisions. Spectators wishing to watch the regatta will be able to see it from the Huron River Drive side of the pond. Thinclads in first special to the Daily CHAMPAIGN- After one day of competition, the Wolverine women's track team leads the Big Ten Women's Track Championships, which are being hosted by Illinois, with 34 points. Michigan State is currently in second place with 32 points followed by Illinois and Purdue with 18 and 16 points, respec- tively. Michigan's Melanie Weaver helped boost the Wolverines into the top spot at the meet with her first place finish in the 10,000-meter run in 35:14.2. The Wolverines' Penny Neer also added to the Michigan effort with her discus throw of 178'6", set- ting a new Big Ten record. Sue Frederick was another top finisher for Michigan with her second-place time of 2:07.62 in the 800 meters. Lisa Larsen took third in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 9:41.03. "This is the best outing that a ichign trac tm has ever had tb s karly i afehamponship meet," said Michigan coach Francie Goodridge. The meet continues today. Golfers six back Special to the Daily WEST LAFAYETTE- Buoyed by the standout in- dividual performances of Steve Maddalena and Dan Roberts, Michigan's men's golf team found itself in fifth place, six shots back of first-place Indiana and Purdue, after the first round of the Big Ten Golf Championships. The tournament, held at Purdue's par 71 South Golf Course, saw the Hoosiers and host Boilermakers share the lead at 363, followed by Ohio State, Illinois, and the Wolverines. "I'm very pleased with the way our team has per- formed in the first round," said assistant coach Jim Carras. "In our last three outings we've only had one individual score above 80, and the fact that our kids are shooting in the 70s range is a good sign." Maddalena and Roberts shared Michigan low-score honors, good for fourth in the tournament's individual tstandings, with 71s. Illinois' Mike Chadwick was first with a 68, followed by Boilermaker Grant Mitchell and Ohio State's Chris Perry. Other Wolverine scores included Ed Humenik's 74, Ed Frutig's 76, Gary Zenkel's 77, and Ryarv i zycki's 80. I a