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COMING EVENTS April 26 through May 5

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ALL TIMES E.S.T. EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

Boating
Prince of Wales 5.5-meter Sailing Cup Series, Bermuda (through April 29).

Boxing
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Miguel Berrios vs. Hogan Bassey, featherweight elimination bout (12 rds.), Washington, D.C., 10 p.m. (NBC).

Dog Trials
Labrador Retriever Club Trials, Southampton, N.Y. (through April 28).

Tennis
Middle States Women's Intercollegiate Tournament, Bryn Mawr, Pa. (through April 28).

Track & Field

Drake Relays, Des Moines (through April 27).
[NETWORK RADIO]Penn Relays, Philadelphia (through April 27), (NBC*).

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

Auto Racing
NASCAR Grand National Division Race, Spartanburg, S.C.

Baseball

[TV]Cleveland vs. Detroit, Cleveland, 1:45 p.m. (CBS).
[TV]Pittsburgh vs. Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m. (NBC).

Boating

Associate Member Sailing Championships, Princeton, N.J. (through April 28).

(Crew)

Biglin Cup (Harvard, Dartmouth and MIT 150s), Cambridge, Mass.
Boston University, Harvard, MIT and Syracuse, Cambridge, Mass.
California vs. USC, Oakland, Calif.
Childs Cup (Columbia, Penn and Princeton), Princeton, N.J.
Rutgers vs. La Salle, New Brunswick, N.J.

Horse Racing

[NETWORK RADIO]Excelsior Handicap, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1 1/16 m., Jamaica, N.Y., 4:45 p.m. (NBC).
Laurel Handicap, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1 1/16 m., Laurel, Md.
The Oaks Prep, $10,000, 3-yr.-old fillies, 6 f., Churchill Downs, Ky.
[NETWORK RADIO]William P. Kyne Handicap, $100,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1‚⅛ m., Bay Meadows, Calif., 8:05 p.m. (NBC).

Hunt Racing

Maryland Hunt Cup Association, Glyndon, Md.
Oak Grove Race and Steeplechase Association, Germantown, Tenn.

Lacrosse

Harvard vs. Penn, Cambridge, Mass.
Johns Hopkins vs. Army, Baltimore.
Rutgers vs. Virginia, New Brunswick, N.J.

Track & Field
Colorado Relays, Boulder, Colo.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

Auto Racing

Inaugural Sports Car Races (SCCA), Lime Rock, Conn.
NASCAR Grand National Division Race, Hillsboro, N.C.
NASCAR Late Model Convertible Race, Old Bridge, N.J.

Dog Show

Penn Treaty Kennel Club Show, Chester, Pa.
Rhode Island Kennel Club Show, Cranston, R.I.
Toledo Kennel Club Show, Toledo.

Skiing

15th Annual Silver Belt Trophy Race, Norden, Calif.
The Masters Ski Tournament, Arapahoe Basin, Colo.

Soccer
U.S. Soccer team vs. Mexico, Los Angeles.

Sports Festival
Annual Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville (through May 5).

MONDAY, APRIL 29

Boxing
[TV]Jackie Labua vs. Joe Miceli, middleweights (10 rds.), St. Nick's. New York, 10:30 p.m. (DuMont).

Boating
Bermuda Race Week, Bermuda (through May 6).

TUESDAY, APRIL 30

Boxing

Bob Baker vs. Roy Harris, heavyweights (10 rds.), Houston.
Cherif Hamia vs. Bobby Bell, featherweights (10 rds.), Montreal.

Horse Racing
The Derby Trial, $15,000, 3-yr.-old Kentucky Derby nominees, 1 m., Churchill Downs, Ky.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

Boxing
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Gene Fullmer vs. Sugar Ray Robinson, middleweight title bout (15 rds.), Chicago, 10 p.m. (ABC).

Golf
National Invitation Golf Tournament, $25,000, Fort Worth (through May 5).

Horse Racing
The Youthful, $15,000, 2-yr.-old colts and geldings, Jamaica, N.Y.

Horse Show
Spindletop Charity Horse Show, Beaumont, Texas (through May 4).

Rodeo
Santa Rosa Roundup, $7,000, Vernon, Texas (through May 4).

THURSDAY, MAY 2

Horse Racing
Churchill Downs Handicap, $10,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 7 f., Churchill Downs, Ky.

Rodeo
Pioneer Days Rodeo, $1,500, Guymon, Okla. (through May 4).

Tennis
Southern Conference Championships, Davidson, N.C. (through May 4).

FRIDAY, MAY 3
Boxing
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Eddie Machen vs. Joey Maxim, light heavyweights (10 rds.), Louisville, 10 p.m. (NBC).

Dog Trials
Nutmeg Field Trial Club, Salisbury, Conn. (through May 5).

Golf
Southern Conference Championships, Danville, Va. (through May 4).

Gymnastics
National Gymnastic Championships, Chicago (through May 4).

Horse Racing
Kentucky Oaks, $35,000, 3-yr.-old fillies, 1 1/16 m., Churchill Downs, Ky.

Horse Show

6th Annual Junior Essex Troop Horse Show, West Orange, N.J. (through May 5).
Block and Bridle Club Quarter Horse Show, Lincoln, Neb.

SATURDAY, MAY 4

Auto Racing

NASCAR Grand National Division Race, Shelby, N.C.
NASCAR Late Model Short Track Division Race, Manassas, Va.

Baseball

[TV]New York vs. Cincinnati, New York, 1:45 p.m. (CBS).
[TV]Pittsburgh vs. Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m. (NBC).

Boating

The Apple Cup, unlimited Hydro Racing, Lake Chelan, Wash. (through May 5).

(Crew)

Blackwell Cup Crew Regatta, Derby, Conn.
California vs. Stanford, Oakland Estuary, Calif.
Compton Cup Crew Regatta, Cambridge, Mass.
Goes Trophy Regatta, Syracuse, N.Y.
UCLA vs. USC, Ballona Creek, Los Angeles.
Wood Hammond Cup Regatta, Philadelphia.

Horse Racing

Alameda County Handicap, $15,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 6 f., Bay Meadows, Calif.
Bed O'Roses Handicap, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds & up (fillies and mares), 1 1/16 m., Jamaica, N.Y.
Debutante Stakes, $10,000, 2-yr.-old fillies, 5 f., Churchill Downs, Ky.
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Kentucky Derby, $125,000, 3-yr.-olds, 1¼ m., Churchill Downs, Ky., 5 p.m. (CBS).
Laurel Spring Turf Handicap, $10,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1 1/16 m. (turf course), Laurel, Md.
Valley Forge Handicap, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds & up, 1 m. and 70 yds., Garden State Park, N.J.

Hunt Racing
Virginia Gold Cup Association, Warrenton, Va.

Lacrosse

Army vs. Hofstra, West Point, N.Y.
Maryland vs. Duke, College Park, Md.
Navy vs. Virginia, Baltimore.
Penn State vs. Syracuse, State College, Pa.
Princeton vs. Harvard, Princeton, N.J.
Williams vs. Middlebury, Williamstown, Mass.

Parachuting
Intercollegiate championships, Woodbury, Conn.

Track & Field
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Assn. Outdoor Championships, New York.

SUNDAY, MAY 5

Auto Racing

NASCAR Grand National Division Race, Richmond.
NASCAR Late Model Convertible Division Race, Langhorne, Pa.
NASCAR Late Model Short Track Division Race, Gardena, Calif.

*See local listing.