July 25, 1960 Table Of Contents
Cover
The major flat and jumping races through mid-August
Coming Events
COMING EVENTS July 22 to July 28
Editorials
Girls
It was a hectic week for women athletes—in flying, swimming and track and field
By Huston Horn
Only Big League
In both All-Star Games the National League proved it can play baseball much better than that other outfit
Bermuda
When 'Finisterre,' an unconventional little potbelly of a yawl, won the Bermuda Race in 1956 yachtsmen declared her a 'rule-beater' that reaped enormous handicap benefits over competitors under the complex racing rules. When she did it again in 1958, shattering precedent, Mitchell himself modestly stated that the race was a gamble anyway. But when she won it this year for the third time in a row there was left only one explanation: superior skill and knowledge rode with her veteran captain and crew. Much of that knowledge Mitchell imparted before the race (SI, June 27), but there was one maxim he left out. Here it is now: a piece of strategy he considers the key to victory
Delicate Trish
With the poise of a princess and the daring of a dragoon, California's Trish Galvin has swept into the royal enclosure of riding's classic dressage
Spectacle
Jerry Barber
Golf's Jerry Barber is a combative little man who has made persistence pay off
By Ray Cave
Part III: Teach Your Child To Swim
Though it was long ago supplanted by the crawl as the basic stroke, the traditional breaststroke is so easy and so restful that it remains today a valuable asset, an extra margin of safety, for the beginning swimmer. In the concluding lesson of his course, veteran Coach Matt Mann presents his methods for teaching the orthodox breaststroke to children
By Matt Mann
Horse Racing
Dotted Swiss was light and lucky at Hollywood Park, in a week when a speedy newcomer was the talk of California racing fans
Travel
A donkey called Michelangelo and a nocturnal octopus fisherman will show you the side of this famous island that few tourists see
Harness Racing
Doing a meticulous job in his own quiet way, Joe O'Brien is prepping a big, handsome chestnut colt for trotting's top prize
Track
Some fast-starting foreigners may dethrone U.S. sprinters
By Tex Maule
Cards
Wilderness
'It's a case of people vs. bobcats,' was the way one critic characterized arguments for preserving pure wilderness areas in America. Most often, of course, the bobcat loses. Why he should get the nod once in a while is explained here in the poetic story of a wilderness reserve where people tread softly but breathe deeply of a rejuvenating atmosphere which, after all, is their heritage too
By Jack Olsen
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
Acknowledgments
Baseball's Week
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Pat On The Back
'This year I've improved'