Leading Off

Toe Jam
Thirteen-year-old Mikey Caruso, the Junior National Barefoot Waterskiing champion, puts his best foot forward on Lake Ida in Delray Beach, Fla.

Raising the Woof
No sooner does Ch. Loteki Supernatural Being (opposite page) beat out 2,499 other contestants to win best-in-show at the 123rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show than his owner announces that eight-year-old Loteki (friends call him Kirby) will retire so he can spend more time rolling in the dirt and burying balls in the backyard (page 34).

Here's Mud in Your...
The Pontypridd team from Wales (in what used to be white) grapples against Team Canada during the Welsh Rugby Union Challenge Trophy competition. Pontypridd won 52-10.