May 2, 1993

You'd think that a tenant that adamantly refused to split itself between different floors in the same building would be even more averse to spreading out to the building next door. Not necessarily. On July 1, Project Return, a not-for-profit drug treatment group, is scheduled to move to 15,500 square feet on the seventh floor of 10 Astor Place and 3,000 feet on the sixth floor of 740 Broadway, next door. The reason: Jeffrey and Aaron Gural, who own both buildings, are building an enclosed staircase that will enable Project Return people to walk between their offices without ever touching street level.

Sea Hero Wins Derby Sea Hero, a 13-1 long shot, captured the 119th Kentucky Derby. The favorite, Prairie Bayou, finished second. SportsSunday, Section 8. Delicate Coaching Situation The power and influence that male coaches hold over female athletes can sometimes lead to harassment and abuse. SportsSunday. School Vote and City Hall The impact that Tuesday's community school board elections will have on the New York City mayoral race is a matter of intense debate. Page 45. Tactics in Tailhook Inquiry Pentagon officials used lie detectors and undercover agents to uncover the details of the assaults against women at a convention of aviators. Page 24. Big Job in Congress The fate of the President's tax plan rests with the House Ways and Means Committee chairman. Page 34.

The 119th Kentucky Derby, billed as the most wide open in years and belittled as the least distinguished in years, was won with style and personal drama today by Sea Hero, the horse who was nearly consigned to a career of grass racing until the plan was vetoed by his 85-year-old owner, Paul Mellon. The switch was vetoed this spring because Mellon, the patron of the arts and one of the pillars of thoroughbred racing, was driven to win the one big prize that had eluded him three times -- the Derby.

In left field: McKim. With him in the outfield: Mead. And at shortshop: White. It is surprising to see a baseball scorecard with the names of these legendary architects. But its inclusion in the exhibition "Beaux-Arts New York" -- now at the New York School of Interior Design -- illustrates a crucial point about the American designers who were trained at or influenced by the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

The President of Sri Lanka, a country that has been swept by violence for more than a decade, was killed today by a man who detonated explosives strapped to his body during a May Day political rally. At least 10 other people were believed killed in the explosion in Colombo, the capital, including most of the President's bodyguards and several close aides. Dozens were wounded. The assassination of President Ranasinghe Premadasa came just a week after the country's leading opposition politician, Lalith Athulathmudali, was gunned down.