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...wisecracks turned to wonderment. Could he do it? Could this rank unknown, this invader from Venezuela-Venezuela?-make off with the most coveted honor in U.S. horse racing, the Triple Crown? Last week a record crowd of 81,036 came to find out, as the big (16.1 hands) copper colt went to the post in the $125,000 Belmont Stakes, the final jewel in the Triple Crown. A fleet, frantic 2 min. 30.2 sec. later, the fans at Belmont and millions more watching on TV in the U.S. and Venezuela had the answer...
...from 18th position and streaked for the outside. At the final turn, Jockey Gustavo Avila cut around the fading front runners and booted Canonero II down the stretch to win going away by 3¾ lengths. Jim French finished second, two lengths ahead of Bold Reason. The Kentucky-bred colt, who was bought for a paltry $1,200 at the 1969 Keeneland yearling sales before being shipped to Venezuela, paid $19.40 and won $145,500, the largest purse in Derby history. An interpreter for Owner Edgar Caibett, a plumbing supplies manufacturer from Caracas, explained that Canonero means "gunner"-a fitting...
...Henry F. Colt '46, assistant to the President for development, confirmed the figure released by the Council for Financial Aid to Education. The report said that the 1970 figures were virtually the same...
Donations for 1971 are expected to slightly surpass last year's figure. "Of course, that is excluding the possibility of a large bequest," Colt said. Last year's total did not include any such large contribution...
What preceded that climax in Miami's Orange Bowl was an astonishing afternoon of fumbles, interceptions and bizarre turns. Shortly after the opening whistle, Colt Quarterback Johnny Unitas set the theme by throwing an interception. Dallas responded by losing 23 yds. on three plays and then punting. Colt Safety Ron Gardin hovered under the kick and then bolted off-leaving the ball behind for Dallas to recover on the Baltimore 9-yd. line. The Cowboys, more or less led by Quarterback Craig Morton, went nowhere and had to settle for a field goal. Minutes later, Morton connected...