Word: season
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first half of the season, it looked as if Arts and Letters was destined to become one of history's great also rans. Paul Mellon's wiry three-year-old lost by a neck to the magnificent California chestnut, Majestic Prince, in both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. The Prince was favored to take the Belmont Stakes and thereby become the first thoroughbred to win racing's Triple Crown since Citation turned the trick in 1948. But the race was not even close: guided by the steady hand of Braulio Baeza, Arts and Letters whipped Majestic...
Since then, Arts and Letters has romped through the season as blithely as a stud in pasture. He won impressive victories in some rugged stakes races, including the Travers, Metropolitan Mile and Jim Dandy Mile. He recently returned to New York's Belmont Park and, with Baeza again in the saddle, swept to a two-length win over No-double in the $106,000 Woodward Stakes. His time: 2 min. 1 sec., a scant second off the track record set by Kelso in 1961. That triumph also brought his 1969 earnings to $486,574, which placed the tough little...
...diversified quite successfully in recent years, notably with its big-selling Fresca. Now the company hopes to put still more life into sales through the image and logo changeover, which is expected to be well on its way by the peak of next summer's soft-drinking season...
Procace completed seven of 11 passes for 135 yards and gained 68 yards on nine carries. He accounted for 203 of his season's 270 yards of total offense in a 23-2 win. But Procace usually plays as a defensive back, and there is some question whether he can continue to perform so well...
...feat of a year ago while playing Dartmouth last weekend. On the final play of the Holy Cross-Dartmough game in 1968, Bob Mlaker broke his leg. He survived last Saturday's game, but dependable halfback Clark Beter did not. He is likely to miss the rest of the season because of a dislocated right elbow...