Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Social 0utcast Third
In San Felipe Cap;
Longden on Winner
BY the Associated Press

ARCADIA, CALL, Fep. 1.-Dec-
grated went one up on Chanlea
today in their battle for mid
winter 3-year-old honors, and at
the same time made it plain
he'll be a top contender in the
100000 Santa Anita Derby Feb
ruary 81. /
Decorated, owned by Andrew
j Chevolin, automobile dealer in
nearby ALEXANDRIA, went to the
front early in this afternoons
$4,000 San Felipe Handicap at
Santa Anita Park and stayed
there to win by two lengths, with
the Calumet Farms Chanlea Sec
ond and Alfred G. Vanderbilt's
Social Outcast third.
Decorated beat Chanlea in a
warmup 10 days ago, after losing
to the son of Bull Lea in mid
January. Today Jockey Johnny
Longden left no doubt of the su-
periority of his charge. He held
off the bids of a field of 10 others
in the stretch without difficulty,
paying $64O. $500 and So. Chan
lea returned $40 and $500,
while Social Outcast paid Sc to
show. The time for the mile and
one-sixteenth was 1:441s.
Grover B. Wins Prep.
In the days second feature, the
$4,000 San Marcos, Grover B,
a Stool shot, beat the favored
Trusting, First Glance and Blue
Reading in a prep for the $780,
900 Santa Anita Handicap Feb
ruary %. Jockey Eddie Arcaro
kept Grover B in front all the
way.
His time for the mile was
1868 and he paid $14.10, $6.70
and $3.70. Trusting returned SIS
and SO for second. First Glance
paid $3.50 to show.
In the San Felipe Chanlea,
Calumet's top Kentucky Derby
prospect, was ridden by Arcaro
and carried 122 pounds against
120 for Decorated. Social Out |
cast, a lightly-regarded Derby
candidate, ran a surprising race,
pulling into contention on the
back stretch and holding third
place over Boo Who, who had
trailed Decorated most of the
way.
Springhill Stables De ANA,
getting unexpected backing from |
the crowd of 47,500 and going
off at 5 to 2, was seventh behind |
Allison and Prestridge Stables |
1nvigorator and rocking M. |
Ranch's Merryman.
Invigorator. a top prospect in
the East last year, was making |
his first start of 1852 and stayed |
well up all the way. Louis B.
Mayors Swell made a race of |
it into the back stretch, but
faded badly.
Blue Border Breaks Leg.
Decorated picked up $16,95O to
bring his earnings thus far in |
1858 to $31 $50. Chanlea'S $4,000
for second brought his earnings |
as a three-year-old to $24,1OO.
Longden said after the race
that he prefers to keep Deco
rated back, but had a chance to |
60 to the front today and de-
cided to try it. He was pleas
antly surprised.
Grover B., owned by T. P.
Morgan, went out to set the pace
in the San Marcos and simply |
stayed there, winning by length |
over Trusting, with First Glance
another three-quarterS back.
The Vanderbilt entry of First |
Glance and Whittier, which fin
ished third and fourth, went to |
the post a 9-to-5 favorite. Eric
Guerin kept First Glance off the |
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Trusting. But when they made
their bid in the stretch, Grover
B. didn't tire as expected.
The days first race brought |
an end to the racing career of |
Blue Border, a one-tine handi-
cap contender. The nine-year-
old Bradley-bred colt, owned by
Mrs. H c. Morton, broke leg
rounding the final turn, we'll in
contention in a $500 race. Shoe
maker eased him up Immediately
and he was taken away in the
stables ambulance van.
Blue Border, as a two-year-old, |
set the six-furlong track record |
of 1:0935 at Saratoga. He once
ran for Fred Astaire, movie
dancer. His last victory was in
an $4,000 race at Hollywood Park