Evening star., 1955-11-12
Fl Channa 5 Win Gets
Him Bid to PnnIico
Score Is Evened
Over His RiyoI
ByvenezueIon
Ry LEWIS b. ATCHISON

DR.. Carlos v. Rincones' 81
Chama not only eyened . score
with Prendase, his fellow tray-
eler from Venezuela. before .
record d-breaking crowd Of 32.450
yesterday in the fourth running
Of the $s5.oOo Washington. D. c..
international at Laurel. but also
won himself an invitation to the
Pimlico special coming up No
vember IS.
A stOry-book finish to the
most exciting international yet
witnessed merits an encore for
the game colt, named for q river
in his native country. DR.. RIM
cones faith in the 4-year-old son
OF Claro- -Sheelafl-a faith strong
enough to invest some $4,000 in
shipping costs when all expenses
were paid by Laurel for eight
other foreign horses was amply
rewarded yesterday.
A chance to show on the colt
before another North American
audience, and also pick up the
big end Of q $50 900 purse, might
induce the doctor to put him in
the Special.
Don Reed. Pimlico's publicity
director, said the track was in
viting 81 Chama and that Lou
rOndfieId, executive director Of
the Baltimore oval. would try to
contact either Or. Rincones or
Trainer Joseph !. LaBelle today.
Anyone who saw yesterdays race
will agree that FL Chama would
be q colorful and powerful ad-
ditions to the special.
Won by Head
Fl Chama, closely followed
Prendase's swift, early pace
TO cover the mile and one
half over q rain-softened course
in 2::36ls. rlipping his rival by q
head In a roaring finish. Alfred
@. Vanderbiltis late-entering
late-running Social Outcast. the
23-to-l0 favorite. was three -quar-
ters Of q length back in third
place in the field of Is after
failing to come up with his famed
finishing kick.
Almost as completely over.
looked In betting as q comma ii
. fourth-grade composition, e
Chama paid $4I 90. $l620 and s.
across the board. Prendase. q
2O-to-l shot. returned $1,000 and
$10.4O. while q show ticket on
Social Outcast was redeemable
for $500.
Get rich quick fans who
backed Ei Chama, coupled as q
field horse In the betting with
Alberta Ranches rrefect II, rep
resenting Canada. yelled en-
couragernent rs Jockey Raul
Bustamante whipped furiously
holding his rival Prendase safe
In o bltstering final sixteenth
But these students Of form, who
lightly dismissed the South
American pair and concentrated
on picking the winner from
English. Irish, French, United
States horses--not to mention
the German Ataturk, were too
stunned by Venezuela's one-two
punch to do more than stare in
disbelief.
Incredible Finish
TO havesa "a South American in
the money would have caused
some eyebrow lifting, but the
one-two finish, with the highly
touted. stretch-r,inningt Social
Outcast unable to catch them
bordered on the incredible.
Laurel oficials today indicated
that South America may provide
more top-flight runners for fu-
ture Internationals II the more
important races on that contf-
nent do not conflict with the
date for the Laurel feature,
Track officials hope to work out
q plan whereby q horse can race
in the international and return
home to compete In the major
stake races. but this viii require
lsome shifting Of the South
American dates.
Ireland's Panaslipper. adjudged
THE best Of the foreigners in pre-
race calculations, was, the best.
Except for 81 Charna and Prem
Idase. The striking 3-year- -old
chestnut Irish bred. probably
1.-THE handsomest animal in the
Icolorful post parade. was fourth,
4 Continued on Pare Ala. Col. !
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