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WISHING TAKES OLDER RIVALS INTO CAMP AT SUFFOLK DOWNS DOWNSLeads Leads Throughout Melrose Purse to Defeat Boy Angler in Drive DriveBOSTON BOSTON Mass June 26 Wishing chest ¬ nut son of Psychic Bid and Traumint from the string of Allen T Simmons turned in his first winning effort of his threeyearold year in taking the 1500 Melrose Purse al ¬ lowance offering that topped todays card at Suffolk Downs Mr Frenchs Boy Angler raced into second place then came Purcell ville from the Mrs V Wyse stable while Deimos headed Trimly to completethe field fieldWishing Wishing the only threeyearold in the company was ridden by Mike Caffarella The Psychic Bid gelding was in front with the start During the early stages of the trip Purcellville provided keen contention with Wishing always able to show the way However during the run through the back lane the leaders advantage at one stage of the trip was only a head headBoy Boy Angler attempted to move up on the inside but was blocked and had to be eased back Purcellville kept pegging away for the first threequarters mile but in the last fivesixteenths mile began to weary of the chase Boy Angler when placed under pres ¬ sure swinging from the back stretch began to work his way up on the inside insideBOY BOY ANGLER CHALLENGES CHALLENGESWishing Wishing increased his lead to better than a length nearing the turn for home Freddy Smith brought Boy Angler to the outside and began to challenge the pacemaker Purcell ¬ ville still showing before the others Deimos after offering a mild threat nearing the half mile ground had dropped back to show be ¬ fore TrimlyIn the trailing Trimly In the stretch Boy Angler loomed up as a potential threat However Caffarella had something left for the final drive and when Boy Angler made his effort Wishing was placed to severe pressure He met the bid of the Mr French colt by holding him safe to the end and had the better part of a length to spare Boy Angler was well clear of Purcellville and three lengths back came Deimos DeimosTrimly Trimly trailed practically the entire trip Wishing paid 11 and went the distance in 144 the fractions being 24 474 111 and 137 137The The continued pleasant weather served to attract another large weekday crowd
