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.MM, , . , , . i Witch Witch Sir Sir Upsets Upsets in in Equipoise Equipoise Mile; Mile; I I Will Will Popular Popular Winner Winner of of Wakefield Wakefield Useless Runner-Up To Paley Youngster Guerin Gets Son of Roman Home Four Lengths to Good For Third Straight Score JAMAICA, L. I., N. Y., June 26. Jay Paleys I Will scored a popular victory in the thirty-fifth running of the 0,000 "Wakefield Stakes, feature of the Empire-at-Jamaica card today, zooming to the end of the six furlongs four easy lengths before Colin MacLeods Useless. B. P. Whitakers Lucky Reward was two lengths away in third place, a length before Wheatley Stables Kerry, while Rusty Stables Wise Friz completed the small field. A solid choice with the crowd of 19,361 who attended in bright weather, tempered by a pleasant breeze, I Will paid .60 and ran three-quarters in the good time for juveniles, of 1:11. This is the fastest time for the Wakefield since it has been run at Jamaica, that is since 1943. Eric Guerin rode the winner patiently. I Will, tfho was scoring his third straight victory in four starts, is a surprisingly stout finisher for a son of Roman Breathless, both of whom were sprinters. Aladear Nips Rytina at Wire Warren Mehrtens was the riding star of the early part of the program with a consecutive double in the third and fourth races on Jersey. Cream and Bay Magic. Incidentally, these two horses were making their 1946 debuts. The Odom family dominated the Wakefield, George Odom handling the winner, while the runner-up was conditioned by his son, Maje. Maje just missed in the Bien Jolli Purse that followed the Wakefield, when Mrs. W. Plunkett Stewarts Rytina was nipped right on the wire by A. C. Ernsts Aladear. There was a unique circumstance in this race, the first two horses to finish both being at odds-on, though representing different interests. Rytina, who was coupled with Sopranist, was actually slightly favored over Aladear in the money invested, but Continued on Page Four i JAY PALEY His good two-year-old, I Will, yesterday added the Wakefield Stakes to his list of achievements. Witch Sir Turns In Stunning Surprise in Equipoise Mile Continued from Page One his way through but it was too late. Witch Sir had the race won. But Armed kept coming and during the last sixteenth he simply devoured ground to finish as good as third. In another sixteenth of a mile he probably would have caught the leader. The River Divide Stables Blenette, with Don MacAndrew once again showing superlative form in the saddle, drove to a front-running score in the fifth when she led home A. S. Higgins Quizzle by a length, while Shady Brook Farms Duquesne took the show portion. MacAndrew broke the winner nicely, drove her into a daylight lead, then snugged her along Quizzle went to a drive. The pair hooked up at the head of the stretch and they battled right on down to the wire with Blenette proving the tamer. I. Anderson, who rode Quizzle, claimed a foul after the race, claiming the winner interferred with his mount, but the stewards saw otherwise and allowed the result to stand. The opening race found 11 maiden two-year-olds going postward and they presented a varied group, from Claude C. Tanners Sir Gallascene, who was purchased last season at the Keeneland yearling sales for 6,000, down to the cheapest type of youngster. Augustus and Nahm, however, who purchased Count Reigh for ,500 from the same sales, turned up with the winner when that chestnut son of Reigh Count Silver Lane drove up on the extreme outside in the stretch to garb the purse by a length and one-quarter. Mr. and Mrs. Monte Weils Warrior Prince took the place over Clyde Troutts Busy Pony. Sir Gallascene failed to enter contention during the running. The Wooltord Farms Delegate was forced to assert complete superiority over the youngsters who faced him in the second to cap off a Daily Double that returned 01,40 The promising gelded son of Maeda Brides Veil was in all sorts of trouble during the early running and Ovie Scurlock was forced to snatch him up several times. But he finally steered to the outside and the Wool-fordite came with splendid courage to race up to the leaders, then outgamed A. B. Hancock Jr.s Springtide in the drive by a half length. The latter was two and one-half lengths clear of Mrs. Emil Denemarks Bullish.
