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Sam JF Wilson Jr Although in Sport Only Few Years Wilson Very Active ActiveSAM SAM E WILSON JR of Corpus Christi Texas has been in racing only a few years but he has been extremely active on the turf in those years He had eight colts eligible for the Derby last year and two started Royal Mustang finishing sec ¬ ond to Count Turf and Golden Birch finishing nineteenth This year he has one of the choices the Blue Grass stakes winner Gushing Oil Wilson is a self made man His father had trotters in Tennes ¬ see so he grew up in a tradition of racing He served overseas as a pilot in World War I and upon his dis ¬ charge from the service went to work as a hired hand in the oil fields of Texas He started drilling his own wells and later branched into Texas real estate Currently he is just completing the largest office building in Corpus Christi ChristiWilson Wilson acquired his first thoroughbreds in 1948 at private treaty on the advice of his doctor to get some relaxation He has been a frequent patron at the Kefeneland sales and only recently has embarked upon a breeding career of his own now owning some 20 fine thoroughbred broodmares He purchased Gushing Oil from breeder Dan W Scott in a socalled package deal and all of the other three in the package have been winners