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Sorceress Circles Leaders To Tally by Three Lengths LengthsHigh High Voltage Finishes Second Manotick Next in Jamaica Test TestBy By BOB HORWOOD HORWOODJAMAICA JAMAICA L I N Y May 3 Circling the leaders at the head of the stretch with a rush that carried her wide Reginal N Vebsters Sorceress scampered to a three length victory over Wheatley Stables heav ¬ ily favored High Voltage in todays fea ¬ tured Isabella Purse C T Chenerys Manotick closed with a belated rush at the end of the six furlongs to be only a head back of the favorite while Nelson I Asiels Tarquilla was another two lengths out of the money George Glassner rode Sorceress who was picking up where she left off having won her last start here on Novem ¬ ber 2 The fouryearold daughter of Slide Rule paid 9 as second choice and skipped the distance in a creditable 111 the same time required by Orrtrack in the pre ¬ vious dash but only the second race faster than 112 this week The track was moist but obviously fast fastAt At the start Glassner sat against Sor SorContinued Continued on Page Twelve Sorceress Circles Leaders To Tally by Three Lengths LengthsHigh High Voltage Finishes Second Manotick Next in Jamaica Test TestContinued Continued fron Page One Oneceress ceress taking her back to next to last while Royal Viola shot into a brief lead Ted Atkinson hustled High Voltage up along the rail and headed Royal Viola go ¬ ing into the far turn while Careless Miss was only a head farther back closely fol ¬ lowed by Tarquilla while it was five wide lengths back to Sorceress SorceressPassing Passing the threefurlong pole Tarquillk shoved her head before High Voltage in a brief thrust while Glassner called on Sor ¬ ceress who literally began to fly moving up on the outside with a rush The Slide Rule filly was moving so fast that her mo ¬ mentum carried her out on the final turn but she had passed High Voltage by the time they straightened away Through the final furlong Sorceress added to her lead with every stride while High Voltage who had blinkers off faded steadily and bare ¬ ly isayed sepond money fropv thef stretch running Manotick whose last start was at a mile and threequarters at Santa Anita AnitaSorceress Sorceress who carried 111 pounds High Voltage 122and Tarquilla 111 are eligible to next Wednesdays 20000 Correction Handicap at the same distance distanceAn An attempt was made to scratch Jack Amiels Mr Turf from todays Hazelwood Purse when it appeared before the first race that the track would be off As often happens in such cases the Sun Again stallion took the track at the start of the mile and onesixteenth and coasted to the finish five lengths in the van with Dave Gorman sitting still Brae Burn Farms War Piper came on at the end to be sec ¬ ond a neck before Brookmeade Stables Flower Bowl who led T P Morgans Bertie The latter was a length and one half out of the money after forcing the pace most of the way wayMr Mr Turf whose only stakes victory was in the sixfurlong Wilson Stakes on a sloppy track here last year stepped todays distance in 143 only a second slower than the track record set by One Hitter in 1950 The sevenyearold who has cov ¬ ered several mares in the past two seasons paid 1130 820 and 370 across the board This was Mr Turfs second victory in thr4ee starts at this meeting
