During the count of the votes found in the first boxes visited late yesterday afternoon, it appeared that Miss Helen W. Wyatt, 303 Monument Avenue, daughter of the High Constable, had succeeded in cutting down the lead secured recently by Miss Ruth Satine, at 1 Kant Hyrd Street, when she polled the total of 6,000 votes in a single day. However, in the last box visited by Manager W. M. Moseley, the Satin's Irotto May Festival and Gala Week, which is conducting the contest for the most popular young women of the city, was found 5 votes for Miss Sanne.
As a result, Miss Sanne today maintains her leadership in the contest and, although both she and Miss Wyatt increased their total of votes considerably yesterday, there is practically no change in the difference, and they each remain in first and second place, respectively. Interest in the race is increasing steadily, and it is believed that many friends of each of the candidates are holding back votes in order to box them during the latter part of the week. Members of the grotto committee last night pointed out that this is a bad practice, and one likely to work against the best interest of the contestants is that they will be defeated. 