PENFIELD PARTNERS L P
SC 13G/A, 1997-05-05
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                         UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C. 20549


                         SCHEDULE 13G

          Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
               (Amendment No.__1_________)


                  PENFIELD PARTNERS, L.P.
__________________________________________________________
                    (Name of Issuer)

              Units of Limited Partnership
___________________________________________________________
              (Title of Class Securities)

                         N/A
          ____________________________________
                    (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement I I.  (A fee is not required only if the filing person:
(1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial
ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities
described  in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).







CUSIP NO.  N/A                13G            Page 2 of 9 Pages

________________________________________________________________

1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

   Pine Creek Advisers, L.P.
   F13-3749534
________________________________________________________________

2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)I I
                                                    (b)IXI
________________________________________________________________

3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________

4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   Delaware
________________________________________________________________

NUMBER OF      5. SOLE VOTING POWER         50.7328
SHARES         _________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY       6. SHARED VOTING POWER       None
EACH           _________________________________________________
REPORTING
PERSON         7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    50.7328
WITH           _________________________________________________
               
               8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  None
________________________________________________________________

9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   50.7328
________________________________________________________________
 
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES *
________________________________________________________________

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
    6.2%
________________________________________________________________

12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*    IA
_________________________________________________________________


                    
   


CUSIP NO. N/A                 13G            Page 3 of 9 Pages
________________________________________________________________

1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
   William D. Witter, Inc.
   13-2879276
________________________________________________________________

2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) I I
                                                     (b) IXI
________________________________________________________________

3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________

4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   New York
________________________________________________________________

NUMBER OF      5. SOLE VOTING POWER         58.2618        
SHARES         _________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY       6. SHARED VOTING POWER       None
EACH           _________________________________________________
REPORTING
PERSON         7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    58.2618
WITH           _________________________________________________

               8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  None
________________________________________________________________

9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   58.2618
________________________________________________________________

10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES *
________________________________________________________________

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
    7.1%
________________________________________________________________

12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*  IA
________________________________________________________________








CUSIP NO. N/A                 13G            Page 4 of 9 Pages
________________________________________________________________

1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

   William D. Witter
   ###-##-####
________________________________________________________________

2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) I I
                                                     (b) IxI
________________________________________________________________

3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________

4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   United States
________________________________________________________________

NUMBER OF      5. SOLE VOTING POWER         58.3738
SHARES         _________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY       6. SHARED VOTING POWER       None
EACH           _________________________________________________
REPORTING
PERSON         7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    58.3738
WITH           _________________________________________________

               8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  None
________________________________________________________________

9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   58.3738
________________________________________________________________

10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
    CERTAIN SHARES*
________________________________________________________________

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
    7.1%
________________________________________________________________

12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   IN
________________________________________________________________




     
               
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Item 1.

(a)  Name of Issuer:  Penfield Partners, L.P.

(b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
     153 East 53rd Street, Suite 5100, New York, N.Y. 10022

Item 2.

(a)-(c) Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal Business     
      Office; and Place of Organization:
        This statement is filed on behalf of (i) Pine Creek      
        Advisers Limited Partnership, a Delaware Limited
        Partnership ("Pine Creek"), (ii) William D. Witter,
        Inc., a New York corporation and a registered
        investment adviser (Witter, Inc.), (iii) William D.      
        Witter.  Each of the foregoing is hereinafter            
        individually referred to as a "Reporting Person" and     
        collectively as the "Reporting Persons."
        The principal office and business address of the
        Reporting Persons is 153 East 53rd Street, Suite 5100,
        New York, N.Y. 10022.  Pine Creek is a general partner
        of and investment adviser to Penfield Partners, L.P.
        Pine Creek is registered as an investment adviser under  
        the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.  The    
        principal business of Pine Creek is to act as a general
        partner of and investment adviser to Penfield Partners,  
        L.P. (the "Fund").  Witter, Inc. is the sole general
        partner of Pine Creek.  William D. Witter the            
        President of Witter, Inc. and is also an associated      
        person of Pine Creek and is principally responsible for
        the selection, acquisition and disposition of the        
        portfolio securities  by William D. Witter on behalf of  
        Pine Creek and the Fund.

2 (b)   Title of Class of Securities:  See cover sheets.

2 (c)   Cusip Number: See cover sheets.

Item 3. This Schedule is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):

(a) ( ) Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act

(b) ( ) Bank as defined in section 3(a) (6) of the Act

(c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a) (19) of 
        the Act

(d) ( ) Investment Company registered under section 8 of the 
        Investment Company Act

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(e) (x) Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
        Investment Advisers Act of 1940

(f) ( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to  
        the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
        Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund

(g) (x) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with $240.13d-1 
        (b) (ii) (G) 
 
(h) ( ) Group, in accordance with $240.13d-1 (b) (1) (ii) (H)

See Exhibit A attached hereto.

Item 4. Ownership:

   (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned: 50.7328 Units are
        beneficially owned by Pine Creek, Witter, Inc., and
        William D. Witter.  Witter, Inc. also owns 7.52904
        Units directly for total beneficial ownership of
        58.2618.  William D. Witter also owns .11200 Units
        directly for a total beneficially ownership of
        58.3738 Units.
                      
   (b)  Percent of Class: 6.2 percent of the Units are 
        beneficially owned by Pine Creek.  7.1 percent
        of the Units are beneficially owned by Witter, Inc.
        and William D. Witter.

   (c)  Number of shares as to Which Such Person Has Rights to   
        Vote and/or Dispose of Securities:  Pine Creek, Witter   
        Inc. and William D. Witter have the sole power to vote
        or to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the    
        disposition of all units beneficially owned by each
        respectively.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:  If this   
        statement is being filed to report the fact that as of   
        the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the 
        beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class  
        of securities, check the following____.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
        Person:  Pine Creek, Witter, Inc. and William D. Witter
        has the right to receive any dividends from or proceeds
        from the sale of, such Units owned directly by each
        respectively.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
        Acquired the Security being Reported on By the Parent    
        Holding Company:  See Exhibit A attached hereto.






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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the      
        Group:  Not applicable

Item 9. Notices of Dissolution of Group:  Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification:
         Each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of
         his knowledge and belief, the securities referred to    
         above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
         and were acquired for the purpose of and do not have the
         effect of changing or influencing the control of the    
         issuer of such securities and were not acquired in      
         connection with or as a participant in any transaction
         having such purpose or effect.





































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                         SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge 
and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: May 5, 1997


                              PINE CREEK ADVISERS, L.P.
                              By: William D. Witter, Inc.
                                   
                                                            
                              By:/s/ William D. Witter
                              ________________________
                              William D. Witter
                              President

                              WILLIAM D. WITTER, INC.

     
                              By:/s/ William D. Witter
                              _________________________
                                 William D. Witter
                                 President

                                        
                               /s/ William D. Witter
                               ________________________
                                William D. Witter

                         

                                                            
                                   










                                                            
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                         EXHIBIT A

     This Exhibit explains the relationship between the
 Reporting Persons.  William D. Witter is the principal
owner and President of William D. Witter, Inc.  Witter, Inc.
is the sole general partner of Pine Creek Advisers, L.P., a
registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, as amended.  Pine Creek is a general partner of
and investment adviser to the Fund.










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