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WHEELER HANDICAP WEIGHTS. Yesterday Secretary Howard made public his assignment of weights to the big array of horses engaged in the Wheeler Handicap. This is easily the most valuable handicap of the western turf, as with ten starters its net value to the winner this year will be ,435. McChesney has been assigned 133 pounds, an impost well within his powers if he has fully recovered from the slight ailment that affected his running in the Great Western, something he is reported to have ! done. Aside from him the other horses from which the field is likely to come are Six Shooter, 116; Monarka, 112; Dick Welles, 112; Inventor, 111; Lucien Appleby, 108 ; South Trimble, 108; Alabarch, 107; Aladdin, 105; Wa-swift, 105; Bad News, 104; Toah, 102; Little Scout, 99; Huzzah, 99; Gregor K., 98; Sidney C. Love, 96; Flying Ship, 95; Rate. 93, and Flocarline, 92. Others may cut in of course and on the whole the prospect is for a big field and a grand race. The weights are as follows: Horses. A.Wt. Horses. A.Wt. McChesney 4 133 Huzzah 4 99 Gold Heels 5 130 Trinity Bell 5 99 Scintillant n 7 120 Gregor K 3 98 Allan-a-Dale 4 119 Evea G 4 98 Sidney Lucas C 118 Au Revoir 3 9S Sam Phillips 6 117 St. Hera 4 98 St. Marcos 5 116 Incubator 3 97 Six Shooter 5 116 Janeway 3 97 Belles Commner4 115 Vincennes 7 97 The Picket 3 112 The Common 4 97 Abe Frank 4 112 W. B. Gates 7 97 Monarka 5 112 South Breeze 5 96 Argregor 5 112 Linguist 3 96 Dick Welles 3 112 Piederich 5 96 Inventor 4 111 Sidney C. Love. .3 96 Otis 4 111 The Giver 4 95 Wax Taper 6 111 Woodlake 3 95 Hernando 5 111 Flying Ship 3 95 Terra Firma 4 111 Solon 6 95 Harry New 4 110 Red Comyn 4 95 De Sanet 4 110 Bohul 6 95 Aggressor 4 110 Wainamoinen 4 95 Glen Water 4 110 Jack Young 3 94 Owenton 4 109 Shooting Star.... 3 94 Savable 3 109 Moor 5 94 Flying Torpedo.. 5 109 Skilful 3 94 Lucien Appleby.. 4 108 Bardolph 3 94 South Trimble.... 4 108 Barca 3 93 Water Cure 6 10S Rate 3 93 Alabarch 4 107 Amur 5 93 Caliban 4 107 Sir Hugh 3 93 Bessie Spahr 4 107 Mayor Johnson... 4 92 John Peters 4 107 Action 3 92 Bernays 3 107 Bourbon 3 92 Aladdin 4 105 Flocarline 3 92 Uledi 5,105 Dick Furber 6 92 Sir Hercules...... 6 105 Marcos 4 92 Ben Mac Dhui....5 105 Captain Arnold.. 3 92 Waswift 4 105 Dupont 3 91 Nitrate 5 105 Pompey 4 91 Bad News 3 104 Gilfain 3 91 Alta Loma 5 104 J. Sidney Walker3 91 Favonius 7 103 Topsoil .3 91 Lord Quex 4 103 Mannu 3 91 Witfull 3 102 Gold Bell 3 91 Judge Himes 3 102 Lem Reed 3 90 Toah 5 102 Frangible 6 90 The Lady 6 102 Erne 4 90 Dubious 4 102 Fingal 9 90 Jiminez 5 101 Dont Ask Me.... 4 90 Spencer Reif......3 101 Lacy Crawford. ..3 90 Dewey 4 101 The Don 3 89 Picquart 4 101 Airtight 3 S9 Eonic 5 101 Sailors Dream. ..3 88 Maximus 5 100 Valeat 3 88 Jack Rattlin 4 100 Maxey Blumthal 3 88 Planudes 6 100 Red Raven 3 87 High Chancellor.3 100 Harry 3 87 Conundrum 5 100 George Gibbs 3 87 Charlie Grainger.4 100 Malory 3 87 Rolling Boer.. ,...5 100 Canyon ...........3 87 Collonade 3 100 Lendin 3 87 Rightful 3 100 Begone 3 87 Orlando 3 99 Triad 3 87 Little Scout 4 99 Governor Dead. Vulcain 6 99 Sen. Morrison.. Dead.
