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AMERICAN HORSES GIVEN TOP WEIGHT. New York. June 7. — American horses are assigned top weights in tlie handicap for the Royal Hunt Cup to lie run at Ascot June 15. Ballot is asked to carry MB. Colin 130. Iriscillim 12S and Sir Martin li: . These imposts are causing much surprise aud comment lure. The first-mentioned trio are tlw actual top weights of tlie raie. though none of them has started 011 the Kngllsh turf. The 119 allotted Sir Martin is considered an extremely heavy burden. The highest weight ever before carried by a winning three-year-eld in the Ho.val Hunt Cup was 108 pounds, with which Suspender won in ls.r2.
