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KING JAMES IS SARATOGA TOP WEIGHT. New York, July 23. S. C. HUdroths King James, as a result of the prestige attending the winning of the Burns, California, Speed, Metropolitan and Brooklyn Handicaps and the Toronto Cup, is top weight for the Saratoga Handicap, the feature of the program for the opening day of the midsummer meeting at Saratoga Springs, August 2. The distance of the race will be a mile and a quarter and its value ,000 guaranteed. A list of the eligibles with the weights assigned by handicapper Vosburgh follows: Horse. A. Wt. Horse. A.Wt. King James ..4 129 Blue Book 5 105 Celt 4 125 Kings Daughter ...6 104 Fitz Herbert 3 122 Bouquet 4 105 Kestigouehe ......4 117 Royal Tourist 4 102 Maltbie 4 117 Guy Fisher 3 102 Olambala 3 116 Fashion Plate .....3 101 Alfred Noble 4 115 Wise Mason .3 100 Hilarious ...3 114 Effendi 3 97 High Private 3 111 Donald Maedonald..3 97 Joe Madden 3 110 Berkeley 5 06 Detective 3 109 Great Heavens ....3 95 Fayette 3 100 George W. Leb0lt..3 00 Piute 3 10S Affliction 3 89 Wintergreen 3 107 Lady Bedford .....3 88 Montgomery .......5 107 Petticoat 3 86 Mary Davis ... 3 106 "