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BILLY KELLYS 140 POUNDS A RECORD New York September 5 Andrew Jackson Joy ner who is recognized as a local authority on questions relating to the English turf was asked at Belniont Park yesterday if weights equal to the 140 pounds assigned to Billy Kelly for the Adiron ¬ dack Handicap at Saratoga were imposed UIKJII twoyearolds in England His reply was wasI I dont recall any twoyearold having been given that much The most I remember is nine stone twelve 138 Before September 1 there are no handicaps for twoyearolds In all twoyear old races run before that time the horses are kept pretty close together There are penalties but no allowances excepting three pounds for fillies and geldings The standard weight in the twoyear old stakes is 126 pounds poundsThey They will have to change conditions here or they will have no horses The allowances are too many and too great interjected Jimmy Rowe Continuing Mr Joyner said There are excep ¬ tions breeders stakes The Sundown Stud Pro ¬ duce Stakes is one In that event horses get allow ¬ ances according to the fees of their sires In the Middle Park colts carry eight stone ten 122 geld ¬ ings and mares are allowed three pounds and pen ¬ alties run from four to seven pounds
