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1 . j . , . NAME EIGHTY-THREE HORSES Merchants and Citizens Handicap Attracts Large Field Weights Announced. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.. August 21. Rancocas Stable has drawn top weight in the Merchants and Citizens Handicap with Purchase at 136 pounds and then comes Grey Lag at 135 pounds. Handicapper Vosburgh made both of them concede weight to Exterminator in this mile and three-sixteenths Saturday feature. This is a race with ,000 added and has always produced a good contest. There are eighty-three eligibles in the list and it comprises the best in training. Whiskaway and Bunting lead off the three-year-olds with 116 pounds on each, but Hildreth did not enter Kai-Sang, contenting himself with the older horse in his remarkable string. At this time it would seem that the best traditions of the running will be sustained in the field that will go to the post. Following are the weights: Horse. Wt. Horse. Wt. Purchase 130 Georgie 100 Grey Lag 135 Oceanic 105 Exterminator 134 Our Flag 105 Mad Hatter 131 Serenader 101 Thunderclap 132 Smoke Screen 105 Yellow Hand 132 Sportiboy 105 Audacious 130 Horologe 105 Leonardo II 127 Surf Rider 105 Sporting Blood 127 Bet Mosie 104 John P. Grier 12G Devastation 101 Black Servant 125 Rouleau 104 Liberty Loan 125 Bersaglicro 102 Cirrus 124 Billy McLaughlin ..102 Sennings Park 124 Gangway 102 Touch Me Not 123 Uncle Velo 102 Knobbie 122 Advocate 100 Golden Guinea 119 Brother Batch 100 Gnome IIS Chateau Thierry ...100 Prudery 118 Column 100 Bunting 110 Galantman 100 Whiskaway 110 Ilea 100 On Watch lin June Grass 100 Rangoon 114 Letterman 100 Captain Alcock ...112 Missionary 100 Dr. Clark Ill Vice Regal 100. Blazes no By Gosh 98 Busy American ....110 Fairway 98 Damask 110 Jeg 98 John Paul Jones ...110 Polly Ann 98 Paul Jones 110 Cherry Tree 97 Playfellow 110 Kirklevington 95 Snob II no Pirate Gold 95 Lucky Hour ..110 Two Feathers 95 Best Pal 109 Bellfolar 93 Bon Homme ... 109 Charles Henry 93 Parader 108 Violinist 93 Runstar 108 Banksia 92 Olympus 107 Cordelier 90 United Verde ......107 Lally 90 Brooraster 105 My Play 90 Bit of White 105 Supercargo 90 Winners after the announcement of weights are to carry five pounds additional. Penalties accrued from 6 oclock p. m., August 21.
