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OPENING STAKE FEATURE Weights Announced for American National Premier Handicap at Arlington Park. Weights for the American National Premier Handicap, the feature offering opening day, next Monday, at Arlington Park, have just been made public by racing secretary William Dondas. According to the weight assignment, Chicago, star of the Chicago handicap division last year, and Jock, winner of the Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs, are asked to shoulder top impost of 126 pounds. Stuyvesant Peabodys Flat Iron, a popular racer on the local tracks last year, comes next in the estimation of the official handi-cappers, and is assigned 124 pounds. H. P. Headleys Mike Hall, which displayed splendid form in annexing the Dixie Handicap in Maryland this spring, will pick up 118 pounds if he starts in the Arlington Park feature. A number of the three-year-old ehgibles are highly rated. Misstep, which finished second in the Kentucky Derby, is assigned 116 pounds, while Nassak and Mowlee, the Rancocas pair, are assigned, respectively, 115 and 114 pounds. Toro, the E. B. McLean colt that finished third in the Kentucky Derby, is asked to carry 111 pounds. Owing to a slight injury the colt will hardly be ready to start in the race. In addition to Misstep, quite a number of prospective starters in the American Derby, to be decided June 9, are included in the list of weights, and they get in comparatively light. Among the more prominent ones, with their weights, are : Bobasheia, 103 ; Blackwood, 104 ; Colonel Shaw, 106 ; Dowagiac, 104 ; Jack Higgins, 108 ; Rurik, 100 ; Reigh Olga. 107 ; Sun Beau, 108, and Typhoon, 106 pounds. The following is a list of the weights : Horse. Wt. Chicago 126 •Took 126 Flat Iron 124 Mike nail 118 Sankari 118 Sweepster 117 Misstep 116 Edisto 116 Grey Lag 116 Crystal Pennant. .. .116 Nassak 115 Sun Ood II 115 Sir Harry 115 Gaffsman 114 Mowlee 114 Buddy Bauer 114 Percentage 112 Boiled Stocking 112 Bolls Boyce 112 Solace 112 Toro HI Barbara no Bulletin HO Devon HO Buane HO Greenock 109 Cudgeller 109 Sun Beau 108 Jack niggins 108 Kentucky Cardinal. .108 Dark Phantom 108 Ariel 108 Reich Olga 107 Laddie 107 Typhoon 106 Flagstaff 100 Damosel 106 Colonel Shaw 100 Banton 106 Tyrol 106 Boom 106 Alexander Pantages.106 Bobasheia 105 Florence Mills 105 General Haldeman. .105 Port-Hole 105 Irish Pal 105 S a Bip 105 Vellas 105 Bed Sublette 104 Mordear 104 John Speed 104 Powaigae lot Blackwood 104 Clean Play 10:5 Hiram 103 Little Cyn 103 Prieeman 103 Torrent 103 Time Maker 103 Sun Friar 102 norse. Wt. Sister Ship 102 Peter Hastings 102 Mino 102 Galahad 102 Flattery 102 Bombey 102 Bar None lot Blessef ield 101 Calvados 101 King Basil 101 Longridge 101 Minervus 101 Bound Trip 101 Spanish Lay 101 Sandy Man 101 Spear Bock 100 Sun Boman 100 Sunny Saint.. 100- Burik 100 Nick Cullop 100 Moonraker 100 Mop Up 100 Marsh Violet 100 Little Colonel 100 Hot Time 100 Flaherty 100 Don Diego 100 Fred Jr 100 Colored Servant 100 Chaff 99 Mi Companero 99 Seventeen Sixty 99 Bundale 98 Merrick 98 Iloni Soit 98 Keeping Time 98 Light View 98 Florida Gold 08 Canaan 98 Chink 98 American Son 98 Adamas 97 Peace Penn 97 Paddy Flaherty 97 Billy Culbertson. . . . 95 Champ de Mars 95 Crestwood 95 Forest Nymph 95 Fannie J 95 Hawkshnw 95 Lady Partridge 95 Ma jeste 95 Nellie Wood 95 Bock Crusher....... 95 Bunanelf 95 Scrajevo 95 Spring Poet 95 Tiger Flowers 95 The Show Off 95 Uncle Wiggly 95 Closed March 1, 1928, 121 nominations. Winners of ,500 after publication of weights, three pounds extra. Penalties accrued after Tuesday, Mav 20. 1928.
