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HIALEAH INAUGURAL WEIGHTS j Flying Heels Assigned 126 Pounds for Miami Headliner. Vander Pool Given One Pound Less Than Son of Flying Ebony Both Ready to Race. MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 9 John J. Curtis Flying Heels, hero of the 1929 Pimlico and Tijuana Futurities and, since a feared member of the eastern cup colony, has been honored with top weight in the Hialeah Inaugural Handicap, the ,500 event over six furlongs, which will be the feature of the opening of the new Fairyland of the turf at Hialeah Park, Thursday, January 14. The fleet son of the Derby winner, Flying Ebony, is asked by racing secretary John S. Wallace, to carry 126 pounds. Trainer J. Simon Healey has had the Curtis ace training steadily since his arrival here some weeks ago, and the horse is considered a certain starter. Vander Pool, the sensational son of Camp-fire and Bramble Rose, which won fifteen of the sixteen starts during his career, has been assigned 125 pounds, one pound below Flying Heels. This four-year-old was recently purchased from the Tennessee Stable by William M. Moore, the New York sportsman, and will run under the latters silka for the first time in the Inaugural, trainer D. R. McDaniel declares. Vander Pool has been training sensationally, and his leg ailment has been completely cured, reports the young trainer. After Vander Pool on the list there is a seven-pound drop to Judge Schilling, veteran sprinter from Rudolph Spreckels establishment. The seven-year-old Hand Grenade Continued on thirteenth page. HIALEAH INAUGURAL WEIGHTS Continued from first page. gelding must tote 118 pounds. Knight Commander, a plater which blossomed out as a handicap star last summer, is in under 117 pounds, while J. W. Mays Charleigh is allotted 115 pounds. H. M. Woolfs mare, Lady Broadcast, is assigned 114 pounds, R. W. Collins Don Leon, one of the most rapid beginners in this country, and the Brookmeade Stables Helianthus, both are handicapped at 113 pounds. Peto, from the Belair Stud, also carries 113 pounds, one pound more than Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Lightning Bolt, winner of the 1931 Florida Derby. Weights for the Hialeah Inaugural Handicap, Thursday, January 14. Three-year-olds and over, closed November 20, 1931, with sixty-one nominations. Starters to be named, through the entry box the day before the race by 10 a. m. ,500 added; six furlongs. Following are the weights announced by secretary Wallace: Horse. Wt. Calf Roper 110 Flying Heels 126 Repentance 110 Vander Pool 125 Dornoch 109 Judge Schilling. .118 Theatrical 109 Knight Comder.117 Leros 109 Charleigh 115 Nardo 109 Lady Broadcast. 114 Le Condor ..108 Don Leon 113 The Heathen 108 Helianthus 113 Breezing Thru.. 108 Peto , 113 Panetian 108 Lightning Bolt.. 112 Tote 108 Halcyon 108 Thais 101 Sonnelli 108 Lullaby H 101 Martis 107 Claremont 100 Street Singer 107 Scotch Gold 100 Mabla 107 Aldershot 100 Sun Memory. .. .107 Noon Whistle. . .100 Kincsen 107 Tarzan 100 Pennate 107 Bosafabo 100 Ellice 105 Regula Baddun. .100 Beau Jolie 104 Donny Johnny. . . 99 Horse. Wt. Burnside 98 Islam 104 Wild Cress 98 WaterWay 104 Black Mock .... 98 Chatford .......104 Raccoon .-. . 98 Tancred 104 Evening 97 Espinaca ... 104 Common 96 Tuskegee ... 104 Brilliant Bud 95 Unencumbered . .103 War Saint 95 Jubilate 103 Cholla 95 Lady Fingers . . .103 Rey Delnorte 95 Dr. Syntax 102 John S. Wallace, racing secretary.
