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EQUIPOISE IS TOP WEIGHT Vosburgh Assigns Whitney Cham ¬ pion 132 Pounds for Metropolitan High Quest Asked to Give Great Son of Pen ¬ nant One Pound on Scale of Weights Chase Me Assigned 123 Pounds NEW YORK N Y May 15 Equipoise the champion has been asked to take up 132 pounds for the mile of the old Metro ¬ politan Handicap to be decided at Belmont Park next Saturday This weight assigned by handicapper Vosburgh is two pounds over the weight carried by the son of Pen ¬ nant and Swinging in both the Philadelphia Handicap at Havre de Grace and the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico but he does not seem to be severely treated treatedEquipoise Equipoise is now at Belmont Park having been shipped in from Pimlico and he made the trip from the Maryland course nicely He is at himself and doubtless this weight will be accepted acceptedMrs Mrs John Bosley Jrs Chase Me which dodged Equipoise in the Dixie at a tenpound pull in the weights is in the Metropolitan under 123 pounds just nine under the Whit ¬ ney horse and whether or not he will ac ¬ cept is a question Edward R Bradleys Tick On which recently raced a mile in 137 over the Churchill Downs course is next in actual weight when he is asked to carry 122 pounds poundsSpringsteel Springsteel handicapped at 126 pounds in the Toboggan is in under 118 pounds and High Quest as was to be expected tops the threeyearolds with 117 pounds as his burden This is indeed a big handicap when a threeyearold is asked to take up five pounds over scale weight in a gallop of a mile against older horses As a matter of fact on the scale High Quest is asked to give Equipoise a pound poundIt It cannot be remembered when any three yearold has been so severely treated in a May handicap handicapFollowing Following are the weights Equipoise 132 Chase Me 123 Tick On 122 Faireno 120 Mr Khayyam 119 Springsteel 118 Okapi 118 Ladysman 118 War Glory 117 High Quest 117 Larranaga 116 Kerry Patch 115 Burgoo King 114 Good Advice 114 Universe 114 Black Buddy 112 Barn Swal ¬ low 112 First Minstrel 111 Economic 111 Chicstraw 111 Brother Joe 111 Sgt Byrne 111 Kawagoe 110 Golden Way 110 Thurs ¬ day 109 Quel Jeu 109 Gold Basis 108 Bright Haven 108 Soon Over 107 Gay Monarch 107 Monel 107 Scotch Gold 107 Revere 107 Gentle Knight 107 High Glee 106 Pomponius 106 Sun Archer 106 Speedmore 106 National Anthem 106 Peace Chance 106 Stand Pat 105 On Hand 104 Black Queen 103 Vicar 100 Pala mede 98 Cycle 97 Gitapp 95 Fog ¬ bound 95
