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PEABODY MEMORIAL WEIGHTS Equipoise Assigned 134 Pounds in inHomewood Homewood Fixture Plucky PluckyPlay Play Given 118 Pounds HOMEWOOD 111 June 11 Equipoise C V Whitneys great sixyearold champion of the handicap division was given top weight of 134 pounds for the sixth running of the Francis S Peabody Memorial Handi ¬ cap in the weights announced today by rac ¬ ing secretary William H Shelley The Pea body Memorial a 2500 added fixture for threeyearolds and over will be run over a mile and a quarter as Saturdays stake f ea ture at Washington Park ParkThe The weight assigned Equipoise equals the heaviest burden he has been asked to carry this season He carried 134 pounds and was second to Ladysman in the Suburban Han ¬ dicap at Belmont Park on Memorial Day and although it is not regarded as likely that the Whitney star will be shipped to Homewood for his Peabody engagement the weight assignment indicates that Equipoise will be treated no more lightly this season by the western handicapper than he has been by the eastern easternRanked Ranked next to Equipoise at 118 pounds is the Northway Stables Plucky Play like ¬ wise an improbable starter although he is already stabled at Arlington Park A G Tarns Clarify and the Three Ds Stock Farms Quatre Bras II both impressive in spring meetings in Texas got in with 115 and may be top weights of those likely to go to the post postOpen Open Hearth racing for A G Shoemaker was assigned 113 Advising Anna Sazerac and Strideaway were assigned 112 The Strathmore Stables Charley O attempting a comeback after having gone wrong as a threeyearold last season got in with 107 Plight William Sachsenmaiers Texas Derby winner and American Derby contender was given 105 Gallant Mac the maiden upon which the threeyearold hopes of the Aud ley Farm are pinned was given the feather of 101 C C Van Meters Cotton Club with 96 pounds is the low weight of the list of thirtyfour nominees nomineesWeights Weights for the Francis S Peabody Memo ¬ rial Handicap one and onequarter miles for threeyearolds and upward June 16 are as follows followsHorse Horse Wt Horse Wt WtEquipoise Equipoise 134 Pot au Brooms 105 105Plucky Plucky Play 118 Spicson 105 105Clarify Clarify 115 Marmion 103 103Quatre Quatre Bras II 115 Aladdins Dream 102 102Open Open Hearth 113 At Top 102 102Advising Advising Anna 112 Indian Salute 102 102Sazerac Sazerac 112 Repaid 102 102Strideaway Strideaway 112 Sun Apollo 102 102Blessed Blessed Event 110 Gallant Mac 101 101Ebony Ebony Lady 110 Naval Cadet 101 101Late Late Date 110 Dark Conquest 100 100Sun Sun Archer 109 Sun Tempest 100 100Charley Charley O 107 I Say 98 J JFrank Frank Ormont 106 Regardless 98 98Knights Knights Gal 106 Law Suit 97 97Navanod Navanod 106 Mr Bun 97 97Plight Plight 105 Cotton Club 96 96Winners Winners of 2500 after announcement of weights three pounds extra
