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HEAD PLAY GETS TOP WEIGHT Mason Star Assigned 130 Pounds for Washington Park Championship Handicap Saturday. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 24.— Head Play, the fie-year-old that has been sweeping through the handicap division this season, was given top weight of 130 pounds in the list of weights for Saturdays ,000 added Washington Park Championship Handicap, at a mile and a quarter, made public today by racing secretary Charles McLennan. With Head Play not an expected starter, however, top weight of the field that i3 expected to face the barrier will be A. A. Baronis Top Row, holder of the worlds record for a mile and a sixteenth, and already the winner of the Great Western Handicap, at a mile and a furlong, at Washington Park. Top Row drew 124 pounds. Next in line is E. F. Seagrams Stand Pat with 120. The conqueror of Azucar a few weeks ago, Stand Pat has no other stake engagement for Saturday and is expected to arrive for the Washington Park Championship Handicap in mid-week. Next to Stand Pat in the list is the Northway Stables Riskulus, which is just now coming to form after a careful preparation that haa lasted during most of the Homewood meeting. Highest weight of the three-year-olds named is D. B. Midkiffs Tearout, which won the Latonia Derby and finished third in the American Derby in a sparkling finish. Tearout got 109 pounds. Mrs. John D. Hertz Count Arthur, the much improved three-year-old that finished second in the American Derby, gets in with 108 pounds. Following Following are are the the v weights: reigh ts : Following Following are are the the v Horse. Wt. Head Play 130 Top Row 124 Stand Pat 120 Riskulus 119 Ted Clark 117 Sweeping Light. 115 Evergold 114 Statesman II 112 Gusto 112 Big Beau Ill Plight Ill Carry Over Ill Late Date Ill Watch Him 110 Hindu Queen.... 110 Tearout 109 Count Arthur 108 Royal Blunder.. 107 Toro Flight 107 Quatre Bras II... 107 Dust Girl 105 Vitamin B 104 Hit and Run 104 Advising Anna. .104 Entries Entries closed closed Wee weights: reigh ts : Horse. Wt. Cotton Club 103 Spicson 103 Bluebeard 102 Calumet Dick. . .102 Wild Turkey.... 102 Gallaclay 101 Chasar 101 Our Reigh 101 Bring Back..... 100 Light Brook 100 Silent Shot 100 South Gallant. . .100 Ann ORuley 100 Ebony Lady 100 Sand Cloud 99 Naval Cadet 99 Up Wind 99 Blue Gauntlet... 99 Skip It 97 Corinto 96 Redress 95 Up and Up 94 Nassa Alone 90 Nasslyn 90 Wednesday, lnesday, May May 1, 1, with with Entries Entries closed closed Wee Wednesday, lnesday, May May 1, 1, with with forty-eight nominations. Starters must be named through the entry box the day before the race by the usual time of closing. No penalties.
