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r - - -- -- -- ---t POMPOONS FIRST START? NEW YORK, N. Y., April 5. Pom-poon, Jerry Louchheims futures favorite for the Kentucky Derby has been assigned 116 pounds by handicapper John B. Campbell for the renewal of the ,500 added Paumonok Handicap, opening day feature at Jamaica .one week from Thursday. The son of Pom-pey has top weight on the scale. It has been announced that he may be a starter in the stake. Hal Price Head-leys Whopper has actual top weight among the thirty-two crack sprinters nominated with 126 pounds, followed next by Wheatley Stables world record-holder, Snark, under 121. Tintagel, another former Futurity winner, has 120 pounds and Singing Wood, now retired to the stud, 119. i. A
