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OPENING FEATURE WEIGHTS Whopper Assigned 126 Pounds for Paumonok Handicap, to Be Run at Jamaica, April 15. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 6 John B. Campbell released his weights for the thirty-two eligibles for the Paumonok Handicap, the six furlongs sprint that inaugurates the Metropolitan season. Whopper, H. P. Head-leys giant campaigner is top weight with 125 pounds or six below the scale while the Futurity winner, J. H. Louchheims Pompoon, i3 asked to carry scale weight, 116 pounds. The three-year-old, according to the scale is asked to concede weight to the other eligibles. Clodion, which Walter Carter has at Columbia, S. C, is the next three-year-old in line and he is allotted 110 or six pounds below the scale. Black Look, from the C. V. Whitney stable and the Greentree Stables Chicolorado are weighted alike with 105. The Paumonok this season carries an added value of ,500 and was inaugurated in 1906 with Inquisitor the winner. Following are the weights: Horse. Wt Horse. Wt. Whopper .126 Clodion 110 Snark 121 Speed to Spare.. 110 Tintagel 120 Billy Bee. 108 Singing Wood.... 119 Gleeman . 108 Bill Farnsworth.118 Esposa 108 Good Gamble 118 Liberal 106 Jay Jay 117 Black Look 105 High Fleet 116 Chicolorado 105 Only One 116 Deliberator 105 Pompoon 116 Laughing Sun... .105 Emileo 115 Ell Yale 103 Red Rain 115 Rebellion 102 Fraidy Cat ...115 White Tie 102 Cycle 114 Riparian 97 Sgt. Byrne 112 Rainland 97 Postage Due..... 112 Bagpipe 95
