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Vulcans Forge Metropolitan Topweight; Coaltown Declared BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 9. — Racing secretary John B. Campbell released his imposts for Saturdays 5,000 Metropolitan Handicap at one mile today, but the burning question of how much weight Calumet Farms Coaltown would be asked to carry remains unanswered. Trainer H. A. "Jimmy" Jones declared the colt this morning. I. J. Collins Vulcans Forge, who beat Coaltown in the Withers at this track and distance last year, is the topweight under 126 pounds, one more than has been assigned to William Helis Rippey. King Ranchs Better Self, who forced the pace in last years Withers, softening Coaltown for the kill, is next in line at 122, on the same notch with C. V. Whitneys Mount Marcy. Coaltowns major objective at this meeting is the 0,000 Suburban at a mile and a quarter on Memorial Day. Calumets Fervent and Free* America were also declared from the Metropolitan, along with Donor, Escadru, My Request and Natchez. Complete weights follow: Horse. Wt. Horse. Wt. Vulcans Forge 126 Entrust 106 Rippey 125 Flying Missel 106 Better Self 122 Miss Disco 106 Mount Marcy 122 Frankly 105 But Why Not 119 Istan 105 Piet 118 Kitchen Police 105 Saggy 118 LordBoswell 105 Faultless 117 Loser Weeper 105 Three Rings 116 Oriole 105 Buzfuz 115 Catsmeow 104 Manyunk 114 Dart By 104 Respingo 114 Golden Light 104 Miss Request 113 Make -Up Man 104 Chains 112 Alfoxie 102 Macbeth 112 Brown Mogul 102 Nearway 112 Cornish Knight 102 Royal Governor 112 euttyHunk 102 Scattered 112 Frozen Custard 102 Blue Border 111 Halconero 102 Safe Arrival 111 Pennant Day 102 Quibu 110 Rare Jewel 102 Bug Juice 108 Jimikin 100 Caifero 108 Props 100 Inseparable 107 Riverlane 100 Teamaker 107 Emulate 98 Ennobled 106 Ridalong 95 Declared — Coaltown, Donor, Fervent, Free America, Escadru, My Request and Natchez.
