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Piet Topweighted at 124 For Saturdays Equipoise Pegged Four Pounds Over Volcanic In Arlington Parks Mile Feature ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, HI., June 19.— The six-year-old Piet, one of the strongest runners in eastern handicap ranks, has been assigned top weight of 124 pounds in the Equipoise Mile, which will have its twelfth running here Saturday. The son of Grand Slam, who won the Jamaica Handicap at Jamaica, the Toboggan at Belmont, the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga and the Bay Shore Handicap at Aqueduct last year and a total of over 5,000 in stakes alone, is still in the East and may be regarded as a doubtful starter. A newcomer who may make his first start here in the Equipoise Mile is the gray six-year-old, Miche, from South America. His lone .stakes success last year wajs in jthe k Inglewood Handicap at Hollywood Park. He will carry 117 pounds. Others well up on the list are Seaward and Curan-dero, another South American, each with 114; Wine List, with 112, and Jumbo with 109. Jumbo, a three-year-old, beat Battlefield and other good ones of his own age in the Swift Stakes at Belmont Park, and was second to Battlefield in the Withers. He is owned by Hal Price Headley and won two overnight races as a two-year-old. Following are the weights for the Equipoise Mile: Horse. Wt. Horse. Wt. Piet . 124 • Mister Morgan 106 Volcanic 120 Yellmantown 106 Inseparable " 118 Sabaean 105 Johns Joy 118 Eagle River 104 Roman Bath 118 DanadaGift 104 Miche 117 Ballydam 102 Seaward 114 Colony Date 102 Curaridero 114 French Admiral 102 Wine List 112 Silver Wings 102 Jumbo 109 Solero 102 Prop 108 Unbridled 102 Cutty Hunk 107 Adams Off Ox 100 Model Cadet 107 Peter Vinegar 98 Sun David 107 Honest Injun 96 Dr. Ole Nelson 106 Declared: Coaltown.
