The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-25
'bURGOMAsTER''
At TOP WEIGHT
Vosburgli Places His Penalty at
the Top OF the List--r27
Pounds.
ACCOUNTANT COMES NEXT
Weights Were Allotted to Sew
enty-Eight Runners for the
Brighton Handicap.
ACCOUNTANT COMES NEXT
Weights Were Allotted to Sew

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nursh' the Official handicapped OF the
Jockey Club. announced yesterday the
WEIGHTS for tho Brighton Handicap of
$4,000. This is the richest OF the big
mile ana quarter handicaps in The
metropolitan district. 1t will be run In
all probability on July IL, the nrst Sat
friday OF the mid-summer meeting Of
the Brighton Beach Racing Association
Harry Payne Whitney'u Burgomaster Is
at top weight, with 127 pounds. and tho
| weights scale down to Bright Boy, which
gets In with 81 pounds. Weights were
allotted to seventy-eight horses.
The Brighton Handicap Is one Of the
three big mlie-and- a-quartcr specials.
OF which the Brooklyn and Suburban are
the others. Tho entries to each were
much the same. and as the weights will
differ only pound or two the allot-
ment for the Brighton practically fore
casts the weights for the two others,
which will not DO announced until Feb
ruary /.
Racing folk have been looking forward
to the announcement Of the weights ever
since tie entries closed, carly this month.
There Is now something definite to figure
on. and 1t marks the turning point of
the long closed season when those who
do not follow the thoroughbrcds to New
Orleans and California find tho time
hangs heavily on their hands. From
now on. however. there will be some
thing to think and talk about. which
seems to bring the opening OF the season
nearer.
cursory study OF the weights indi-
Gates that Mr.. vo>burgh has provided
race-soers with one OF those puzzles for
which he is famous. 1t may BIO that
some astute handicapped will find a flaw
In the aotments; 1t Is certain that
some will think they have. but 1t looks
as II the imposts arc SO eQuitably adj
justed that the race will furnish close
and driving finish, no matter what horses
go to the post.
cupies the post Of honor at top weight.
the place allotted last year to the dead
Sysonby. Burgomaster was considered the
best of his age in training as two-year-
old, and he showed his quality last year
by winning the Carlton and Belmont
stakes. beating Accountant. among 9TH
ers. in the latter. He was retired for
the season after his victory in the Bel
mont Cup, as one of his legs was under
suspicion and Mr. Whitney did not care
to take any chances with the good colt
Next to Burgon,aster comes Accountant,
which won the Tidal and Realization
stakes. the Brooklyn Derby, the Sarato-
go Derby and the Annual Champion
stakes last year, and s1.5i5. making him
the biggest money winner Of the season.
His impost is 135 pounds Oiseau. which
was beaten in his only start last year,
comes next, with 123 pounds. on the
strength OF his good races as two-year-
old. Harry Payne Whitneys Artful is
assigned 122 pounds, which. considering
her sex allowance of five pounds. Is equal
to top weight. Artful did not go to the
post last year, but there is reason to
believe she will train this season. Artful
companion In preparation for the Fu-
turity. which she won. beating Sysonhy.
among others. AS three-year-old she
won three races, including the Brighton
After Artful come Go Between. winner
Of tho Suburban Handicap last year;
Sir Huron, DR.. Gardner and Dendelion,
which ran second in the Metropolitan.
Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps, and
ieion gets in with III pounds, as do Tan
va, Cottontowp and Running Water. To-
lalon. winner OF the Brooklyn Handicap
asst year. is allotted Liz pounds.
OF the three-yenr-olds Salvidere. the
champion of. his age last
season. and winner OF S50.SS5, Is consider
ID best by the official Handicapped. He
,ets in with los pounds. an iinpost which
makes him look formidable. Peter Pan
lllotted los pounds each. while w. II.
Daniel Ia ranked one pound better than
Do Mund and Fountainblue. which have
OF pounds each. James r. Keenes Court
Dress. which suffered only one defeat last
ear. Is assigned 101 pounds. The weights I