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EARLOCKER TO VISIT BREEDING FARMS New York, December 17. A. McL. Earlocker, secretary of the "Westchester Racing Association, witli Mrs. Earlocker, left New York yesterday for an extended tour of the thoroughbred farms. The objective will be Lexington, and from there all the big establishments in Kentucky will be visited and later other farms will come into the tour. Tills trip is primarily for the purpose of interesting breeders in the 1920 Futurity, which is to close January 3, and it is altogether a new departure in the canvass for entries. Formerly all of the future stakes were advertised among the breeders only by the sending out of the nomination blanks. These have been sent out by Mr. Earlocker, but he is following them up with a personal visit. It is inevitable that such a campaign will be of great benefit to the Futurity. For the 1920 running it will have a guaranteed value of 0,000, making it of equal value with the Hopeful of the Saratoga Association.
