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CHANCE TO ACQUIRE STAES SPECIAL CABLEGRAM LONDON England May 1 Sir Ernest Pagets Paragon a fiveyearold bay horse by Kadium Quintessence by St Frusquin has been retired from racing and unless sohl to an individual in the meantime will be put up at auction at Newmarket July 2 The horse is still perfectly sound and will un ¬ doubtedly be in demand as a sire because of his rich blood lines linesCraig Craig an Eran Lord Astors fouryearold bay colt by Sunstar Maid of the Mist has also been retired from the turf and placed in the for sale list If he is not sold he will join the stallion Buchan at Lord Astors farm Bookings for 1923 service to mares by Craig an Eran will carry the proviso that they are subject to cancellation if the horse leaves England EnglandBoth Both of these horses have been prominent factors in English racing Craig an Eran was one of the shortpriced starters in the Epsom Derby last year but failed to win it He finished second to Humorist Para ¬ gon gave the American jockey George Archi ¬ bald his first victory in England when he won the City and Suburban at Epsom April 19 Craig an Eran never recovered from the jarring which he suffered in the running of the Eclipse Stakes last year
