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RIGHT OFF THE WIRE Entries for the stake races to be run at the summer meeting of the Empire City Racing Association close Thursday Febru ¬ ary 1 1The The Ascot Stable of A L Aste is in win ¬ ter quarters at Aqueduct and is in charge of trainer F Kraft There are several prom ¬ ising twoyearolds in the string stringJames James R Skinker of Washington D C has retired to the stud the horse Registrar the son of Friar Rock Star of Danube which he purchased from Commander J 1C L Ross RossSuch Such prominent turfmen as H P Whitney C H Mackay Marshall Field III and II L Pratt are among the directors of The Creek a newlyprojected milliondollar golf club which will build one of the finest courses in the world on the old Cravath estate In Nassau County N Y YW W Avcrill Harriman has made a notable addition to the polo pony breeding industry in this country by the importation from England of the stallion Prince Friarstown Prince Friarstown is a thoroughbred by His Majesty Firoda and traces in his pedigree the blood of eleven winners of the Epsom Derby His Majesty incidentally Is by Mel ¬ ton the sire of Sysonby one of the great horses of the American turf
