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TWO SPEEDY COLTS AT BENNING WASHINGTON D March 111 There are some fleet youngsters among the 10Uodd horses of various ages that are preparing at Pennlag for Howie racing and it is generally agreed atthe old Washington track that tin most precocious of these youngsters are aison of Aeronaut and a son of Stre phon The Aeronaut colt is in the stable of 1 W Iean and he is being trained by Michael Kelly II is from Tan and he is called Tans Son Tans Son is a youngster of heroic proportions already He stands 17 hands three inches on his plates and is admirably balanced He lias the development of a threeyearold stallion with great breadth across the loins vell sprung back ribs and splendid quar ¬ ters Tans Son finds it easy to take up 1LT or 130 pounds and gallop a quarter of a mile in some 1t seconds over the Kenning track Kelly considers him a better racing prospect than the New Orleans winner Silver Springs Silver Springs will be ready for the early part of the lowic meeting Tans Son will start the last week He is the youngster that Kelly will point for the Pim lico Nursery and the Pimlico Spring Juvenile Stakes StakesThe The Washington trainers say that if Tans Sou is not a mere morningglory he will race with the best of the year and hold his own ownThe The other fast colt is Stanley a son of Strephon Keth Stanley He has worked a quarter this spring in 23 Philip Walker bred Stanley at this Page Ilrook Stud in Virginia J S Tyree of AVash ington owns him Strephon a son of Hamburg and Pastorella is a half brother of Colin Strephon stood for a time at AVilliam Woodwards Itclair Stud in Prince George County Maryland
