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JFNNINGS WELL PLEASED BYATHELING BYATHELINGPY PY F L McKENNEY McKENNEYSAN SAN FKANCISCO CaL May On returning from a visit to George AVingfields Nevada Stock Farm W 15 Jennings wellknown owner and trainer was enthusiastic in praise of the young blood stock he saw at the large establishment He saitl he hail never seen in all his extended ex ¬ perience u belter band of sucklings than those running about in the rich grass of tiie fann by lleir dams sides There are twentynine colt and filly foals a record for a Pacific coast stud es ¬ tablishment for this year yearMr Mr Jennings saw for the second time eighteen yearlings that will be taken lip soon for prepara ¬ tion for racing next year lie said the youngsters had grown and filled out remarkably since his last inspection three mouths ago at Sacramento when the youngsters were wintered Poth the yearlings and the foals are sons and daughters of the Des ¬ mond stallion Atheling and th Polymelus stallion Honeywood The first of the Athelings will race next year yearThe The veteran horseman had his first view of Atheling and was much impressed by the fine lines ami powerfully knit frame of the English bred sire Atheling is i beautiful bay horse per ¬ fectly proportioned and extremely well muscled Although more than sixteen hands Mr Jennings said one does not realize Athelings height on ac ¬ count of his symmetry and poise lie said he has seen hundreds of famous horss in his forty years or more on the turf but never as handsome a stal ¬ lion as the sou of Desmond Wood Daisy He was especially pleased to note that Atheling stamps all of his progeny with his own characteristics each of the baby thoroughbreds being deep chested short coupled and with strongly muscled quarters
