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to relate in a possibly inadequate reference to the 

 leading incidents of her career, was a wonder for 

 speed and style of galloping. As the passage has 

 some bearing on the distinctive characteristics of her 

 flying daughter, we cannot resist quoting what an 

 observer said about one of her most brilliant achieve- 

 ments. ' When Geheimniss and Lowland Chief 

 met in the Westminster Cup at Kempton Park, they 

 ran the race — a mile and a quarter — for speed, 

 coming the last two or three hundred yards at a tre- 

 mendous pace. Geheimniss laid herself down to the 

 task in such a way that, as Mr. Porter remarked, 

 " she did not look more than twelve hands high 

 when passing the post." On the withdrawal of 

 Geheimniss from training, Porter advised Lady 

 Stamford to mate the mare with Hampton or with 

 one of Hampton's sons. It was found impossible 

 to obtain a subscription for Hampton, and the 

 mare was therefore sent to Royal Hampton. The 

 foal, Omladina, was purchased by Porter for the 

 Duke of Westminster. This beautiful filly bears a 

 striking resemblance to the dam, and has her style 

 of going. She came out in the Lavant Stakes, at 

 Goodwood, and ran a winning dead heat with 

 Flitters, as already stated. Her next outing was in 

 the Champagne Stakes, resulting in a victory by two 

 lengths over Mimic, Santa Maura, the favourite, failing 

 to get a place. Omladina won the Hopeful Stakes, at 

 the Newmarket First October, Flitters being three 

 lengths off, third. This was more like the form. 

 There were three flyers in the Middle Park Plate, but 



