A GREAT YEAR 



her part did little to repay the amount. She showed 

 speed in the two races she ran as a two-year-old, 

 finishing third in both ; and in spite of what has been 

 said on the subject it is of course highly desirable that 

 a mare should give evidence of the possession of this 

 attribute. But the only race she won during the two 

 seasons she remained in training was the Coveney 

 Maiden Plate, worth £175, at one of the Newmarket 

 Extra Meetings in 1 914. She is, however, just the 

 sort of mare from whom it seems reasonable to expect 

 winners of class. That Mr. Stern should have paid 

 what he did for Flair indicates the keenness of the 

 competition she evoked. A daughter of St. Frusquin 

 and Glare, she was full of the winning blood to which 

 reference has just been made. Flair won the One 

 Thousand Guineas. Glare was regarded by her 

 breeder, owner of many good mares in his day, as his 

 bright, particular star. 



Elm Twig is another well known animal. Though 

 she only won a single race she ran well on various 

 occasions. She was only out in the New Stakes 

 as a two-year-old ; as a three-year-old she was 

 second for the Prince Edward Handicap at Man- 

 chester. Lord Wavertree sent her to White Eagle 

 on no fewer than five occasions ; twice she was barren 

 to him and once her foal died. It would appear that 

 the horse did not suit her, and there is good reason to 

 hope she may do better with He. Her produce 



