372 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



of Hall Mark, afterwards named Zebac ; and the 

 filly Meli Melo, whom Sir Frederick Johnstone 

 and I owned jointly. 



In October 1893 Lady Stamford sold several 

 of her brood mares and foals. The late Count 

 LehndoriF gave 1550 guineas for Geheimniss, 

 covered by Saraband, and the Duke of West- 

 minster bought the mare's filly foal by Royal 

 Hampton for 700 guineas. This was Omladina. 

 She was a flyer as a two-year-old. Her first race 

 was the Lavant Stakes at Goodwood. The week 

 before the meeting I tried her as follows : 



Five Furlongs 



Rampion, 2 yrs., 8 st. 7 lb i 



Helm, 2 yrs., 9 st. 2 



Omladina, 2 yrs., 9 st 3 



Joyful, 5 yrs., 10 st 4 



Won by half a length ; a neck between second 

 and third ; a length between third and fourth. 



That we were well satisfied by this performance 

 is proved by the fact that Omladina started 

 favourite for her race at Goodwood. She and 

 Lord Crewe*s filly. Flitters, ran a dead-heat for 

 first place, and the stakes were divided. The 

 following afternoon Rampion won the Molecomb 

 Stakes. 



This outing opened Omladina*s eyes to the 

 serious business of racing. At Doncaster she 

 readily won the Champagne Stakes, and at the 



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