Davy Russell gave Naiad a tremendous ride to land the Coral Cup at the Festival last season and he clearly acts round the track. |
Hast thous not torn the Naiad from her flood, The Elfin from the green grass, and from me The summer dream beneath the tamarind tree? |
Was she salamander or sylph, naiad or undine, oread or dryad? |
From the mobile start line north of Rough Holme, Naiad got away well in the light south-westerly airs and reached the windward mark at Claife with a narrow lead. |
Similarly, in 1845 the schooner Naiad punished a native for stealing with such violence that the natives attacked the ship. |
South Uist is considered the best place in the UK for the aquatic plant slender naiad, which is a European Protected Species. |