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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1483, 26 September 1918, Page 2

within seven days the owner will be fined £2. 2. NOMINATIONS for all Handicaps, including Trots, to be made to the Secretary on or before 5 p.m.’ on MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1918. 3. HANDICAPS will be declared -on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1918. 4. ACCEPTANCES will be received up to 5 p.m. on MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1918. 5. HANDICAPS for Second Day will be declared at 7 "p.m. on OCTOBER 26, ACCEPTANCES at 8 p.m. 6. Winner of any race after declaration of handicaps may be re-handicap-ped. 7. The New Zealand Rules of Racingwill be strictly adhered to. 8. The Trotting Races are held subject to the Rules of the New Zealand Trotting Association. J. LATHAM, Secretary. P.O. Box 46. ’Phone 32. wm?w sires. rno STAND THIS SEASON AT -L PALMERSTON NORTH. VAN CORONADO (53732), BY DEL CORONADO — QUEEN DIRECTOR. This Imported Stallion is one of the best bred Trotting Stallions of the present day, is a handsome browm horse, of superb conformation and faultless gait. His sire, Del Coronado, is a son of the great McKinney, and a sire of the famous mare White Sox, who won the world’s Greatest Free-for-all (£4000) at the Panama Exposition, and last year gained the World’s Record for the three fastest miles, over a half-mile track. Time, 2.4%. His dam, a 2.5 pacer at three years old, and is a descendant from the famous Director, so that Van Coronado combines the best blood of two of the most celebrated families in America. Fee: Eight Guineas, payable, when mares ar§ taken away, or at time of service. Grazing-, 3s. per week. Usual return piivileges. No responsibility for accident. For further particulars apply JAMES CONWAY, “The Oaks,” Pahiatua St., Palmerston North. Clement May, Dickens impersonator, was at latest appearing at the Empire, Johannesburg. * * * * As was only to be expected, the name of Marshal Foch figures prominently in the literature of the day. The latest article dealing with the famous Allied generalissimo appears in the form of a character sketch written by M. Rene Bar jean in the Paris “Le Journal.” In that publication the interesting statement is made that the Marshal’s najne is of Celtic origin—“Foex,” which means “fire” —and that he has the blue eyes of the Celt. Before the war Foch divided his time between his family and reading and sport. His favourite reading is history. He loves the works of the old French composers, has a passion for antique furniture, and is particularly fond of trees. His tastes are simple. He eats sparingly, drinks wine and coffee, but no spirits, and smokes small cigars. He finds it necessary to light every cigar five or six times, and keeps an electric lighter in his motor car. The generalissimo’s favourite recreation is horse exercise. He is particularly attached to a thoroughbred which he bought a year before the war, and which is with him whereever he goes. Usually he spends his holidays at a little seaside place in Finisterre. There he likes to talk to the young- men, who have a great affection for him. # * » * New Zealand’s little training ship, Amokura, is not nearly big enough for the number of lads who yearn for a life on the ocean wave. The Minister of Marine (Hon. T. M. Wilford) recently remarked at Wellington that if all the boys— a full complement—on the Amokura left one day he could fill their places straight away, for he had received many applications from all parts of the Dominion. This was pleasant proof of the spirit of young folk in these islands, and also of the confidence of parents in the record of the ship and the opportunities that the training opened up for their sons. This was practically a vote of confidence in the experiment, which had more than justified the public’s expectation. If funds were available he would have no hesitation in recommending Cabinet to purchase a larger ship. He was sure that such an enterprise would have a great effect on the future history of this island country. He believed that it would be necessary to give better opportunities to the youth of New Zealand to join up with that great and wonderful British Navy which had saved civilisation.