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R0CKSPRING THRIVING AS A WAR HORSE. Sir John Hendrie paid a visit to Woodbine yesterday to look over the horses that have just come down from the Vail -y Farm and the young Fmglish ! stock recently imported. He was accompanied by [ Hon. Frank Cochrsae, who must have come away invineed that a trainer has as many difficulties as J a polllh law Sir John had an interesting bit of gossip about the Martimas horse. Kockspring. bisons ■ charger in France. Captain Hendrie. who went over with the Tirst Canadian contingent in 1 1914. and returned a lew days ago to take an ap-Iioiiitmenfln another artillery unit for overseas s M-rvicc. left Beeksprtag behind as fat as a seal, • and as unconiern-d among bursting shells and the p clamor of warfare as if he were in his own stable. Like his owner, he had many narrow escapes, but is s still unscathed. — Francis Nelson in Toronto Globe. -
