tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post4976209169845755832..comments2024-02-28T07:04:58.522+01:00Comments on noseflute.org: Nose Flute Pioneers: The Stivers - Part IVUkeHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-15697167516377919652012-10-26T09:06:02.790+02:002012-10-26T09:06:02.790+02:00Stivers could certainly have been a "punter&q...Stivers could certainly have been a "punter".<br />However, I don't think he would have written that as an occupation... And why have practice that "with" someone during 15 years... Anyway, "punter" does not fit with the writing... Yes, he could have been "bookmaker". George Stivers was not a crook, as far as I know, but more: he was rich! And if he wasUkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-78775335199679266942012-10-25T21:12:20.909+02:002012-10-25T21:12:20.909+02:00Could Stivers have been a Racing Punter? A 'Pu...Could Stivers have been a Racing Punter? A 'Punter' is somebody who bets on horse races. It matches his commercial purpose of visiting Cuba... The word could possibly also be read as 'Punting', which is 'the act of...' (as in 'My profession is teaching'). Could this have been his occupation?<br /><br />There actually are professional punters, very much like Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-14429462496962175862012-10-24T19:37:15.760+02:002012-10-24T19:37:15.760+02:00"Amateur" is the word I first read. Howe...<br />"Amateur" is the word I first read. However <br />1) it's not understandable to write " racing amateur" in a "occupation" form for a passport, whilst you are a commercial, who specifies the reason of his travel is commecial (remember this 1922 passp. application was made to sell Humanatones to Europe, not for racing in Cuba)<br /><br />2) there clearly is aUkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-30016439328171236362012-10-24T12:32:27.222+02:002012-10-24T12:32:27.222+02:00The word after 'Racing' could be 'Amat...The word after 'Racing' could be 'Amateur' or something to do with 'AMT', which stands for Aluminium (car) Model Toy. I doubt whether that existed by then... Why would anybody write his profession so illegibly? I will keep on trying though...Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.com