Joseph Conrad in a "writers walk" commemorates Conrad's visits to Australia between 1879 and 1892. The plaque notes that "Many of his works reflect his 'affection for that young continent.'" In San Francisco in 1979, a small triangular square at Columbus Avenue and Beach Street, near Fisherman's Wharf, was dedicated as "Joseph Conrad Square" after Conrad. The square's dedication was timed to coincide with release of Francis Ford Coppola's "Heart of Darkness"-inspired film, "Apocalypse Now". In the latter part of World War II, the Royal Navy cruiser "HMS Danae" was rechristened ORP "Conrad" and served as part of the Polish Navy. Notwithstanding
Heart of Darkness (horse) Performance (runner-up in the Orby Stakes). Heart of Darkness tracked the leaders as Malvernico set the pace, but began to make progress inside the last quarter mile. He caught the Bolger colt in the final strides and won by a head, with Prodigal Blues a length away in third place. Heart of Darkness was being prepared for a run in the Dewhurst Stakes when he fractured a cannon bone in a training gallop. Heart of Darkness was off the racecourse for over a year before returning for four races in the late autumn of 1991. He finished second in a