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Word: cesarewitch (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Farrell, it brought more fame to Ireland than Guinness' Stout. The Sweeps' huge Drum (ticket-mixing machine) standing in Dublin's Plaza Hall became Eire's No. 1 sightseeing attraction for tourists. The Draw, held thrice a year (on the Grand National, Derby and Cesarewitch)-with Eire's prettiest nurses picking tickets out of the Drum's 24 portholes-was a national shindig. Irish hospitals were run as though Rockefeller-endowed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sweeps' End | 4/22/1940 | See Source »

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