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Word: postillions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1929-1929
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...held in Madison Square Garden, a bowlegged groom is procured from somewhere, dressed in a red coat, and stationed with the top-hatted judges in the middle of the tanbark. Conrad's band plays "Hearts and Flowers" and Alexander Boss, the Newport, R. I., policeman who plays postillion on William H. Vanderbilt's coach, renders "Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" and "Pop Goes the Weasel." Thus it has been for many years. Thus it was last week, in spite of all nebulous rumors that new blood and new money have sullied the Horse Show, that the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Horse Show | 11/25/1929 | See Source »

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