Word: canard
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1931-1931
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...totalizator. When Caerleon galloped in an easy winner British bettors raged; even the Jockey Club Stewards thought it odd.† An inquiry was held. Hon. George Lambton, like New York's Mayor Walker, welcomed investigation. The cause of his annoyance last week was a canard, published in the Press, that the Jockey Club inquiry had been suddenly adjourned...
...This canard was hotly denied, but loyal London remained convinced that British interests which financed the fair have "let down" the Prince of Wales...