Word: mounte
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Pola Negri (Appollonia Chalupez), famed Polish cinemactress, rode horseback in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris. With her rode her husband, Prince Serge Mdivani. When a clattering motorcycle startled her mount, Actress Negri tumbled off. Surgeons found serious injuries but pronounced her safe...
...Eskimo saw a smoke signal across the fjord near Mount Evans, Greenland. Two men went out in a motor boat to investigate. With a flashlight they signaled back: "Hassell safe." Two minutes later the New York Times received the news by wireless. It was one of the fastest handled and most complete scoops in the history of journalism...
...this week's (TIME, Aug. 20) account of Reconstructor McAdoo's prancing at the recent Santa Barbara fiesta, the word "mare" was used in description of Mr. McAdoo's mount If the newsgatherer who wrote the story will look closely at the picture accompanying the write-up he will see that he should have used "stallion"' or gelding" (as the case...
Nominee Smith, Governors Ritchie of Maryland and Moore of New Jersey, and Senator Edwards of New Jersey, sat on top of a tall tallyho and paraded through Camp Moore at Sea Girt, N. J. An escorting horseman let his mount sidle into one of the coach's four horses. The coach horses reared, swerved. The tallyho tipped sharply, on two wheels. Nominee Smith and friends clutched their seats. Driver Charles Die reined the horses, straightened the coach. No one was hurt...
...horse eased past the other, the race was between the two. As he eased past his rival Jockey Moler brought his riding-crop down upon the shoulders of Rival-Jockey Fisher. Though no jockey may be penalized if in the frenzy of the home stretch he thwacks his mount, he shall be punished if caught in the act of thwacking a competing jockey. Moler passed the finish line ahead of his rival but was disqualified for striking him: the race went to Fisher...