Cameron Hill

And the New York Times in 2018 said that the Morning Telegraph reported first in 1924 that the dream of every lad.

that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen.

There's only one Big Apple.

That's New York.

There is a Chicago Defender article from 1922 that refers to a visit to New York and not just in a horse racing sense that I trust your trip to the Big Apple was a huge success.

But that report from 24 is the first time it was used as the proper noun and the nickname stuck.

If you beat someone hands down.

Where do you think that comes from?

No, I thought it might have been boxing because you obviously aren't putting much effort in if you can win it hands down.

But it also comes from horse racing.

So if you win a race hands down, you've no need to occupy or engage the reins.

So you're doing it at a canter.

Yes, it's from the old Italian word gambetto, meaning to trip, and was first used in chess for various risky moves and then adapted to other sports and wider meanings.

And if you were to describe something as a strong suit, that comes from bridge, when your hand contains a number of highly valuable cards.

And the strongest part of a fencing sword, Pat, or the epee, is known as the forte, which is why it refers to one's particular strength.

And what about hat trick?

This comes from cricket.

So Heathfield Stevenson, who is an all-time great name in quirky sports, he played for England in 1858 and took three consecutive wickets in Sheffield.

For those only initiated, he used three of his balls in a row to take out players, basically, to get them out.

And that prompted a collection among the crowd to be taken up.