Gay Nineties (1926); For All the Tea in China (1929)

[James A. Landau]

In a message dated 5/13/2003 1:52:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Bapopik at AOL.COM writes:

> Didn't horses in the 1920s run for "the Big Apple"?  They were also running
> for "all the tea in China"?  Why?  Have you ever seen a horse drink tea?...

Actually it is related to the "run for the roses"---it is in fact the origin
of the famous "tea rose".