Marty the Calgary Stampeder horse is welcomed at the Royal York Hotel this afternoon after hotel management realized it was committing a huge public relations blunder by turning Marty away. Perhaps the hotel’s owners, Fairmont, being American, had no sense of the history of horses at the Royal York. It started in 1948 when Calgary first competed in the Grey Cup in Toronto. Reports say that the noisy crowd outside on Front Street demanding entry was less persuasive than the Twitter Tide that hit the hotel as news got around town. The Royal York tried to make up for its gaffe by offering Marty excellent looking crudities in a suitable bushel basket. Yes Sir. Hotel hit by Twitter Tide after horse refused entry
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Marty the Calgary Stampeder horse is welcomed at the Royal York Hotel this afternoon after hotel management realized it was committing a huge public relations blunder by turning Marty away. Perhaps the hotel’s owners, Fairmont, being American, had no sense of the history of horses at the Royal York. It started in 1948 when Calgary first competed in the Grey Cup in Toronto. Reports say that the noisy crowd outside on Front Street demanding entry was less persuasive than the Twitter Tide that hit the hotel as news got around town. The Royal York tried to make up for its gaffe by offering Marty excellent looking crudities in a suitable bushel basket. Yes Sir. 