Vimy Wins King George VI Stakes

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
55/58
Date Released
21 Jul 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
720
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Vimy Wins King George VI Stakes
  2. 2Queen Visits the Oval
  3. 3Six Miles Defeats Pirie
  4. 4Donald Campbell’s Record Bid
  5. 5East Meets West at Geneva

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
French horse Vimy wins England’s richest race in a photo-finish.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Ascot; Berkshire
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Camera
David Allan
Camera
George Plowman
Camera
John Campbell Gemmell
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
William Jordan
Length of story (in feet)
148
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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