Tremendous Finish in the Melbourne Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1066A
Date Released
10 Nov 1949
Date submitted
4 Nov 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Christening of Mr Churchill’s Sixth Grandchild
  2. 2New and Smarter Uniforms for Wrac
  3. 3The Queen Visits the Garden of Remembrance
  4. 4The Cenotaph Ceremony 1949
  5. 5Tremendous Finish in the Melbourne Cup
  6. *Featherweight Boxers Prepare for Battle

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
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Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tremendous Finish to Melbourne Cup. DESCRIPTION: Thousands packed Flemington Racecourse, for Australia’s biggest turf event - the Melbourne Cup. After a terrific battle with ‘Hoyle’, ‘Foxami’ won, providing jockey, Billy Fellows with a victory in his first Melbourne Cup. SHOTLIST: KS. GV horses parade. GV grandstand. Various types, fashions, including top hats, SCU General Blamey. CU man and woman looking through binoculars. Start of race. Swing shot, various shots of race. "Foxami" comes through to win. Winner goes up to tote to collect. Can’t find ticket, eventually remembers he has put it in his hat.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
52749
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
197
Story extras:
Film clip

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