The Flat - Lincolnshire Handicap

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1085
Date Released
20 Mar 1950
Date submitted
18 Mar 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Queen Mary’s Carpet off to America
  2. 2Germans Protest against Demolitions
  3. 3HMS Truculent Lifted
  4. 4Another Comet Record
  5. 5FA Cup Semi-Final - Chelsea V Arsenal
  6. 6The Flat - Lincolnshire Handicap
  7. *American Pilgrims Received by Pope Pius Xiith (Mute)

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Flat - Lincolnshire Handicap. DESCRIPTION: The opening race of the Flat season was won by Dramatic with Fair Judgement second and Paljoy third. SHOTLIST: KS. SCU winning post (shot from drawing). GV of course - crowded. GV of paddock. Horses parading in ring. SCU of them passing camera. SCU jockeys mounting including Gordon Richards. GV leading up to start. The start & horses towards camera-semi. Trucking shot of the horses racing (MS & SCU) "Tsao" leads most of the way, when suddenly "Dramatic" (No 3) overtakes "Tsao" (No 33) & goes on to win, excellent trucking shot. "Dramatic" past winning post. Lead in & unsaddling. "Fair Judgement" came second with "Paljoy" third. ("Dramatic" ridden by Gordon Richards).
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Lincoln
Card file number
53420
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
215
Story extras:
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