Royal Racegoers See ‘Manicou’ Beaten

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1138A

Date Released

29 Mar 1951

Date submitted

Mar 1951

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1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Racegoers See ‘Manicou’ Beaten. DESCRIPTION: On Easter Monday, Kempton Park was honoured by the presence of the King and Queen, who were accompanied by Princess Margaret. The Royal party had come to watch the Queen’s steeplechaser, Manicou. SHOTLIST: TS looking down on crowd. TS King, Queen and Princess Margaret walking through crowd. MS Their Majesties & Princess. TS paddock. MS Manicou led in paddock. CU ER on horse blanket. MCU crowd with two little girls in front, adults with binoculars behind. LS start of race - the Walter Hyde Steeplechase - GV horses over water jump. MS crowd. GV pan with Manicou in race. GV crowd two ladies in fur coats in foreground. GV pan finish Lockerbie 1st & Silver Plate 2nd.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Health and medicine

Locations

Kempton Park

Card file number

55224

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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