Highland Gathering

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1474A

Date Released

5 Sep 1957

Date submitted

2 Sep 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Highland Gathering
2. 2TUC Conference
3. 3For Those in Peril
4. 4Speed on Wheels
5. 5Focus on Farnborough

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Highland Gathering - Cowal Games. DESCRIPTION: The Cowal Games at Dunoon, on the Clyde, with a host of things happening for competitors and the crowds. Throwing the Hammer - Tossing the Caber. The athletic highlight was the Invitation Two Miles, with Eric Binnie fighting it out with Derek Ibbotson. Ibbotson’s finishing spurt took him way ahead, to set a new Scottish all-comers record. There was wrestling too. SHOTLIST: Throwing the hammer. Tossing the caber. Eric Binnie and Ibbotson fighting it out in the invitation two miles. Wrestling.

Keywords

Sport; Celebrations and festivals; Athletics

Locations

Scotland; Dunoon

Card file number

71580

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

John Charles Elder

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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