In Training

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Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1558

Date Released

13 Apr 1959

Date submitted

9 Apr 1959

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: In Training. DESCRIPTION: These pictures show riders in the running for Britain’s 1960 Olympic Show-Jumping team, taking a special training course at Arundel Castle. The team trainer is Lieutenant-Colonel Talbot Ponsonby. At Lilleshall, near Stafford, famous hurdler Geoff Dyson is coaching young British athletes. SHOTLIST: MS line of horses. MS riders look on. CU same. CU Mr Talbot Ponsonby. MS Mr Charlesworth on ‘Smokey Bob’ takes jump. MS Mr Douglas Bunn on ‘Cody’ same. MS Miss Ann Townsend on ‘Bandit’ taking jumps. MS Mr Peter Robeson on ‘Ballumallin’ taking jumps. Slip pan GV Lilleshall. MS Jeff Dyson talking to athletes. CU Jeff Dyson. CU athlete testing strength. MS girl athlete exercising. Closer same. MS girl does step ups. MS athlete doing push-ups. Another same. Closer same. CU girl testing lung apparatus. MS same. CU dial moves around. MS athlete practises sprint start. 5 diff. shots same.

Keywords

Sport; Horses; Athletics

Locations

England

Card file number

76858

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Ken Taylor
Camera: Michael Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

141

Story extras:

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