Grasmere Sports

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1577

Date Released

24 Aug 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Blazing Inferno
2. 2Grasmere Sports
3. 3The Silly Season: Spot-On Tots
4. 4The Silly Season: The Young Idea
5. 5The Silly Season: Miss New Brighton
6. 6The Silly Season: A Bond Street Pet
7. 7Princess Alexandra

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grasmere Sports. DESCRIPTION: One of the chief events at the Grasmere Sports was the Guides Race. The winner was Reginald Harrison, new holder of the title King of the Mountains. Wrestling in the Cumberland and Westmorland style is another old tradition. And the Hound Trail is another exciting item. SHOTLIST: GV hills (key & title). GV pan Grasmere Sports. Pan - start of race. Looking down at runners coming up hill. Closer - same. BS same. MS onlookers with binoculars. Pan - runner down hill. FS winner. MS wrestlers. CU same. Longer shot same. Pan - start Hounds Race. LS hounds over wall. CU same. CU man with whistle. LS hounds. Closer same. GV same. Pan same. LS handlers shouting. CU same. Pan hounds arrive. CU hound eating food from tins. Another same.

Keywords

Sport; Environment; Dog racing; Competitions; Dogs; Athletics; Animals

Locations

Cumberland; Westmorland; England

Card file number

77969

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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