Epsom Spring Meeting

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1612

Date Released

25 Apr 1960

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Epsom Spring Meeting. DESCRIPTION: The big race of the day, the Great Metropolitan Handicap, was won by Kaffirboom in a very exciting finish. Now for the City and Suburban day. It was Firestreak, the favourite, ridden by Lester Piggott, who won by a short head from Rocky Royale and Lavandier. SHOTLIST: GV crowds at course. MS racegoers. MS couple (2). MS woman. MS same. SCU another. SCU sign ‘Jellied Eels’. CU jellied eels. MS people sitting in grass. MS man drinking. MS jockey in paddock. MS jockey. MS jockey mounts horse. MLS jockeys mounting their horses. MLS another. MS race starts (Metropolitan Handicap). LS race in progress. MLS field turn bend. CU another. MAS field turn on to straight. GV same. LS ‘Kaffirboom’ passes post - beats ‘Domesday’ by a neck. CU programme. LS race in progress. CU spectators. LS field turn bend. Top shot field turning. TS field running. LS finishing post ‘Fire Streak’ first.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Food and cooking

Locations

Epsom; England; Surrey

Card file number

79896

Credits:

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

Length of story (in feet)

170

Story extras:

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