Houses Beat Horses

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1741

Date Released

15 Oct 1962

Date submitted

10 Oct 1962

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Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Houses Beat Horses. DESCRIPTION: More than 150 years of racing has ended with the closing of Hurst Park, which is to be developed as a housing estate. It was always a friendly course, and even on the last day you could still place a bet on the last race ever to be run there, the Byfleet Stakes, with Anassa the final winner. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan race course at Hurst Park. MS flag at half mast. (3 shots) crowds at Hurst Park. MS bookie. MS tic-tack man. GV crowds. GV race in progress. MCU crowds. MS Anassa wins race. MCU man rips up ticket. CU another. MS the winner Anassa into paddock. MS pan down starting post. CU flowers.

Keywords

Horse racing; Buildings and structures

Locations

Surrey; Hurst Park

Card file number

85296

Credits:

Camera: James Humphries
Commentator: Macdonald Hobley

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