Power Boat Racing

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2347

Date Released

27 May 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Air Fair
2. 2Power Boat Racing
3. 3News in Colour: Giant Flowers
4. 4News in Colour: Flower Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Power Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: International Power Boat racing at Woodlands Lake, in Buckinghamshire. Roger Jenkins in Embassy speeds home to win. SHOTLIST: SV boat No 21 arriving. GV preparation before race, boats & cars with boots open on land. SV men filling boat engine with fuel. SV another man filling engine with fuel. SV man in boat at water’s edge. SV man in boat putting on helmet. SBV another man ditto. CU sign on side of boat ‘Tony Williams’ pan up to Tony in boat. SV boats at quayside and No 24 G Higgins pulling away. SV Roger Jenkins sitting in his boat No 3. LV boats moving rapidly in water at start of race. SV boats flashing past. SV No 57 bouncing around. SV No 3 going past camera. SBV boat flashing past. SV No 21 flashing past. LBV boats travelling round course. SV No 1 flashing past. SV pan No 26 passing two boats. SV No 26 flashing past. LV pan No 1 Tony Williams flashing past a boat. SV pan boats on course. SV 2 boats flashing past. SCU man with camera. SV 2 boats in contention. No 3 flashes past them. SV No 3 flashing past. SV 2 boats flashing past. SCU No 53. LV boats on course. SV pan No 3 cruising along in lead. SV shot of engine from boat and passing water. SV pan No 1 cruising along. SV No 3 flashing past. SV No 3 being given the chequered flag, No 3 is not seen too well. SV crowd. SV No 3 winner in his boat without his helmet Roger Jenkins. SV Jenkins wearing wreath and standing in boat. MUTE COLOUR VERSION - TAPE 311 IN: 02:05:28:00 OUT: 02:09:37:00

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Speed records; Water sports

Locations

Iver; Woodlands Lake

Card file number

99959

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

191

Story extras:

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