Cowes Week Starts with Royal Victory

Issue No.

165A

Date Released

4 Aug 1932

Stories in this Issue:

Story No. within this Issue: 4 / 5
Summary: MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cowes Week Starts With Royal Victory. DESCRIPTION: Britannia, with His Majesty aboard, rules the waves in the race for the large yachts on the Solent. SHOTLIST: Shot of the sea front at Cowes. Crowds walking on same. Shot of the "Victoria and Albert" lying in the Solent. King George V working on yacht with others. Yachts in race, Britannia leading. Movietone on board "Shamrock" raced by Mr Sopwith. shot of him racing same. Close and other shots of "Britannia" passing camera. Spray breaking over pulley blocks and tackle. "Westwood" and "Shamrock" struggle for second place. Shot passing camera, of "Westwood". Scenes aboard "Shamrock". Britannia passes "HMS Malaya" with other yachts passing same. "Britannia" winner.
Keywords: Royalty; Sport; Ships and boats; Economics; Business and commerce; Sailing
Footage sources: Movietone
Card file number: 1937
Length of story (in feet): 105
Story extras:: Film clip

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