| BEAUFORT POINT TO POINT A look at some of the famous Hunt Races. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5253 |
| Catalog #: | 280713 | |
| Clip Number: | 280713-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1066 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:42 - 01:37:35 | |
| Location: | Malmesbury, Wiltshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1924 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Spectators, Sports LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Wiltshire SPORTS/EQUESTRIAN: Point to Point Race | |
| Description: | BEAUFORT POINT-TO-POINT. Huge fields compete at famous Hunt Races. Malmesbury, Wiltshire. M/S of a crowd of well-dressed people milling about, looking at various racehorses. M/S of jockeys riding their race horses through the crowd. L/S of twenty or so horses racing towards over a fence. M/S of spectators watching the races from a slope. M/S of the horses racing over another fence, two of the horses fall through their jockeys off, one of the men is trampled by the other competitors - looks nasty! More shots of horses going over fences, another jockey falls and is dragged along by his horse. "40 runners - 25 finish and the winner only won by half a length after a three mile race!" M/S of the horses reaching the final leg of the race, the track is lined with crowds of spectators. | |
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