| MERE MAN ALSO RAN Women jockeys compete for the Town Plate trophy at Newmarket Races. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5508 |
| Catalog #: | 256730 | |
| Clip Number: | 256730-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/83 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:39 - 01:24:37 | |
| Location: | Suffolk, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FASHION: Sportswear LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England SPORTS/EQUESTRIAN: Thoroughbred Racing | |
| Description: | GAZETTE "Newmarket. Mere Man ... also ran! Miss Gladys Waldron - on 'Journey's End' - wins historic race for Town Plate, only one in which women compete with men. Veteran F Simpson - winner 17 times - only man finished unplaced!" Newmarket Race Course, Suffolk. Pan along line of women jockeys before the race. Some are wearing silks others are in ordinary riding gear. Lady jockey mounts her horse in parade ring. Horses are led out of parade ring. Various shots of horses being led down to the start. We see the male jockey Frank Simpson amongst the female competitors. The race starts and the horses speed away around the course. Various shots of horse racing. The winner "Journey's End" ridden by Miss Gladys Waldron is led in. Miss Waldron rode in a beret. She leads from her mount and gives the horse a pat. Trophies are handed over to the winning rider. She poses for the cameras. | |
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