| RUSSIAN HORSE SALE Auction of Russian horses at Crippenden Manor in Kent. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5907 |
| Catalog #: | 3652 | |
| Clip Number: | 3652-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 62/53 | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:02 - 01:09:10 | |
| Location: | Cowden, Kent, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Horses LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent SHOPPING: Auction | |
| Description: | "KENT - RUSSIAN HORSE SALE". Cowden, Kent. Various shots of Russian horses being led around an enclosure at Crippenden Manor near Lingfield Park Racecourse. Large crowd watches. Commentator says this is the first sale of Russian horses in Britain since the (Russian) Revolution. Natural sound as we hear the bidding in the auction. Pigaliza is bought by Miss A Voss. Paseka is bought by Lord Bathurst's agent. Svjazist is bought by RB Taylor. Pat Moss bids unsuccessfully for Interjral. The horse is eventually bought by Lieutenant Colonel JFS Bullen. Auctioneer is Captain Kenneth Watt. Kaplja is bought by Epsom agent George Forbes for Mrs EM Thomas who owns the Metcombe Park Studs at Ottery St Mary, Devon. | |
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