| The Hambletonian | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1751 |
| Catalog #: | 426034 | |
| Clip Number: | 426034-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-071-03 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Duquoin, Illinois | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Spectators, Sports LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Illinois SPORTS: Record Breaking SPORTS/EQUESTRIAN: Harness Racing (Trotters) SPORTS/RACES: Misc | |
| Description: | At the Du Quoin State Fair Grounds in Illinois, 25 thousand racing fans see "Kerry Way" take the Hambletonian in two straight heats, setting a world record for total time. Running second in both heats is "Polaris". Harness Racing's Classic has a purse of 122 thousand dollars..... Establishing shot - Man wearing a straw hat reading the Duquoin State Fair program book. CUS - Women sitting in the stands with folded pieces of paper on their heads. CUS - Retired couple. CUS - Retired men. MS - Horses and jockeys parading on the race track. High Angle Shot - Hambletonian racing fans, a few a looking through binoculars. MS - Car driven down the track with the starting gate, the horses are trotting behind the gate, the gate drops and their off. MS - Kerry Way wins the first race. MS - Horses are behind the starting gate once again and the second mile heath takes place. MS - Racing fans stand up as the horses come around the bend. MS - Kerry Way is pounding her way down the middle of the track. MS - Kerry wins the Hambletonian only by a neck and Polaris comes in second. MS - Kerry Way is walked slowly on the track with her jockey. CUS - News media. CUS - Kerry Way's jockey, 62 year old Frank Urban standing by the rose draped wining steed. Kerry Way wins the Hambletonian by a neck, Kerry Way's time in both heaths 3 minutes 58 and 2/5 seconds sets a new world record. | |
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