Close Finish in the Chester Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1040A
Date Released
12 May 1949
Date submitted
9 May 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chester Cup (Mute). DESCRIPTION: Run on the Old Cup Course of nearly two miles, two furlongs, this race ended in a thrilling finish with ‘John Moore’ just winning from ‘Honorable II’. SHOTLIST: Cut story (special). KS GV crowds. Various shots of crowds. Horses parade round paddock, Honorable II with Gordon Richards up passes camera. Elevated GV start. Shots during race, panning shots as John Moore just winning.
Local distribution only
For Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester only instead of Item 2.
Keywords
Horse racing
Locations
Chester
Card file number
51921
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Close Finish in the Chester Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 1040A, 12 May 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15724 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)