A Large Crowd Watched Dominicks Bar Wins the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1088A
Date Released
13 Apr 1950
Date submitted
Apr 1950
Date submitted
11 Apr 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Irish Grand National (Mute). SHOTLIST: KS. SCU winning post. Various shots of crowds in grandstand & enclosures. Cut-ins of bookies busy. CU types, some look at race cards. Various shots in paddock show horses parading round, etc. Jockeys mount. CU of a few mounted. Cut-in of grandstand. start of race. Various shots of the with horses racing with some falling at various jumps. "Dominicks Bar" takes the last jump, races on up straight to win from "Stromhead" by 2 lengths. Winner led into enclosure by owner, Cut-in cheering crowds. CU Bookies paying out.
Local distribution only
Ireland release only
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Fairyhouse
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
53546
Credits:
Camera
George Fleishchmann
Length of story (in feet)
459
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Large Crowd Watched Dominicks Bar Wins the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse', British Movietone News Issue No. 1088A, 13 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16323 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)