Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Kashmir Team scores 11 - 5 polo victory over army side

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
316
Date Released
24 Jun 1935
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Sports: Reported by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kashmir Team Beats Army Side at Polo. SHOTLIST: Shots of play. Commentary: At Aldershot, a special Ascot week polo match is played between the Aldershot Command Team, wearing peaked caps, and the Maharaja of Kashmir’s team - in topees. Captain Sanger is playing No 3 for the Kashmiri side, which also included Captain Roark, of International fame (No 2). The Maharaja’s team scores first and definitely outplays the army side after the first two chuckers. The Maharaja himself is playing back. The conditions for polo are rotten, rain falling during the game, and the ground being dead. Final score: Kashmir 11 goals Aldershot Command 5.
Keywords
Sport; Weather; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3744
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Kashmir Team scores 11 - 5 polo victory over army side', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 316, 24 Jun 1935. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/2131 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)