The Sporting Scene: Rough Riding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1473
Date Released
26 Aug 1957
Date submitted
19 Aug 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 10
Section Title
The Sporting Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oxen Race. DESCRIPTION: Patient, placid and plodding - that’s how you think of an Ox. But at a village fair in Germany, they seem to think of Oxen as race-horses. SHOTLIST: The Schrobenhausen Fair lasts for eight days and ends with an oxen race. 15 oxen altogether and only a few manage to get to the finishing line.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Competitions; Animals
Locations
Germany; Munich
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
71513
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Sporting Scene: Rough Riding', British Movietone News Issue No. 1473, 26 Aug 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21885 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)