News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1567A

Date Released

18 Jun 1959

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Memorial to Pioneers
• 2. Mystery of the Air
• 3. Aquatic Antics
• 4. Down-Hill Riders
• 5. Royal Ascot

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aquatic Antics. DESCRIPTION: Oxford went to Cambridge - onto the Cam for the Inter-Varsity punt relay race. Entry was open to anyone who has entered the river unwillingly while fully clothed. Cambridge won the event this year, which is part of May Week celebrations, when everything’s crazy! (May Week takes place in June!) . Keeping afloat isn’t at all difficult with this new type of life-jacket. It doesn’t call for any action by the wearer and an unconscious person would be just as safe. It is ideal for children and non-swimmers. The idea marks the way to a great advance in safety. From a new life-saving device to the old Spritty barges, and there are still enough of them to have their annual race. They raced out to the Estuary and back again, finishing at Gravesend. And here is Sirdar, sailing home, this year’s winner of the Champion Bowsprit Barges. SHOTLIST: MS students and punts (key). LS bridge with punts. MS students in punt. Another same. MS Girl student changes punts (Cambridge). Same (Oxford). MS another same. CU girl being helped out of water. LS crew in water. MS student bales water out of punt. CU same. MS same. CU girls show new type of life jacket. MS small girl places it on. MS same floats into water and floats. Closer floating. MS children parading new life jackets. MS Mr Uffa Fox and party look on. MS young girl jumps in and floats. Closer same floating. MS young boy jumps in and floats. Closer floating. MS small boy jumps in and floats. TS floating. MS waiter falls in and floats. Closer floating. MS demonstrator jumps in - holding bricks. TS same floating. GV barge race. MS ‘Sara’ in full sail. SS ‘Veronica’. FS ‘Sirdar’. LS ‘Dreadnought’ SS ‘Memory’. LS ‘Westmorland’. SS barges sailing. FS same. Another angle - same. SS same. CU sails. CU barges sailing. CU barge at full sail. BS same. FS same. SS winner ‘Sirdar’.

Keywords

Sport; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Women; Curiosities; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals; Safety devices

Locations

Cambridge; England

Card file number

77377

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

John Davies

Length of story (in feet)

254

Story extras:

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