Grasmere Sports

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1577
Date Released
24 Aug 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grasmere Sports. DESCRIPTION: One of the chief events at the Grasmere Sports was the Guides Race. The winner was Reginald Harrison, new holder of the title King of the Mountains. Wrestling in the Cumberland and Westmorland style is another old tradition. And the Hound Trail is another exciting item. SHOTLIST: GV hills (key & title). GV pan Grasmere Sports. Pan - start of race. Looking down at runners coming up hill. Closer - same. BS same. MS onlookers with binoculars. Pan - runner down hill. FS winner. MS wrestlers. CU same. Longer shot same. Pan - start Hounds Race. LS hounds over wall. CU same. CU man with whistle. LS hounds. Closer same. GV same. Pan same. LS handlers shouting. CU same. Pan hounds arrive. CU hound eating food from tins. Another same.
Keywords
Sport; Environment; Dog racing; Competitions; Dogs; Athletics; Animals
Locations
Cumberland; Westmorland; England
Card file number
77969
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Grasmere Sports', British Movietone News Issue No. 1577, 24 Aug 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23182 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)