Britain Wins at Punchestown

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2154A
Date Released
17 Sep 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain Wins at Punchestown. DESCRIPTION: Britain walks away with the honours at the World three-day equestrian championships in Ireland. Heavy rain makes conditions difficult for competitors in the endurance event when they tackle 33 stiff fences. SHOTLIST: GV course. SV rider mounts No 23 Posache. SV rider mounts No 40 Strash. CU board showing runners & riders. CU sign Start Phase A. LV horse starts Phase A. SV pan 39 Broken Promise starts. SV pan No 40 starts. LV No 10 Chester jumps cartwheel fence, pan as he rides towards & past. SV onlookers. LV pan No 11 Benson through water & round to next jump. LV pan No 16 Richelieu attempts same jump but at 71’ the rider falls off. SV No 16 starts off again. LV No 17 Chicago crashes into fence, throwing rider. SV crowds watching. LV No 17 second attempt clears fence but at 101’ slips & falls over rider starts to remount & rides off again. No 18 Quaker jumps fence pan as he rides towards & past. SV crowd mingling. LV No 27 Castle Richard over fence, pan as he rides past & behind bushes. LV rider nearly falls at jump but manages to stay on, pan as he rides past. GV course. SV towards horse finishes course. CU horse pan to rider No 37 as he walks past. CU rider off Jefaze (No 1) being congratulated. SCU horse being brushed down.
Keywords
Sport; Horses
Locations
Republic of Ireland; Punchestown
Card file number
96341
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain Wins at Punchestown', British Movietone News Issue No. 2154A, 17 Sep 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28493 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)