The National Hunt Steeplechase At Cheltenham. Stiff Four Mile Course Open Only To Amateur Riders And Horses That Have Never Won A Race

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1355
Date Released
16 Mar 1924
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
NfO synopsis: The following title appeared at the beginning of the issue, before the main title above: CAN YOU WRITE A FILM TITLE? £25 WILL BE GIVEN IN PRIZES EACH WEEK FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON THE TITLES IN THIS ISSUE. EVERY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE IS ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE - SEE POSTER OUTSIDE THIS THEATRE FOR FULL DETAILS. ENTRY FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CURRENT NO OF ‘THE DAILY GRAPHIC’. [TITLE ABOVE] [SUBTITLE]: A RECORD ATTENDANCE - SCENES AT THE CARPARK AND PARADE RING GV pan cars. 2 GVs crowd at ring, horses being led round. [2ND SUBTITLE]: THE PARADE LV horses gallop past camera. [3RD SUBTITLE]: 18 HORSES FACED THE STARTER GV horses gallop away from start. [4TH SUBTITLE]: JACKETTE COMES DOWN AT THE OPEN DITCH GV jump, one horse falls. LV jump. [5TH SUBTITLE]: THE FINISH, PATSEY V, 1ST, PETER THE PIPER, 2ND, BAD, 3RD. LV 2 horses gallop towards camera, finish. TMLV horse in enclosure. [6TH SUBTITLE]: HER HUSBAND’S HORSE, MRS LEMON WITH THE WINNER MV woman holding horse’s head.
Keywords
Horse racing; Mass media; Competitions; Newsreels
Locations
Cheltenham; England
Written sources
Newsfilm Online
Library number GR
7370
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The National Hunt Steeplechase At Cheltenham. Stiff Four Mile Course Open Only To Amateur Riders And Horses That Have Never Won A Race', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1355, 16 Mar 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79663 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)