News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1417

Date Released

20 Oct 1924

Date Other

15 Oct 1924

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Cesarewitch. An Immense Crowd Witnessed the Aga Khan’s Victory with Charley’s Mount - A Rank Outsider
• 2. Shall We See This? Two of America’s Most Famous Teams, the Grants and the White Sox, Have Left the States to Teach US Baseball
• 3. So’westers and Oilskins - Hardy Sons of the Sea from South-East Coast Attend Service for Sea-Farers
• 4. Native War Dance - Staged by the Natives at the Robinson Deep Mines, South Africa to Entertain Delegates of British Empire Service League
• 5. Earl Beatty at County Hall - Unveils Tablet to Members of London County Council Who Fell in the Great War
• *Prime Minister In The Midlands

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

LV pan grandstand with crowd. [SUBTITLE]: IN THE PADDOCK MLVs horses parading. [2ND SUBTITLE]: ‘STEVE’ POSES MLV man on horses poses. [3RD SUBTITLE]: 34 STARTERS LINED UP AT THE TAPES - A RECORD NUMBER SINCE 1857 TLV pan start. [Handwritten on the issue sheet at this point is a note saying ‘End’ and the subsequent items of the shotlist have been struck through. However, the total footage recorded on the issue sheet includes this marked items. They are included here for reference purposes but the film would have to be viewed to determine precise contents.] [4TH SUBTITLE]: THE FINISH. CHARLEY’S MOUNT BEAT BOLAT SATAN BY A NECK WITH SAVERNAKE 3RD. GV finish. MLV riders on horses.

Keywords

Horse racing

Locations

England; Ascot; Berkshire

Written sources

Newsfilm Online   Used for alternative date

Library number GR

7980

Length of story (in feet)

99

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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