Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 12 (Master Record)
Title | Year | Date |
HORSE GATHERINGS AND RACE MEETS | 1939-1946 | 1939-01-01 |
Details
Original Format: 16mm Colour: Black & White / Colour Sound: Silent Duration: 14 mins Subject: ENTERTAINMENT / LEISURE RURAL LIFE SPORT TRAVEL |
Summary This film features large hunts and goes onto show clips from various horse races including a short sequence at Beechers Brook at the Grand National. More hunt gatherings follow, and the camera follows one horse practising jumping. |
Description
This film features large hunts and goes onto show clips from various horse races including a short sequence at Beechers Brook at the Grand National. More hunt gatherings follow, and the camera follows one horse practising jumping.
Title – The Opening Meet
Belmont Hall
There is a shot of the Hall at which hunters and hounds have gathered.
Title – Coming into Arley Woods
The hunt continues down a country lane and races across fields.
Title – Off to a draw
Title – A Morning Ride
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This film features large hunts and goes onto show clips from various horse races including a short sequence at Beechers Brook at the Grand National. More hunt gatherings follow, and the camera follows one horse practising jumping.
Title – The Opening Meet
Belmont Hall
There is a shot of the Hall at which hunters and hounds have gathered.
Title – Coming into Arley Woods
The hunt continues down a country lane and races across fields.
Title – Off to a draw
Title – A Morning Ride
There are three girls who ride horses in a field. They are joined by another child, and together they trot and gallop around the grounds.
Title – A Merry Christmas
The fields and houses are covered in now.
Title – In contrast to snow scenes…
A garden is shown on a sunny day and in bloom. There is also a woman who stands by one of the horses.
Title – The Pony club Meet
High Legh Hall
Hounds and hunters on horseback have gathered for the hunt. There is also a large group of spectators who have gathered. The hunt begins.
Title – Sunny feels like a bit of fun…
A man gallops on a horse.
Title - …so we try a few jumps.
The man takes the horse over a few small jumps. Included in this is footage taken in both real time and in slow motion.
(The following intertitles are blurry and hard to distinguish.)
Title – Grand National 1939
Beechers Brook
Riders taking part in the Grand National jump over high hedges. Many of the horses and riders are unable to make a clean jump over the hurdle.
Title – Easter at Anglesey
A woman stands by a car. Two women walk arm-in-arm along a street near the seafront. Sailboats can also be seen.
Title – Cheshire Point to Points
Title – Weighing up (intertitle unreadable)
Title – Some of the elite in the Paddock
There are shots of the races and men and women at the side-lines.
Title – There go the ladies.
Women riders take part in horse jumping.
Title – The last fence.
Black and white footage of horse racing.
Title – Wirral – Point to Point
There is colour footage of the racing as well as shots of the spectators.
Title – Mid-Cheshire Polo Club.
Men play a game of polo.
Title – Evening at Conway.
A man pulls a paddle boat into the water. The then makes his way over to a yacht. Other yachts and boats can be seen in the harbour.
Title – A sign of the times
Sunny does his bit…
Two women ride in a horse-drawn buggy.
Title – Lindy Lou steps out
Another horse and cart.
Title – Off for a ride.
Two women take a horseback ride through the countryside.
Title – His Master’s Voice
A horse runs through a snow-covered field. It then eats from a grain bag. This is followed by footage of two men shovelling snow in an attempt to dig out their car. Children play in the snow, and a few skate on the ice. This is followed by more footage of horses shot in colour.
Title – That’s all
To be continued
Good night everybody…
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