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20 L.S. Horses on course getting ready for the start.
21 C.S. Spectators watching through binoculars.
22 L.S. Horses coming up to the starting gate ; they start and camera pans left as horses run into the distance left.
23 C.S. Princess Royal watching through binoculars.
24 L.S. Bunch of horses running right to left. Camera tracks along course keeping leading bunch in frame.
25 M.C.S. Spectator.
26 L.S. Horses coming towards camera, rails on the right. They go round the bend and as they approach the camera, it pans with them to right as horses move across screen left to right.
27 M.S. Aga Khan.
28 L.S. High angle on to horses running left to right. Camera pans right to show winner crossing the finishing line.
29 M.C.S. Aga Khan.
30 L.S. High angle Michael Beary being led into the winner's enclosure. Camera pans slowly left with him until he dismounts.
31 C.S. Head of the winning horse
32 L.S. High angle on to bookie paying out money.
33 L.S. Crowd.
34 Title of next news-item.
Music continues.
Ft. fr. 3 6
Music continues. 4 12
Music fades down and changes to 22 2
a fast tune with a gallop rhythm.
Crowd shout : " They're off."
Commentator : Away ! On a mile and threequarter race for the season's biggest prize. Royal Empire, Musidora and Lone Eagle head the field as they race out into the country. —
— The Princess Royal closely 3 I follows the race's progress —
— as the field passes the three 18 7 quarter mile post. Royal Empire still leads, Lone Eagle is pressing hard with Mildmay II and Musidora well placed. Music gets louder.
Music continues. 2 3
Commentator: (now more urgent) 19 10 Rounding the bend it's still Royal Empire in the lead, but only just. Lone Eagle No. 15 making up ground and slowly jockey Bill Carrforces his mount ahead. Lone Eagle now makes the running, but with only a furlong to go, the lead changes again ! —
— Ridgewood pushes ahead and 3 jockey —
— Michael Beary races away 13 12 from the field to romp home winner by three lengths — Dust Devil, the Aga Khan's choice, second.
Music still low, changes again to 4 5 light " sporty " tune.
Ridgewood's success is a
triumph for that veteran —
—among jockeys — Michael 8 3 Beary ; he keeps his age a secret but the knowing ones say that he is —
— half a century older than his 7 3 mount.
Only one bookie is complaining.—
— With the winning odds at 100 6 2 to 7, the joke is on the punters again.
Music fades down. 5 9
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