263rd Race For Town Plate 1928

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Full titles read: "263rd Race for Town Plate - Miss Iris Rickaby on "Bogus" wins historic race... the only one in which women jockeys can compete with men... for second time!"

Newmarket, Suffolk.

Various shots of women on horses before the race, including Iris Rickaby with 'Bogus'....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35156
Sort Number:
G 1546
Time in/Out:
01:34:12:00 / 01:35:40:00
Canister:
G 1546
Film ID:
746.23
Issue Date:
15/10/1928

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