Dark Blues win boat race convincingly, River Thames, London.
L/S crowded tow path at Putney. C/U young man buying rosette, he pins it onto his girlfriend. L/S the Oxford University team limbering up. C/U Club President Miles Moreland limbering...
Dark Blues win boat race convincingly, River Thames, London.
L/S crowded tow path at Putney. C/U young man buying rosette, he pins it onto his girlfriend. L/S the Oxford University team limbering up. C/U Club President Miles Moreland limbering up. L/S Cambridge University team limbering up. C/U Cambridge cox. M/S young people in crowd cheering.
L/S Oxford crew in their boat. C/U S. Morris. C/U D. Mills, pan to R. Clegg. C/U cox, M. Leigh. Pan Cambridge rowers in boat. C/U J. Fell, pan to D. Roberts. M/S crowd. M/S Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) on board boat listening with earphones.
Panning shot start of race. Tracking shot two boats racing. M/S Oxford rowing eight. L/S two boats. C/U Cambridge, pan to the Oxford boat. L/S very crowded boat following. L/S two boats Oxford are now about a length up from Cambridge. M/S Oxford come up and shoot Hammersmith Bridge. C/U slow motion panning shot of the Oxford boat. M/S two boats coming up near the finish. Panning shot Oxford crossing finish line, the winners.
M/S crowded two path. Panning shot Cambridge crew lolling about their boat. L/S two boats, Cambridge nearest camera.
Note: letter from Cambridge and Oxford Boat Clubs on file.
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