Item title reads - The Centenary 'Varsity Boat Race. The Dark Blues - are not entirely pleasing the critics, but are getting on well together. Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Item title reads - The Centenary 'Varsity Boat Race. The Dark Blues - are not entirely pleasing the critics, but are getting on well together. Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
M/S of the team sat in their boat.
Intertitle - '"paddle!"' They set off rowing down the river M/S as the camera pans across them. M/S of a man shouting at them through a megaphone from another boat.
Intertitle - '"row!"' M/S as they row faster.
Intertitle - 'H.C. Morphett - Bow.' C/U of Morphett on the bank talking. Intertitle - 'G.E. Godber - no. 2.' C/U of Godber staring into space. Intertitle - 'S. MacDonald Smith - no. 3.' M/S of him on the bank. Intertitle - 'J. MacDonald - no. 4.' M/S profile, he smiles. Intertitle - 'C.J. Juel Brockdorff - no. 5.' M/S of him with scarf around his neck. Intertitle - 'J.A. Ingles - no. 6.' M/S as he smiles and looks up as if something is going to drop on him. Intertitle - 'D.E. Tinne - no. 7.' M/S of him speaking. Intertitle - 'A. Graham - stroke.' C/U of him looking up as if something is going to be dropped on him.
Intertitle - 'Special pictures of "The Light Blues" will appear in our next edition.'
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