They're Off 1944

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Item title reads - They're off! Flat racing season opens.

Windsor, Berkshire.

Various shots on the river at Windsor as people arrive for the horse races by rowboat. M/S's of arrivals by pony and cart. Various shots as those on foot queue at the turnstiles. Various shots of the racetrack...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44615
Sort Number:
44/030
Time in/Out:
01:00:11:00 / 01:03:08:00
Canister:
44/30
Film ID:
1356.01
Issue Date:
13/04/1944

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • The race seen here was run on 10 April 1944.

    The "record crowd" referred to by the commentator was 50,000.

    jamied 6th Sep 2012
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