THE CHESTER CUP

(11 May 1950)
KS. Horse passing camera - CU elevated GV crowds - raining hard. Bookies & crowds in rain, umbrellas up etc. Horses in paddock parade. Start of race. Panning shot of racing horses "Heron Bridge" goes on to win followed by "Father Thames". Lead in & Tommy Burns dismounts, his face covered in mud.
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[@eugenekeher978]

Lovely old footage , somehow black and white pictures adds to the nostalgia , familiar commentator of the time , Heron Bridge top weight a deserved winner .

[@kevinbeck6785]

Great to watch theses races, massive crowds enjoying watching, heron bridge win the cup.