Full title reads: “Girl jockeys beat men in historic race for Town Plate instituted in 1665, by King Charles II“. Newmarket race course, Suffolk. M/S of horses and jockeys (male and female) being led onto race track. L/S of start of race, camera pans to follow horses around the track. Intertitle reads: “Miss Iris Rickaby on ’Stephania’ beats Miss Eileen Joel least year’s winner, by four lengths“. L/S of race, in foreground small crowd of men watch, some stand on edge of track. Pan to show Iris riding over finishing line. High angled L/S of Iris on Stephania being led into winners enclosure. Large crowd gathers around, including cameramen and press photographers. M/S of Iris steadying here horse who is made nervous by crowds. M/S of Iris being presented with a trophy cup by another woman (Eileen Joel, perhaps?). C/U of Iris holding the cup. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS,
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