Oars-Woman Ship Aka Oarswomanship Or Oars-Woman-Ship & Cuts (1926)

Full title reads: “Oars-woman-ship. Reading girls gain narrow victory over Oxford girls - by 8 points - in first competition for style in womens’ fours“. Reading, Berkshire. M/S of crew of women rowers and their female cox sitting in boat beside river bank, a man standing on the jetty pushes the boat out into the water. M/S of the women rowing down River Thames. Various shots of women rowing under a bridge. M/S of crew of women lifting a boat out of the water. M/S of the women standing outside boathouse. They wear shorts, white blazers and stripy scarves. A man - their coach? - stands behind them. The girls link arms and seem in high spirits, all have highly fashionable cropped hair of time. Cuts / out takes start at 01:35:24. More shots of women rowing down river - similar to shots in edited bit of item. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.