264th Race For Town Plate (1929)

Item title reads - 264th race for Town Plate. 75 year old Mr Frank Simpson wins historic race - the only one in which women can compete with men. 4 ladies and one other man started! Newmarket, Suffolk. Various shots of ladies getting on their horses. M/S as one lady pats her horse and adjusts the saddle. M/S of her riding towards the starting line followed by the others. M/S as the two men ride at the back. Various shots of the race. M/S as Frank Simpson passes the finish post. M/S of him stood with his trophy, he smiles. 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. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), an