Whippet Racing Ireland (1921)
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Description
Item title reads - Whippet Racing at Shelbourne Park. The "poor man's race horse" gives good sport. Ireland. There is an opening shot of bookmakers taking bets and people watching from the stand. Men hold their dogs and then release them, they race off down the track. We see the men running back towards us holding "rabbits" - pieces of white cloth, one of the men has only one leg. The dogs race towards them when they have finished, they all run about everywhere. M/S of one man and his dog looking at the camera. M/S of another man and dog doing the same. 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID:232.23 -
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British Pathé -
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Youtube (Youtube) -
License
What does this mean? Standard Youtube License
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Further information
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TBY6gYMj4M
Resource type: Video
Added by: Graham Webster
Last modified: 9 years, 3 months ago
Viewed: 718 times
Picture Taken: Unknown -
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