Dear Old Ally Pally (1921)

Item title reads - "Dear Old Ally Pally" - where the racing is sometimes described as "round the pan and up the handle" - attracts huge crowds to its final 1921 meeting. London. Intertitle - 'In the Paddock' - M/S of a horse, the jockey jumps on and they are led away. Horses run about in the paddock and people move out of the way. Intertitle - 'Scene from the Stand' - M/S of a row of bookmakers in the foreground, L/S various shots of the crowds below. L/S as the horses have a false start, then they start the race properly. L/S of the track and crowd as the horses race up. M/S as horses race up the track. L/S of horses in paddock. We see the false start again, and the horses setting off. Intertitle - 'Envoy' wins the London Cup' - horses are led up the field, they begin the race, L/S of the crowds. M/S as the horses race past the camera. FILM ID:246.28 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/