Sport - Henley Royal Regatta (1959)

Title reads: “Henley“. Sport: Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Various shots River Thames, people walking about on the river’s edge in the “Tea Garden“. C/U woman in boater hat. C/U man in old school cap. Punt paddling down stream. C/U two men, one with handle bar moustache. G/V river, pan down to show baby being held in water. Various shots the Diamond Sculls sculling race between H.L Parker (USA) and S.A. Mackenzie (Australia). Mackenzie is farthest from camera on left. C/U television personality Jackie Rae and his wife film star Janette Scott. More shots race. Intercut shots of spectators. C/U winner Mackenzie in his boat. C/U man and woman. Various shots the Grand Challenge Cup rowing eights race between Harvard University and The Thames Rowing Club. Harvard nearest camera. Harvard win easily. 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