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Summary: Newsreel item on boat and yacht races, Torquay, August 1912.
Description: Single sculls (not racing boats) are raced. This is followed by a gondoliers' race, then coxed fours and pairs, all by the waterfront. Next shown are racing sailboats, filmed from a nearby boat which keeps up with them as they race.
Keywords: recreation, British civilian - sport: boat race (object name)
recreation, British civilian - sport: yacht race (object name)
GB, England & Torquay, Devon <harbour> (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: None
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 97 ft; Running time: 1 min
Notes: Production: see IWM 1061-01 for production details. Another two items from this issue are held as IWM 1061-03d, later on this reel
Technical: this fragment is currently held on the same reel as IWM 1061-03a-i, the can is marked as IWM 1061-03