Lesson Of The Watch (1927)

No title. Crowd of men close to camera we see mostly backs of heads and hats. Camera pans across they are at a race track. Intertitle reads: Or the sleek beauty of a thoroughbred horse L, S from a high angle of horses being led around the paddock. M, S of a horse being led by a stable boy. Men stand around the paddock and take notes on the form. Abroad, for years the clock has been the decisive factor in estimating the merits of horses. Here authorities have been sceptical of time tests, because courses differ so reads an intertitle. L, S of the track. The time of a race may be materially affected by the going difficult (but not impossible to Two men walk on the course to test the going. One of the men pokes the ground with an umbrella. Another time factor is wind velocity this can be measured by special air meters and allowances made C, U of two men consulting a measuring instrument. One of the men writes something in a notebook. Second only