Rowing Race Family Aka Rowing Family (1960)

C, Us and M, S of Tom Phelps helping a boy into a skiff and watching him row away up a river. M, Ss of Harry and Edwin Phelps looking at a boat being carried in front of them; commentator tells us that Tom won the famous Doggett s Coat and Badge Race in 1922, Harry in 1920 and Edwin in 1958 and today he s a leader in the field of boat building too. M, S and C, U in a boatyard as we see Bill Phelps, chief boatman to the University of London working on a boat. M, S as we look at the Doggett s Coat and Badge Race on the River Thames, where former winners turn out in full regalia the red 18th centurystyle coats and gold badges they received as prizes. We see Jack Phelps who won the race in 1928 (there s loads of them ) in his coat and badge; various shots as we see the men standing on a launch with Tower Bridge in the background, waiting for the race to start (it is between London Bridge and Chelsea). The men also wear red knickerbockers and white stockings; other launches are seen waiting for the race; we