Royal Ascot (1959)
Title reads: Royal Ascot. Ascot Race Course, Berkshire. G, V crowds assembling around the tote at Ascot. C, U fashionable Indian ladies arriving. Various shots of fashionably dressed women wearing hats in enclosure. Horses parading in paddock. Panning shot Agreement, Queen s horse, parading round. L, S Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret in paddock. Panning shot Sandiacre parading round. Jockeys entering the paddock. L, S Queen shaking hands with jockey W. H. Carr. L, S jockey mounting. Panning shot Queen and Queen Mother walking from the paddock. C, U bookmaker. Punter looking at board. Another punter looking at selections. Girls round bookie stand. C, U woman looking happy. C, U woman looking through glasses. G, V horses coming down straight soon after the start. C, U eccentric tipster Prince Monolulu looking through glasses. Various shots race for Ascot Stakes. Horses running include: El Hasa, British Commando, Sandiacre, York Fair, Ocho Rios and Rugosa.
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