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ABCNEWS VideoSource
COWES WEEK OPENS
08/07/1952
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VSBMT1209A04
ISSUE_NO = 1209A NO_OF_ITEMS = 6 ITEM_NO = 4 DESCRIPTION : For thousands of Britons, sailing is the greatest of all sports, and one most distinguished competitor, the Duke of Edinburgh, had entered the Dragon "Bluebottle" and "Coweslip" in the Flying Fifteen Class. CARD_FILE = 57607 CARD_TITLE : COWES WEEK OPENS SHOT_LIST : Cut story - KS. GV Cowes. CU starting gun firing. Various shots of small yachts in race, weather windy. Small yachts turning some getting into slight difficulties. Shots of the "Bluebottle" & Coweslip" on water. KEYWORDS : Great Britain; Royalty; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Lt Philip Mountbatten); Sport; Yachting; Ships and Boats; Isle of Wight MATERIAL : TWTD Tape 72 FEET_SHOT = 1001 DATE_SUBD = 08/07/1952
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