Australia’s Derby - The Melbourne Cup (1938)

Item title reads - The Melbourne Cup. Australia. L/S of crowds and horses. L/S as they race off, M/S of ladies jumping about and cheering them on. Various shots of the race and crowds. ’Catalogue’ is out in front, ’Bourbon’ puts on a spurt but cannot beat him. M/S as ’Catalogue’ passes the post. M/S as they go into the enclosure. M/S of the jockey stood by the horse. FILM ID:985.6 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.