Calcutta, India.
Various shots at the Viceroy’s Cup Race. Lancers lead a procession, followed by the Viceroy, the Marquess of Linlithgow with Lady Linlithgow in an open horse-drawn carriage. Brief shots of the crowds at the races; society types mix with men in ornate turbans. L/Ss of the horse race. Commentator says the winner is ’Fastnet’(?).
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