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World of Sports, The (Synchronized Diving; Preakness Horse Race, May39)

Reel Number: 221605-23

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL and SD

Year / Date: 1939

Country: USA

Location: Laurel,Maryland,New York City,NYC,Pimlico

TC Begins: 19:44:28

TC Ends: 19:47:10

Duration: 00:02:42

The World of Sports - New York, N.Y. 19:44:35 Shot from behind of two male divers off platform & somersault into water. LS two synchronized men diving from tower, New York World’s Fair at Jones Beach (?). Diving into net & bouncing into dive into water in slow motion. Clowns & others in slowmotion trick diving. 19:45:46 Title: Pimlico, Maryland 19:45:48 Crowd in front of grandstand, some w/ umbrellas. Horses on track led to starting line by rider on white horse intercut w/ CU & MCU of crowd. 19:46:03 Six horses out of starting gate & past. 19:46:27 Group of large newsreel cameras panning (GOOD) 19:46:30 Backstretch, around and towards finish line w/ winner by two lengths. May39; Horse Racing; NOTE: Kentucky Derby winner loses Preakness. Crowd noise only.

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