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Title: GYMKHANA DISPLAY, PRESTWICK, CARMUNNOCK

Reference number: 10476

Date: 1954 / 1955

Director: filmed by Averil and Willie Murdoch

Sound: silent

Original format: std. 8mm

Colour: bwcol

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 26.02 mins

Description: Amateur footage of riding school gymkhanas and brief shots of an outdoor swimming pool.

Shotlist: INSTITUTE OF AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHERS - A MEMBERS’ FILM [COL] Shots of a man on horseback. A group of men on horseback set off. Shots of a residential street and shots of Wellington Square in Ayr. Shots of women walking around holding horses by the reins. [B/W] (Hazelden Riding School, Mearnskirk) Shots of men riding in formation on horseback inside a walled enclosure with a small audience watching. Shots of people competing in races and girls riding horses backwards through obstacles. Shots of people riding over different jumps and fences. Shots of adults walking around the riding arena in what looks like pyjamas. Shots of the people running races on foot then on horseback. Shots of a man standing behind a microphone next to a table with trophies. Shots of people being given trophies including girls from the crowds. [COL] Shots of girls swimming around in an outdoor swimming pool, probably Prestwick. THE END INSTITUTE OF AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHERS - A MEMBERS’ FILM Shots of people sitting along the side lines of a car park sitting on deckchairs. Shots of a small group of people watching as horse riders jump over a fence. Extensive shots of the people riding around and jumping the fence. Shots of all the riders lining up on their horses. Shots of the people riding around the field. Shots of men in uniform riding around the field. Shots of the men on horseback riding in formation. Shots of women in pyjamas and night dresses run a race. More shots of people being given prizes. Shots of a man giving a speech. Shots of the prize giving woman being given flowers.