Pigeon Race At Westminster (1910-1919)

Pigeon race at Westminster, London. Opens w/ shot of crowd: little boy; adult couple; elderly man in FG. Then more of crowd; with the old man pointing upward w/ cane & talking to other men. MS a guy (head out of frame) carries 2 big wicker baskets; sets them down next to others. GV baskets w/ pigeons inside lined up; w/ spectators behind. Men simultaneously open all baskets; releasing the birds; the pigeons fly quickly up over camera & away. Animals; birds; sports; races. FILM ID: 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