Dog Racing Photo - Finish Has Try Out (1945)

Full title reads: “PHOTO FINISH HAS TRY-OUT“. White City, London. Greyhounds at White City, London, leaving traps for the race. Dogs racing, they are seen rounding the first bend, and at the finish. Judge giving a decision. Slow motion of the race. Various shots of the photo finish mechanism in operation. This is the first use of the electric eye camera in Britain. Close up shot of the tote board at White City. Man standing in telephone kiosk forges totalisator ticket. Present a ticket through the grill of the tote. The ticket being examined under ultra violet rays. Ticket being rejected. 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)