Outsider Wins Handicap as Favorite Places Third (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1934)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. OUTSIDER WINS HANDICAP AS FAVORITE PLACES THIRD: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - Going to the post at seven to one, Indian Runner beats the favorite, Ladysman, to capture rich Stars and Stripes turf feature. Advising Anna also noses out the favorite to place second as more than 25,000 persons witness upset. 2. STORM CAUSES WIDE DAMAGE: BANGOR, ME - Ruined trees and buildings are left in the path of a “baby” tornado that swept the state. Power and telephone lines were torn down and the city was paralyzed for hours. 3. CRASH HALTS OCEAN HOP: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Francisco Sarabia’s preparations for a flight to Spain come to grief when his plane is wrecked in the final trial flight on the eve of his trans-Atlantic takeoff from the Mexican capital. 4. NATIVES OBSERVE MIDSUMMER: VIENNA, AUSTRIA - St. John’s Day, considered to be the actual beginning of summer, is observed with customs of ancient origin. For the first time in centuries the ceremony is observed in the cities as well as by the peasants. 5. YOUNG GIRL SHATTERS MARK: LAKE MARANACOOK, ME - Seventeen-year-old Alice Bridges of Whitinsville, ME, clips eleven and one-fifth seconds from record for 440-yard back stroke. 6. TRIPLETS BORN TO COW: GEORGETOWN, DE - Cherry, a two-year-old Guernsey, is the mother of three youngsters, all normal and healthy. The rare event has caused considerable comment among both scientists and farmers, who have marveled at the multiple births. 7. CHINESE IN HISTORIC RACE: SHANGHAI, CHINA - “Dragon Boats” commemorate the 2,000th anniversary of the death of the first Chinese patriot in traditional and colorful water pageant. 8. ’CYCLE STUNTS THRILL CROWDS: MONTGOMERY, AL - “Daredevil” Steve Fordyce is critically injured in his “leap of death” as famous riders crash plate glass, plank fences and smash autos head-on in a thrill-ladened “motorcycle rodeo.” 9. LONGSHOREMEN BATTLE POLICE IN STRIKE FOR BETTER WAGES: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Martial law reigns on water-front after violent demonstrations by dock workers in their picketing of piers in third month of wide-spread West Coast strike. BRIDGETON, NJ - Striking farm workers clash with authorities as they demonstrate for better conditions. Police restore order among farmers as many are put under arrest. (LOCAL – JACKSON) CELEBRATE G.O.P. FOUNDING. (LOCAL – KANSAS CITY) D.A.R. LAUDS PRESIDENT. (LOCAL – CHICAGO) DR. EXPLAINS NEW…

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MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library