Stirring Sea Race (1928)

Full titles read: “Stirring Sea Race - recalling days of the “Cutty Sark“... as four masted Barque “Hougomont“, one of the last of the Old Windjammers, reaches port.“ Falmouth, Cornwall. L/S of a four masted sailing ship on the sea. Several shots show men climbing up the rigging and pulling on ropes to let the sails down. More footage of the ship at sea. Intertitle reads: “Only a few hours separated her from her rival “Ponape“ at end of their 124 day voyage from Australia.“ L/S of a man climbing
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