To Film Running of All Races at Longacres Track, Daily Racing Form, 1952-05-01

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To Film Running of All Races at Longacres Track TrackSEATTLE SEATTLE Wash April 30 A formal contract agreement for the installation and use of the film patrol at Longacres was signed by all parties concerned at a meeting of the Washington horse racing commission last Monday morning The Criterion Films Inc a local company re ¬ ceived the contract which calls for the in ¬ stallation of two cameras in each of the two stations In addition a panoramic shot of the entire race will be filmed filmedUnder Under the terms of the contract the Washington Jockey Club will finance the installation of the camera stations labora ¬ tory and projection facilities and will pay onehalf of the daily expense of operating the film patrol The other half of the oper ¬ ating cost will be borne by the Washingtbn horse racing commission through whose efforts the film patrol is being brought to the Pacific Northwest for the first time


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