Entertaining short film which documents a day’s whippet racing at Bingley, near Bradford. A commentary in a strong Yorkshire accent explains the particulars of the sport and the local area. Title – ‘Hot Dogs’ by J. Eric Hall The film opens with a whippet racing track being marked out in a field at Beckfoot, Bingley, with the commentary noting that these races happen every Sunday at 10am. A sign reads “Wippet racing – All dogs on lead – By order”. A dog with a rosette on its collar is held...

Entertaining short film which documents a day’s whippet racing at Bingley, near Bradford. A commentary in a strong Yorkshire accent explains the particulars of the sport and the local area. Title – ‘Hot Dogs’ by J. Eric Hall The film opens with a whippet racing track being marked out in a field at Beckfoot, Bingley, with the commentary noting that these races happen every Sunday at 10am. A sign reads “Wippet racing – All dogs on lead – By order”. A dog with a rosette on its collar is held on a lead. Men unload equipment for the races from a truck. The track is marked out using rope and metal stakes, and the starting traps are put in place. In the yard of the Brown Cow, one of Bingley’s oldest pubs, groups of men stand with numerous racing dogs on leads. The dogs are weighed and the results noted down, as the commentary explains that dogs are handicapped both on weight and previous victories. Meat pies, sandwiches, tea and beer are offered from a trestle table. A young man in a winter coat holds a small puppy in one hand. At the track, people arrive with their dogs and two men carry a large chalkboard to display the details of each race. Final preparations are made to the track, including setting up the lure which the dogs will chase. A man waves a white flag to start a race as another pulls to cords which open the starting traps. From the far end of the track a man winds in the lure and the dogs race after it. A cardboard box full of metal muzzles is seen, and the commentary explains that these are to prevent the whippets fighting. One is fitted to a smaller dog. The rosettes for the prize winners are seen followed by a young man wearing one. Further races are viewed from the end of the track, followed by dogs being weighed. The start of one race is seen in slow motion. A man holds a medal up for the camera, which reads ‘Aire Valley Whippet Racing Club’. The commentary notes that “there were some champion dogs at this meeting. Title –The End