Seabiscuit wins match race in Del Mar, California. Horses getting ready for the race, with trainers and jockeys at stables. View of spectators in stands including Bing Crosby in a boater's hat. Horses on track. The race starts. (Seabiscuit owned by Charles S. Howard and Ligaroti owned by Hollywood entertainer Bing Crosby). The jockeys fight for first position. Spectators in the stand watch the race. Seabiscuit wins the race despite persistent fouling from Ligaroti's jockey.
Events that took place in 1937. Del Mar race track opens with a handicap in Del Mar, California. Many Hollywood stars also witness the opening horse race at the race track. Stars seen include: Bob Burns, Pat O'Brien, Bing Crosby, Robert Taylor, Lee Tracy, and Barbara Stanwyck. The race gets underway. Big Grey wins the inaugural handicap at Del Mar track.
'Grey Count' wins the Inaugural Handicap Race at New Coast Track in Del Mar, California. Movie stars watch the race from a grandstand. Horses leave gates to run on a dirt track. A man looks through binoculars. Grey Count wins the race by a good lead.
The U.S. Navy flying boat Caroline Mars carry 218 passengers from San Diego to Alameda and sets a new record. The U.S. Navy officers and sailors stand at a dock. They wear life jackets and walk towards the flying boat. The sailors and passengers aboard a U.S. Navy flying boat Caroline Mars. Insignia of the United States on the Caroline Mars. A signal officer gives a signal. The flying boat taxis in water and takes off. Caroline Mars in flight from San Diego to Alameda.
Navy flying boat, Martin JRM Mars makes record flight from California to Hawaii. The flying boat prepares for its record flight. Soldiers load raw material on JRM Mars. Crew members take their place inside the aircraft, ready to take off. Martin JRM Mars takes of from water surface and begins its flight. Pilot and co pilot operate controls, seated in the cockpit. (World War II period).
Documentary tilted 'History of Aviation' depicts benefits to mankind brought by discovery of aviation. A group of travelers on horses and bullock carts, in hot and dusty deserts travels from California to New York. A railroad train runs on railroad between California and New York. An airplane flies in sky above skyscraper tall buildings of New York City, over Manhattan Island. Animated map shows ship sail towards Europe. A cruise ship liner underway in the ocean towards Europe. Howard Hughes airplane takes off in New York, bound for Paris, France. It is Lockheed 14 Super Electra Special, Model 14-N2 ( NX18973) seen in aerial views over Manhattan Island New York City. Skyscrapers of New York City visible. (Filmed on July 14, 1938).
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