The launch of the National Foundation's expanded 1959 Program for Victories Beyond Polio in New York. Children suffering from Polio, Arthritic disease and birth disease attend the launch of National Foundation's expanded 1959 Program. They move on crutches and wheelchair. Women accompany the children. The three children are the representatives of the March of Dimes Against Arthritis, birth defects and Polio. Women hold posters.
At the end of the harness racing season in Yonkers Raceway, a moving car carries mobile starting gate with harness racers aligned across the track behind it. The gate folds up and the starter car speeds away allowing the race to get underway. Spectators in the stands are seen dressed warmly on this cold, damp December day. The horses, and drivers in sulkies,race around the water-covered track. Narrator comments that horses were meant to run, not swim.
Destruction caused by a pre-winter blizzard in New York City and in cities all along the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Cars and streets covered with thick snow. A man clears the snow with a shovel. Bulldozer clears the snow on the streets. Buildings on either side of the street. People working to free stuck vehicles.
Tokle Memorial Ski Jump at Bear Mountain,New York. Ski jumpers jump.. Actor Jean Stanback jumps. Art Tokle wins the championship and poses with the trophy. Spectators cheer the winner.
All-Star College Basketball Game in New York. Spectators seated in a stadium. Basket ball match starts. Lennie Rosenbluth from University of North Carolina,Dick Duckett from St Jones University and Charlie Tyra from University of Louisville play for Eastern Conference. Spectators cheer their teams. Eastern Conference wins against the Western Conference by 73-63.
Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in New York. Large crowd of spectators and bidders at the Belmont Park. The race begins. Bidders and spectators cheer their horses. Gallant Man a thoroughbred racehorse wins the Belmont Stakes,an American Grade I stakes race.
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