Dignitaries sit in a roped off area on St George's Plateau. Crowds are lined up outside the North Western Hotel on Lime Street in the background. Heavily decorated horses (the decorations consisting mainly of large garlands of flowers) are led around the plateau. Close up shots of decorated horses with their owners, flanked by the Wellington Monument in the background. Dignitaries seated on the steps of St George's Hall observe the proceedings, overlooking a table with a large silver trophy, and several smaller cups awaiting presentation. The lord mayor and another official stand by the trophies in conversation. A shot of crowds gathered on the plateau and stretch up Lime Street. The Empire Theatre can be seen is the background. A garlanded horse with its owner. The mayor and a woman with a chain of office stand by. The woman with the chain of office shakes hands with the horse's owner.