This very short fragment prefigures Pimple in The Whip (1917), another spoof
of the immensely popular racing drama subgenre that was in vogue at this time
and continued to be both prolific and popular through the 1920s. The format
tended to be conventional and always involved someone trying to nobble the
favourite for financial gain. Here, Pimple saves a Lord's horse from an evil
Baron and wins the race.
Complete surviving film (1:26)
