1913 Epsom Derby in front of King George V's horse, Anmer. The horse struck Davison as she tried to grab the horse's reins, the injuries she received proved fatal as she died 4 days later. Davison was a militant suffragette and a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she campaigned throughout her life for votes for women in the United Kingdom. The race was attended by an estimated 500,000 people, including the King and Queen. Aboyeur, ridden by Edwin Piper, took an early lead which he maintained into the straight, where he ran about three horse-widths away from the inside
The Pickwick Papers (1913 film) the Vitagraph party shot several one-reel films while abroad, including "Bunny at Sea", filmed on board ship to England; "Bunny at the Derby", filmed at Epsom Downs; "Cork and Vicinity", filmed in Cork, Ireland; and "The Blarney Stone", filmed at Blarney Castle. The group returned to the United States after three months abroad and incidental stops in Paris and Berlin. "The Honourable Event" and "The Adventure of Westgate Seminary" were released in the United States on February 28, 1913, and "The Adventure of the Shooting Party" was released on September 5, 1913. Despite the effort Bunny and his associates invested