Doug Payne's Mini-Camera Records The Rider's-Eye View

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Doug Payne’s Mini-Camera Records The Rider’s-Eye View

You won't see the face of event rider Doug Payne, of Califon, N.J., on the NBC-TV broadcast of the Rolex Kentucky CCI next Sunday, but Payne hopes that you will see footage from his special on-board camera.

PUBLISHED

April 30, 2005
10:00 pm

WORDS BY

John Strassburger

Buck Davidson and Private Treaty approach Fence 19, the Creek Oxer 3'11" high with a 6'6" spread.

You won’t see the face of event rider Doug Payne, of Califon, N.J., on the NBC-TV broadcast of the Rolex Kentucky CCI next Sunday, but Payne hopes that you will see footage from his special on-board camera.

Karen O’Connor, Buck Davidson and Darren Chiacchia each wore the tiny camera yesterday, but the NBC producers won’t have footage from Chiacchia as he didn’t start on the cross-country course. Chiacchia also wore the camera in dressage, pinned to his jacket, but it became slightly dislodged just before he went in the ring and one of Chiacchia’s lapels partially covered the lens.

Payne was pleased with the scenes his cameras recorded from O’Connor’s round on Upstage and Davidson’s round on Private Treaty, and he thought the producers would most likely use the O’Connor footage as she’s in the top 10 and a previous winner.