Manchester To Blackpool (1934)

Full title reads: “MANCHESTER TO BLACKPOOL - 20 teams compete in 51-mile relay race.“ Manchester to Blackpool, Lancashire. Start of the Manchester to Blackpool relay race in Manchester - the first twenty runners are off. The baton which contains a letter from Lord Mayor of Manchester to Lord Mayor of Blackpool changes hands - crowd around the runners. Bad weather. Various shots of the race. Finish of the race - the winner, J. W. Beman of Birchfield Lads, presents the Mayor with the baton, crowd around. Second runner arriving, G. Bailey of Salford. A nice close up shot of Beman and Bailey. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire N