News In A Nutshell (1936)

Full title reads: “News in a Nutshell“. Intertitle reads: “Sandown Park“. Cross Country Championships - at Sandown Park Racecourse, Surrey. Various shots of men running around track. C/U of winner and friends. Winner is S.C. Belton of the Surrey Athletics Club. Intertitle reads: “Oxford“. Torpids at Oxford, Oxfordshire. Various shots of rowing eights on River Isis (part of River Thames). Torpid races are peculiar to Oxford University; river is too narrow to over take so boats row one behind the other. Crews are eliminated from race when their boat is bumped by the one behind. Intertitle reads: “Eton“. Eton College Steeplechase, Berkshire. Various shots of gruelling cross country race run by boys from famous public school. Boys have to jump over river before reaching finishing line. Crowds of Etonians and parents watch. Winner is C. W. Parker. Intertitle reads: “Altcar“. Waterloo Cup for hare coursing, Lancashire. Various shots pairs of Greyhound dogs chasing hare around fi