Cross Country Sports (1927)

Item title reads: “Cross Country Sports. Keen racing for the Sir William Hopwood Trophy.“ Shaw, Lancashire M/S of a group of runners lining up for the race. It’s rather misty and cold. The runners hop about and rub their legs to prepare. We see the start of the race, and they run off. A couple of runners are seen at the finish, amid the crowd all wearing big winter coats. There is a C/U of Number 74, who was probably the winner, standing in front of the camera, still slightly out of breath. FILM ID:664.3 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 News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well