Varsity Relay Race (1922)

London. Full titles read: “Varsity Relay Race - Cambridge easily defeat Pennsylvania and Oxford Runners and Break British 4 mile record.“ M/S of three athletes starting the race in outdoor sports stadium. L/S of runners completing lap and passing the baton onto the next runner. L/S of runner passing baton again. One athlete trailing last hands over baton, staggers forward and collapses in a heap! He is helped up by various officials. L/S of Cambridge athlete crossing the line in first place. He looks shattered as officials crowd around him. M/S of the athletic team in photograph line up. FILM ID:262.3 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 New