Marathon Tests Old Faithfuls

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
49/50
Date Released
23 Jun 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fans Crowd Stars’ Garden Party
  2. 2Salzburg Restores an Old Landmark
  3. 3Marathon Tests Old Faithfuls
  4. 4Europe’s Biggest Poultry Farm Re-Opens
  5. 5Wimbledon Breaks All Records

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
Veteran sports cars dominate America’s first big road race for twenty years. (78 feet). In London, another veteran - Jack Holden - wins the Windsor Chiswick marathon race (79 feet)
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing; Athletics
Locations
London; New York; England; Bridgehampton
Length of story (in feet)
157
Story extras:
Film clip
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