Six Miles Defeats Pirie

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
55/58
Date Released
21 Jul 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
720
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Vimy Wins King George VI Stakes
  2. 2Queen Visits the Oval
  3. 3Six Miles Defeats Pirie
  4. 4Donald Campbell’s Record Bid
  5. 5East Meets West at Geneva

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
At the AAA Championships, White City, Gordon Pirie fails to finish the six miles race in which it was hoped he might break the record.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
White City, London; England
Credits:
Camera
John Corbett
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
William Jordan
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip
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