Cross Country Race

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/26

Date Released

28 Mar 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lightning Arrester Test
2. 2Car Crash Test
3. 3Wales v France
4. 4Anti-Vietnam Demonstration
5. 5Cross Country Race
6. 6Cross Country Race
7. 7Grand National Montage

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

A huge field set off on the 36 Inter-Counties Country Championship Race. At the end of 7 1/2 gruelling miles Lancashire’s wonderman Ron Hill was first home and his county were champions for the eighth time in nine years.

Locations

Windsor Great Park

Credits:

Camera

Cedric Baynes

Camera

Kenneth G. Goddard

Story extras:

Film clip

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