Military Cross Country Race

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

235-1

Date Released

23 Feb 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. *Club for Fighting Men
2. *Military Cross Country Race
3. *Unbeaten Irish Guards

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Lieutenant-Colonel the Earl of Kerry, starts the invitation inter-team race, held by the Irish Guards over a six miles course near Warley Barracks." Long shot of large number of cross country runners setting off. Various shots of race [no film of Earl of Kerry].

Keywords

Sport; Military

Length of story (in feet)

51

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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