National Cross Country Championship - 219 Competitors Faces the Starter for an Annual Event Won for the Fifth Time by Birchfield Harriers

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1354

Date Released

13 Mar 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ladies’ International Hockey. America Easily Defeated by England, 17 Goals to 1
2. 2National Cross Country Championship - 219 Competitors Faces the Starter for an Annual Event Won for the Fifth Time by Birchfield Harriers
3. 3Prime Minister In Cardiff
4. 4Boat Race Preparations - Oxford Crew at Marlow Test New Set of Oars
5. 5Fatal Train Smash. The Overturned Engine and Broken Carriages of the Riviera Express Which Jumped the Rails Near Lyons.

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: THE START - ON THE FAMOUS RACECOURSE AT DONCASTER Start now shown, 2 LVs of runners running bunched together. MLV competitors climb over fence watched by spectators and marshal [?]. LV to MLV several runners towards camera through tunnel of spectators. LV string of runners stretching into distance. MLV 4 spectators and 2 St John’s Ambulance men watch runners jump ditch. MV runners jump ditch, one slips back, then pulls himself out. TMLV 2 runners past camera through tunnel of spectators. [2ND SUBTITLE]: CORPORAL WM COTTERELL (RCOS) 1ST MAN HOME IN 56 MINUTES 50 SECONDS 2 SCUs winner, other runner just out of frame.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

Doncaster; England

Library number GR

7369 neg 275ft

Length of story (in feet)

112

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