International Cross-Country (1927)

Item title reads: “International cross-country. In a deluge of rain - won again by France. T. Payne (Hallamshire) was first man home.“ Newport, Wales M/S teams in kit and officials in hats and coats at the start of the race. M/S of the athletes running round a muddy course watched by onlookers. A boy wears a black shiny mackintosh. A policemen steps back out of the camera’s way, and the runners arrive at the finish through a corridor of waiting spectators, mostly holding umbrellas. Note: Wet and muddy, typical Wales. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont