French Grand National (1929)

Auteuil, France. Full titles read: “FRENCH GRAND NATIONAL - “Le Touquet“ scores in Grand Steeplechase de Paris.“ High angle shot of the jockey’s riding horses in single file on race course. L/s of the race beginning. Various shots of the race underway. Good footage of two horses and riders racing neck and neck as they jump over large fence. Slow motion shot of the same competitors jumping fence, followed by the rest of the field. High angle shots of runners and rider jumping last few fences, one horse falls. The camera closes in on the leading jockey as “Le Touquet“ crosses the finish line.“ FILM ID:794.1 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), Em