Peerless Punchestown (1927)

Item title reads: “Peerless punchestown. Despite the inclemency of the weather Punchestown worthily upholds all its old-time features.“ Ireland High angle shot of the betting area with a mass of huge umbrellas. The crowd in the stand, women with furs, all look to the right, some with binoculars, umbrellas, another part of the crowd look left. L/S of the race itself with horses coming over a fence. The winner passes the finish line. People stand about. A man and a woman present the cup. 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 British (1934-1959), as well as Visn