The St Leger (1925)

Item title reads - The St. Leger. Enormous crowd of 300,000 see Sir J. Rutherford’s “Solario“ ridden by J. Childs win “Last of the Classics“ in deluge of rain. Doncaster, South Yorkshire. L/S as the horses are led around the enclosure with their jockeys. M/S as they are led out onto the course, L/S as they walk up it to the starting line. All the spectators have their umbrellas up. M/S as they line up then race off. L/S as they speed up the course. M/S as Solario is led into the enclosure with people watching, Mr Childs dismounts and takes the saddle off, the horse steams and a blanket is put over it. 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 (191