Cork Team’s Great Victory (1924)

Ireland. Title: “CORK TEAM’S GREAT VICTORY in National Senior Cross-Country Championship at Phoenix Park“. Panning shot along a row of young men in shorts waiting to start the race, they all wear numbers on their chests. L/S of the start of the race - about a hundred runners pass the camera. M/S of a group of spectators standing on either side of a small hillock, some of the runners stumble over it as they pass. Intertitle: “Mr. J. J. Walsh (Director of the Tailteann Games) and friends, interested spectators of the Race“. M/S of Mr. W. with two male and a female companion leaning on a fence. M/S of runners jogging past the fence, other spectators line the route, they clap and cheer on the competitors. Intertitle: “J. J. Ryan (Tipperary) first man home after a magnificent performance“. M/S of the final leg of the course, a crowd of spectators stand on either side, Ryan comes running over the finishing line, practically knocking over the cameraman. M/S of Ryan sitting on two men’s shoulders, other wel