Runners Instead Of Racehorses (1927)

Item title reads: “ Runners instead of Racehorses. Huge crowds brave weather to see French National Cross country on famous Maisons Laffitte Race course.“ France M/S of athletes as they start their race on a grass track, watched on both sides by crowds with umbrellas. They pass a pavilion and more crowds. L/S of the tail end of the pack. M/S of the winner at the finishing line and with newsmen. There are gendarmes amongst the crowd. 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 Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. Al