“Palaudiers’ Derby“ (1930)

Full title reads: “Brittany. ’Palaudiers’ Derby’. In old-time costume, Salt Collectors hold annual race on their working ponies.“ Brittany, France. Salt collectors wearing costumes with big hats stand by their ponies. A man speaking in French outlines the rules. Tilt up the costume being worn by one of the competitors. The men ride their horses up to the start. Various shots of the race, crowds are watching. One rider comes over the finish well in advance of the rest of the horse racing field. 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