Boat Race (1947)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. The Oxford Vs Cambridge University boat race on the River Thames, London. Cambridge win with ease. LS CU A section of the crowd on the banks. CU feet on muddy towpath. CU men with folded newspapers as rain hats. LS CU a section of the crowd lining the bank, many of them with umbrellas up. LS MS the Cambridge crew, well in the lead at Hammersmith bridge. LS MS Action shot, side view of Cambridge. LS Cambridge passing the launch at Mortlake 10 lengths ahead of Oxford. Oxford passing the launch. Possibly connected with 47/27 - MD 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