Summary

Footage Information

British Pathé
BRIGHTON RELAY RACE
London, Brighton, and various locations in Sussex

Title: BRIGHTON RELAY RACE 16 Teams of ten runners from the leading Harrier Clubs, put up magnificent struggle all along the London - Brighton Road

C/U of the clock face of Big Ben, the hands are at 11 o'clock M/S of a tightly packed group of runners coming down a crowd lined street, people cheer them on enthusiastically

Intertitle: Horley - half way

High angled shot of a crowd lined country lane, a man runs into frame and passes a baton to a fellow club member We see two more sets of running partners swop batons on the same stretch of road The runners are separated by a greater distance now

Intertitle: Surrey AC won in 4 hrs 50 mins 0 1/5 secs (ie 4 hrs 50 mins 45 secs)

Panning shot follows the winning runner coming over the finishing line, he is swallowed up by a crowd of well-wishers M/S of an ornate clock tower in Brighton, looks like it might be on one of the piers The time reads 10 minutes to 4 o'clock

British Pathe
00:01:01:00
Black & White
Silent
32625

Keywords

London Brighton Sussex running scenics
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