The Grasmere Sports (1925)
Item title reads The Grasmere sports. Mighty men of the fells compete in old English Sports mist marred the glorious setting. Cumberland. M, S as men wrestle with each other in a field, C, U of two locked together, various shots as one throws another to the ground. M, S of him stood talking to a man smoking a cigar who is looking in a book. M, S as the man with the cigar stands holding one end of the finishing tape as it is stretched across the field. M, S of winning wrestler looking at the camera and smiling. Intertitle the Derby of the Dales 870 feet up to summit of Butter Crag and back and the winner did it in 14 1, 2 L, S from above of the race, M, S as the men climb over a stone wall and run through shrubs, various shots as they make their way along. M, S as number 16 approaches the line and runs through it. C, U of the winner out of breath someone shakes his hand. Note: an orange tinted version exists. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHAN
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