The Varsity Sports Tinted (1925)

Item title reads The Varsity sports. Oxford just beat Cambridge in thrilling athletic duel and 3 new records were established. Queen s Club, London. Various shots as one man does the high jump using a pole. M, S of a man doing the high jump in the rain, he tries three times but keeps knocking the pole down. Intertitle Lord Burghley won the 120 yards hurdles and broke record in the 220 L, S as the athletes jump over the hurdles, some are knocked over, they run through the finish line. M, S of Lord Burghley after the race. Intertitle Magnificent running between W. E. Stevenson, Oxford, and Lowe, Cambridge, in the quarter L, S of the runners poised to start, they begin and run past the camera. It follows them round the course as the two leaders compete, one puts a spurt on and overtakes the leader to win. M, S of the winner out of breath, he puts his coat on. Note: This item is tinted orange, there is a black and white version with the same title and