27th North Of Thames Cc Championship (1925)

Item title reads 27th North of Thames Cross Country Championship. 293 runners from 29 teams compete Southend Harriers scored double success with first man home and winning team honours. Shenfield, Essex. L, S as all the runners set off up the track, the camera follows them round. M, S as they run in single file up the field. M, S as they jump a ditch and carry on. L, S as the winner waves as he approaches the finish line, people wave and cheer him on. C, U of him after the race smiling and having his hand shaken by other competitors. Intertitle Now for the ladies who are enthusiastically taking up this L, S of the ladies at the starting line, they set off past the camera. M, S as they climb up a hill, M, S as they climb over a fence and jump over the stream. L, S as they run through a wood. M, S in slow motion as they jump over a ditch. Intertitle How soon will it be before we shall see a lady National Cross Country champion M, S of the ladies stood in a line, they have been splashe