Sport - Doctor Win Cross Country Title

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1032A
Date Released
17 Mar 1949
Date submitted
14 Mar 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sport - English Cross Country. DESCRIPTION: There was a field of 449 for the English Senior Cross Country Championship at Bromford Bridge racecourse, Birmingham. The winner was Dr Aaron of Leeds, St Marks, his time being 58 minutes 8 and one fifth. SHOTLIST: KS Crowds line start. MS several hundreds at start of race. Runners begin to thin out. Dr Aaron approaches obstacle & falls over same. SCU Aaron passes camera. Sydney Wooderson passing camera. Holden passing camera. Runners through mud ditches etc. Aaron passing finishing tape.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Birmingham; Bromford Bridge Racecourse
Card file number
51627
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sport - Doctor Win Cross Country Title', British Movietone News Issue No. 1032A, 17 Mar 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15637 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)