French Grand National (1927)

Item title reads: “French Grand National. Irish Steeplechaser ’Jorpoint’ just fails to win ’Grand Steeplechase de Paris’.“ Auteuil, Paris, France M/S of the stands, with crowds milling about. The horses are walked out, followed by sequences from the race as the riders clear the fences. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.