Grasmere Sports (1938)

Grasmere, Cumbria. Various shots of sports events at Grasmere in the Lake District. Hound dogs race over the grass on a scent trail, men wrestle and the Guides Race, where “the hardy men of the mountains try to take Castle Crag by storm“. The men run out of the sports ground, go up hills and over walls. Number 13, J W Conkey of Lorton, wins the race and is seen crossing the finishing line. 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.