Undergraduates’ ’grand National’ (1928)

Oxford University students take part in a horse race. No titles. Oxford, Oxfordshire. M/S of jockeys on racehorses, making their way to the starting line. L/S of the horses lining up for the start; a man drops a white flag to start them off. Several good shots of the race around a rural course; a horse falls at one of the jumps and the jockey has some trouble in getting him on his feet. Two jockeys slow to a trot, presumably after 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