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CROSS COUNTRY RACE NOVELTY

Cross Country Race Novelty (1928)

A cross country motorcycle race in the mud takes its toll on some of...

MOTORCYCLE SCRAMBLE

Motorcycle Scramble (1932)

Shots of motorcycle riders racing over hills and dales - and mud.

 LE MANS TYPE START MOTORCYCLE RACE

Le Mans Type Start Motorcycle Race (1930-1939)

Motorcyclists ride off on cross country race.

NORTHERN COUNTIES C.C. CHAMPIONSHIP

Northern Counties C.C. Championship (1929)

Yorkshiremen do well in Northern Counties Cross Country...

MUDLARKS

Mudlarks (1966)

Cyclists brave the mud in a cross country cycle race.

O'ER HILL AND DALE

O'er Hill And Dale (1930)

French national cycling cross country championships.

CROSS COUNTRY CYCLE RACE IN ITALY LNER

Cross Country Cycle Race In Italy Lner (1938)

Cyclists take part in a cross country race in Italy.

 

 

RECORD ENTRY IN FRENCH CROSS COUNTRY RACE

Record Entry In French Cross Country Race (1927)

Snow does not deter the cross country runners in...

WHAT'S NEXT GIRLS

What's Next Girls (1923)

Cross country running - the latest sport to be taken up by ladies.

OBSTACLE RACE - FRANCE

Obstacle Race - France (1938)

Men run, cycle, go through an obstacle course and swim, all in the same...

POLO CROSSE issue title - SAFE AND SOUND

Polo Crosse Issue Title - Safe And Sound (1940)

Footage of polo crosse match.

CROSS COUNTRY RACE

Cross Country Race (1947)

Item showing cross country race in France.

INTER TEAM CROSS COUNTRY

Inter Team Cross Country (1914-1918)

Men take part in cross country race.

FA CUP THIRD ROUND - MILLWALL V MANCHESTER CITY

Fa Cup Third Round - Millwall V Manchester City (1938)

Millwall play Manchester City in the FA Cup...

GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY

Girls' Cross Country (1927)

Over 100 girls compete in a cross country race in the wooded outskirts of...

INTER COUNTY C.C. CHAMPIONSHIP

Inter County C.C. Championship (1927)

A cross country running championship is won by Warwickshire.

O'VER HILL AND DALE

O'ver Hill And Dale (1927)

Cross country runners compete against cyclists near Brighton.

ETON COLLEGE STEEPLECHASES

Eton College Steeplechases (1928)

Eton schoolboys run across muddy fields and try to leap across the...

IRELAND EXPECTS

Ireland Expects (1924)

Young men take part in the Tailteann Games - they race across fields and vault...

JUMP IT OR GO INTO IT TINTED

Jump It Or Go Into It Tinted (1925)

Boys at Eton take part in a steeplechase which includes running...

GRASMERE SPORTS

Grasmere Sports (1939)

Footage of the Grasmere cross country run in Cumbria.

HUNDREDS OF WOMEN

Hundreds Of Women (1926)

Women's cross country race in France.

REAL SPORTS

Real Sports (1940)

Women in shorts beat men in skirts in a comic football match - score 4-2.

ARMY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Army Cross Country Championships (1920)

An item about the Army Cross-Country Championships.

ITALY - MOTOR-CYCLE STEEPLECHASE

Italy - Motor-Cycle Steeplechase (1953)

A national motor cross held in Italy - lot of mud.

LEEDS DOCTOR DIAGNOSES WIN FOR HIMSELF

Leeds Doctor Diagnoses Win For Himself (1950)

18th Inter-County Cross Country Championship won by Dr...

CYCLISTS' 'ARCTIC' ANTICS

Cyclists' 'arctic' Antics (1963)

Rolf Woldshohl wins the German Cross Country Cycle Championships in...

BUILD YOUR OWN CAR

Build Your Own Car (1963)

With factory supplied components, six men show how to assemble sports car in...

ITALIAN MILITARY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Italian Military Championships (1930-1939)

Italian soldiers competing in some kind of cross country race.

PARIS CROSS-COUNTRY

Paris Cross-Country (1930-1939)

Cross country running race in parkland area near Paris.

PRINCE OF WALES - ACTS AS STARTER & JUDGES AT INNER-COMMAND CROSS COUNTRY...

Prince Of Wales - Acts As Starter & Judges At Inner-Command Cross Country... (1914-1919)

Prince...

COLLEGE HARRIERS SET CROSS COUNTRY RECORD

College Harriers Set Cross Country Record (1914-1919)

Footage of athletes taking part in cross country...

ARMY SPORTS AT ALDERSHOT

Army Sports At Aldershot (1914-1918)

British soldiers take part in army sports at Aldershot. Hampshire.

WHAT'S NEXT GIRLS

What's Next Girls (1923)

Cross country running - the latest sport to be taken up by ladies.

OVER THE HISTORIC EPSOM DOWNS

Over The Historic Epsom Downs (1933)

Athletes compete in the Surrey Senior Cross Country Championship.

169 WOMEN RUNNERS!

169 Women Runners! (1933)

Women's National Cross Country Championship won by Miss Style.

INTER-VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

Inter-Varsity Cross Country (1933)

Oxford and Cambridge teams compete in cross country race in Kent.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Women's Cross Country "Derby" (1931)

Women compete in Cross Country race in Epsom.

CROSS COUNTRY RACE ON ASCOT COURSE LNER

Cross Country Race On Ascot Course Lner (1938)

Men run along the Ascot racecourse in the Southern...

144 WOMEN - RUNNERS

144 Women - Runners (1930)

Miss L. D. Style wins the Women's National Cross Country Championship for the...

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

National Cross Country Championships (1930)

W. F. Howard wins the National Cross Country...

AFTER FOUR YEARS

After Four Years (1930)

T. Evenson wins the International Cross Country Championship for Britain.

KARATE

Karate (1964)

Members of the British Karate Federation demonstrate their skills.

"All Our Firemen Are Smart ... Here's The Smartest" (1930)

London firemen show their hosepipe...

271 RUNNERS

271 Runners (1931)

Cross country race over snowy course near Paris.

AN ARMY OF RUNNERS

An Army Of Runners (1931)

French national cross country race from Maison Laffitte.

A REALLY SPORTING EVENT!

A Really Sporting Event! (1931)

Teams compete in long distance relay race from Exeter to Plymouth.

TAKING THE PLUNGE AT ALLEYN'S SCHOOL DULWICH

Taking The Plunge At Alleyn's School Dulwich (1938)

Schoolboys of Alleyn's School take part in...

HON. QUICK CHANGE ARTIST

Hon. Quick Change Artist (1930)

Japanese drag queen - or someone posing as one!

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP - CREWE

National Cross Country Championship - Crewe (1927)

A cross country championship race takes place at...