The National Hunt Steeplechase 1928

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Full titles read: "The National Hunt Steeplechase - "Cryptical"... ridden by Major Cavanagh... wins Amateur Riders' Grand National in field of 32 runners."

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

High angle L/S of jockeys on horses and people milling about a field before the horse race begins....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33768
Sort Number:
G 1485
Time in/Out:
01:12:22:00 / 01:15:29:00
Canister:
G 1485
Film ID:
720.10
Issue Date:
15/03/1928

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