• Short Summary

    Gatwick steeple-chase races, spoilt by rain and wind: 55ft

    (Three "Grand National " type steeple chase horse races were held at Gatwick during the first world war as the Aintree course was being used by the War office but identity of riders in this clip , and the race results are not known ).

  • Description

    SLATE INFORMATION - CAPTION - GATWICK RACES (BY ROAD ONLY) - THE REOPENING OF THE STEEPLE CHASE SEASON WAS SPOILT BY RAIN AND WIND

    Gatwick ,Sussex, England.

    Horses and ( unidentified ) riders coming through gate before race / start of race / horses jumping over hedges .
    Background: Gatwick steeple-chase races, spoilt by rain and wind: 55ft

    (Three "Grand National " type steeple chase horse races were held at Gatwick during the first world war as the Aintree course was being used by the War office but identity of riders in this clip , and the race results are not known ).

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    VLVA2XE0ZIMP60LP1HSJGA027U9JI
    Media URN:
    VLVA2XE0ZIMP60LP1HSJGA027U9JI
    Group:
    Reuters - Gaumont Graphic Newsreel
    Archive:
    Reuters
    Issue Date:
    06/01/1916
    Sound:
    Unknown
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:36:00
    Time in/Out:
    /
    Canister:
    N/A

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