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  • Short Summary

    C.W. Horn beats F.W. Dix in the Amateur Skating Championship in Lingay Fen, Cambridge.

  • Description

    Item title reads - Amateur Skating Championship. Five thousand spectators see C.W. Horn defeat F.W. Dix at Lingay Fen. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

    Various shots of a policeman in uniform skating up the ice, others stand at the side or skate around. L/S as the two skaters speed towards the camera. M/S as Horn rounds a marker. M/S of another man skating. Dix also rounds the marker. M/S of a man in white jumper skating down the ice. L/S as Horn crosses the finish line and is steadied by another man. Dix skates up to him and they shake hands. M/S of Horn posing after the race.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    712.02
    Media URN:
    33608
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    02/01/1928
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:06:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:01:57:00 / 01:03:03:00
    Canister:
    G 1464

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  1. Unknown user says

    Date of the event: Dec 31, 1927. Distance: 1.5 miles. Winning time 4:55.8. #3: H. Martin, #4: H. C. Hudson.

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