| NEWCASTLE POLICE SPORTS Sports day for policemen with serious as well as more light hearted events. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5346 |
| Catalog #: | 504711 | |
| Clip Number: | 504711-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1317 | |
| Timecode: | 01:11:40 - 01:13:02 | |
| Location: | Tyne and Wear. | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Recreational (Tug O War, Sack Race, etc) LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Tyne and Wear OCCUPATIONS: Law Enforcement SPORTS/TRACK & FIELD: Misc. | |
| Description: | NEWCASTLE POLICE SPORTS Sports day for policemen with serious as well as more light hearted events. "Newcastle Police Sports". Tyne and Wear. L/S of men's hurdling race across field. Instead of athletic hurdles, they use horse jumps. L/S of a men's sack race - very comical. Various L/Ss of running race with about a hundred competitors. They are racing around a track, passing a grand stand. We see the winner run through finishing line, he collapses as he does so. M/S of a woman presenting trophies, leather suitcases and carriage clocks to winners. | |
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