Punchestown Races 2nd Day (1927)

Item title reads: “ Punchestown races. Out in the country the various races provide a thrilling spectacle. “ Ireland M/S of riders coming toward the camera - two collide and fall in a heap. The riders go round a bend and the crowd watch by the jump. More fall - and the riders grapple with the horses to re mount . The riders tackle several fences which are mud banks. Note: long sequence of a horse race over fields. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed o