For The Headship Of The River (1929)

Item title reads - For the headship of the river. Encouraged by yells of the excited supporters, each college strives desperately to record a “bump“ in annual torpids. Oxford, Oxfordshire. L/S of people lining the river bank as teams row up the middle, people run along the bank to follow the race. M/S of the teams bumping each other then stopping. Intertitle - ’- and there were 20 bumps in first day’s “Lent“ races at Cambridge.’ M/S of similar scene with teams rowing along the river and students running along the bank to follow. M/S as they bump each other. 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-
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