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 LADIES CYCLING

Ladies Cycling

Early scenes of ladies riding their bikes.

DOG TRAILING

Dog Trailing (1963)

Dog trailing in the North of England

BANGERS' RACE aka STOCK CAR RACING

Bangers' Race AKA Stock Car Racing (1968)

Old bangers bump around track in race at Harringay stadium....

SCHNEIDER TRIALS - NO FLYING

Schneider Trials - No Flying (1925)

Sporty seaplanes for the Schneider trophy are moved into the...

HORSE SHOW - HORSE AND TRAP RACE

Horse Show - Horse And Trap Race (1928)

Footage of show jumping competition in progress.

PLOUGHING CONTEST

Ploughing Contest (1948)

Empire Ploughing Contest in Cumberland - cuts from story in 48/11.

INTERNATIONAL ANGLING

International Angling (1964)

A story about a fishing competition in Littlehampton which attracts people...

 

 

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1934)

A quiz asks us to guess what different sounds are, played over...

CANINE SKILL

Canine Skill (1934)

Blue Maid, an Australian sheepdog herds sheep in a sheepdog trial.

RISKY BUSINESS!

Risky Business! (1933)

Canoe race down the Isar River in Germany.

SHEPHERDS' CONTEST

Shepherds' Contest (1959)

A contest for shepherds is held in Wurttemberg in Germany.

NORFOLK SHOW

Norfolk Show (1962)

Animals are washed and groomed in preparation for the Norfolk Country Show.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 477 - ZOO FOR BRITISH ANIMALS, HOPPITY HARE, COOKING...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 477 - Zoo For British Animals, Hoppity Hare, Cooking... (1964)

Cuts...

THE LENS LIAR - THE CAMERA CANNOT LIE....?

The Lens Liar - The Camera Cannot Lie....? (1921)

Special movie camera techniques are demonstrated...

SPORTITES

Sportites (1930)

Dogs perform an obstacle race.

PONY WORLD EVES

Pony World Eves (1931)

Young horse riders show their prowess at an Agricultural Hall show.

LONDON NATIONAL TERRIER CLUB

London National Terrier Club (1921)

An item about the various dogs on display at the National Terrier...

NOSE PRINTS!

Nose Prints! (1932)

Dog show where dogs have to have "nose prints" (rather then paw prints!)

BULLDOGS

Bulldogs (1933)

Good shots of Bulldogs - at play, on show, going for walks etc.

PET SHOW

Pet Show (1939)

Various animals seen at pet show in Yorkshire.

PIGEONS

Pigeons (1939)

A cat and pigeons live as friends.

ABACUS V MODERN CALCULATOR

Abacus V Modern Calculator (1967)

The abacus beats the modern calculator in competition in Hong Kong.

BEST DRESSED COMPETITION AND HEALTHIEST DOG

Best Dressed Competition And Healthiest Dog (1950-1959)

Competition for best dressed person and...

SYDNEY SHEEP SHOW

Sydney Sheep Show (1962)

Shots of prize sheep, Sir Eric Woodward presents winning sheep with ribbon.

HUNGARY: JUNIOR HORSE JUMPING

Hungary: Junior Horse Jumping (1964)

European Junior Horse Jumping Championships from Budapest.

HENLEY  aka PONY JUMPING AT HENLEY

Henley AKA Pony Jumping At Henley (1936)

Pony jumping competition for children at Henley on Thames.

HORSE SHOW

Horse Show (1920-1929)

Good footage of participants in horse show in Germany, including slow motion horse...

COWES REGATTA

Cowes Regatta (1920-1929)

Good footage of yachts and sailing boats off the coast of the Isle of Wight.

SOUTHEND TO GRAVESEND - SWIM

Southend To Gravesend - Swim (1920-1929)

Footage of swimmers on their war to Gravesend.

MARY HAD A LITTLE ... CALF!

Mary Had A Little ... Calf! (1932)

Children are given calves to look after to interest them in...

POWERSCOURT PLOUGHING MATCH

Powerscourt Ploughing Match (1931)

Tractors and horses are both used in a ploughing competition in...

WE ARE SIX!

We Are Six! (1937)

The six Cave sisters are seen at work on their farm and with their cattle at an...

THE GRAND PARADE

The Grand Parade (1931)

Amersham dog show - the dogs are dressed in funny costumes.

GOOD FORM!

Good Form! (1941)

People do perfect dives into the sea in a contest or display.

GOING TO THE DOGS

Going To The Dogs (1930)

Footage of a dog show then puppies getting a bath - they are hung on the line...

HOVERCRAFT RALLY

Hovercraft Rally (1967)

Competitors take part in first national hovercraft rally. Isle of Wight.

KART RACING

Kart Racing (1968)

The RAC hold junior kart racing championships. Shenington, Oxfordshire.

WITNEY - SHEEP SHEARING - EXTRA!

Witney - Sheep Shearing - Extra! (1969)

Record breaking attempt to turn raw fleece into woollen...

CAT SHOW - OLYMPIA

Cat Show - Olympia (1969)

Footage of annual cat show at Olympia, London.

TROTTING RACES

Trotting Races (1946)

New mechanical starting gate for use in harness and sulky racing in America.

HORSE SHOW IN ROME

Horse Show In Rome (1951)

The International horse show takes place in Rome, Italy.

AEROPLANE

Aeroplane (1934)

Pilots arrive for air race.

WORLD TROUT FISHING COMPETITION

World Trout Fishing Competition (1964)

Lots of fishy pictures from the World Trout Fishing...

SERPENTINE SWIM PART 2

Serpentine Swim Part 2 (1914-1918)

Cuts from ON 078 D and ON 076 C - swimmers compete for Peter Pan Cup in...

DINGWALL CATTLE AUCTION MARKET

Dingwall Cattle Auction Market (1920-1929)

Footage of cattle auction at Dingwall Market.

FRENCH CYCLE RACE aka FRENCH CYCLE TOUR RACE.

French Cycle Race AKA French Cycle Tour Race. (1947)

Cyclists follow the classic Tour de France...

SECRETS OF NATURE - SPECIAL MESSENGERS

Secrets Of Nature - Special Messengers (1930)

Educational film about messenger pigeons.

GONE FISHING

Gone Fishing (1963)

A competition at the river Stour demonstrates the popularity of fishing as a pastime.

SPEED!

Speed! (1931)

A plane, a steam train and a speedboat have a race where a railway track runs parallel to a...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 108

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 108 (1940)

A safety device for coal mine lifts and arts and crafts...