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BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN AND PUNTERS

Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men And Punters (1947)

Shots of bookmakers and tic tac men at racecourse.

CELEBRATING THE FESTIVAL OF JAGANNATH IN INDIA

Celebrating The Festival Of Jagannath In India (1937)

Annual festival of Jagannath, Lord of the...

1943 MELBOURNE CUP

1943 Melbourne Cup (1943)

1943 Melbourne Cup horse race.

AUSTRALIAN SURF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Australian Surf Championships (1953)

Male teams march past with team flags, boats going through...

ALL THROUGH ... AND ALL AROUND THE TOWN aka ALL THRU  Beware other items share...

All Through ... And All Around The Town AKA All Thru Beware Other Items Share... (1933)

Lent...

LIKE HUMAN SWALLOWS

Like Human Swallows (1933)

Ski jumping competition from the Black Forest in Germany.

A LONDON SIDESHOW

A London Sideshow (1934)

Crowds having fun at Mitcham Fair.

 

 

CRYSTAL PALACE ECHOES

Crystal Palace Echoes (1934)

187 Brass bands take part in National Band Contest at Crystal Palace.

THE CUP ARRIVES IN DERBY

The Cup Arrives In Derby (1946)

Crowds welcome home Derby County football team with the FA Cup.

RIGG V BUDGE aka RIGGS V BUDGE

Rigg V Budge AKA Riggs V Budge (1942)

US Open tennis final won by Don Budge against Bobby Riggs.

TENNIS IN ROME

Tennis In Rome (1938)

Mens doubles - Germany V Italy - from Rome.

AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND

Australia V England (1963)

Shots of match and crowd - 4th Test at Adelaide.

THE LATEST SPORT ... CROSS COUNTRY ON MOTORCYCLES!

The Latest Sport ... Cross Country On Motorcycles! (1932)

Coverage of cross country motorbike...

"The Feast Of The Grapes" (1933)

Traditional festivals in Naples in celebration of grape harvest.

"The Gay City" ... Really Gay! (1931)

Decorated floats fill the streets of Paris in parade.

FIRST POST-WAR ST. LEGER AT YORK

First Post-War St. Leger At York (1945)

Chamossaibe wins the first post-war St. Leger at York.

GRAND NATIONAL SUNDAY AT AINTREE

Grand National Sunday At Aintree (1938)

Crowds of people visit Aintree racecourse on Grand National...

ITALIAN REVELRY

Italian Revelry (1934)

Italians having a wild street party during Carnival in Naples.

INDIA SEES ECLIPSE

India Sees Eclipse (1952)

In Delhi, over million Hindus assemble for the solar eclipse festival.

 SWIMMING MARATHON

Swimming Marathon (1959)

Italian newsreel item about swimming marathon between Corsica and Sardinia.

BALLOONS SPORTS WEEK

Balloons Sports Week (1963)

Balloons racing over the Alps in Switzerland during the International...

EVERTON V LIVERPOOL

Everton V Liverpool (1967)

The Everton v. Liverpool Cup Tie football match shown on big television...

FESTIVAL OF RAGHUNATH

Festival Of Raghunath (1968)

The Festival of Raghunath Ji takes place in the Kulu valley. India.

CHARLTON FOOTBALL GROUND

Charlton Football Ground (1969)

Charlton Athletic opens social club for supporters families. London.

BARBARA ANN SCOTT Freedom of Ottawa aka BARBARA ANN SCOTT FREEDOM OF

Barbara Ann Scott Freedom Of Ottawa AKA Barbara Ann Scott Freedom Of (1948)

Various shots of...

THE CUP RETURNS TO WOLVERHAMPTON

The Cup Returns To Wolverhampton (1949)

Bus with 'Well played Wolves' carrying triumphant team, huge...

CUP FOOTBALL

Cup Football (1949)

FA Cup football match between Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday.

HERE'S ... NOVELTY

Here's ... Novelty (1932)

French shepherds perform traditional dance on stilts - all very strange.

THE TORPIDS

The Torpids (1932)

Rowers at Oxford race to win the title 'Head of the River'.

STEEPLECHASING'S

Steeplechasing's "Ascot" (1932)

Horse racing scenes from Cheltenham - A National Hunt race with several...

ON THE TIDEWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME aka LIGHT BLUES ON TIDEWAY

On The Tideway For The First Time AKA Light Blues On Tideway (1932)

Cambridge rowing team show...

AT BRITAIN'S

At Britain's "Brooklands-On-The-Sea" (1932)

Motorcar racing on the beach at Southport, Merseyside....

FOOTBALL ... AGAIN! aka SUSSEX AND YORKSHIRE

Football ... Again! AKA Sussex And Yorkshire (1932)

Film of the start of the Football season and...

THE IDOL OF THE NORTH on sleeve as THE IDLE OF THE NORTH

The Idol Of The North On Sleeve As The Idle Of The North (1933)

Boxer Tommy Watson receive great...

FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1914 aka FOR 1ST TIME SINCE 1914

For First Time Since 1914 AKA For 1st Time Since 1914 (1933)

Cologne carnival is revived and...

"Palaudiers' Derby" (1930)

Salt Collectors from Brittany take part in a traditional horse race.

A NATIONAL HARVEST FESTIVAL

A National Harvest Festival (1933)

Nazi symbolism mixes with harvest celebrations in massive rally in...

THE FRENCH NATIONAL LOTTERY

The French National Lottery (1933)

The numbers are drawn that could make one French person very rich.

NATIONAL ROAD WALKING CHAMPIONSHIP

National Road Walking Championship (1931)

T Lloyd Johnson of Leicester wins National Road Walking...

TENSION!

Tension! (1940)

Good shots of people in a crowd reacting to a football match between Italy and...

BRITISH CARS AND PRIVATE OWNERS TRIUMPH

British Cars And Private Owners Triumph (1932)

The finish of the RAC 1,000 mile car endurance rally.

FRENCH GYMNASTS DISPLAY

French Gymnasts Display (1937)

France stages international PT display in Paris.

THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP

The Lincolnshire Handicap (1938)

Phakos, the favourite, wins the Lincolnshire Handicap.

NATIONAL HUNT STEEPLECHASE AT CHELTENHAM

National Hunt Steeplechase At Cheltenham (1938)

Scenes at the Cheltenham racecourse where St George...

THE GRAND NATIONAL - 1938

The Grand National - 1938 (1938)

Battleship wins the 1938 Grand National by a head.

THE DERBY 1929

The Derby 1929 (1929)

The Epsom Derby of 1929 with natural sound, Surrey.

SCOTTISH CUP FINAL

Scottish Cup Final (1938)

Kilmarnock and East Fife draw 1 - 1 in the Scottish Cup Final football match...

MITCHAM FAIR

Mitcham Fair (1938)

Crowds of people flock to Mitcham Fair, Surrey.

RACING IN ITALY aka ITALIAN HORSE RACE

Racing In Italy AKA Italian Horse Race (1939)

Footage of horse racing in in Morano in Italy.

THRILLS OF THE TURF IN AUSTRALIA

Thrills Of The Turf In Australia (1940)

Australian horse race - the Caulfield Cup - won by Rivette.