Griffith: Motorcycle Sports, Shelsley Walsh and Floods

Summary

Motorcycle trials in a field, cars racing at the Shelsley Walsh hillclimb in Worcestershire and views of flooding in Hereford. Filmed by Gordon Griffith.

Year:

1929

Duration:

0:05:36

Film type:

Black & White / Silent

Genre:

Amateur Film

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see motorcyclists in a field playing moto-ball and then in a line revving their bikes followed by shots of them jumping over small ramps (captioned "A Motorcycle Grand National"). "Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb 1929". We see cars being prepared and driving at speed past the camera at the Worcestershire event. We also see fox hounds on the course and crowds of spectators. A caption indicates that one of the drivers is Earl Howe (driving a white Mercedes Benz). The final section shows flood water in Hereford in November 1929. Vehicles including horse drawn carts and a herd of cattle negotiate the water in a street. A flock of sheep are led across a raised walkway to avoid the water.


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