Douglas Gymkhana (1926)

Isle of Man. Title reads: “Douglas Gymkhana. A clever display by the Birmingham Motor Cycling Club“. Various shots of bizarre motorcycle display on a field in front of an audience. Looks like water skiing except instead of boats, motorcycles pull men along on surf board things. Various shots of a game of motorcycle football. Various shots of motorcyclists jumping their bikes over a small ramp. Various shots of a game of polo played on motorcycles with side cars. 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 f