The Better Way (1923)

A steeple chasing demonstration by Mr. Percy Hodge, the famous International and Olympic Champion. Intertitle reads: “Only by perfect timing of brain and muscle, can a World’s Champion save those vital fractions of seconds.“ “The new style... the straight leg way... is a marked advance.“ Various shots at normal speed and in slow motion of Percy Hodge jumping a fence. He shows us that he can do it whilst carrying a bottle on a tray. 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 from 1957 to the end of 1984. All foota