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Back view Sir Francis Lloyd inspecting wounded soldiers. Fancy dress cricket.
[SUBTITLE]: "The soldier inmates of the Brondesbury Hospital challenge the Nurses to a cricket match, driving down to Wembley on the coaches for the match, which the soldiers won." Coaches and four with...
[SUBTITLE]: "American swimmers enjoying a game of water-pushball at Coney Island." Scene in harbour with men playing pushball in the water. Three women racing backwards floating on inflated tyres. Rowing...
[SUBTITLE]: "Celebrated jockeys who have ridden in previous ‘Derbies’ riding a new mount to help the funds of the Star and Garter Home." Continuation of above item. Shots of donkey race in stadium....
[SUBTITLE]: "The Jubilee Stakes meeting held by the Mechanical Transport Section of the ASC. Each mount carried top-weight." Soldiers putting numbers up on the board. Troops talking together in front of...
[SUBTITLE]: "A novel competition - the crawling race which created great amusement. Major-General Miles presenting the prizes." Two men sitting each end of a cross-bar trying to dislodge one another by...
[SUBTITLE]: "Mounted on each other’s backs soldiers engage in an exciting mop fight. One of the items at the Military sports at Felixstowe." Two mop fights (two men armed with mops sitting on shoulders of...
Bride and groom on horseback and priest. Cowboys.
[SUBTITLE]: "Men in training take part in sack race and a full equipment race. Great amusement is derived from the pillow fight." Shots of the races in progress.
[SUBTITLE]: "After a month’s training these vicious rebels are handled by Lady grooms." Man and three women each standing on a horse. Man and woman each standing on a horse. He falls off. Close shot of man...
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