Skating At 30 Miles An Hour! (1927)

Item title reads: “Skating at 30 miles an hour. C. Jewstraw covers 440 yds. in 37 and 1/5 secs. but fails by fraction of second to set new world record.“ Saranac Lake, United States of America (USA). M/S speed skaters race around a track, watched by a timekeeper. One skater falls and crashes into the barrier. Final shot of a smiling skater being interviewed. Note: Fast strong skating by speed skaters. FILM ID:670.3 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 footage can be viewed on the Brit