Jockeys At Play (1927)

Item title reads: “Jockeys At Play! 20,000 people see & enjoy North & South Football Match & the Donkey Derby.“ Headingley, Yorkshire M/S diminutive football teams of jockeys walk onto pitch watched by crowd. Both team captains shake referee’s hand. Shots of game in progress. Winning team receive a cup from a minister in a dog collar who stands head and shoulders taller. The jockeys, wearing silks, then ride round on tiny ponies encouraged by officials. One jockey tries in vain to make a stubborn pony move and the winning jockey receives a cup. Note: This looks very funny as the donkeys are so small and the winning cup is tiny. 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