Surbiton - Gym Khana Aka Gymkhana (1936)

Item title reads - Surbiton. Surbiton, London. M/S as the camera pans across people on horseback, King Edward VIII has given a charter changing Surbiton from urban district to Borough. M/S of people on horses at the gymkhana riding around. M/S of competition where they have to get off their horses and sit on a chair. M/S of mayor and mayoress watching. Others get off their horses and stand by the chair. People stand and watch as competitors race up and around sticks taking Ping-Pong balls off them. M/S as they do some horse jumping. The mayoress presents a prize to a little girl. M/S of people applauding. 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 Graph