Gymkhana on the Ice

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
645-1
Date Released
3 Jan 1924
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Champagne and Shovel Races at Mürren." Women skaters propelling upright champagne bottles across the ice. Race across ice with men pushing women seated backwards on shovel blades. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Now I know why they call them ‘Shes’". Two children wearing skis - a boy lying in the snow talking to a girl standing.
Keywords
Sport
Length of story (in feet)
53

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British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Gymkhana on the Ice', Topical Budget Issue No. 645-1, 3 Jan 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/129321 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)