Fun Fast and Furious - Motor Cycle Gymkhana at the Crystal Palace in Aid of King’s College Hospital

Series

Series Name: Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1396

Date Released

7 Aug 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. The Last Long Hop - American Flyers Leave Kirkwall on the Final Stages of Their Flight
2. The King at Cowes. The International Yachting Week at Which His Majesty is Racing His Famous Cutter ‘Britannia’
3. Sons of Britain. Monument to the Heroism of the New Zealand Troops Unveiled by King Albert at Fateful Messines Ridge
4. Fun Fast and Furious - Motor Cycle Gymkhana at the Crystal Palace in Aid of King’s College Hospital
5. Welsh National Eisteddfod. The Prince of Wales Inducted to the Gorsedd (Bardic Circle) at Pontypool

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 4 / 5
Summary: MLVs motor cyclists ride under bucket, they tip it up and water falls on them. LVs riding over ramps and see-saws. [SUBTITLE]: FOOTBALL ON MOTOR BIKES PROVIDED A NEW THRILL FOR A BIG CROWD LVs football on bikes. LV pan crowd.
Keywords: Sport; Motorcycling; Fundraising
Locations: London
Library number GR: 7784 neg 212ft
Length of story (in feet): 78

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'Fun Fast and Furious - Motor Cycle Gymkhana at the Crystal Palace in Aid of King’s College Hospital', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1396, 7 Aug 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79772 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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