Speedsters on the Sands - Going All Out on the Golden Foreshore at Birkdale

Series

Series Name: Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1398

Date Released

14 Aug 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. Grouse Shooting Begins - First Birds from the Yorkshire Moors Arrive for West End Dinner Tables
2. Begin Young - Promising Juvenile Players at the Children’s Tennis Tournament at Frinton
3. Speedsters on the Sands - Going All Out on the Golden Foreshore at Birkdale
4. British Cadets in Paris - After Touring the Battlefields Pay Homage to France’s Unknown Warrior
5. Round Britain Air Race. Early Morning Start from Martlesham Heath (Ipswich) for King’s Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 3 / 5
Summary: LV pan people and bikes on sands. LV and GV start of race, one rider’s bike gives trouble. LV riders rounding bend, one gets back on bike. LV rounding bend, one falls off, another drives at crowd. LV activity round striken machine, putting sand on fire (?).
Keywords: Sport; Motorcycling; Accidents and disasters
Locations: England; Birkdale
Library number GR: 7813 530ft neg
Length of story (in feet): 68

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'Speedsters on the Sands - Going All Out on the Golden Foreshore at Birkdale', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1398, 14 Aug 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79779 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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