Sportsmen’s Holiday On Sleeve As Sportsmens Holiday (1946)

Title reads: “Sportsmen Holiday“. United States of America (USA). Old American Automobiles on display at motor industry’s Golden Jubilee. Passengers and drivers are in period costume. Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire. Watford speed trails. M/S of vintage car from 1899. Various shots of old cars being raced, first among them is a Fiat. Modern cars follow. Various shots of motor car racing, first in Britain since war. Race is won by driver named Monkhouse in a Bugatti. Hampstead, London. Bank holiday fair on Hampstead Heath. Elevated general shot of fairground. Various shots of crowds wandering between the stalls. Various shots of swings, roundabouts, the big wheel and the chair-o-plane. Includes good point of view shots from on board the rides. Herne Hill, London. International cycling at Herne Hill track. C/U of race official firing starting pistol. Various shots of bicycle racing watched by large crowd. After preliminary heats, winners go through to Five Mile Final.