North V South Jockeys (1929)

Charity event at Headingley, Yorkshire. Full titles read: “NORTH V SOUTH JOCKEY’S - compete in great Donkey “Derby“ in aid of Leeds’ Hospitals.“ Various shots of comical donkey “Derby“, the jockeys seem to be having much fun attempting to ride the donkey’s in a straight line in front of the large audience who sit in the stands. 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 Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.