Sportites (1930)

Filmed at Bell Mead, Haslemere. “Small in body, but big-hearted, four-legged “sportites.“ Various shots of kennel maids stroking small dogs who wear little coats with numbers on them. The dogs perform an obstacle race. They run towards the camera jumping over little fences. Pretty cute. M/S of the audience, middle aged women dressed up to the nines! They are possibly the judges. Various shots of dogs performing in different races. A small spaniel is persuaded to do a water jump. Another dog gets scared and runs around the corner to avoid the water. A dog gymkhana. Was an item in Eve’s Film Review issue number 479. Note: flash-frame intertitles. 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