Leaping Pole Contest
Leaping Pole Contest
Clip: 428666_1_1
Year Shot: 1962
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1701
Original Film: 035-072-03
HD: N/A
Location: The Netherlands
Timecode: 00:47:55 - 00:48:44
Leaping Pole Contest Necessity is the mother of sport --- in The Netherlands, that is. They hold an annual leaping-pole contest over a ditch, a sport that was once a necessity in getting from field to field on the farm. Various attempts, funny. Boy runs and jumps on pole, makes it half way across water, and pole turns making him fall sideways into the water. Another attempt when a man, loses his grip and slides down the pole into the water. Crowd shots, laughing, also people pop up out of seats to get a better look.