Whip Six Womens Active Running, Triathlon, Cyclist Apparel

Victorian women demonstrate their slalom cycling skills. The precision of the women skilfully negotiating their way around a line of bollards is quite remarkable. Though it’s hard not to watch without willing one of them to catch her long white skirt in the bicycle chain. The film was made by Hepworth and Co and might possibly be one of the items listed appealingly in their catalogue as ‘Musical Ride by Ladies’ or ‘Musical Ride by Ladies – Wheeling’. (Robin Baker) For more information about filmmaker Cecil Hepworth see www.screenonline.org.uk You can watch almost 1000 other complete films and TV programmes from the BFI National Archive free of charge at the new BFI Mediatheque – www.bfi.org.uk