A cycling contest held at Coney Island in New York. Cyclists cheered by crowds ride bicycles on a track. Policemen try to control excited spectators. Italian rider Franco Georgetti wins the contest and holds the winner's trophy.
Men standing on logs, chop wood from it in a chopping competition. The winner smiles with axe on his shoulder. A woman is included in the sawing competition. Contestants saw the wooden logs at speed. The woman wins the competition and smiles.
Crowd observe an air show in Tokyo Haneda International Airport. Boeing Stratocruiser in background. Glider is readied for flight. Two lines of men dressed in white uniforms pull ropes. A glider (JA-0015) takes off and climbs to approximately 50 feet and then lands. Aircraft such as the SA-16, B-26, C-46, and C-119 are seen in background. A contestant sits in glider and two men place hook on it.
Two thousand members of Citizens Military Training Corp march in review in a contest to determine the best drilled companies of the concentration in Camp Dix. Winning troops are bestowed with Ribbons of Honor.
Long Dance Grind in Dreamland Park Pavilion, Newark, New Jersey. Joie Ray teamed with Alice Krug of St Albans. Contestants dance in pavilion. Audience watches and claps. Man shaves while his partner holds the mirror and water container. They come to table and eat food. Tired men and women lean on their partners. A woman carries another woman and put her on bed. Man carries his partner. A woman gets a letter which reads 'Ludille, When are you coming home? Children are crying for you.' A man falls. A man sleeps on his partner's shoulder, while she reads newspaper.
European Motorboat Championship at the Po River in Italy. Contestants in their motorboats rush down the river, under a bridge and take turns. A motorboat crashes at a turn and shatters into pieces. Large crowd gathered at the bank. Switzerland's Schiller emerges as the winner.