On the ground there are various other games, and some girls, also dressed as gypsies, do a dance and acrobatic performance. A group of women dressed as gypsies are selling ice creams. Some men dressed comically as policemen wade into the water, while others try to play cricket on the water. Several men are out on the water in tubs trying to row themselves, and others are clowning about in boats and playing various silly games. In Peasholme Park people are also out in rowing boats. A group of people disembark from a leisure boat. Out at sea there are several boats, and the Lifeboat gets hauled ashore and pulled back into its house. Some women play with a large inflated ball in the swimming pool advertising the Daily Mail. An escapologist is tied up and then dives in to emerge free from his bonds. This is followed by a visit to the South Bay Lido where there is some crazy diving from the board. Many of those in fancy dress are larking about, with one man dressed as a woman looking especially pleased with himself. They are followed by a procession of highly decorated cars, again displaying which class they are in and whether they have won a prize. Some of those in fancy dress have placards attached to them declaring that they have won a prize in the fancy dress competition. Watched by a large crowd of spectators, they make their way around the front of the Spa and then along the sea front, with Scarborough Castle in the distance. The May Queen walks down the steps with a large escort of girls, all dressed in white with Easter bonnets, and followed by children and adults in fancy dress. The film begins with a row of dignitaries, including the Mayor, sitting and watching the May Queen as she crowned on the steps of the Spa.
Title – Battle of Roses, Crowning the Queen 1930 This is a film of various events taking place in Scarborough, including the May Day Procession, sporting, and fun activities which take place in Scarborough around the same time.
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