A pictorial feast of Mangold Hurling.

Following a record-breaking throw in 1936, volunteers from the Association comb a hillside to pinpoint the exact landing site of Arthur J. Boobyer’s mangold.

Prior to a major competition, tight security has to be maintained to prevent the mangolds being "knobbled" by would-be cheats.  Here we see a mangold heap surrounded by barbed wire and a sturdy gate, and being patrolled by guard sheep.  These animals have been trained to emit an ear-piercing bleat to warn of a miscreant’s approach.  Unfortunately in this case the sheep have eaten the tops of the mangolds, thus rendering them useless.

An early and unsuccessful attempt at mechanising the process of measuring the distance thrown. The willow rod remains the measuring instrument of choice.