r facing him in the opposite file. Each player,
as he finishes his part ("touches off" the next runner), should leave
the running space entirely and not line up with his team. The line
nearest the box serves as a finish line, and the team wins whose last
runner, having replaced the last potato, is first to get over this
line.

If a potato be dropped, the runner must pick it up and replace it in
the box or on the spot, then make his play over again.

The above description is for a comparatively informal game.
For a strict athletic contest for junior players the following
rules, used by the Girls' Branch of the Public Schools Athletic
League, New York City, are given:--

The laying out of the grounds should be for four spots in each
row, two yards between each, with the starting lines two yards
back of the first and fourth spots. The receptacle is placed on
the spot nearest the first runners, and should be a pail,
basket, box, or can, not over twenty-four inches in
circumference at the opening. Three potatoes are used.

The first runners start on signals, "On your marks!" "Get set!"
(or "Get ready!") "Go!" There should be a judge to score fouls
for each division of each team, and two judges at the finish.

In case of a tie, the tied teams play again.

Fouls consist in: 1. Placing a potato otherwise than on the
mark. 2. Leaving a potato outside the receptacle instead of in
it, whether it be dropped outside or bound out. 3. Starting
over the line without the "touch off." Any foul corrected
before going on with the next step in the game does not score
as a foul. Teams win in the order of finishing, plus
consideration of the record on fouls. Thus, a team finishing
fourth, with no fouls, would get first place, if the teams
finishing first, second, and third all had fouls.

Teams Order of Finishing Number of Fouls Order of Winning

A 1 8 Fourth place
B 3 3 Third place
C 4 0 First place
D 2 3 Second place

POTATO SPOON RACE

_6 to 60 players._

_Parlor; playground; gymnasium._

This is a form of potato race that may afford much amusement,
especially for indoor companies. The player