290 The Book of Woodcraft 



It is absolutely forbidden to throw the spear over the other 

 boat or over the heads of your crew. 



In towing the sturgeon the fathom-mark must be over 

 the gunwale — at least six feet of line should be out when 

 the fish is in tow. It is not a foul to have less, but the spear- 

 man must at once let it out if the umpire or the other crew 

 cries "Fathom!" 



The spearman is allowed to drop the spear and use the 

 paddle or oar at wiU, but not to resign his spear to another 

 of the crew. The spearman must be in his boat when the 

 spear is thrown. 



If the boat is upset the judge's canoe helps them to right. 



Each crew must accept the backset of its accidents. 



CANOE TAG 



Any number of canoes or boats may engage in this. A 

 rubber cushion, a hot-water bag full of air, any rubber 

 football, or a cotton bag with a lot of corks in it is needed. 

 The game is to tag the other canoe by throwing this into it. 



The rules are as in ordinary cross-tag. 



SCOUTING 



Scouts are sent out in pairs or singly. A number of 

 points are marked on the map at equal distances from camp, 

 and the scouts draw straws to see where each goes. If one 

 place is obviously hard, the scout is allowed a fair number 

 of points as handicap. All set out at same time, go direct, 

 and return as soon as possible. 



Points are thus allowed: 



Last back, zero for traveling. 



The others count one for each minute they are ahead of 

 the last. 



Points up to ICO are allowed for their story on return. 



