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ten women [are chosen], ten on one side and ten on the other; they must, however, he 

 alternateh' men and women, until ten are chosen, and the same on the other side. They 

 sit in two rows of ten each. One covering cloth is provided for ten, and the same 

 for the other side. 'J'hen the eyes and bodies are covered with the cloth. In that time 

 the one who held the stone hides it on the person of one of the ten. When the stone is 

 concealed the faces are exposed above the covering, then the other side searches. This 

 is continued until the game is won. 



THE SLED. 



This is a long piece of hewn Ijoard. The large boards are six yards long, and the 

 smaller ones are, some four and some three yards. Two long l)oards are laid on edge. 

 Holes are made on the sides in the manner as those of a ladder with small sticks be- 

 tween. The width from one board to the other is nine inches. The heads of the boards 

 are turned up like a ])low, rubbed over with kukui till they shine and glide easily. 'J'he 

 time for sledding is mid-day and afternoon, and the place for sledding is [down] a 

 small steep hill, like the south side of Punchbowl, looking towards W'aikiki, and dug u]i 

 in ridge ways. 



The length of a track is one and one half miles; some two miles. The dirt is 

 laid down nicely and the track s]M-ead over with grass. When sliding down the track, if 

 a man, he has to fasten up his girdle securely, run back about five fathoms distant, and 

 then run forward and lie down on the sled, slidding down, with his head to the front and 

 eyes looking sharplv. If he is not watchful, or his foot touches the ground, he would be 

 thrown of¥ the track, bruising his body with rocks or other things. If a woman is to 

 slide down, she securelv ties the loin-cloth around her waist, leaving the body bare, with- 

 out clothing. 



THE RUNNER. 



He is a man swift in running, like a horse. Here is an example: Two men run at 

 the same time, and if one beats the other, and this same man continues on and defeats a 

 second man, then he is acknowledged to be a runner. This is what he does : he runs 

 steadily all da\- until the middle of the night and continues thus until the legs are 

 stretched and supple, then he wagers. 



Two runners then race. Properties on both sides are wagered [to J run with- 

 out ceasing; the priests perform their auguries, with pigs, chickens and red fish. The 

 winning goal is arranged beforehand (as for instance), from the harbor of Kou to the 

 hill of Leahi in distance, that being the winning post. That is where the runners race, 

 with four attendants, two on each side, who are called /';;///'. 



When near the winning post, about fifty fathoms between it and the runners, that 

 place is restricted to the runners only, they racing till they reach the winning post. If 

 one grasps the bottom of the stake and the other the top, then it is even, and no race. 

 r>ut if the stake is reached by one and not by the other, it is won; then the crowd 

 roars, jiroperties go to one side, some being left destitute. A runner is said to be 

 swifter than a horse [and] can circle Oahu in one day. 



