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together, each boy's object being to 

 knock down as many antlers as possible 

 and not be the first to reach the bottom 

 of the hill. You can see that, in such a 

 case, the slower they go when they are 

 passing the antlers the better. They 

 must knock over the antlers with their 

 spears or arrows only, as those thrown 

 down by the sledge or with the bow or 

 spear in 'the hand do not count. They 

 begin to shoot their arrows and throw 

 their spears as soon as they can get 

 within effective shooting distance ; and, 

 even after they have passed between 

 the rows of antlers, the more active boys 

 will turn around on their flying sleds and 

 hurl back a spear or arrow with sufficient 

 force to bring down an antler. 



When all have reached the bottom of 

 the hill, they return to the rows of ant- 



