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A MEN S THREE-LEGGED RACE 



not have the satisfaction of taking a 

 whack at his opponent; but, if this result 

 has not been achieved, his opponent must 

 take his place on the bench and be smit- 

 ten. The contest continues until one 

 succeeds in producing the bloody mark 

 on the other. 



RACES EOR AEE 



There follows lance-throwing at a 

 target. The crowd always takes great 

 interest in this contest, vigorously ap- 

 plauding the more skillful contestants 

 and mercilessly jeering those who throw 

 badly. 



The Igorot has now pretty well ex- 

 hausted the list of his native sports, but 

 he has been quick to learn from the 

 Americans, and there is still much fun 

 in store for him and us. A half dozen 

 unarmed constabulary soldiers appear 

 with a long rope. After much pushing 

 and pulling they succeed in forcing the 

 crowd back with it, and thus clear a 



track for short foot-races. There follow 

 in quick succession a presideiites' race, a 

 vice-presidentes race, a race for picked 

 men from the different towns, a men's 

 three-legged race, and a free-for-all race 

 for women. There is no lack of contest- 

 ants. Indeed, it is difficult to keep the 

 number down to the limits imposed by 

 the width of the track. The innate 

 sportsmanship of these hillmen comes 

 out very clearly in running contests- 

 There is no beating the pistol at the 

 start, no tripping or holding, no "pocket- 

 ing," no dirty work of any sort. The 

 competition is both clean and good- 

 natured. The prize may be anything 

 from a flannel shirt or a woolen blanket 

 to the honor to one's town. The win- 

 ners are happy and the losers are good 

 losers. 



The next event is a wheelbarrow race, 

 which causes much merriment. The 

 prize is a scarlet blanket hung on a stake 

 at the end of the course, and he who 



