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Show Girls Now Run Chalk Race, Boys havo tholr many games, and now hero Is n novel pnstlmo for tho girls, although thero is no,, reason why tho boys should not piny it, too, if thoy enn tear thomselvcs long enough away from tholr marbles, baseball and other hoy sports of tho sonson. It is a chalk raco; that sounds as li it might bo exciting, docs it not? Well, so It is, and tho beauty of it la that two or any larger number can join In thnt Is, ns many ns can find hits of chalk or anything olso which will mnko n mnrk on a stono pave-mont. pave-mont. Each girl qrms herself with n pleco of chalk and stands at the starting lino with her hncli toward tho finish line, which may be any distance away, although sixty feet is quito far enough for an ordinary raco. At tho starter's signal tho racers aro off, each girl placing her chalk on tho Btartlng lino and drawing a circle. cir-cle. This circle may bo ns largo or ' as small as tho racer pleases, but It must bo a completo circle; thoro must bo no gap in it. Now tho racer draws another circle, beginning nt tho farther edgo of tho first, and joining that, a third circle, and so on, taking a step backward each timo until tho finish lino is reached. Tho first ono to draw a clrclo ono edgo of which touches tho finish lino wins tho race, provided her dthor circles form an unbroken chain to tho starting lino. If ono of a racer's circles Bhould bo Bcparnto from another and not touch it nt nil, that girl Is out of tho . raco, although tho circles may overlap over-lap as much as jou pleaso. Somo may Hko to make a lot of , small circles, for thoy can bo drawn ! vory quickly, whllo others prefer largo circles bocauso ono covers so ! much ground. Whlchover method you try, you will find that It takes quickness, good Judgment, nnd steady hand to win. Try It; you will find a chalk race lots of fun. |