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Scout Race

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The Scoutmaster places three scouts or three groups of scouts, each differing in clothing details and objects held in hand, at distances of 300—1000 metres from the starting point. If there are other people in this area, these groups are given a distinguishing posture (e.g., kneeling on one knee) to set them apart from passers-by. The Scoutmaster then designates three points along a circular route measuring approximately 400 metres, which the competitors must traverse. When they reach the point 1, the judge stationed there tells them in which direction the group they must report on is located. Upon spotting this group, each competitor writes a report including: 1) the number of people in the group, 2) clothing and other identifying marks, 3) position relative to a nearby landmark, and 4) the distance of the group from their station. They then run to the second and third points, repeating the same task, and so on, finally returning to the starting point to report to the Scoutmaster. For each correct and precise description of a group, 5 marks are awarded, thus 15 marks for the entire race. From this total, 1 mark is deducted for every 10 minutes of delay compared to the first returning competitor; marks or half-marks are also deducted for errors and omissions in the report.


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Source scan: Wielkopolska Digital Library, marked as “public domain”. View PDF — page 109.

  • Type: game
  • Traits: Not stated in the source
  • Source: Mieczysław Schreiber i Eugeniusz Piasecki, Harce młodzieży polskiej (1917)
  • Printed pages: 94–95 / PDF 109–110
  • Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
  • Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 94
  • Read the source text: hmp-014