by G. S. Ripley
Cross Country Signal Race
There, should be two cross country runners, a reader, sender, receiver and writer on each team. A runner from each team is posted with the Scoutmaster. The signal readers and senders of both teams are posted about one eighth of a mile, say, north of the Scoutmaster and at least 10 yards apart. The receiver, writer and runner of one team are located one eighth of a mile west of the sending station, and in plain sight of it. The corresponding members of the other team take up a similar position to the east.
The Scoutmaster gives a duplicate written message to each runner stationed with him and these run to the readers of their teams. The message is read, received and written down, turned over to the other runner and brought back to the Scoutmaster, thus making a sort of triangular journey. Additional teams may be added if desired, and more runners may be used by making the running distances greater and using relay half-way stations.
