ROMAN CHARIOT RACE

(adapted from "Troop Program Resources")

Equipment: for each patrol, six Scout staves and nine pieces of sash cord for lashing

Procedure: The equipment is placed in piles at a distance from the patrols. On signal, the patrols run up and lash a "chariot". This is done by making a trestle frame, as in building a bridge. Four staves form a square, the fifth and sixth staves are lashed diagonally to the opposite two sides. When the frame is finished, two Scouts pull the chariot and rider down the field around a marker and back to the finish line.

Scoring: The first patrol to cross the finish line with their chariot intact wins.

Last Revised 01.05.03

John D. McCarthy