THE INDIAN CLUB RACE. First Position. No. 92.-The instructor will command: 1. Leg and Foot Exercise; 2. The Indian Club Race; 3. First-POSITION. No 93. THE INDIAN CLUB RACE, which constitutes the exercise of this Series, is one of the most spirited and efficacious games ever devised. Preparatory to the contest, the floor will be marked with standings for the clubs, as shown at A, B, C; 1, 2, 3; and 7, in the FRONTISPIECE, p. 251, the seven clubs in the three circles at the end of the room forming the goal at which the race begins and ends. The standings for the clubs on each side of the room should be at least fifteen feet apart, if possible; twice that distance is not too far, if the size of the room permits. The instructor will appoint two leaders, who will "choose sides ;" or the students will number, as prescribed on p. 127, the ones forming the first division and the twos the second. At the third command of No. 92, the two divisions will take their positions as shown in the cut, the leaders standing nearest the clubs. The instructor will count One, Two-THREE, or three chords will be struck on the piano, when each leader will leap to the nearest club, and, first passing to the side of the room and running over the standings, set it at 1, or at a. He who first distributes three clubs and stands the seventh in the center of the room at 7, counts two in the game for his side, the whole number of the game being ten. When the leaders first leave the ranks, the remaining students change their standings, so as to leave the places furthest from the goal vacant for the students that are running. Immediately after the clubs are distributed, the signal will be given, and the students occupying the standings of the leaders will instantly proceed to gather the clubs, first taking those at 3 and c. He who first gathers three clubs, and places the seventh in its original position, wins two for his side. One, however, will be deducted for each club that fails to stand, either in the distribution or the collection. Thus the students will continue, distributing and gathering the clubs, until the game is decided. This exercise should be practiced in the open air as often as possible. Nothing short of exercise in the open air can supply the highest physical needs of the human frame. RING EXERCISES. I. COMBINED EXERCISES. FIRST SERIES. First Position. No. 1-Immediately after the formation of the class, as is prescribed on p. 125, the instructor commands: 1. Combined Exercises; 2. First Series; 3. First-POSITION. FIG. 1. No. 2.-All RING EXERCISES are performed by the combined efforts of the students arranged in pairs. First, the students will take the position prescribed in No. 260, p. 239; and then, at the third command of No. 1, the position of Fig. 1 will be taken, which corresponds to that of No. 261, p. 240. No. 3.-Positions, Movements, &c. In all positions taken, the rings are always vertical, as in Figs. 1 and 2. In making curved motions from the positions, the rings will be turned completely over. At the termination of horizontal motions, the rings will be horizontal. The positions and movements of the First and the Second Series correspond respectively to those of the COMBINED EXERCISES, p. 349. No. 7.-At the command, Third-POSITION, the students will take the third position, which is the same as the first of this Series. No. 8.-First, Second, and Third Movements. These three classes of movements correspond respectively to the three classes of No. 175, p. 354, and are executed in like manner. Fourth Position. No. 9.-The fourth position of this Series is the same as that of No. 176, p. 355. No. 10.- First and Second Movements. These two classes of movements are the same as those of No. 177, p. 355. THIRD SERIES. First Position. No. 11.-The commands, the positions, and the movements of this Series are the same as those of the Fourth Series, p. 356. No. 12.-By thus simply referring to the COMBINED EXERCISES that are executed with wands and dumb-bells, we have secured thirty-eight classes of movements for RING EXERCISES. While all the positions and attitudes are pleasing, graceful, and beautiful, the movements may be executed with nearly equal facility in the gymnasium, the school, and the parlor. These certainly may be classed. among the movements that are most generally useful; for they bring into play every joint and muscle of the body, secure geniality and generous emulation, and afford a great deal of exercise in a brief space of time. No. 13.-RING EXERCISES should be sedulously practiced; for they are most effective in increasing the volume and power of the extensors of the shoulder, arm, and forearm-muscles that are usually weak in most persons-and they also give rapid development to the chest. II. MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES. FIRST SERIES. First Position. No. 14. The instructor will command: 1. Miscellaneous Exer cises; 2. First Series; 3. First-POSITION. No. 15.-While the movements in MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES are not as regular and uniform as in the other combined movements, by exercising care and giving suitable words of command, the instructor may render them sufficiently so for class purposes. No. 16. In the first position, the students, in couples, standing face to face with the right legs advanced, hold the ring at arm'slength from each; in the second, the left legs are advanced, and the ring is held in like manner with the left hands; in the third, the feet are in the military position, p. 120, both rings are used, and each student employs both hands; in the fourth, fifth, and sixth positions, the students stand back to back, first employing the right hands, then the left, and finally, both. No. 17.-Movements. In each position of No. 16, the students pull against each other, each striving to drag his antagonist. Sometimes the classes, divided into small squads, will pull against each other. The students will all pull in exact time, which will be marked by instrumental music, or a vocal accompaniment (either counting, singing, or Phonetics) produced by the students themselves. SECOND SERIES. First Position. No. 18.-The instructor will command: 1. Miscellaneous Exercises; 2. Second Series; 3. First-POSITION. No. 19.-At the third command, the students will take a sitting posture upon the floor. The couples sit, closing the legs, feet to feet, holding a ring immediately over their toes with their right hands. In the second position, they employ their left hands; and in the third, both hands. No. 20.- Movements. The commands of execution are: 1. RIGHT; 2. LEFT; 3. BOTH. At each command of execution, the students pull away, striving to raise each other. He who raises his antagonist twice, while executing the three classes of movements, becomes the victor and retains the rings. The instructor will occasionally require all the victors to go through the exercise successively until only one remains |