RACES AND GAMES OF SKILL
Races :- A contest of speed in running ,riding,driving,sailing or rowing is called a Race.
Race Course :- The ground or path on which contests are made is called
a race course
STARTING POINT :- The point from which a race begins is called starting point.
Winning point or goal:- The point set to bound a race is called a winning point.
Dead Heat Race:- If all the persons contesting a race reach the goal exactly
at the same time,then the race is called a dead heat race.
Start :- suppose A and B are two contestants in a race .If before the start of
the race, A is at the starting point and B is ahead of A by 12 meters.
Then we say that "A gives B a start 12 meters.
► To cover a race of 100 meters in this case,A will have to cover 100 m while B
will have to cover 88 m=(100-12)
► In a 100 m race 'A can give B 12 m' or 'A can give B a start of 12 m or A beats
B by 12 m means that while A runs 100 m B runs 88 m.
scores 100 points first is the winner.
If A scores 100 points while B scores only 80 points then we say that 'A can give
B 20 points'.
