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Coups and Degrees 357 Flint and Steel Fire, Light fifteen campfires in succession with wildwood timber, one at least on a wet day, and none to take over a minute from striking the flint to having the blazes, coup; if all fifteen are done on one day, or if one does thirty fires in unbroken succession, two at least on wet days, and in no case more than half a minute from strike to blaze, grand coup. RubUng'sHck Fire, Light a fire with a fire-drill or rubbing- sticks, with material of one's own gathering, coup;, to do it in one minute, grand coup. Water Boiling, Boil one quart of water in a two-quart pail in twelve minutes; in nine minutes, grand coup. Allowed one log, one match, one axe or hatchet. The water is boiling when jumping and bubbling all over the surface. Aoceman, Chop down three six-inch trees in succession in sixty seconds each, throwing them to drive each a given stake; in forty-five seconds each, grand coup. Knots. Make twenty-five different standard knots mounted and tagged for exhibition for coup; fifty for grand coup. Make an exhibition card of braiding and splicing ropes and lancy knots — twenty, coup; thirty, grand coup. Lasso, Catch ten horses or cattle in corral with ten throws of the lasso, coup; catch ten on the range in ten throws, grand coup. Lasso. Catch a horse or beef by each of his four feet in four successive throws, grand coup. Lasso. To catch, throw, and "hog-tie" a beef or horse in two and one half minutes; coup; in one and one half minutes, grand coup. The record is said to be forty seconds. Diamond Hitch. Pack a horse with not less than 100 pounds of stuff, with diamond hitch, to hold during eight hours of travel, coup; ten days in succession, grand coup. Size Guessing. Guess one inch, one foot, one yard, one rod, one acre, 100 yards, 200 yards, one quarter mile, one half mile, and a mile, within 20 per cent, of average error, for coup; 10 per cent, for grand coup. Height and Weight Guessing. Guess the height of ten trees or other high things, and the weight of ten stones or other things ranging from one ounce to 100 pounds, within 10 per cent, of average error, for coup; 5 per cent, for grand coup. Gauging Fatness. Measure the height of ten trees without climbing, or ten distances across a river without crossing, within 10 per cent, of average error, coup; 5 per cent., grand coup, tools: an axe and a pocket rule only. Star Gazing. Know and name fifteen star groups, for coup;