Twenty five yards later he indicates a metal Altoids canister and my hopes rise. We now have three of the four articles and I estimate that we have covered about 400 yards of the track. Glancing at my watch, I notice we've been on the track for a little over 20 minutes. Continuing down the blacktop road, I look up and observe that we are now facing the chapel. The Dixie Cups pop back into my head and as we work down the road I'm humming the tune and willing him to continue on our journey.
Race crosses a road in front of the chapel and indicates a turn to the left.
As I wait for him to commit, I see the spectators moving down the road from the start area towards us. It is one of the first times I recall seeing or even noticing the spectators or judges since we left the start flag. Next to the chapel is an asphalt parking lot, measuring about 20 by 30 yards, that is bordered by a grass and broken asphalt filled field that measures about 50 by 30 yards. The other edge of the grass field is bordered by another building. Race works the entire area and several times tries to make a left turn.