"All right, Walt, I will stick to the left from start to finish; just watch me and see," declared Jack.
"And I'll stick to the right," announced Bill Glutts. But his face showed anything but a happy expression as he spoke.
Jack had the same crowd on board that he had before, but Glutts made several changes. He retained Nick Carncross and Codfish, but for the other three cadets substituted youths who were slightly built, and consequently rather light in weight.
"He's saving all the pounds he can," whispered Randy.
"Jack, do you think the right side of the course is better than the left?" questioned Gif.
"I don't know. One looks about as good as the other to me," was the young captain's reply.
Professor Frank Grawson had come up and was quite interested in the proposed contest.
"I used to do a lot of bobsledding myself," said the professor, who was well liked by nearly all the cadets. "I used to have a home-made sled which was my pride for several seasons. Now, to make this more interesting, I'll put up a prize for the winner."
"Fine, Professor! Fine!" was the cry.
"What's the prize?"