Pick up the paper in the middle of a course,
Players come borrow goods indicated there.
In addition to performing alone,
There also be performed as one of the challenges of the steeplechase.
To ensure smooth progress
As goods to be an issue,
That many people have
Those relatively light, easy to carry around
What everyone is likely to lend me immediately
Hard to break, and something all right even with bare hands
Be chosen in many cases (eg, handkerchief umbrella hat). "
(Wikipedia in Japanese)
It is a competition, but it is the event that the process is more important than the results.