potato race

American  

noun

1. a novelty race in which each contestant must move a number of potatoes from one place to another, usually in a spoon, carrying one potato at a time.

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Etymology

Origin of potato race

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

He began to take interest in the proceedings, however, when his brother Bryce won the potato race after a close contest with Robbie Baker; and rejoiced when Lot beat Crow Wing in jumping.

From With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga by Foster, W. Bertram

I’d like a potato race for a change.

From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol

This seems to be the æsthetic Japanese equivalent for our prosaic potato race.

From Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition by Bacon, Alice Mabel

A comical potato race next sent the crowds into convulsions of laughter.

From Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School by Chapman, Allen

She had no further good fortune, though she tried her luck in the potato race and the ball-catching competition, which concluded the sports.

From The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story by Davis, Stanley