Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 1100
ward and return, a dis-tance of about fourteen miles. The starting-linewas opposite the northern end of the boat-house,the turning-point some seven miles up the riverat a place called Indian Head, where a small isletrose from the river near the west bank to serveas a mark. The boats were to finish… … THE RACE BETWEEN BO/?£AS A^^D SNOWBIRD.1079 1080 TOM, DICK, AND HARRIET [Oct., crowd back so that the boats might swing intothe wind at the signal. The warning was given, the rival skippers de-clared themselves ready and the pistol barked, itssharp report being instantly whisked away on thewind.…
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