Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 680
when aboat is falling behind, it is always advisableto spilt tacks, providing the skippers of theleading boats will permit such action. Thiswas Sunnys chance. Without even saying aword to Toots, he kept on the port tack, head-ing directly across channel. When deep 1922) THE ODDSOCKS 1187 water was… … THE ODDSOCKS SHOT ACROSS THE LINE—A WINNER BY TWO SECONDS! drag forcing them to leeward, but justas they were about despairing reachingshoal water before too much ground had beenlost, the bow of the Oddsocks headed closer tothe wind and the drag ceased. She hadfinally reached the west flats. I…
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