"All right, jump aboard," cried the bully, and Mumps and White lost no time in doing as bidden.
"Where do you want to race to?" asked Fred.
"Up to Dorsett's Point and back."
"All right. Are you ready?"
"Yes."
"Then let her go!" yelled the owner of Skimmer; and in a moment the iceboat race had started.
CHAPTER XXV
THE MAN AT POINT VIEW LODGE
At first it was an even race. Reff Ritter knew how to handle an iceboat to perfection and brought his craft up in the breeze in a manner that won considerable admiration.