“I see we have passed the Spray,” he said. “That’s a good one for you, Upton. Now we must keep ahead.”
After turning the wheel over to the captain, Jerry moved forward to where Harry and Frank Lee were standing.
In the meanwhile the gallant yacht was cutting the water like a razor. The breeze was stiff, and they were running free before it. Soon the Spray was almost out of sight behind them.
“This Defender is a great boat,” said Harry.
With the wind on the starboard quarter the Defender and the Spray reached along for over a mile at a six knots an hour gait.
Then the wind fell off to almost a calm.
“This is no good,” observed Jerry.
“Fortunes of racing,” laughed Harry.
“I would like to see another stiff breeze.”
“We may catch more than enough before we have finished,” put in Frank Lee.