RACING DAYS.

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one of the boats has a ' lightning' pilot, whose c partner * is a trifle his
infeiior, you can tell which one is on watch by noting whether that
boat has gained ground or lost some during each four-hour stretch.

The shrewdest
pilot can delay a
boat if he has not
a fine genius for
steering. Steering
is a very high art.
One must not keep
a rudder dragging
across a boat's
stern if he wants
to get up the river
fast.

There is a great diference in boats, of course. For a long time I
was on a boat tbat was so slow we used to forget what year it was
we left port in. But of course this was at rare intervals. Ferry-

BEASS BJLNDS BEAT.