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Frank Norwood was the time-keeper, and he stood with his watch in his / hand. Each yacht was to pass to windward of the Penobscot, and come / round her stern, reporting as she did so. Sam Rodman was to call "time" / when the foremast of each yacht was in range with a certain chimney of a / house on the main shore. At the word Frank was to give the time, and / Donald was to write it down on his schedule. Everything was to be done / with the utmost accuracy. The Skylark was rapidly approaching, with the / Sea Foam nearly half a mile astern of her. The Phantom and Christabel / were not far behind the Sea Foam, while the rest were scattered along / all the way over to Turtle Head.
"Ready there! " shouted Donald, as the Skylark came nearly in range of / the Penobscot and the chimney.