Pull, Won't Ye?

Derryck's boat still led the chase, though every moment neared by his foreign rivals. The only thing they feared was that from being already so nigh to his mark, he would be enabled to dart his iron before they could completely overtake and pass him. As for derrick, he seemed quite dent that this would be the case. And occasionally, with a deriding gesture, shook his lamp feeder at the other boats.