eight o'clock
I tell you I 'm just going to be a complete nervous wreck before we get done with this fool race , '' he complained when he had finally succeeded in donning the wide trousers , the legs of which persisted in sticking together . `` Get out and walk then , '' said George , promptly . `` I would if the walking was good , '' replied Nick ; `` but it 's wet both above and below ; and besides I want to give another look around for my precious white wings . '' At eight o'clock another start was made . As before , the fleet boat shot ahead , with the _ Tramp _ a good second , and the wallowing _ Comfort _ in the rear , Herb and Josh in no way disconcerted because of the poor beginning . History had a way of repeating itself ; and they believed that the accident to George 's cranky engine was only a specimen of many other troubles and tribulations that would be apt to befall the ambitious pilot during the progress of the race . But hardly had the _ Wireless _ gone two hundred yards before there was a tremendous splash heard .