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The Hare ran on for nearly three hundred yards, nearly in fact as far as the winning-post, when it suddenly struck him what a fool he looked running races with a Tortoise who was nowhere in sight, and he sat down again and scratched.

The Hare And The Tortoise - Lord Dunsany Newmania 2008

Them was never known cheer a horse but it was at the winning-post.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

Them was never known cheer a horse but it was at the winning-post.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the Hare awoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race.

Aesop's Fables Aesop 2000

To first reach this, the winning-post, was evidently the emulous desire of each.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 Various

Finally, he ended a varied but diverting existence in a ditch with a broken neck, while the horse that should have retrieved his fortunes galloped first past the winning-post -- riderless.

The Vision of Desire Margaret Pedler

Pekoe, we can watch the large screen, on which the results of all races are flashed within ten seconds of the horses passing the winning-post.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920 Various

He talked like a racehorse approaching the winning-post, every muscle in action, and the utmost energy of expression flowing out in every burst.

Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century George Paston

Whips nor spurs weren't allowed in the race, an 'peaceful persuasion don't go far with a mule; but about five of 'em pursued the narrow and straight path that leads to the winning-post.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 18, 1919 Various

The man of reason, on the other hand, runs with the single purpose in his mind of reaching the winning-post.

Poise: How to Attain It D. Starke