Word: finished
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...FINISH.A tape held by the judges shall be stretched across the track at the finish four feet above the ground. This tape must be breasted...
...shall be placed in the order in which they cross the finish line...
...STARTING.When the starter receives a signal from the judges at the finish that everything is in readiness, he shall direct the competitors to get on their marks...
JUDGES AT THE FINISH.Two shall stand at one end of the tape, and the third at the other. One shall take the winner, another the second man, and the other the third man; they shall also note the distances between the first three as they finish...
Their decision as to the order in which the men finish shall be final and without appeal...