Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London

"How can I tell!" he answered. "I never saw any of 'em before.
But they all look good to me. May the best one win, that's all."

The revolver was fired, and the five runners were off and away.
Three were outdistanced at the start. Redhead led, with a
black-haired young man at his shoulder, and it was plain that the
race lay between these two. Halfway around, the black-haired one
took the lead in a spurt that was intended to last to the finish.
Ten feet he gained, nor could Red-head cut it down an inch.