[Ads-l] Antedating of "also ran"

[Steven Losie]

ALSO RAN (OED3, 1895)

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"Wherefore you payin' all dat 'tenshun to dat no account dog, yellow boy?"
asked a boy at the track, as he walked proudly along leading a frequent
winner, while a less fortunate boy worked faithfully on the toilet of his
favorite, which had an annoying habit of finishing among the "also ran."
[end quote]

Source: Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, Ill.), 8 Aug 1892, p.5, col.2
(Nineteenth Century Newspapers - Gale)
Article title: Care Of The Racers

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