inde dolum iuvenis fraudique accommoda sensit tempora; iam finem iuxta, dum limina victor Parthenopaeus init, correpto crine reductum occupat, et longe primus ferit ostia portae.
Hence that young man saw a trick, opportunity for a foul. Already near the finish, as Parthenopaeus is crossing the threshold  victorious, the other seizes his hair and pulls him back, taking his place, and strikes the mouth of the gate with a fine lead.
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