The two-verst race was nearly over, and all eyes were fixed on an officer of the horse-guards in front and on a hussar officer behind, who were urging their horses to the last limits of their strength as they neared the winning-post.
Только что кончилась двухверстная скачка, и все глаза были устремлены на кавалергарда впереди и лейб-гусара сзади, из последних сил погонявших лошадей и подходивших к столбу.