But when now the swift horses were fulfilling the last stretch of the course, back toward the grey sea, then truly was made manifest the worth of each, and the pace of their horses was forced to the uttermost.
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ πύματον τέλεον δρόμον ὠκέες ἵπποι ἂψ ἐφ' ἁλὸς πολιῆς , τότε δὴ ἀρετή γε ἑκάστου φαίνετ' , ἄφαρ δ' ἵπποισι τάθη δρόμος ·
ἀλλά ὅτε δή πύματος τελέω δρόμος ὠκύς ἵππος ἄψ ἐπί ἅλς1 πολιός , τότε δή ἀρετή γε ἕκαστος φαίνω , ἄφαρ δέ ἵππος τείνω δρόμος ·