Garrison finish

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The Word of the Day for November 17 is:

Garrison finish   \GA-ruh-sun-FIN-ish\   noun
     : a finish in which the winner comes from behind at the end

Example sentence:
     In an amazing Garrison finish, the home team, down by two, scored three 
goals in the final minutes to win the soccer championship.

Did you know?
     Edward "Snapper" Garrison was a 19th-century American jockey known for his 
spectacular come-from-behind wins. During his 16-year riding career, he won 
nearly 700 races. By the time he rode Montana to a smash finish in the Suburban 
handicap in 1892 and rode Tammany to a breathtaking finish at New Jersey's 
Guttenberg track in 1893, his riding style had so captured the attention of the 
public that people had begun using the term "Garrison finish" for any victory 
in which the winner comes from behind. Garrison, who died in 1930 at age 62, 
was inducted into the National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame in 1955, the 
first year of inductions.





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