Next the Neleian chief, Antilochus, Came with his coursers. More by fraud than speed He distanced Menelaus, yet that chief Drave his fleet horses near him. Just so far As runs the wheel behind a steed that draws His master swiftly o’er the plain, his tail Touching the tire with its long hairs, and small The space between them as the spacious plain Is traversed, Menelaus just so far as Was distanced by renowned Antilochus. For though at first he fell as far behind As a quoit’s cast, yet was he gaining ground Rapidly, now that Agamemnon’s mare, Aethè the stately-maned, increased her speed, And Menelaus, had the race for both Been longer, would have passed his rival by, Nor left the victory doubtful. After him, A spear’s throw distant, came Meriones, The gallant comrade of Idomeneus, Whose full-maned steeds were slower than the rest, And he unskilled in contests such as these. And last of all Eumelus came. He drew His showy chariot after him, and drave His steeds before him. Great Achilles saw