1.   In a recent FCC customer-satisfaction ranking, Nynex was a distant last.

2.   Boulmerka, anguish on her face, came to a near stop, then resumed running but finished a distant last.

3.   Dolan suffered his fourth asthma attack during a race in the past eight months and finished a distant last.

4.   Dutch entry Brunel Sunergy finished distant last in the opening two legs and dropped skipper Hans Bouscholte.

5.   Juliane Schubart, who finished a distant last on Misk in the opening race, was just as indulgent with her camel.

6.   Sergeant York, a European horse making his debut in the United States, finished a distant last.