Sentence:  Richard M. Forbes 's Paget , which had what seemed to be a substantial <WSD>lead</WSD> in the early stages , tired rapidly nearing the wire and was able to save place money only a head in front of Glen T. Hallowell 's Milties Miss . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  lead, as in the performance of a composition; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"