They listened in silence as their candidate, Francisco Labastida Ochoa, who was to have proclaimed the latest in an unbroken string of victories reaching back a lifetime, told them that things looked grim.
He quickly achieved further victories, reaching 90 victories on 22 August and surpassing the 100 victories on 5 September.
The news of this victory reached Washington at a time when morale was at a low point.
Nor can a fresh Isis takeover be ruled out, as Hoshiyah Zebari, an Iraqi minister, warned after news of the victory reached Baghdad.
The Yankees' Joba Chamberlain, who pitched three and a third innings Saturday in a 4-3 victoreachedched the majors at 21 and succeeded right away.
As news of Tu's victory reached her native land on Monday night, one fan wrote on Weibo, China's Twitter: "Recognised at last!" Tu was born in Ningbo, a port city about 140 miles south of Shanghai, in 1930.
When news of his victory reached General George Washington, Clark's success was celebrated and was used to encourage the alliance with France.
In early February, Vonn recorded her 50th victory — reaching the mark in less time than any female racer in history — with a downhill triumph on the Kandahar course in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
