(S (S (BASENP (NNP Silver) (NNP Birch)) (VP (ADVP (RB then)) (VP (VP (VBD held) (PRT (RP off))) (NP (NP (BASENP (DT a) (JJ late) (NN challenge)) (PP (IN by) (BASENP (NNP McKelvey)))) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (DT a) (JJ close) (NN finish))))))) (PERIOD .))