Possible Clues:

• It only takes a second to be the one to hurry higher, perhaps
• An athlete of some standing, but only for a second
• A fast riser, perhaps, but only for a second
• Place placer
• Just a second
• Not the first to seek office for every second angel from Russia on quiet
• Second-place contender
• Second tout in court
• Second finisher
• Jack Nicklaus, in 19 major golf championships