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so very predominant, that great numbers, even 

 of the commercial world, could not withstand 

 the force of temptation : to have a horse 

 or two IN TRAINING has been an object 

 of the highest ambition, to the gratification 

 of which, every other prospect or pursuit has 

 been rendered subservient. The contagion 

 has been in its effects so delusive, that lot- 

 tery-office-keepers and pawnbrokers have 

 been racing against the horses of peers of the 

 realm, to the inevitable accumulation of 

 DEBTS, the defrauding of creditors, and 

 the promoting of bankruptcies. This is 

 not calculated to create surprise, when it is 

 not only recollected in riimination, but c:mi- 

 firmed by time and experience, that nothing 

 but a fortune of immensity can stand against 

 the enormous expense of breeding and 

 training; the fluctuating uncertainty of 

 the produce ; and lastly^ wdiat is still more 

 to be dreaded, the hmate villany and studied 

 deception of the subordinate classes, with 

 whom your honour and property are 

 eventually entrusted ; and upon whose 

 caprice^ interest, viilany, or integrity, you 

 must unavoidably dfpend, to carry your 

 purposes into execution. 



