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to" win, should prove productive of bets, 

 best suiting the convenience of the fa- 

 mily. However, to render this perfectly 

 clear, let us confirm the fact by a state- 

 ment not to be misunderstood. Suppose 

 the owner of a Jiorse compensates a rider, 

 that he engages from an idea of his supe- 

 rior ability, reputed integrity, or upon re- 

 commendation, with a promise of five 

 guineas certain to ride according to instruc- 

 tions for each heat, and a conditional Jivc 

 or ten extra, if he wins. What cau be the 

 utmost emolument to him bv winninsf? 

 Why, as before stated, either ten or fif- 

 teen GUINEAS ! "While, on tiie contrary, 

 if the horse is of character and qualifi- 

 cations, and the odds run a little in his 

 favour for the last heat ; the industrious ef- 

 forts of the rider's confederates, who are 

 taking those very odes laid upon the horse^ 

 (that it is already pre-determined shall lose) 

 they accumulate and divide much larger sums 

 loa certainti/, without the chance of losing a 

 single guinea. 



I shall not 'descend to an enumeration of 

 a variety of practices that render plunder 



