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then I have an eye upon you/' was a quota- 

 tion that struck me with the full force of 

 the author. Luckily shielded with this con- 

 iideuce, I philosophically made my appear- 

 ance ; when this honest, zcorthv, munaculafi^ 

 type of TURF INTEGRITY made an apology 

 for the liberty of troubling me, " but he un- 

 derstood I had a mare to run that day ; that 

 the opposite party had not used him well in 

 ^ome previous concerns ; he wished to be re- 

 ve?iged, and with my permission he would 

 ride the mare gratis, in which he would 

 exert h^s greatest abihty^ and did not doubt 

 but he should be able to beat them out of 

 the Korld" 



I was thankful to a degree of humilia- 

 tion for the liberality of his offer, perfectly 

 conscious of his kindness, and voluntary at- 

 tention to )ny interest ; but I was obstinately 

 determined to stand or fall by the effect of my 

 own management, under the additional dis- 

 advantage of ayoung and inexperienced rider. 



Previous to the day of running, I had re- 

 peatedly and carefully instructed my own 

 lad in every minuti^ it became necessary to 



