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quently parried with much greater eafe than 

 when alTailed by an ahnoft incredible com- 

 bination of villainy, in running a match for 

 the fame fum a few years iince, upon one 

 of the moil populous and fafliionable courfes 

 in the kingdom. But having theUy as be^ 

 fort, the fame invariable opinion of the du- 

 plicity pracflifed in training and riding, 

 I had never permitted the mare out of my 

 pofTeffion, or from under my own infpec- 

 tion, from the hour ihe was matched to. 

 run ; or intended her to be rode by any other 

 perfon, than a lad of my own, that (htcrally 

 fpeaking) I initiated in ftable management, 

 and tra'med with the mare for the purpcfe. 



Thus entrenched by prudence, and forti- 

 fied by experience, it was impoffible for 

 thofe concerned againft me, either by their 

 numerous emillaries, or induftrious adherents, 

 to obtain the requifite intelligence of trials^ 

 fweatSy or, in fadl, any neceffary information, 

 by which their intentional villainy could be 

 promoted with a probability of fuccefs. But 

 as adventurers of this complexion are never 

 difconcerted by trifling obftacles, it v/ill cre- 

 ate no fmall degree of furprife, to thofe not 

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