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ily fnielded with this confidence, I philofo- 

 phically made -my appearance; when this 

 honeft^ worthy^ immaculate type of turf 

 INTEGRITY, made an apology for the h'- 

 berty of troubhng me, '* but he underftood 

 I had a mare to run that day ; that the oppo- 

 lite party had not ufcd him well in fome 

 previous concerns ; he wiflied to be revenged^ 

 and with my permiflion he would ride the 

 mare gratis, in which he would exert his 

 greateil: ability, and did not doubt but he 

 ihould be able to beat them out of the world,'^ 



1 was thankful to a degree of humilia- 

 tion for the liberality of his offer, perfedlly 

 confcious of his kindnefs, and voluntary at- 

 tention to my interej}. ; but I was obilinately 

 determined to ftand or fall by the eifed: of my 

 own management, under the additional difad- 

 Vantage of a young and inexperienced rider. 



Previous to the day of running, I had re- 

 peatedly and carefully inftrucled my own lad 

 in every minutiae it became neceifary to have 

 in conftant remembrance; naturally conclud- 

 ing to what an infinity of attacks and deep 

 laid fchemes he would be eternally open pre- 

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