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vioiis to the hour of ftarting. I had particu- 

 larly cautioned him, not to dehver a weight 

 out of his pocket from the time of weighing 

 to his return to the fcale after the race, upon 

 any account whatever; not to pull up till he 

 was coniiderably paft the winning poft ; nor 

 to make even an effort to Jifmount till I led 

 his horfe up to the fcale, AH thefe very 

 fortunately proved propitious precautions ; 

 for not one of the whole but was individu- 

 ally attacked with a well-fupported hope and 

 unremitting expediation, of rendering us 

 dupes to an eflabliihed courfe of villainy, 

 that it is to be regretted fo frequently fuc^* 

 ceeds. 



When juft going to flart, a real friend, or 

 rather an honejl man, who had that moment 

 heard the fecret tranfpire in a whifper, came 

 and told him, they had weighed him, ten 

 Jlone four pounds, placing four pounds in his 

 pockets more than he was entitled to carry ; 

 advifing him to ride up to the fcale and infifl 

 upon b:ing re- weighed ; but adhering clofely 

 to m.y inflrudions, he refufed to difmount, 

 or relinquifh a fingle weight, and abfolutely 

 won his match with four pounds more than 



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