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honefty of the True Blues. Shakefpear went 

 away brilkly the third Heat, clofely purfu'd 

 by Partner, while Looby lay too far behind, 

 to profefs difputing this heat, as he had 

 bravely done the two firft. They were now 

 in the third mile, and Partner had never at- 

 tempted to take the lead -, for, as he was 

 confcious he had the foot, though not the 

 iloutnefs of Shakefpear, he intended to re- 

 ferve his pufh as long as poflible ; but 

 Shakefpear being aware of that, and tru fling 

 to his bottom, began to make running as he 

 croft the ruts, and difplay'd all his power 

 upon the flat, with good refolution : but 

 could not conquer his adverfary, till the 

 rifling ground from the diftance to the 

 winning poft, by means of his fuperior 

 ftrength, declar'd the conteft in his favour, 

 by half a length, hard run. This brought 

 the betts to even money, Shakefpear againft 

 the field. 



The 4th Heat they all jump'd oiF at fcore, 

 and ran the firft two miles as if they in- 

 tended to tear one another to pieces ; they 



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