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course again. Immediately you observe this, take 

 a pull at your horse in order to ease him, and wait 

 until the other horse, by persevering in the pace, 

 has got nearly up to your horse's quarters. As soon 

 as you perceive him close at hand, be you ready 

 to take a pull and come home with your horse at 

 his best pace. The horse that has been laying out of 

 the ground, (if the jockey thinks he has any chance 

 in the race,) must keep his place. If he can win under 

 the above unfavourable circumstances, he will prove 

 himself a most extraordinary good horse, or the horse 

 you are riding must be an extraordinary bad one. 



