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hiin out to the top of his pace; so that for me 

 to attempt to deceive these boys, as to what the 

 two colts they have been looking after, and at 

 all times have been riding in their exercise as 

 well as in their trials, and particularly in the last 

 one, can do, would be downright folly. There- 

 fore, to make all as safe as we can, they must, 

 if they wish it, be allowed to stand their money 

 in the betting. As the time is now drawing near 

 for us all to move off to Newmarket, and as our 

 boys will be meeting with their old companions 

 there, some of whom may endeavour to draw 

 from Sam and Bill their opinions of the two colts 

 they look after; or perhaps, through an unsus- 

 pected channel, some person may attempt to 

 corrupt either or both of them, by offering them 

 a bribe to tell what they know of their two colts, 

 in which should they succeed it would destroy the 

 chance we think we have got of doing some 

 good for the stable, I will, to-morrow, with a 

 view to prevent any thing of this kind from 

 taking place, have some talk with Sam and Bill. 

 I must also have much the same sort of talk 

 with Tom, for he is a good judge of pace; and 

 from the circumstance of my having so often to 

 put him up to go before young ones at the time 

 of their doing a bit of work, and on a horse too 



