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ducats in a clay ;" and when I record that this spirit <>f watering once carried him so far 

 that he bet the great bells of St. Paul's (and lost them) against ;ioo, on a cast of dice, 

 with Sir Miles Partridge ; I shall have provided the final element in the production 



Henry /'///. 

 By Halbrin. 



of a Race Course. It b indeed possible not only to prove that racing now existed, 

 but to give a few names of the supporters of the Turf, and of the details of their 

 arrangements. 



The Privy Purse Expenses reveal that various sums were regularly paid out to 

 persons who brought their horses to compete on various courses against those of the 



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