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no bet whatsoever against Escape for the 20th of 

 October, 1791, when he was beaten ; but this de- 

 ponent had one bet of 20 gs. upon Escape, and no 

 more, for the 21st of October, 1791, when he won, 

 which was betted for the deponent by Mr. Vaux- 

 hall Clark. And this deponent further saith, that 

 he was not interested or concerned directly or 

 indirectly in any other bet whatsoever against or 

 for Escape, for either of the before mentioned days. 

 And this deponent further maketh oath that on 

 the said 20th of October, 1791, he neither did, nor 

 caused or procured to be done, anything to check, 

 hinder, or prevent the said horse Escape, from 

 winning, but on the contrary, did everything 

 which his judgment suggested to him, and his 

 powers enabled him, to make Escape win the race 

 he ran on the 20th, &c. And this deponent fur- 

 ther maketh oath and saith : That in no place that 

 he has had the honour of living in since 1784, has 

 he won a guinea against any horse that was beat, 

 where he either trained or rode him. And this 

 deponent further maketh oath and saith : That 

 which is asserted in the foregoing narrative or 

 statement is true, with his thoughts on the s^me. 



(Signed) Samuel Chifney. 

 Witness, JohnCollick." 



In 1804, Chifney published a narrative of these 

 occurrences, to which he added some directions 

 for riding races, which we shall notice in another 

 place. In this little work, to which he gave the 



