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Coombe's letter to me, when he first sent the 

 horse Cobham to my 'stables, which alludes to the 

 agreement, and shall be much obliged to you to 

 publish it. In conclusion, I have only to say that 

 I treated the horse exactly as I should if he had 

 been my own property, and in the manner that 

 my experience in training led me to beheve was 

 the best under the circumstances of the case. 



I have the honour to be, &c., &c., 



John Scott. 



Liverpool, July 19, 1838 



The following is the extract alluded to by Mr. 

 Scott : "I send you the colt, who will, I hope, 

 arrive safe. In regard to terms, you may recollect 

 1 told you I did not like training. You proposed 

 to take him, pay all expenses, and give me half 

 his winnings ; you to engage him as you pleased, 

 but the colt to be mine. I acceded to those 

 terms." 



Before offering our own remarks on this case, 

 it is but fair that we should, injustice to Mr. Scott, 

 give the opinions of the noblemen and gentlemen 

 his employers, who after a perusal of the corres- 

 pondence between him and Mr. Coombe, drew up 

 the following statement, which they authorized 

 him to make pubUc. '* John Scott — We have 

 read the statement of correspondence you have 

 sent us, and we are perfectly satisfied that you have 



