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won from most of the bookmakers ; that three of 

 his heaviest creditors have assured me they have 

 on the balance paid him large sums of money ; 

 and that one gentleman, who paid him last year 

 ^24,000, is now out of pocket by his transactions 

 with him to the extent of ^4,000, and cannot 

 even get an offer of settlement. Let it be re- 

 membered also that this defaulter has from the 

 commencement trifled with, laughed at, and now 

 defies his creditors ; that he owes them thousands 

 of pounds, which they have little hope of ever 

 recovering ; and that he has every prospect of 

 winning from them, which he will put into his 

 pocket and probably keep there ; and the racing 

 world and the general public have some means 

 of arriving at a true conclusion as to the honour 

 of a nobleman, and the prospects, under present 

 laws, of the national sport of England." 



