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some others, possessing as good taste in, and know- 

 ledge of, harness horses as they did. Whether they 

 all did, or wished to, make money by horses, I am 

 not prepared to say ; but every one knows, or has 

 heard, that Sir John did ; and at that time the then 

 Prince Eegent was a royal and liberal customer of 

 his. Sir John knew precisely the kind that would 

 strike the prince's fancy, and if the animal was on 

 earth, Sir John would ferret him out. The prince, 

 from so frequently as he did sitting on the knowing 

 baronet's box, knew every horse he had, so a new 

 one was sure to be noticed. This Sir John took 

 care he should be, and took as much care that he 

 should be shown to the best advantage when seen. 

 *' Well, baronet, what have you there?" was all but 

 a certain check on the prince's banker. I must per- 

 petrate a pun by saying, that when the prince gave 

 the baronet a check, the latter knew etiquette too 

 well to give the prince a repulse in return. He has 

 ventured so far as to say, that nothing but his royal 

 highnesses pleasure should induce him to separate 

 that horse from his partner. The prince was far too 



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