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his horse Shark take his last sweat, before 

 he ran with Lord Abingdon's Leviathan, 

 for a very large sum of money we both 

 had depending on that race. 



Shark went through his sweat, at the 

 dawn of day, very well, and to my perfect 

 satisfaction ; after which he was taken home, 

 fed, and locked up, till twelve o'clock at 

 noon. At twelve o'clock, when the trainer, 

 Thomas Price, and myself came into his 

 stable, we found all his legs swelled, his 

 hind legs very much indeed, quite up to 

 the hocks, and his fore legs considerably. 

 I was much alarmed, and told Tom Price to 

 keep the door locked, that none of the boys 

 might see the condition he was in, and that 

 I would send a servant to Mr. Pigott, to 

 inform him, that he might get his money 

 off. 



Price said, " Sir, you are alarmed at that 

 which is of no consequence whatever. 

 Horses' legs, after sweating, frequently jfly, 

 and, I assure you, I have had many horses 

 more swelled than Shark is. Provided his 

 legs are not fine by to-morrow night, I will 

 suffer death : and, to prove to you my sin- 



