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wretch is there drawn coolly superintending the 

 castrating of his horse Dragon on the very race- 

 course, in order to qualify him for the race in which 

 he had, as it is currently recorded, to struggle, 

 mangled, bleeding and humiliated as he was. It is 

 farther reported that he won, and died immediately 

 after.' 



I have no wish to attribute any of the charac- 

 teristics so plainly given to this worthy to our own 

 paragon, who in personal appearance at all events 

 was very dissimilar. But in the sentiment nnd 

 principle of the two actions, what is there that 

 differs ? The one did it for an immediate gain, which 

 he secured at the cruel loss of his horse ; the other 

 for a deferred one, which he missed whilst running his 

 own tortured animal totally for the purpose of deceit. 



