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Mr. Clarke's Schoolboy, His Royal Highness 

 came to me and sdid^ " Sam Chifncy, I shall be 

 « very glad to see you win upon Scota to-day, for 

 '' she is never to run again^ whether she win or 

 " lose. Go to Mr. W. Lake for your orders how 

 *' to ride her." 



When I went to Mr. W. Lake, he gave me or- 

 ders to make very strong running with Scota, for 

 she was the slowest mare that ever ran, but the 

 stoutest. I told Mr. Lake I knew her to be 

 neither. He replied, I knew nothing about her, 

 for she was quite a different mare in her trials ; 

 that she was sure of winning, run which way 

 she would ; but he strictly enjoined me to make 

 very strong running with her. I then told Mr. 

 W. Lake I thought she could not win, run which 

 way she would; but to run her as he ordered 

 would be the most certain way to beat her. I 

 urged Mr. Lake to allow me to use gentle means 

 with her, provided other horses make tolerable 

 good running, but could not prevail upon him to 

 alter his first orders ; at which I was much dis- 

 tressed. 



