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Highness to match Magpie with Seagull, at iiinii 

 stone each, to run the same course, on the next 

 day, for two liundred guineas, observing that I 

 had rather run at even than that Magpie should 

 receive weight but at nine stone. I then suggested 

 to His Royal Highness that I thought the odds 

 would be upon Seagull, as Seagull stood very high 

 in the public opinion. I therefore recommended 

 to His Royal Highness to lay out five or six hun- 

 dred more before starting, as the market for bet- 

 ting was ; and, with leave, I would bet His Royal 

 Highness fifty guineas upon Magpie. 



On the next morning His Royal Highness sent 

 for me, and told me, in the presence of Mr. Lake, 

 that Mr. Lake could not match Magpie against 

 Seagull last night; and observed, " You know, 

 ^* Sam Chifney, we cannot always match as we 

 " wish." I expressed my humble satisfaction, 

 and said, that had they chosen to have run I 

 should have liked the match. 



His Royal Highness then said that Mr. Lake 



would try again that night to match them ; and 



c I took 



