20 

 inibrmed liini that Magpie had bad Icgs^ that he 

 dared not gallop liim. I think Neale should be 

 heard on this saying of Mr. W. Lake's, that he 

 dared not gallop Magpie, his having bad legs. 



This was the last time of Magpie's running, 

 and Ije was turned out of training after this raee, 

 but for what reason I never knew. I knew no- 

 thing about his legs being amiss ; I saw nothing 

 amiss in them before starting ; but I did observe 

 that his condition was such as must stop his legs 

 from going as they ought. I believe that Mag-- 

 T)ie, had he been fit to run, was the best runner of 

 his age then on the turf. Seagull was the same 

 age as Magpie. 



When I recommended the match between 

 Magpie and Seagull to be run on the 21st of 

 October, at nine stone each, I had a particular 

 reason for fixing the day for running ; and those 

 very reasons made me unwilling to match them at 

 any future time. 



Mr. Lake matching to run on the 2d of No- 

 vember, this, with what I had before observed of 



Mr. 



