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Mr. W. Lake's conduct, impressed my mind 

 strongly ; for, as Magpie had just beaten Seagull 

 at the same weight, and with great ease, I could 

 not see how Mr. W. Lake could be able to have 

 eight pounds given him to run the same course 

 again. I viewed this eight pounds as a strong lure 

 for me ; for if His Royal Highness backed Magpie, 

 it was likely to afford plenty of customers, at a 

 different price, in betting. These thoughts made 

 me pay very strict attention to Magpie's manage- 

 ment ; and from my observation of it I judged 

 that he was likely to be very unfit to run ; but of 

 this I could not be positively certain till I saw him 

 stripped for saddling, for I did not go into His 

 Royal Highness's stable at Newmarket but once, 

 I think, when I attended His Royal Highness 

 there for a few minutes. 



I find it requisite to mark one other instance of 

 the singularity of Mr. W. Lake's conduct. A 

 match had been made for Traveller to run on the 

 6th of November 17 90, against Lord Barry more's 

 Highlander. Highlander was seven years old, and 



* Traveller 



