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^C,'oodibr nothing for running, as he was beat such 

 a wonderful way. 



I was told Mr. W. Lake did not come on the 

 jxround till after Traveller's race ; and when the 

 day's sport was over, I asked him leave to run 

 Creepcr-and Traveller together the next morning. 

 1 told him why I wislied to run them. I added^ 

 that I did not wish to run them with any view of 

 learning Creeper's goodness : that could not 

 be ; as Traveller's running was so very much gone 

 from him, that there was no weight that could 

 bring him up to run with any horse; neither 

 could it be of the least injury to Creeper for his 

 race on the next day *. Accordingly on the next 

 morning, which was the 23d of August 1791? I 

 got on Creeper without weighing. I think I rode 

 about 8st. gib. and a little boy rode Traveller, 

 not more than 6st. 3lb. as Casborne had said 

 Creeper was five, and Traveller six years old. At 

 starting, I told the boy to go first with Traveller, 



• I wi.^hed Creeper to know the course, he was such a very 

 long-stroking horse. 



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