guineas, neither could I be of any service to him 

 about Traveller's not running ; and why had he 

 not gone to Mr. Lake ? Mr. Belston said he 

 had been to Mr. Lake, and he told him that 

 Traveller must run. I told Mr. Belston that 

 Mr. Lake had answered him very properly, for it 

 was the Prince's pleasure to send his horses to 

 York to run, and whether they could run well 

 or not, they should run ; and that I could only 

 recollect, that his bet was in their pieces; and 

 should any thing extraordinary occur so as to 

 enable me to pass Walnut before he should get 

 in, that I would take care to do it. Mr. Belston 

 said he was much obliged to mc. A long dis- 

 tance from home Traveller had been much beat 

 by Tickle-Toby and Walnut, and some lengths 

 be'iind them in the last one hunclrv^d yards ; but 

 finding Traveller stayed to his running, and the 

 horses before him slackening their pace, I con- 

 tinued pressing him very severe ; and just before 

 getting to the winning-post, Traveller poured 

 upon them, and Walnut dropped to the hind part 

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