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Of the Occurrences relative to Escape. 



In order to give myself a fair and clear chance 

 of being thoroughly understood in all that refers 

 to Escape, I shall beg leave to disclose my earliest 

 thoughts of him, from the first time he attracted 

 my notice, which was at Newmarket in April 

 1789. I thougiit Escape lost against Harpator 

 from his not waiting when they ran over the 

 Duke's Course. 



And in the next October Meeting, in 178(), 

 Escape beat Nimble across the Flat (I thought) 

 with extraordinary ease ; and I considered Nim^ 

 ble a fast runner. From this time I had a very- 

 high opinion of Escape's speed. 



I was not present at Ascot Heath races in June 

 1790, but if I be correctly informed how that 



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