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long in the neck, and became fearful to ride in 

 them. I knew Escape's free manner of running, 

 and concluded that he would go better without 

 than with those spurs, for that day's race ; and it 

 was my intention on the morrow either to ride in 

 tliosQ spurs or borrow a pair. 



Before I come immediately to the riding of 

 Escape at the October meeting, I must notice 

 the circumstances that happened previous to my 

 riding him, on the 26th of April 1791, at New- 

 market, where he ran the Duke's Course (it is 

 something short of four miles) against Skylark, &c. 

 and Skylark was backed two to one to win. Es- 

 cape waited in this race, and won with extraordi- 

 nary ease. 



After His Royal Highness's Baronet had won 

 the Oatlands at Ascot Heath, T. Perron, the train-, 

 ing groom, said Mr. Richard Veinon named it 

 about Newmarket that Chifney had been at his 

 tricks again. This calls lipon me to shew what 

 these tricks were. I likewise wish to make known 

 the very great change Escape made at that time 



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