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jn his running in five clear clays. This will ren- 

 der it necessary for me to follow Escape closely 

 from his trial till after his race. 



On June the 13th, 1791, (being the Monday 

 after Epsom races,) I was at Tattersall's, where 

 Mr. W. Lake communicated to me a letter from 

 Newmarket, stating that the Oatland horses were 

 all well, and asked me what was best to be done 

 with them. I recommended their being ordered 

 up to Epsom immediately, and to run them two 

 miles round Epsom at the same weights as they 

 were to carry for the Oatlands. Mr. W. Lake 

 suggested, that as the horses then w'ere so well to 

 run, would it not be better for them to be tried at 

 Newmarket directly, and then for them to set off 

 for Ascot. I felt it my duty to persist in my first 

 opinion. Mr. Lake continued very much dis- 

 pleased; and then I replied that he might try 

 them at Newmarket if he pleased. I had been 

 asked, and told him what I thought was best to 

 be done, He then turned from me, saying, he 



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