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 as I could so much easier reduce than increase 

 my weight at that time of the morning. Mr. Lake 

 seemed much displeased, and said, he cared not 

 what I did. I then made myself ready to ride 

 Pegasus. I was here afraid to recoil against this 

 unfair usage of Mr. Lake's, fearful it might put 

 a stop to the Prince's business. 



As soon as it was light enough, the horses ran 

 two miles, at the same weights they were to run at 

 for the OatlandSj on the Tuesday following, at 

 Ascot Heath. Escape won this trial ; he beat 

 Baronet about a neck ; Pegasus was beaten a great 

 way, and I think Smoker was beaten more than a 

 hundred yards from Pegasus. 



When Escape and Baronet had about three 

 hundred yards to run, they were going by them- 

 selves in a very severe manner, and very fast, and 

 Baronet was then running at his utmost, and he 

 could not lay nearer than within about two lengths 

 of Escape ; but from Escape's making so very 

 free with himself in most parts of the race, it 

 made him come back to Baronet. I think Escape 



would 



