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Hatchctt's Hotel, directed to Mr. W. Lake, at 

 Carlton-House. 



I then lay down till it was time to go to Tatter- 

 sail's, and there I took Mr. Vauxhall Clark five 

 hundred to twenty-seven that Baronet won the 

 Oatfends. Mr. W. Lake did not come to Tatter- 

 sal Ps that day. 



Having returned to Egham to sleep, I was the 

 next morning on the race ground to wait for His 

 Royal Highness, who came on it with Mr. W, 

 Lake, on horseback. I immediately placed my- 

 self in sight, and His Koyal Highness called to 

 me, saying, " Sam Chifiiey, come this way.'* 

 I immediately got up to the side of His Royal 

 Highness and Mr. W. Lake, and His Royal 

 Highness said, " Saui Chifney, I shall run Escape 

 '^ and Baronet only ; which do you ride ? R ide 

 '' which you please, — say which you ride, — I am 

 " in a hurry.'' 



I answered His Royal Highness, " that I should 

 " ride Baronet." These were the first words that 

 passed from His Royal Highness to me concerning 



the 



