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the horses for the Oatlands. His Royal Highness 

 tlien turned to Mr. W. Lake, and said, " War- 

 *' wick Lake, Sam Chifney rides Baronet, you 

 " will tell Bill Price to ride Escape." His Royal 

 Highness and Mr. Lake then rode up the course, 

 and soon after, His Royal Highness came riding by 

 liimself, down the course, and asked me what was 

 the meaning of my riding Baronet ? " I thought 

 " you intended to ride Escape ?" I replied to His 

 Royal Highness, that I had intended riding Es- 

 cape ; but I thought him not well to run, which 

 is my reason for not riding him. His Royal 

 Highness said, -' Sam Chifney, — Bill Price and 

 " Warwick Lake assure me, that Escape is as 

 ** well to run as a horse can be." I replied to 

 His Royal Highness, that I believed Bill Price an 

 honest fellow, but he knew no better; and I 

 should be glad if His Royal Highness would not 

 run Escape to-day, for the ground is hard, and 

 I am fearful he should get hurt, for he is a very 

 capital runner ; he is clearly a better horse than 

 Baronet at the weights they run to-day; and 



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