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His Koyal Highness to mc, they notwithstanding' 

 created alarm and mistrust in me that attempts 

 had heen made to affect His Royal Highness with 

 impressions unfavourable to me, and tliat it would 

 have been of bad consequence to me if Escaj)e 

 had not won ; nor indeed could I ever account 

 for Mr. W. Lake's taking so much pains for me 

 to bet upon Escape. 



On the 5th of October 1791^ one clear day 

 after this race, Escape and Grey Diomed met to 

 run together again, for a Plate, the same course^ 

 and at even weights. Some distance before these 

 horses got in, I found that Escape could beat 

 Grey Diomed with great ease ; I therefore, by- 

 choice, made a near race of it, and the Judge 

 gave the race to Escape a head only. 



When I came from scale, I advised Mr. Lake to 

 match Escape against Grey Diomed, and give him 

 5lb. or more ; telling him that Escape could give 

 Grey Diomed a great deal of weight and beat him^ 



I found Escape was coming fast to his capital 

 form, if not overdone in his work to take away 



his 



