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my limbs went from me in so extraordinary a man- 

 ner, I never felt any thing equal to it before. 1 

 thought it my duty to offer my ojjinion to the 

 Prince, and I was trained to it from being ques- 

 tioned upon the same. 



After there had been a race or two over, His 

 Royal Highness was in the carriage with Lord 

 Barrymore, standing near the lower end of the 

 rails, by the turn of the lands ; and I was on 

 horseback, standing at a small , distance from the 

 carriage, when His Royal Highness called to me, 

 and asked me if Escape's race was coming next ? 

 I answered, " Yes, your Royal Highness." His 

 Royal Highness said, " Come this Vv'ay, Sam Chif- 

 " ney, I will give you your orders how to ride 

 " Escape." I immediately got up to the side of 

 the carriage, and His Royal Highness said, " Sam 

 " Chifney, I wish you to make very strong play 

 " with Escape;" then made a pause, as I thought, 

 for me to make answer: I. did not make answer. 

 His Royal Highness then said, " Sam Chifney, I 

 *^ am never afraid when that I am giving South 



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