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" and you orders, for I know you are both too 

 " good jockeys to over-mark your horse; but 

 *^ now 1 will not compel you to make play with 

 " Escape ; providing there should be good play 

 *' made by any other horse, you may wait with 

 "■ Escape; but should there be no other horse 

 " make such as you think good play, you must 

 " take care to make good play with Escape. — I 

 " hope, Sam Chifney, you perfectly understand.'* 

 I said, " Yes, your Royal Highness, I perfectly 

 " understand." His Royal Highness then or- 

 dered the carriage to drive to the betting-post. 



Mr. W. Lake had been standing with his 

 horse in his hand, near to the carriage, but on the 

 other side of the rails, whilst His Royal High- 

 ness was giving me my orders how to ride Es- 

 cape. 



Directly the carriage was gone, I was then 

 passing near to Mr. W. Lake : he said, " Well, 

 " Chifney, has the Prince given you orders how 

 *f to ride Escape ?" I said, " Yes, Sir." Mr. 

 W. Lake said, " What are your orders ?" I told 



Mr. 



