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Mr. Lake that His Royal Highness wished me to 

 make very strong play with Escape ; but after, 

 His Royal Highness gave me leave to wait with 

 Escape, providing there should be any other horse 

 make good play; but should there be no other 

 horse make such as I thought good play, that I 

 must take care to make good play with Escape. 



Mr. W. Lake then asked me if I thought that 

 the best way for Escape to run ? I replied, " No, 

 " Sir ; if I had my life depending upon Escape's 

 " winning to-day, I should wish Escape to wait 

 "^ by all means; but as His Royal Highness told 

 *^ me he should not bet upon him, and as I am 

 " so often contradicting my orders *, and as I 

 ^^ was not asked my opinion, I thought it would 

 " be impertinent of me to offer to give His Royal 

 " Highness any more trouble." 



Mr. Lake said, '' Well, Chifney, I think as you 

 " do, that Escape had better wait, so you will 

 *^ wait at all events ; and I see the Prince's car- 



• Explained in page 78. 



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