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" liage, I will go immediately and make every 

 " thing perfectly pleasant." 



I immediately went over to sad<ile ; when I was 

 saddling Escape, I asked if he liad had a sweat 

 since he ran last; and I was answered that he had 

 not had a sweat since his last running against 

 Grey Diomed. The horses started, I waited with 

 Escape, and was beaten. 



Immediately that the race was over. Escape 

 pulled up to walk back to scale. His Royal High- 

 ness came up to me, saying, " Sam Chifney, you 

 " have lost this race by not making strong play 

 " with Escape, as I desired you." I answered, 

 '^ I don't know that I have, your Royal High- 

 " ness." His Royal Highness then said, " Yes, 

 '^ you certainly have lost the race by not making 

 " strong play with Escape " I then hoped His 

 Royal Highness had not lost much money upon 

 the race. His Royal Highness said, " No, I 

 " have not lost a stiver : but that don't argue, 

 " for Escape certainly would have won, if you 

 " had made strong play with him, as I desired 



