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 '^^ I will tell )our Royal Highness my motive im- 

 '^ mediately why I think Escape is beat to day. 

 *' It is a fortnight, or a fortnight and a day, I 

 '^ tiiink, since Escape ran last, which was with 

 " Grey Dicmed. During that time Escape has 

 ^' not had a sweat, neither has he been tried 

 " since, but he has been tenderly treated ; and 

 '*' notwithstanding he looks straight and hand- 

 " some to the eye, he is unfit to run ; and this 

 " I believe is the reason of his being beat to- day^ 

 *^ your Royal Elighness." His Royal Highness 

 said, " Very well." I then bowed, and drew 

 back to a small distance, facing his Royal High- 

 ness and Mr. Lake, not knowing whether His 

 Royal Highness had quite done with me ; and 

 while I was thus waiting, I heard His Royal High- 

 ness or Mr. Lake say something about Escape's 

 running to-morrow. I immediately took the li- 

 berty of asking His Royal Highness if Escape were 

 to run to-morrow. His Royal Highness said, 

 "■' Yes, I certainly shall run Escape to-morrow." 



I said. 



