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-to Skylark's head ; I mean from the time they set 

 into severe running. At no one time of my riding 

 do I remember any horse to have so many severe 

 runs as Escape had in this race, trying to beat 

 Skj^lark. Coriander was running first, and to the 

 left of Skylark ; Escape was running to the right 

 of Skylark; and I am confident that had I been 

 riding any other horse than Escape in this race, I 

 should have given over running sooner than I 

 did, if I had felt that other horse as much beaten 

 as Escape was. The different changes which I 

 perceived in Escape's running I at the time believed 

 to be from improper management. I was not so 

 uneasy at his losing, as His Royal Highness did 

 not suffer by it ; and I thought that Escape would 

 run as well as ever when he was fit to run. 



When His Royal Highness told me that he was 

 a better jockey than Mr. W. Lake and me both, 

 those words I thought were meant as forgiveness 

 for my riding contrary to orders, and I bowed 

 and laughed ; I meant as thanks ; particularly so, 



because 



