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I then went to the Round Course Stand-house, 

 and waited till Mr. W. Lake came down ; when I 

 told him that His Royal Highness had given me 

 orders how to ride Escape, and told him I would 

 thank him to lose twenty guineas for me upon 

 Escape. Mr. Lake said, " No, I will have no- 

 *^ thing to do with it, there are so many unplea- 

 " sant things happen." 



Some yards from this I waited for F. Small- 

 man's coming up to me to give me another hack. 

 Smallman then lived with me — he is a relation of 

 mine. I told Smallman that Mr. Lake had re- 

 fused betting twenty guineas for me upon Escape, 

 and that I durst not go over to ride till I had given 

 some person orders to bet for me, for I had 

 pledged myself to His Royal Highness to back 

 Escape ; " and His Royal Highness, after the 

 '• race is over, is very likely to give me joy of my 

 '* winnings, or say he is sorry for my losing, 

 *' whichever happens, and asking how much I 

 ^* won or lost ; then for me to say I had no bet, 



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