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 His Royal Highness intended to back his horse, 

 and that I begged of him not to make the least 

 offer of a bet about Escape till he was certain 

 that His Royal Highness had done betting ; for if 

 he did, and I knew it, I would never bet with 

 him more. I directly went over to saddle and 

 start. Skylark chose to make play, and I waited 

 with Escape, and Escape won. 



As I came from scale, I was told Mr. W. Lake 

 had been saying something severe to His Royal 

 Highness concerning Escape's winning. I made 

 it therefore my business to go immediately to His 

 Royal Highness, who was riding with a gentle- 

 man near the Great Stand-house, when His Royal 

 Highness accosted me in the following words :— 

 " Sam Chifney, as soon as Escape's race was 

 *^ over, Mr. Lake came up to me, and said, ^ I 

 " give your Royal Highness joy, but I am sorry 

 " the horse has won ; I would sooner have given 

 " a hundred guineas.' I told Mr. Lake that I 

 " did not understand him j that he must explain 



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