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 •* himself." I tlien made His Royal Highness 

 answer, saying, " Yes, your Royal Highness, it 

 *< is very necessary he should explain himself."*' 

 This was all that passed on the subject to-day. I 

 have been informed that His Royal Highness 

 called to a gentleman, when in the betting-ring, 

 in the hearing of all the bettors, saying, that he 

 had better not bet against Escape, for "Sam 

 ** Chifney says Escape will run better to-day than 

 '* he did yesterday." 



Whilst I was saddling Escape to-day, I believed 

 Jie had not been set upon muzzle, or that he had 

 been improperly filled, and I feared His Royal 

 Highness would lose all the money he betted upon 

 hinis and my opinion sacrificed. The betting, 

 indeed, greatly confirmed my surmise. The bet- 

 ting was four and five to one against Escape ; and 

 on all such occasions the field judges by one or 

 two men's manner of betting, that there is some- 

 thing wrong that runs the odds up so high. 



In addition to the remarks I have already made, 



I cannot 



