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1 cannot entertain a doubt but tliat from His 

 Royal Highness's backing Escape, &;c. Escape 

 would have been the first favourite, had he been 

 brought out to run as he ought to have been. 

 This race was four miles, and Skylark made strong 

 play, anjl was first, as near as I can guess, till the 

 last hundred yards, or less, of the winning-post. 

 Skylark there stopped short, and gave over run- 

 ning from distress. Escape and another horse 

 passed him ; and, from Skylark stopping so very 

 short, the horses that had to persevere in were 

 likely to beat Skylark in several lengths. From 

 what I felt of Escape in this race, before he passed 

 Skylark, I don't know that Escape could have 

 beat Skylark in this race had they both run this 

 race upon an equal advantage ; but a much better 

 horse, if well, than Skylark. 



Skylark was fast, a slug, and a jade, which was 

 very much against him, his making strong play 

 over the Four-mile Course. 



Mr. W. Lake's conduct concerning Escape's 



second 



