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But I had no thoughts of Escape's being poi- 

 soned ; my thoughts why Escape was beat are 

 seen in page 74; and from his being such a very 

 good runner, and his Jiesh and pores being light- 

 ened and cleansed on the day before : and under 

 the disadvantageous manner in which Skylark ran 

 this race, Escape might (as he did on this second 

 day) beat Skylark with his belly full ; although I 

 readily admit that Escape's winning with his belly 

 full must have greatly surprised those who knew 

 that he had been improperly filled for the race. 

 Then, from Mr. W. Lake's and Neale's infernal 

 conduct, directly the race was over, to the Prince 

 and me, the public might very well believe I had 

 lost upon Escape on the day before intentionally ; 

 for directly Escape's race was over, Mr. W. Lake, 

 in the presence of the company, was impudent to 

 the Prince of Wales because Escape had won ; 

 and I am told Nealc rode amongst the noblemen 

 and gentlemen, saying, that he hoped their eyes 

 were open now ; that it was plain enough now 



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