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Occuj'rences on the Day Jul hiving my riding 

 Escape, on the 2]st October 1791. 



On the 22cl October 179], in the morning- 

 after Escape had won. His Royal Highness sent 

 for me into his dressing room, and then ordered 

 me to be shown into an adjoining room, where 

 he thus accosted me : — " Sam Chifney, I have 

 *^ sent for you upon very unpleasant business. I 

 " am told, Sam Chifney, that you won six or 

 " seven hundred pounds upon the race on the 

 " day before yesterday, where you rode Escape, 

 '' and was beat upon him." 



I replied, that I believed His Koyal Highness 

 had not such an opinion of me. 



His Royal Highness continued : " I am told, 



" Sam 



