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'^ you rode EscapCj and won upon him ; naming 

 ^^ all the bets you had upon both those races, and 

 " to take your affidavit as such. I hope, Sam 

 " Chifney, you do not misunderstand me." I 

 answered, that I did perfectly understand, and 

 would take care to do as His Royal Highness had 

 ordered me. 



His Royal Highness said, ^' Sam Chifney, I 

 " wish to know if you have any objection to be 

 '^ examined by the Jockey Club, and in any way 

 ^' that they are pleased to think proper." I told 

 His Royal Highness that I was very willing to be 

 examined in any way that His Royal Highness or 

 the Jockey Club were pleased to think proper. 

 His Royal Highness then said, " I am told, Sam- 

 " Chifney, that you were arrested, at Ascot 

 " Heath, for 300 1., and that Vauxhall Clark 

 *^ paid the money for you." I replied, that this 

 was the first word I had ever heard upon the 

 subject. His Royal Highness said, " Sam Chif- 

 " ney, I wish to know if you have any objection 



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