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Mr. W. Lake then gave ine orders to make play 

 with Escape ; but as Skylark chose to make good 

 play, I waited with Escape. 



As to Escape's variations in running, Mr. W. 

 Lake well knew every thing that fell from me 

 why I thought Escape made those sudden changes 

 in his running ; he knew the very great change 

 Escape had made in his running in five clear days^ 

 in the month of June, between his trial at Epsom 

 and his running for the great stakes at Ascot, &c. 

 And if on the 20th and 21st of October 1 79 1 

 there were any change in Escape's running for 

 the better, it was not any ways equal to the 

 change Escape had made for the better in his two 

 days' running, a fortnight before this, against 

 Grey Diomed ; and Mr. W. Lake knew this di- 

 rectly I came from scale, for I then told him to 

 match Escape against Grey Diomed. 



I have again referred to these facts, with a view 

 to deprive Mr. W. Lake and Neale of any justi- 

 fication or even palliation of this conduct on the 

 o course. 



