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tell him In that forcible manner. Mr. Cookson 

 said, " Very right." 



I then told Mr. Cookson that they said I had 

 rode Sir Harry a cheat, and that I had been told 

 it in two places. Mr. Cookson acknowledged 

 they did say'so. I left Mr. Cookson. After this 

 his groom came to me, to tell me that Mr. 

 Cookson wished for another person to ride Sir 

 Harry. 



After this I was in the room at the Dring- 

 houses, with Mr. Tyziman, one of the grooms, 

 and others, and Tyziman said, " Chifney, our 

 " north-country-gentlemen do not like your way 

 " of riding Sir Harry ; and they say they will not 

 " have such sort of riding here." I thought it 

 most proper to say but little to Tyziman, as it 

 would guide his betting, but to wait to let Sir 

 Harry's running answer for me. I then went 

 upon the course to see them run ; and when in 

 the betting-stand, and when Sir Harry was run- 

 ning, Mr, Cookson asked mc if I had betted upon 



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