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 coming down the hill, he ran up to him, and they disputed the lead every inch, to the three mile post, where Looby gain'd about half a length, and kept it, till they came over-against the Well Gap; but before they reach'd the distance post, it was impossible to discern which was first, and they ran in so close together, that it could not be decided which won. Partner laid by, pull'd up, and walk'd in.

2d. Heat. Partner made all the play for the first two miles; and Looby, perceiving that Shakespear did not intend to call upon him, begun to be very busy along the ditch, and gave him so much trouble upon the flat, that just as they enter'd the cords, they were both at laps, and ran it every yard in; but Looby being distrest by the severity of this, and the first heat, was forc'd to submit to his adversary, though with great honor, by half a neck. This rais'd the odds to 3 to 1 Shakespear did not win; which were accepted by the judicious part of the turf, who relied on the Godolphin blood, and the