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equal them out ; then shift them over into your 

 right hand, so that the line of the nearside 

 leader rests between thumb and first finger, and the 

 line of the off-side leader, between first and second 

 fingers and on top of the rein of the near-side wheeler. 



Fig. 29 



Mount the box with the assistance of your left hand, 

 and when seated, transfer all four reins over to the 

 left hand, in the same order as you held them in 

 your right hand, equalize them, take the whip into 

 your right hand, and you are ready to start. 



The right hand, so as to be ready for any emer- 

 gency, should be placed a little forward of the left 



