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Then trotted up Mr. Coupland with an extremely 

 useful team, notably a bay wheeler on the near side, 

 and shortly after, Lord Carington, by whose side 

 sat his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Some 

 little delay occurred, it being hoped that her Royal 

 Highness the Princess of Wales would honour the 

 gathering with her presence. Nor was this expecta- 

 tion without warrant, for shortly before the start her 

 Royal Highness, accompanied by her eldest daughter, 

 drew up at a spot which permitted of her seeing the 

 noble procession of coaches, as well as being seen by 

 the larger number of persons attracted by the 

 animated proceedings. With little loss of time and 

 in admirable order, Colonel Armytage started the 

 teams. Lord Carington, accompanied by the Prince 

 of Wales, heading the procession, followed by Sir 

 Thomas Peyton, Mr. T. Wood, of the Grenadier 

 Guards ; Mr. Sandeman, Mr. Arthur Flower, Captain 

 Trotter, Major Jary, Mr. J. Mitchell, Colonel Ferguson, 

 Mr. Henry Brassey, Mr. Deichmann, Mr. Arthur Byass, 

 Mr. Coupland, Major Stapylton, Mr. Edward Darell, 

 Captain Foster, Captain Dunbar, Mr. Slingsby Bethell, 

 Mr. Walter H. Long, the coach of the 8th Hussars, 

 Mr. Banbury, Mr. Sidney Hankey, Mr. J. A. Craven, 

 and Captain Ashton — twenty-five in all. 



There were many absentees, but nevertheless I 

 do not recollect seeing a better display of coaches. 

 It appears to me that the various teams improve 

 year by year, and greater efforts are made by the 

 members to maintain the reputation of the Club, and, 

 judging from those I saw on this occasion, their 

 endeavours have been thoroughly successful. Wit- 

 ness the turn-out of Sir Thomas Peyton, Captain 



