The Coaching Club. 



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as he sat on Lis horse's neck, and would have come 

 to grief had it not been for the kindly care of Con- 

 stable XX, who prevailed upon him to retire. Added 

 to which, the liveliness of the scene was greatly 

 enhanced by the presence of a number of the coaches 

 that had retired from the procession, and an oppor- 

 tunity was afforded to the critically inclined of 

 witnessing the skill of the drivers who passed 

 through the crowded thoroughfares without difficulty. 

 Favoured by the weather, this meeting must be con- 

 sidered an entire success, and the excellence of the 

 various turns-out, as well as the good coachmanship 

 of the members of this distinguished Club, admitted 

 by all. 



