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the horses being put to, they moved off in capital 

 style. Next followed Captain Wombwell's team, 

 after which Mr. Long started his good-looking lot, 

 followed by Captain Trotter, who handled his hand- 

 some brown horses in a workmanlike style. Next in 

 the order of departure was Lord Bective, whose well- 

 appointed coach was worked on the return journey 

 by Colonel Chaplin, after which Mr. Banbury made 

 a start, but, whether owing to the freshness of the 

 high-spirited animals he was driving, or want of 

 skill on the part of the grooms, the move was not 

 a success, as the steeds danced wildly about, scatter- 

 ing the spectators on all sides ; but at length they 

 settled down, and, though sundry persons were 

 frightened, fortunately no one was damaged, and 

 the team trotted away at a rattling pace. Next 

 in the order of departure was the admirably ap- 

 pointed coach of the Guards' Club, driven by Cap- 

 tain Wood, followed by Mr. Mitchell. Then Lord 

 Arthur Somerset mounted the box and moved off 

 his coach with a full load of passengers in grand 

 style, followed by Colonel Arthur P. Somerset, who 

 is a very first-class performer, tooling his team of 

 handsome horses in fine order. Had it not been 

 such disastrous weather, this would, I think, have 

 been one of the most successful gatherings of the 

 Coaching Club ; but, notwithstanding all drawbacks, 

 I think the meeting on the whole was highly 

 satisfactory. 



