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DRIVING BITS THE COACHING, ETC. 



of an inch. Thickness of lower arm of cheek-piece one- 

 fourth of an inch. Length of lower arm of cheek-piece five 

 and one-half inches. Diameter of rings from outer circum- 

 ference three and three-eighths inches. Thickness of rings 

 at thinnest point one-fourth of an inch. 



THE COACHING. 



The Coaching bit is similar in many 

 respects to the Liverpool. . The dimen- 

 sions are about the same. The lower arms 

 of the cheek-pieces are bent backwards just 

 below the mouth-piece and then down- 

 ward, in other respects they are the same 

 as those of the Liverpool. The cheeks, to 

 which the billets of the reins may be fast- 

 ened, are made in a half ring form. The 

 mouth-piece is made fixed, reversible or 

 sliding; the shafts for the latter are made 

 square or round. 



THE ASHLEIGH. 



The Ashleigh closely resembles the 

 coaching; the points of difference are that 

 the upper part of the lower arm of the 

 former is made a trifle longer and has an 

 opening for the billet of the reins, and the 

 rings of the cheek-pieces are half oval in 

 shape. The mouth-piece is made fixed, 

 sliding or reversible. 



THE BUXTON. 



The Buxton is the most elaborate of any 

 of the many regular patterns of driving bits. FIG. 125, 



FIG. 124. 



