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following season, commencing in April, 1867, when 

 the goodwill and a large portion of the stock had been 

 purchased from the original subscribers, by the Duke 

 of Beaufort, Mr. E. S. Chandos Pole, and Mr. Angell, 

 the coach was doubled, and two new coaches built 

 by Holland & Holland. 



The Duke of Beaufort was chief among the sportsmen 

 who horsed the coaches during this season. Mr. 

 Chandos Pole, at the close of the summer season, 

 determined to carry on by himself, throughout the 

 winter, a service of one coach. This he did, and, 

 aided by Mr. Pole-Gell, doubled it the next summer. 

 The following year, 1869, the coach had so prosperous 

 a season that it showed never a clean bill, i.e., never 

 ran empty, all the summer, either way. The partners 

 this year were the Earl of Londesborough, Mr. Pole- 

 Gell/ Colonel Stracey Clitherow, Mr. Chandos Pole, 

 and Mr. G. Meek. 



From this season coaching became extremely popular 

 on the Brighton Road, Mr. Chandos Pole running 

 his coach until 1872. In the following year an 

 American amateur, Mr. Tiffany, kept up the tradition 

 with two coaches. Late in the season of 1874 Captain 

 Haworth put in an appearance. 



In 1875 the " Age " was put upon the road by 

 Mr. Stewart Freeman, and ran in the season up to and 

 including 1880, in which year it was doubled. Captain 

 Blyth had the " Defiance ' on the road to Brighton 

 this year by the circuitous route of Tunbridge Wells. 

 In 1881 Mr. Freeman's coach was absent from the road, 

 but Edwin Fownes put the " Age " on, late in the 

 season. In the following year Mr. Freeman's coach 

 ran, doubled again, and single in 1883. It was again 

 absent in 1884-5-6, in which last year it ran to 

 Windsor ; but it reappeared on the Brighton Road 

 in 1887 as the " Comet," and in the winter of that year 

 was continued by Captain Beckett, who had Selby 

 and Fownes as whips. In 1888 Mr. Freeman ran in 

 partnership with Colonel Stracey-Clitherow, Lord 

 Wiltshire, and Mr. Hugh M'Calmont, and in 1889 



