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right angles-, and not stretched out at full length 

 from the shoulder, as is so often seen ; it is very 

 bad form. Most coachmen always carry the whip; 

 in this case the illustration very clearly shows the 

 correct position of hand with whip — on the rein to 

 steady or to guide. Never — never have the right 

 hand on the rein when you use the whip ; nor a rein 



Photo by] [W. Shaweross. 



FIG. 20.— OLD-WOMAN- GOING-TO-MARKET STYLE. 



in each hand. That is a very 'old-woman-going-to- 

 market ' way of driving, and will stamp you before 

 the eyes of the world as a thoroughly bad coachman. 

 Fig. 20 explains this pretty rustic way of driving 

 —arms out and reins trailing. Perhaps before long 

 the driver's legs get a bit weary of keeping in one 

 position ; a sudden shift into a more comfortable 

 attitude is made ; the feet, ' quite by mistake,' tread 



