126 RIDING, DRIVING AND KINDRED SPORTS 



them goino-, and as we approached the critical 

 point I hit the leader and wheeler, drawing- the 

 whip, as it were, the length of the team, and 

 sat tight. Up jumped the cart, down fiew the 

 ponies, their feet rattling on the bricks, and up 

 the further side with the traces as tight as 

 possible. I think the sudden change in ■ the 

 road and the swift descent and the weight of 

 the cart as we scrambled up the far side 

 steadied them, for I found I had got hold 

 of them directly we were once more in the 

 road, and the rest of the drive passed without 

 incident. 



Thus, then, I bring these notes on tandem- 

 driving to a close. It is to my mind a delight- 

 ful way of travelling, not, I acknowledge, so 

 good as a coach, but then not every one has 

 a coach to drive, and it is far more interest- 

 ino- than one horse and more excitingr than a 

 pair. Yet as the dangers and difficulties are 

 for the most part imaginary, I can recommend 

 it with a clear conscience to those who live in 

 the country, have two ponies, and a steady 

 runninuf, well-built cart. It is no more ex- 

 pensive than single-horse driving if, that is 

 to say, you do not break too many whips. 

 With a few parting counsels to those who 

 may think of taking to tandem-driving I leave 

 the subject. First, do not have the crop of 



