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men of the old school ; indeed, it was upon the 

 old heavy night coaches the " Gloucester," 

 the "Worcester," and the " Shrewsbury 

 Prince" that he became initiated in the art 

 of driving long before those improvements 

 had taken place which seemed to go hand- 

 in-hand with the progress that better roads 

 and more sightly conveyances were making. 



Many names were afterwards added; 

 among others, Major Spirer, of Esher Place, 

 Surrey, who still carries out the original 

 intentions of the club that is, to delight in 

 the practice of the art of driving four 

 horses, and to encourage and reward the 

 more humble practitioner. 



And after him the late Duke of Beaufort 

 then Marquis of Worcester to whom I 

 had the honour of imparting a few lessons 

 on his first attempt at being made ac- 

 quainted with an art of which he after- 

 wards became so conspicuous and so ad- 

 mired an amateur. 



This was called the Benson Driving 



