COACHING IN AMERICA. 175 



COACHING m AMEEICA. 



The revival of coaching in England, some few years 

 since, had no more enthusiastic admirer than Colonel De- 

 lancey Kane. He not only took a piincipal part in it 

 himself by running a coach, but conceived the idea of in- 

 troducing this most attractive mode of travel to the 

 people of the United States, and to him alone must be 

 given the credit of inspiring the lovers of horses to in- 

 dulge in this healthy recreation. 



In; the year 1875, the ^' Tally Ho" was running from 

 London to Virginia Water, with Edwin Fownes, Sen., as 

 professional Coachman, Guide, and Mentor. The Colo- 

 nel soon became thoroughly initiated into all the little 

 points and ideas, which are necessary to be learned to 

 become a practical coachman. 



The following year the Colonel returned to New York 

 bringing the "Tally Ho" and Arthur Fownes, son of his 

 former mentor, with him, to act as guard, in which capa- 

 city he has had no equal on this side of the water. It is 

 a great jjity that the exainple he set, regarding the proper 

 time to sound a call, and the proper call to sound, was 

 not followed as an established standard. It ought to be 



