1 8 GENERAL CHARACTER OF A COACH CH. II 



cord. The general finish of a drag may be higher 

 than that of a public-coach without being elaborate ; 

 it should be about the finish of a plain, first-class 

 brougham. 



The reader should be reminded that a drag- is a 

 sporting vehicle ; it is not at all a voiture de luxe, 

 and in all its appointments it should retain the sport- 

 ing character. Elaborate harness or unnecessary 

 ornament of any kind about a drag is in bad taste ; 

 a drag is nothing more than a well ' turned out,' 

 neat, public-coach, and the showy features of a lady's 

 carriage should be avoided. 



Down to about 1870, drags were made to take 

 only three persons on each roof-seat, and these seats, 

 like those of a mail-coach, did not extend beyond the 

 edge of the roof; now they are always made long 

 enough to accommodate four persons. 



After these general indications of the difference 

 between the two classes of coach, we will consider 

 the parts of a coach. 



