CH. VI 



CURRICLE OR CAPE CART 



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Private Omnibus. — A vehicle much used in the 

 country for station purposes, and the like, is the 

 Private Omnibus (Fig. 62). It is admirably adapted 

 for four-in-hand driving - , since the driving-seat i s 

 high and a seat for three or for four people can be 

 readily arranged on the roof. The interior is en- 

 tered from the back, and, therefore, the hind wheels 

 can be large, and the axle well under the body, 

 hence the vehicle runs easily. 





Fig. 61. 



Small seats are added at the rear, on each side 

 of the door, for the grooms. 



The omnibus may be also used with three horses 



abreast. 



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Curricle or Cape Cart. — Any two-wheeled cart 

 made with a pole instead of shafts, to be drawn by 

 two horses, can of course be used with four. 



