CH. VII CONCORD COACH I 2 I 



A comparison of the Concord coach with an 

 English coach can be best made by placing the 

 transparent print of either on top of the other. 



There are obvious reasons why the Concord coach 

 is not well adapted to amateur pleasure coaching. 

 In the first place, it is too large, and while it could 

 be much reduced in size, it would of necessity be 

 high on account of its suspension, unless the wheels 

 should be reduced below a proper size. It is cer- 

 tainly neither a compact nor a ' smart' looking ve- 

 hicle : it lacks the boots, which are convenient for 

 many purposes ; the arrangement of its front roof- 

 seat is not good ; there is no place at the back for 

 the servants ; a brake, with a rack, cannot be readily 

 adapted to it ; and last, but not least, the rocking of 

 the body interferes seriously with fine driving, since 

 the coachman's hand is always in motion back and 

 forth, to the discomfort of his horses' mouths, unless 

 he is continually giving his hand, which is an un- 

 graceful movement. 



The changes from the old type of English coach 

 to the present type are precisely those which were 

 suggested by better roads and by the demand for 

 increased comfort ; the improved form of coach is 

 therefore that best adapted to pleasure coaching. 



For rough business purposes on bad roads, the 

 Concord coaches are well adapted, and there can 

 be no better proof thereof than the fact that they 

 are largely used in Africa and Australia (notwith- 

 standing English influence naturally predominates 



