CH. XIV 



CONTINENTAL METHODS 



TIT 

 JO 1 



ITALIAN VETTURINO. 



ITALIAN VETTURINO. 



tween the first and second fingers there is a rein 

 in each space. The reins are 

 entirely separated, but the off 

 wheel-rein, on top of the little 

 finger, is not firmly held owing 

 to the want of strength in that 

 finger, which is a serious objec- 

 tion to the method. This used 

 to be the manner of holding the 

 reins in France not long ago, 

 and is given as being the proper 

 way, in Montigny's Manuel, pub- 

 lished in 1865. 



Among the professional coach- 

 men of Switzerland and Italy, 

 where there is a great deal of 

 four-horse driving- to diligences 

 and private travelling-carriages, 

 many varieties of fingering can 

 be seen, and the diagrams (Fig. 

 148) show several methods which 

 are certainly widely different ; it 

 will be noticed, however, that in 

 none of them is there a rein over 

 the little finger. The reins are 

 never used in both hands except 

 for some momentary purpose. 



The two Italians (whose meth- 

 ods are illustrated by diagrams 

 A and B) are experienced drivers and masters of 



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DILIGENCE. ST MORITZ. 



D 



DILIGENCE. ST MORITZ. 



Fig. 148. 



