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CONTINENTAL METHODS 



CH. XIV 



their art. The arrangement of the reins shown at 

 B is the most illogical of the four ; yet it is that of 

 an extremely good coachman. 



The method of the St. Moritz diligence, C (also 

 shown in Fig. 149), approaches nearest to the 

 English in having the lead-reins adjoining and the 

 wheel-reins adjoining ; in all the others, the near 

 reins are next to each other and the off reins next 



Fig. 149. ST. MORITZ DILIGENCE. 



to each other ; in the American method (see suc- 

 ceeding pages) this latter arrangement is adopted, 

 as is inevitable in all two-handed driving. In the 

 English method more importance is attached to 

 being able to regulate the work of the two pairs 

 of horses, and of all the methods, it is the best 

 adapted to fine work, inasmuch as the reins are 

 in the positions most convenient for making the 

 points both for the leaders alone, and for leaders 

 and wheelers combined, and for taking off the 

 lead-reins in order to equalise the work of the 

 horses. 



